[abaqus-user] Fwd: ABAQUS Regional Users Meeting

[Frederick Hall]

   Dear ABAQUS User:

    The 2003 Michigan Regional ABAQUS Users' Meeting is fast approaching
   and we hope you will join us. The event will take place on Thursday,
   October 2^nd at the [1]St. John's Conference Center in Plymouth.

    The meeting includes

           1.       A comprehensive product update on ABAQUS Version 6.4
   to be released this autumn

    2.       User technical presentations. Current presentations include:

                           Invited Lecture: Crashworthiness Simulation of
   Automobiles with ABAQUS/Explicit

               Touraj Gholami, Jürgen Lescheticky, Ralf Paßmann, BMW
   Group, Munich

               Using Subroutine DLOAD to Apply Crankshaft, Combustion
   Pressure and Piston Side Loads in Engine Fatigue Analysis

                Joseph E. Bishop, GM Powertrain

                Incorporating forming effects from Altair HyperForm into
   dent analysis using ABAQUS

               Timothy Montroy, AK Steel Corporation; and
               Gagan Tandon and Venugopal Bachu,  Altair Engineering Inc.

               Shape Optimization for Improved Vehicle Safety and
   Reliability

               R. Sidhua, J. Burgueñoa, R.C. Averill, E.D. Goodman, Red
   Cedar Technology

                Accurate Springback Prediction of Aluminum Sheet after
   Draw-Bend Test                   

               Jianfeng (Jeff) Wang, Ohio State University

    3.       A Partner Exhibition. Current exhibitors include

   [2]Altair       [3]Elysium         [4]Fluent         [5]IBM

    This meeting provides an excellent opportunity to

         4.   Accelerate your adoption of Version 6.4, which promises to
   be an exciting release

   5.   Meet and exchange ideas with other ABAQUS users

   6.   Provide feedback to the ABAQUS organization so that we can
   continue to satisfy your analysis needs.

   On October 1st, we will conduct the following full-day seminars:

   1.       Case Studies in Scripting with ABAQUS: The addition of Python
   to our products has opened vast opportunities to extend and automate
   workflows involving ABAQUS. This seminar will give you a taste of
   what's possible.

   2.       Migrating to ABAQUS from Nastran: Enhancements within ABAQUS
   over the past several years have made it an appealing alternative for
   linear analyses historically addressed with Nastran. This seminar
   highlights these developments, discusses important distinctions
   between the codes, and streamlines the transition for anyone
   considering a move

   Because of space limitations, in order to attend these seminars you
   must pay a registration fee of $100 prior to August 15^th and $130
   after that date.  You can register online [6]here

   Please forward this email to others in your organization who may be
   interested in attending.

    We look forward to seeing you in October!

   Yours truly,

   The ABAQUS Great Lakes Team

References

   1. http://www.stjohnsgolfconference.com/
   2. http://www.altair.com/
   3. http://www.elysiuminc.com/
   4. http://www.fluent.com/
   5. http://www-1.ibm.com/solutions/plm/
   6. http://www.abaqus.com/news/users_meet_michigan03.html