4th European PLM Summit 2008

23rd - 25th June 2008
Toulouse, France

Powering innovation throughout the product lifecycle.

Media Partners

Platinum media partner

Manufacturing Business Technology
Manufacturing Business Technology reaches over 93,000 decision-makers with 100% purchasing influence in manufacturing and supply chain industries. MBT provides industry coverage in 35 technology categories including: enterprise business, production & operations, internet business, data management & development and production & operations.

For further information, visit: www.mbtmag.com

Research partner

Manufacturing Insights
Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company, provides business and information technology (IT) decision makers with fact-based research and analysis to inform and support critical business decisions. The global independent research and advisory firm closely follows processes associated with the design, development, and distribution of goods across markets, including discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, high tech/electronics manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and retail. Manufacturing Insights' research and analysis is critical for end users, as well as hardware and software vendors, service providers, and purveyors of IT outsourcing.

For more information, please visit the website at www.manufacturing-insights.com

Supported by

2PLM
2PLM e-zine is a biweekly e-zine addressing Product Lifecycle Management,
Product Development Management and Product Data Management

www.johnstark.com

Other confirmed media partners include

	Desktop Engineering Magazine DE is the knowledge leader that collaborative design and manufacturing engineering teams, engineering/IT managers, and C-level executives in North American enterprise OEMs and SMB manufacturers rely upon for technology news and product information they need to succeed in the global manufacturing market. The DE community stays informed about mission-critical design (MCAD/CAM/PLM), analysis (CAE/simulation), rapid prototyping/manufacturing and reverse engineering (RP&M), and IT tools and technologies that power the product design/development process by reading DE’s monthly magazine, weekly vertical market e-newsletters, and daily updates on www.deskeng.com. DE is produced by Level 5 Communications, Inc., in Dublin, NH.
	Apparel Magazine Published 12 times a year, award-winning Apparel is the leading business-to-business publication for the apparel industry. Written for apparel, brand and retail executives, it addresses technology and business insight, from concept to consumer. Specific content includes retail intelligence, supply chain, sourcing and logistics, concept-to-spec and fibers and fabrics. Apparel also produces apparelmag.com, the apparel industry's leading Web site, a series of free Web seminars on a variety of industry issues from product lifecycle management (PLM) to RFID; and numerous research studies and educational whitepapers. Apparel also produces the following events: Tech Conference West (held April 2, 2008, in Irvine, California); Apparel's Sourcing Summit, to be held on August 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada; the Apparel Executive Forum, to be held Oct. 5-7, 2008, in Palm Beach, Florida; and Apparel's Tech Conference, to be held on Nov. 5-6, 2008, in New York City. For more information visit www.apparelmag.com
	PLMjobs.com PLMjobs.com is the World’s dedicated Product Lifecycle Management job board, giving both PLM vendors and manufacturers implementing PLM the opportunity to reach a highly targeted job seeker audience. For more information, visit www.plmjobs.com.
	Aerospace Online Want to keep abreast of the deepening crisis in the airline industry? Interested in learning more about tools available for testing aerospace applications from avionics to engines and structures? Need help understanding AS9100 standards? Need to identify and select suppliers? Then you need the expert advice of Aerospace Online, the premier sourcing site for the aerospace industry. Visit www.aerospaceonline.com for further information
	ERP Spain / Industria IT ERP-Spain.com is an online magazine about Enterprise Resource Planning and SCM Technologies. Industria-IT.com deals with IT for Manufacturing companies. They both belong to www.it-spain.net, a leading Spanish network of web portals focused on different corporate software niches. We currently have a 29.000 user database and we also offer marketing and communication services for IT companies. More information can be found on: www.daacontenidos.com
	Manufacturing & Logistics IT Manufacturing & Logistics IT is a specialist B2B IT solutions magazine and coupled with its market-leading news web-site www.logisticsit.com informs on real live applications within collaborative supply chain environments. The editorial, contributed by leading vendors and research analysts provides an insight into how technological developments enable all kinds of businesses to operate efficiently. Subscription to the magazine or weekly e-newsletter can be made on-line: www.logisticsit.com Contact: Dean Taylor Tel: +44(0)1707-664200 dean@logisticsit.com
	PLMIG The PLM Interest Group was founded at the end of 2003 to fulfil the need for an independent, international, proactive group to be a focal point and driver for improvements in PLM. It now has members in 15 countries who have collaborated to generate new knowledge and methodologies in PLM Benchmarking, SCM and PLM Best Practice. The PLMIG is currently leading a global initiative to establish a set of internationally-accepted Reference Models for PLM, starting in 2006 with the launch of PLM Maturity and PLM Benefits. New this year is the PLM User Initiative which provides companies with a managed framework to interact and collaborate with each other throughout 2008. It enables participants to combine experience and best practice, and to derive specific solutions to their own most important PLM problems. Register your interest today create a hyperlink that links through the attached PDF. Website: www.plmig.com
