Be Newsletter: Issue #78

Archives

March 3, 2008 

• Award competitions
• Calls for papers
• Events
• AEC and GIS news
• User stories
• Bentley news
• The worldwide schedule of Bentley Institute training
• Recent Bentley press releases and news stories
• Call for feedback
  
  
  
  

Award competitions    

Be Conference 2008: Submit your project for a Be Award!
You can now submit your project for consideration in the 2008 Be Awards. Deadline for submission: March 15. The enhanced 2008 program includes new categories.
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Constructech 2008 Vision Awards
The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies in the construction industry that have solved a critical business issue within the organization through the use of innovative technology or building control automation. The competition is open to companies involved in residential construction, commercial and heavy construction, subcontractors in all trades, architectural and engineering firms, corporate owners, facility management companies, government agencies, and land developers. Awards will be made this summer in a ceremony in Chicago.
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Calling All Green Buildings!
The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) is conducting the 2008 COTE Top Ten Green Projects awards program. Since 1996, this juried-recognition program has celebrated the best in sustainable design. The 2008 jury for the AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects awards program includes architects, educators, and a student.
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Calls for papers    

Be Conference 2008: Call for presentations
Bentley is seeking an array of presentation topics covering the wide breadth of challenges and issues involved in advancing the sustainability of infrastructure. Presentations that employ and leverage Bentley technology in interesting and innovative ways are strongly encouraged.
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2008 COD Ideas Competition: Branding the American House
The AIA Committee on Design (COD) invites architects, students, and allied design professionals to submit sketches to the international 2008 COD Ideas Competition: Branding the American House. Through a sketch design problem, submitters are asked to examine parallels between design professions and the automobile industry. Winners will be funded to attend the COD Spring Design Conference in Detroit and have their work exhibited at the 2008 AIA National Convention in Boston.

Timeline
March 10 – Electronic entries and registration due to AIA no later than 9 a.m. EST
March 18 – Jury held
March 19 – Winners notified
April 3-6 – Winners attend COD Spring Conference in Detroit for presentation of awards
May 15-17 – Exhibition of winners at the AIA 2008 National Convention in Boston
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PCI National Bridge Conference
Oct. 5-8, Orlando, Fla.

The annual PCI National Bridge Conference (NBC) is the premier national venue for the exchange of ideas and state-of-the-art information on concrete bridge design, fabrication, and construction – particularly for precast, prestressed concrete bridges. PCI is currently accepting submissions for the NBC program, which will include approximately 16 technical sessions comprising 56 papers, plus an additional session with papers devoted to the featured “Spotlight State.” The deadline for receipt of abstracts is April 2.
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The 21st Annual Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo (HFSE): Call for speakers
Sept. 9-11, 2008, at the Navy Pier in Chicago. The Symposium will offer over 64 concurrent sessions that highlight the top professionals that are shaping the future of healthcare and healthcare delivery. HFSE is looking to highlight case studies of projects at hospitals, senior living facilities, medical clinics, outpatient clinics and psychiatric facilities. All case studies must be presented by the architects and design professionals as well as healthcare executives who served on the project team. All sessions will focus on one or more of the following areas: construction and design, guest services, operations, master planning, sustainability, evidence based design, technology, building systems and professional services.
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American Concrete Institute Fall Convention
Nov. 2-6, St. Louis (tentative)
ACI-ASCE Committee 447, Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures and ACI Committee 118 Use of Computers are seeking papers for a joint technical session titled Practical Use of Finite Element Analysis in the Design of Concrete Structures. The session is tentatively scheduled for the ACI Fall Convention. The call is for papers that present a “practical application” of finite element analysis (FEA) used to facilitate the design or analysis of concrete structures bringing to the surface practical uses of computers and FEA to real-world problems that engineers can apply to their everyday experience or are already applying to their everyday experience. Abstracts are due by March 21.

Currently needed are a title and abstract for a 20- to 25-minute presentation. Be prepared to submit a copy by email (to allan.bommer@bentley.com) and preferably a Microsoft PowerPoint file so it can be made available for download from the ACI Web page.
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Events    

Be CONFERENCE 2008

May 28-30, Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore

Infrastructure is the structural foundation of our world’s civilization. Facing the now-critical imperative of sustainability, infrastructure professionals such as yourself bear a full load, and substantial backlog, of work to be done. At the same time, your numbers are not being sufficiently replenished by new entrants to the profession.

We believe that “working smarter” is the best response to this resource bottleneck. At BE Conference 2008, you can share best practices among peers who are working smarter through pragmatic innovations developed “organically” among Bentley users. That explains our theme: BEst Practices for Sustaining Infrastructure.

New format for Be Conference

Different from Be Conferences from years past, 2008 will include only minimal lecture-based learning from Bentley Institute – rather than hands-on training. In response, Bentley is embracing a new commitment to expanding its learning offerings that will increase users’ access to specialized learning content, regardless of their geographic location.
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Generation Summit

Feb. 24-26, Château Élan Winery & Resort, Braselton, Ga.

