Call for Papers and Speaker's Guidelines
Thank you for considering making a presentation at the PLM Europe. When you present a paper at a Users Group conference you are representing yourself and your company to the entire UGS PLM Solutions community across Europe. The Users Group committee and the membership appreciates the time and effort you take in preparing for your presentation and want you to derive the maximum benefit from your participation
The people who attend the PLM Europe conferences represent people who are involved withUGS PLM Solutions products in a variety of ways. They may be experience or novice users, or they may be people who directly manage implementations at their companies. They may also be management who is interested in the larger view of how the products are used to improve their development process. Their common interest is generally in obtaining as much technical information as possible.
If you have any questions regarding this information or any details regarding your participation at the Users Group conference, please feel free to contact Karla Kluth.
Type of Presentations
Typical time allotments for presentations are 30 to 45 minutes and the user
presentations typically fall into one of two categories:
Case Study - Based on current or recent projects, case studies present the implementation of EDS PLM Solutions software or related products in the development of one company's product. Case studies provide delegates an insight into the strategies applied, lessons learned and success experienced while applying current technology to common challenges.
Tutorials and Tips & Techniques - Expert users convey best practices developed while using Unigraphics and related products. These presentations are very valuable in raising the expertise of all users and are appreciated by attendees whether they are new or experienced users. Demonstrations can be a very valuable component of the tutorial format. Some presenters join with another user or a Unigraphics software specialist to perform the demonstration while the presenter explains the technique, however, some presenters perform both functions.
The Review/Selection Process
Potential speakers must submit a short abstract (80-100 words), Their name,
title, company name, phone number, mailing address and if possible an Email
address. A short biography is also required with the abstract. The committee
reviews abstracts received by the due date. A presentation is accepted based
on its overall fit into the conference and its relevance to current issues
and concerns voiced by the user community. The conference organiser will then
contact the intending speaker to confirm their acceptance and provide guidance
in refining the presentation for the Users Group audience. The Committee would
appreciate very much getting your abstract and bio until April 20th 2004.
Proceedings Format
Conference proceedings on CD contain a copy of all the presentations given.
Presenters should provide an electronic copy of their presentation or a white
paper related to their presentation. The acceptable file formats are:
White Paper: MS Word or HTML
Slide Presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint
All copies must be submitted by the published due date August 20th 2003 in order to be included in the proceedings.
Conference Fees and Speakers Dinner
The User Group appreciates the effort and commitment that goes into preparing
a presentation and therefore waives the conference fees for speakers. When
more than one speaker is presenting in a session the second speaker is
given 50% discount off the conference fee. The Conference registration
is only waived for speaker who meet all submittal due dates. Otherwise, the
reduced speaker's registration fee will be applied.
In addition the PLM Europe committee will host a dinner for all presenters,
at which are Unigraphics senior managers and the staff involved in making
conference a success. All user presenters are invited to attend.
Selling
The audiences that come to the sessions are very receptive to user presentation
and interested in learning, however, they do not want a sales pitch. As such
the PLM EUROPE maintains a policy against selling your product or company's
services during your presentation. However, this policy accepts that what
your company produces is of interest to the audience and understands that
how it is reflected in the presentation benefits the presenter's company through
improved company image and presence in the user community. Therefore, it is
acceptable to present the company and its product or services in an introduction
in the beginning of your presentation.
Any Questions? Send an eMail to our User-Office.