	PLMVIM.de PLM VIrtual Market is the Geman language internet platform for services to Siemens PLM Software users, networking academics and industry. PLMVIM.de includes CAD4academics.de, the official sales site for academic licencing of Siemens PLM Software products in Gemany. PLMVIM offers a news portal with a bi-monthly electronic newsletter, support and training for academic users and a specialised market place for PLM professionals. For more information please visit http://www.plmvim.de
	TenLinks.com TenLinks.com, is the only online directory where industry experts organize the Internet into TopTen lists for designers, engineers and architects. It has become the #1 resource for a technical audience that increasingly turns towards the Web for their information needs. For more information please visit http://www.tenlinks.com
	Inderscience Publishers Inderscience Publishers recently achieved two milestones: the 300th title in its portfolio and 200th published title. The portfolio covers technology, computing, management and environment, with smaller collections in finance, leisure, healthcare, public administration, risk and education. International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management forms part of Inderscience's Design and Product Development collection. For more information please visit http://www.inderscience.com
	3D Cad Plus 3DCad.it, 3DCadplus.com and cadplm.com are the most recognized websites for technical professionals of CAD, CAM, CAE, PLM and Structural Analysis, featured on over 2.000 sites and highly positioned in all major search engines; a credible source of industry information and news, which reaches an audience that is not duplicated in other media. Since 1999 we are the reference for Cad Users and for Mechanical Companies who search (and find!) technical information about Software and Hardware. We have more than 28.000 subscribers to our newsletter and more than 600.000 contacts a month. We have unique, invaluable resources for the MCAD community. These include the world's most complete MCAD product catalog listings, technical papers, MCAD news, multimedia presentations, priority press releases, event postings, job placement and more. For more information please visit http://www.3dcadplus.com/
	Aerospace Manufacturing and Design: Reach 15,000 decision makers in the aerospace manufacturing and design market with Aerospace Manufacturing and Design. Each month, AMD delves into all aspects of the production of commercial, military, and private aircraft and the new equipment that will ensure manufacturers are aware of the latest technology to produce products competitively and profitably. For more information please visit www.onlineamd.com
	The Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM): The Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM) is the world's largest professional organization of product managers, brand managers, product marketing managers and other individuals responsible for guiding their organizations and clients through a constantly changing business landscape. It is the only organization that represents those who manage the entire product life-cycle throughout any industry. For more information please visit www.aipmm.com
	Report Buyer Report Buyer is the intelligent way to buy market research online. Browse and choose from a current and comprehensive range of specialised intelligence from leading publishers covering most industry and market sectors. Trusted by information professionals across the world, Report Buyer’s mission is to help you find the right business intelligence. Please visit our web site at www.reportbuyer.com
Other leading 2007 media partners included:
	HPCwire The Leading Source for Global News, Information, and Events on High Performance Computing GRIDtoday: The Leading Source for Global News, Information, and Events on Grid and Service-Oriented IT HPCwire and GRIDtoday are the leading publications in their respective fields. Both online publications, are produced by Internet publishing pioneer, Tabor Communications Inc., and provide timely news, authoritative commentary and feature interviews with leaders in the fields of high-end, data-intensive computing. www.hpcwire.com or www.gridtoday.com/gridtoday.html
	MCAD MCAD is the UK’s No.1 Journal for decision makers in CAD, CAM and CAE with a circulation of over 15,500 copies per month, all of which are directed to named individuals within key design engineering sites. The majority of the readers are at management level and all the subscribers play some part in deciding purchases of software, hardware and systems components. MCAD also has a regular flow of new top-flight readership, drawn from industry researchers, exhibition attendances and agreements with professional organisations. For more info contact peter@edaltd.co.uk or go to www.mcadonline.com
	PROMISE The breakthrough contribution of PROMISE, in the long term, is to allow information flow management to go beyond the customer, to close the product lifecycle information loops, and to enable the seamless e-Transformation of Product Lifecycle Information to Knowledge. The PROMISE R&D implementation plan includes fundamental and applied research activities in the disciplines of information systems modelling, smart embedded systems, short and long distance wireless communication technologies, data management and modelling, statistical methods for preventive maintenance, End Of Life planning, adaptive production management and Design for X. PROMISE offers the following business proposition to the Product Lifecycle stakeholders: to create value by transforming information to knowledge at all phases of the product lifecycle and thus improve product and service quality, efficiency and sustainability. For more information, visit www.promise.no or www.promise-plm.com.
	CXO Europe New technologies, new tools and new approaches have been developed, and entire architecture shifts are underway. Widespread connectivity and rapid change requires business processes to adapt – keeping the underlying technical infrastructure aligned with how the business operates and running the business in ways that leverage new capabilities. CXOs (the whole gambit of senior management, including CEO, COO, CFO, HR, and marketing) face major challenges and opportunities as they work to keep IT aligned with ever-changing corporate business strategies. CXO will help C-Level executives in their decision-making process and in the development of IT strategies, directions and architectures. For more information, please visit www.cxo.eu.com.