This summit will highlight the strategies and practical realities of managing power generation fleets in today’s low-price, wholesale power environments. Maximizing power production from existing generation assets has never been more challenging. Many merchant energy companies have limited or nonexistent capital available for plant upgrades or new generation while regulated generating assets must compete for scarce capital and O&M dollars with the divisions of their parent companies. Optimizing plant performance with a limited budget demands new tools, technologies, and management practices. Strategies and tactics for generating profitability will be discussed at this summit.
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SmartGeometry 2008

Feb. 27-March 5, Munich, Germany

The SmartGeometry Conference features a day-long agenda focused on advanced computational and parametric design. Hear from industry leaders as they discuss the issues of design, technology, and methodology through presentations. Sessions will also include a selection of highlights from the four-day workshop being held before the conference – giving immediacy to the issues and concepts discussed.

The SmartGeometry Group is dedicated to educating building professionals in the application of advanced 3D design tools and computational design. The work of its members has resulted in some of the most admired buildings of the 21st century.
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SPAR 2008: Capturing and Managing Existing-Conditions Data for Design, Construction, and Operations

March 3-5, Houston

Now in its fifth year and expanded to three days, SPAR 2008 provides a rare opportunity to see not only the latest offerings from every major supplier of advanced 3D laser scanning, LIDAR, GPS, and total-station hardware and software technologies from across the globe, but also design and data management software and solutions from the world's leading suppliers.
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European Nuclear Forum 2008

March 10-11, Brussels, Belgium

The outlook for nuclear power in Europe is increasingly positive. Changes in the energy market wrought by climate change challenges, the increasing costs of fossil fuel generation, and advances in decommissioning and waste management are converging to make the prospect of a nuclear renaissance increasingly probable. However, the industry must forge the right strategies if the future security and profitability of the sector is to be ensured.

The Adam Smith Institute’s European Nuclear Forum will again bring together senior decision-makers from across the sector to discuss the issues shaping the industry. Bentley users receive a 15 percent discount on conference fees.
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GIS for Transportation (GIS-T) Symposium

March 17-19, Houston

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sponsors the annual GIS for Transportation Symposium. It is a chance for those in government and private industry who are interested in the use of GIS for transportation purposes to get together and share experiences, see state-of-art software, and learn more about this field. The symposium attracts over 400 registrants annually in addition to the 50 exhibitors in the technology hall. The symposium offers keynote speakers, discussion forums, workshops, presentations, and technology hall where exhibitors showcase their services. Organizations and individuals with information related to GIS in transportation are encouraged to share their experience by presenting at the symposium.
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North American Steel Construction Conference

April 2-5, Nashville, Tenn.

The North American Steel Construction Conference provides structural engineers, steel fabricators, erectors, and detailers with practical information and the latest design and construction techniques. In addition, the Steel Construction Conference offers an extensive trade show featuring products and services ranging from fabrication machinery, galvanizing, and connection products to detailing and engineering software. It’s an opportunity to learn the latest techniques, see the most innovative products, and network with your peers and clients.
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NTCA IP Possibilities Conference

April 7-11, Chicago

The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) is a nonprofit association representing more than 570 small and rural telephone cooperatives and commercial companies. At this conference, attendees can evaluate new applications and their impact on their operations, discover practical answers to the most pressing questions surrounding IP technology, assess lessons learned from players already active with IP broadband deployments, and more.
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AASHTO Subcommittee on Information Systems Meeting: “Lighting the Way through Information Technology”

April 13-16, Biloxi, Miss.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the voice for transportation and a catalyst for organizational and technical excellence. The Mississippi Department of Transportation is hosting the AASHTO Subcommittee on Information Systems National Meeting for 2008.
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2008 DBIA Design-Build in Transportation Conference

April 16-18, Louisville, Ky.

Developing and maintaining our transportation infrastructure is an integral part of the livelihood of the U.S. The 2008 Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) conference will bring together transportation planners, economic development professionals, state agency representatives, contractors, and other stakeholders from around the country for two-and-a-half days of learning new and noteworthy practices, networking with peers and hearing about emerging issues in design-build as it pertains to roads, ports, airports, and rails.
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2008 PCI Committee Days

April 24-27, Chicago

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) committees convene at Committee Days to discuss current and future PCI initiatives as well as efforts to promote the industry and fight for the issues faced every day.
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MEA Global Energy Forum

April 29, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Microsoft will hold the Global Energy Forum for the Middle East and Africa in Abu Dhabi. The event will target top-notch customers from across the Middle East and Africa, and select customers/speakers from global majors from Europe. This is an addition to Microsoft’s Global energy forum that has been held in Houston for the past four years with key figures such as James Baker, President George H. W. Bush, and others. The theme of the event is “People, The Real Energy in Oil & Gas” – building on Microsoft’s advocacy for People-Ready Business Solutions for the oil and gas industry.
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FHWA Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference – Highway for Life

March 20-21, Baltimore

Accelerating the deployment of innovative new technologies to significantly improve the driving experience of America’s motorists is the goal of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) upcoming 2008 Accelerated Bridge Construction – Highways for Life conference. The conference will provide a forum to exchange ideas and experiences within the bridge community’s public and private sectors.
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2008 PCI Committee Days

April 24-27, Chicago

The 2008 PCI Committee Days will be held at the Westin Michigan Avenue, 909 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. PCI committees convene at Committee Days to discuss current and future PCI initiatives as well as efforts to promote the industry and fight for the issues faced every day. This year, Committee Days registration is complimentary for all attendees and is open only to PCI members. If you register by Friday, April 4, you will receive a lunch ticket for each day you register.
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