Why You Should Attend CIMdata PLM Roadmap 2012

In the late 1940's, the St. John's Provincial Seminary was opened on a choice piece of land just outside of Plymouth Michigan. In 1955 the remarkable chapel was dedicated with little fanfare; this was a religious place, and not given to extravagant celebrations. The seminary continued to serve the Catholic Church of Detroit for some 40 years; but sadly, in 1988 the doors closed.

Today, after an $11 million restoration, this iconic seminary has been reborn as the St. John's Golf and Conference Center. They not only have 118 luxury guest rooms, and a new ballroom, but they boast many more amenities:

• Stately Romanesque architecture, beautifully renovated to reflect its heritage
• Twenty two distinct meeting rooms, ideal for corporate breakout session or smaller meetings
• A breathtaking two-story glass Atrium which provides a truly unique setting for cocktails, hors d oeuvres and music for up to 600 guests
• Twenty-two distinct meeting rooms, ideal for corporate breakout session or smaller meetings
• A challenging 27-hole championship golf course (great course - I played it last year)!
• The Grande Gallroom with seating for up to 450 guests
• And More!

Learn more about this fantastic property

Not only is this a fantastic venue, but the line-up of speakers at PLM Roadmap 2012 is one of the best I have ever seen at any conference in many years. Go here to register and see the amazing line-up! Or, you can watch and share this excellent video about the conference.

As for me, I plan to be on the golf course at around 8:00 AM on Monday, October 1. Please come and join me to make things interesting.

I look forward to seeing you there!

In Case You Missed it - Week 23 in PLM

It's that time again to look at the happenings this past week in PLM. The event season is in full swing, and there was much information shared at these PLM conferences. There were also some interesting new product announcements. So, grab a cup of joe, put your feet up, and feast your eyes on this weeks' PLM news:

Items from PLM Events and Conferences:

• CadFaster|Collaborate™ Awarded Best of Show Mobile App for Architects at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention
• PlanetPTC Live Keynote Speakers Put a Spotlight on Inspiration
• AVEVA World Summit 2012 is launched
• Dassault Systèmes Demonstrates 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for Aerospace at HP Workstation Conference
• PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann Declares New Era of Manufacturing Competitiveness Driven By Product and Service Advantage

Weekly PLM Reading List:

• CIMdata Publishes “Executing Effectively from Design to Manufacturing”
• Kenesto vs PLM 360: Apples to Apples?
• No time to implement PDM? Survey indicates you should think again!
• Back from ACE - 1: Flexibility for quickly growing company
• SigmaTEK to Siemens PLM – “Yes, we do use lasers”
• ZWS PLM Blog - Timing is Everything
• My Exciting Whirlpool Opportunity
• Work Life Balance: Fact or Myth?

New Product Announcements:

• IronCAD Announces IRONCAD COMPOSE “Configure - View - Communicate”
• Kenesto 2012 Is Generally Available
• Intergraph® Releases Validation, Transformation and Loading 2012
• Mentor Graphics Announces FloEFD for PTC Creo with Fully Embedded Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Simulation for Creo Parametric, Creo Elements/Pro and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire

Well, that's about all for now. Until next time, have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Jim

Making Connections at PLM Connection 2012

I recently spent several days at the Siemens PLM Connnection 2012 event in Las Vegas. Luckily, I did not lose all my money and end up in a ditch. I also did not sell my hair to a wig shop; but I digress. Despite all the distractions there, I was able to learn a lot of new things. There were tons and tons of sessions to choose from and a lot of good information was shared; three of the sessions were actually mine (below), so I am a bit biased.

CIMdata PLM University Session 1
CIMdata PLM University Session 2
CIMdata PLM University Session 3

Most importantly I met some great people! We often follow people on Twitter, or read blogs, or watch videos, but often we don't actually meet many of the people we follow. Two of the people I met there were Susan Cinadr (@susancinadr) and Dora Smith (@dorsmith). I have followed both of these interesting people for several months on Twitter, and now I have actually met them; they are much nicer in person, by the way.

There are many lessons one could take a way from PLM Connection 2012. What stands out for me is the amazing breadth and depth of PLM technologies available today. A popular Chinese saying, "May you live in interesting times", was actually an ancient curse. All the options for PLM today might seem daunting, but there is no reason to worry when you have an event like PLM Connection where you can learn as much as you want.

These are certainly interesting times for PLM. There are new technologies like cloud computing, big data analysis, mobility, gamification, social PLM, and others that will make big impacts. I look forward to seeing what Siemens PLM will do in the future to support these and other exciting technologies.

For me, PLM Connection 2012 provided a peek into the expanding world of PLM, and provided a lot of food for thought. I look forward to future events where I can continue to connect with my social peeps!

Cheers,

-Jim