	PDMA The PDMA is an association for New Product Development professionals. Providing a unique forum for the exchange of global knowledge & experience, it is a platform through which to drive improvements in the effectiveness of people engaged in developing and managing new products. The PDMA UK & Ireland chapter is an affiliate of the PDMA US. Website: www.pdma.org
	Cadalyst For the latest CAD-related news, trends, and product reviews, log on to Cadalyst.com and subscribe to Cadalyst Digital Edition and industry-specific e-newsletters. Cadalyst – delivering CAD information and resources directly to your inbox. http://www.cadalyst.com/cadalyst/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=188888
	CADwire.net Founded in September of 1999, CADwire.net uses state-of-the-art computer technology to locate, track, organize, display, disseminate, and archive CAD information – information that professionals simply cannot do without. Prior to the launch of CADwire.net, individuals had to spend hours searching the Internet for the information that affected their professional CAD, AEC, PLM, GIS and EDA lives. A painstaking process that often produced only marginal results. The CADwire solves this dilemma. Now as a founding member of the Targeted Advertising Consortium, CADwire.net and its partners provides more than 1 million page views per month to readers and more than 10 million advertising impressions a month to advertisers. *www.cadwire.net*
	Design News Design News has been in print for over 50 years, has a circulation of more than 170,000. It covers the latest tools, components, and materials used in mechanical and electromechanical design of a broad range of products. Articles feature successful engineering projects and new technologies that will spark ideas and assist our readers in the design of new products. All articles are written by our staff of editors, many of whom are engineers themselves. Design News Online Each issue of the magazine appears on the website, as do back issues dating from 1995. In addition, Design News Online offers exclusive information and added value to our print articles, including videos and animations, that our readers can't get elsewhere. www.designnews.com
	CAD torget http://www.cadtorget.se/
	Packaging Europe The only packaging magazine that is truly European in content and readership, Packaging Europe brings analysis, reports, interviews, news and features from all over the continent. www.packagingeurope.com provides the world's most comprehensive packaging news service, around the clock, in six languages.
	Onesixsigma.com onesixsigma.com is the leading independent information portal for the Six Sigma, Lean and Business Excellence professional in Europe. It provides extensive learning, development, networking and marketing opportunities. Offering informative articles, white papers, case studies and interviews with key figures in the industry, we also proudly feature a unique, comprehensive and interactive Glossary of terms and tools. The latest quality job opportunities and the top training & networking events are easily accessible to our users. For organisations, excellent marketing opportunities are available with our online listings of Business Improvement Service Providers, and unparalleled benchmarking services through our offline specialist User Group meetings. Established in 2003, we have grown to become the hub for the Six Sigma and Lean community by concentrating on the changing needs and requirements of the industry. Focused on Europe, we remain autonomous, unbiased and are truly practitioner led. Visit www.onesixsigma.com or call 0870 145 1616 to be part of the community.
	ManuBiz ManuBiz is an online B2B community for the delivery of technology solutions, resources and services to decision-makers in manufacturing companies. ManuBiz brings together consultants, industry experts, technology suppliers and decision-makers into a single site focused on helping manufacturers align technology with their business needs. A Solutions-Oriented Approach: From ERP and open controls to electronic commerce and enterprise integration, ManuBiz champions the smart use of all technologies. With information that is built around the key issues of manufacturing technology, ManuBiz intends to help its audience adapt as the technology changes. For more information, please visit www.manubiz.com
	Intrinsys Intrinsys is in a unique position to deliver effective PLM, because we believe that in order to provide an effective service to our clients it is essential to have a results focused framework for developing and proving out our own solutions. That is why, uniquely, the Intrinsys model combines PLM solution provider with a thriving engineering business delivering mission critical projects to world-class companies in the Automotive, Aerospace, Formula 1 Motorsport, Yachting, AEC, Renewable and Oil & Gas sectors. Therefore, our team has a full range of PLM design, analysis, manufacturing and PDM skills to complement our software programming and IT capability. Getting competitive advantage from PLM is what we do whether it is within our own engineering business or in the comprehensive and intimate service packages we offer to our clients. Our solutions, CATIA, SMARTEAM, QCHECKER, 3DVIA Composer, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and VIRTOOLS have a proven track record; they can work for you too! The strength of Intrinsys is the quality of our engineers who have both detailed engineering expertise and an extensive understanding of the PLM solutions. When combined with a culture of quality customer service support, these attributes have seen the company grow in both size and capability with the client base spread as far as North America and the Far East. For more information please visit http://www.intrinsys.co.uk