Leuven, Belgium - December 7, 2004 - LMS International, the engineering innovation company, announced the 2005 edition of the LMS User Conference in Europe, the US and Japan. Close to 900 engineers from leading manufacturing companies around the world attended this year's conferences in Munich, Detroit and Tokyo. Top-level keynote speakers from BMW, GM Volkswagen, ITI, and over 100 expert speakers shared their innovative views on product development and functional performance engineering. LMS expects to further grow the attendance for the 2005 edition and continues to offer its user community a unique platform to share the latest trends and experiences in product development and engineering.
The fourth edition of the LMS Conference Europe will be held on 2 and 3 March in the Dorint Hotel at the famous N�rburg racing track in Germany. The US edition of the LMS Conference will be organized on 15 and 16 March at the MSU Management Center, Troy, MI. LMS scheduled the Japanese edition of its User Conference for November 10 and 11 in Tokyo.
During the 2-day conference, senior engineering managers and their technical staff will share their strategies and present application cases that illustrate how new approaches and technologies have helped them optimize their product development processes. The conference is the ideal venue to discover the latest technology evolutions in virtual simulation and physical testing and to exchange best practices in performance engineering domains such as durability, ride and handling, acoustics, noise and vibration, structural integrity, and more.
For more information regarding proposals for presentations, agendas and registration, visit the LMS Conference web site at http://lmsconferences.lmsintl.com. LMS offers an early bird registration fee for attendees that register before January 15, 2005.
Note, for LMS North America, we have secured the following keynote speakers: Marcelo Lemos, President, Dassault Syst譥s of America Michael Wujciak, Vice President and Global Automotive Leader, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
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About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. LMS is focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. LMS, a Dassault Syst譥s Gold Partner, is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.
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