SolidWorks World 2007 offers packed agenda
World's largest annual 3D CAD event will feature special guest Steve Wozniak this year
CONCORD, Mass., Jan. 2, 2007 - SolidWorks World promises to do more than ever this year to educate, energize, and entertain SolidWorks® software users in their quest to design better products.
The SolidWorks World 2007 International User Conference and Exposition will offer 10 percent more partner exhibits than the previous SolidWorks World, 25 percent more hands-on sessions, 30 percent more breakout sessions, twice the exhibit space, four times the Product Showcase space, and the most spectacular SolidWorks World party ever. The conference takes place Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, through Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
SolidWorks World 2007 will feature a special keynote session with a man who epitomizes the event's "Design with Vision" theme: Steve Wozniak, inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, best-selling author, and Apple co-founder. Though an electrical engineer by trade, his vision for innovation transcends categories and resonates with mechanical engineers.
The city's renaissance will not go ignored. Special exhibit space has been dedicated to designs created with SolidWorks® software that were instrumental in the Hurricane Katrina recovery and rebuilding efforts. "This is the right place at the right time," said SolidWorks user Sam Foster of Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, an Oregon-based company. Erickson's heavy-lift helicopters, modeled in SolidWorks, performed power line reconstruction instrumental in post-Katrina recovery. "All the old haunts are thriving, and the local spirit is stronger than ever. It's important for the SolidWorks community to be here now, both with our dollars and our hearts."
As always, SolidWorks World will focus heavily on product design for machinery, consumer products, and medical devices. In addition to a record number of breakout sessions, the event will offer three new focus areas:
- Sustainable Technologies - sessions will cover earth-friendly technologies like fuel cells and solar cars as well as strategies for designing with recyclable materials;
- Oil and Gas - many SolidWorks users are involved in this industry, especially in the Gulf Coast region; and
- Designing Better Products - sessions will focus on design and innovation as matters separate from SolidWorks or any other CAD software.
To give attendees a taste of what's in store in the breakout sessions, SolidWorks Corporation is creating weekly podcasts in the run-up to SolidWorks World 2007. The company is interviewing presenters and SolidWorks employees who will attend the event, giving listeners a chance to preview the speakers, learn about each presentation, and find out what they can expect to see at the conference. To listen and subscribe to the podcasts, visit http://blogs.solidworks.com/countdown_to_swworld/.
Confirmed attractions in the Product Showcase, a gallery of products designed with SolidWorks software, include: the Tango ultra-narrow tandem automobile from Commuter Cars; an ice cream vending machine from MooBella; a Trek Fuel EX mountain bike; and a scale model of a Bucyrus 495 mining shovel.
Tuesday night's offsite event is shaping up to be the most festive party in SolidWorks history. It will take place at Mardi Gras World, billed as the place "where Mardi Gras is made." The venue features sculpted props and breathtaking giant figures as well as astonishing floats spanning nearly a football field in length. In addition, there will be food, beverages, games, and an "Xbox Ring."
"This year promises a special SolidWorks World experience," said SolidWorks CEO John McEleney. "It has all the things we love about the event plus more content, new activities, great speakers, and a perfect setting on many levels. We look forward to seeing our customers, partners, and resellers for another fun and informative week."
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