Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that BE Conference
2007 will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California,
April 29-May 3, and BE Conference Europe will be held at the Hilton
London Metropole in the United Kingdom, June 10-14. In addition, the
company issued a call for presentations for both events.
The BE Conference, which consistently scores a 99 percent attendee
satisfaction rating, is a once-a-year learning opportunity for Bentley
user organizations. It offers:
-- Keynotes by Bentley executives
-- Thousands of hours of accredited learning
-- Best practices sessions from experienced peers and technology
experts
-- Technology updates from Bentley developers and product
managers
-- The BE Awards of Excellence, the most prestigious awards
program dedicated to infrastructure design and management,
exclusively at BE Conference 2007
-- An exhibition featuring the latest products and services to
help support infrastructure project needs
-- A variety of networking opportunities
BE, which stands for "Bentley Empowered," represents the
achievements of Bentley users, how Bentley can help them reach their
goals, and the common vision and causes Bentley and users share.
In keeping with this focus, a high point of BE Conference 2007 in
Los Angeles will be the annual BE Awards of Excellence, which honor
the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world's
infrastructure. These projects set benchmarks for their industries and
showcase the imagination and technical mastery of the organizations
that created them. At the 2006 BE Awards, more than 225 nominations
were recognized and 29 winners were honored in the professional
portion of the program.
The call for presentations is a BE Conference first. BE users from
around the world are invited to submit an application to present a
best practices session at either of the 2007 BE Conferences.
Architectural, engineering, and construction and GIS/geospatial topics
of interest include:
-- Building - BIM (Building Information Modeling) for
architecture; BIM for building engineering; BIM for multiple
disciplines; BIM for simulation and visualization; BIM for
sustainable design; managed environment; new technology
adoption; structural analysis, design, and documentation; and
integrating design and fabrication
-- Civil - advancing the road project lifecycle; high-output site
design; improving the rail asset lifecycle; advancements in
design-to-construction methodologies; optimal water resources
management; and structural analysis, design, and documentation
-- Geospatial - high-productivity communications network
engineering; putting GIS at the heart of local government;
improving organization productivity through a managed
environment; innovation in mapping and cadastre projects; the
benefits of 3D GIS; advancements in public works projects;
building next-generation utility networks; and the benefits of
geospatial Web publishing
-- Plant - multidiscipline plant design; plant lifecycle
information management; supply chain integration and
interoperations; and structural analysis, design, and
documentation
-- Training - demonstrating return on investment for a
well-trained organization
-- General - managing, finding, and sharing information with
ProjectWise; simulation and visualization with MicroStation;
innovations with MicroStation
For more information on these topics, visit www.be.org/topics.
The deadline for application submissions is Nov. 30, 2006. The
benefits of being a presenter include recognition as an industry
expert plus a waiver of all conference fees. For details, visit
www.be.org/CallforPresentations.
For more information on BE Conference 2007 and BE Conference
Europe, go to www.be.org/beconference.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle
of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio
for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans
architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With
2005 revenues of $336 million and more than 2000 colleagues around the
world, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the
Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms and major owner-operators
and was named the world's No. 2 provider of GIS/geospatial software
solutions in a recent Daratech research study.
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www.bentley.com. To view a copy of Bentley's May 2006 Annual Report
online, go to www.bentley.com/May2006annualreport.
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