Now in its fifth year, the two-and-a-half day international event brings together experts and executives from a broad range of discrete manufacturing industries, as well as representatives from the government and defense communities, to discuss the latest strategies and solutions in collaboration and interoperability.  The only vendor-neutral conference in the world addressing these critical topics, the CIC provides a unique opportunity to interact, learn, and share experiences with thought leaders of the industry.  The conference and exhibition take place May 18-20 in Estes Park, Colorado.  Full event details are available at www.3DCIC.com.

Presentations announced today cover a wide range of collaboration and interoperability issues:

• Large Scale PDM Migration in a Global Enterprise keynote by Glenn Gise, Senior Technology Manager at Black & Decker

• The Impact of Program Requirements for Collaboration and Interoperability on Shipbuilding Programs by Karl Beatty, IT Program Director at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding

• Tools, Standards & Best Practices Supporting Our Collaboration & Interoperability Requirements by James Delaporte, Project Manager at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

• Using Metrics to Justify Interoperability Projects and Measure Effectiveness by Dr. Nathan Hartman, Associate Professor at Purdue University

• Lessons Learned in Selecting A PDM System For A PLM Environment by Rick Mihelic, Engineering Manager at Peterbilt Motors

• Satisfying Global Project Requirements for Product Information Accessibility by Nathan Nalven, PDM/PLM Technical Fellow at Northrop Grumman

• Strategies & Best Practices in CAD-to-Analysis Interoperability by Dr. Dennis Nagy, Vice President at CD-adapco

• CAD Data Migration & Management for Legacy Programs by Jeff Holmlund, CAD/CAM Enterprise Operations & Support Lead at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

“I’m encouraged by the enthusiasm of the speakers for CIC 2009 as well as the level of expertise from all areas,” says President of Longview Advisors David Prawel.  “It is shaping up to be a very vigorous discussion, which I think will delve even deeper into the interoperability issues we face today.” Conference organizers are pleased to announce the following commercial sponsors of the 2009 CIC, to date, include: Adobe Systems, Anark, CENIT America, Intel, ITI TranscenData, Kubotek USA, mental images, Microsoft, Right Hemisphere, Spatial, and TransMagic.  Promotional sponsors include the ConnectPress family of CAD Communities, MCADCafe, PDES, Inc. and Tenlinks. 

To participate in the 2009 Colloboration & Interoperability Conference, please visit: www.3Dcic.com.

About Longview Advisors

Longview Advisors Inc. provides consulting services in the business, technology and application of 3D software in product lifecycle management.  For more information, please visit: www.longviewadvisors.com