DS Announces 2008 International Abaqus Users' Conference

By DE Editors

Dassault Systemes (DS; Paris, France) announced that keynote lectures from The Boeing Company and Toyota Motor Corporation will be featured at the annual international Abaqus Users' Conference (AUC), to be held May 19-22, 2008, in Newport, RI.

Hosted by SIMULIA ( Providence, RI) , the DS brand for realistic simulation, the three-day conference will feature presentations by more than 50 customers and 16 technology partners on their use of simulation technology to accelerate product research and development. The agenda will also include lectures on new technology and methods for applying unified finite element analysis, multiphysics, and simulation lifecycle management, and a number of industry-focused special interest groups. The conference will be preceded by a full day of advanced seminars providing in-depth instruction on the theory and application of the latest Abaqus capabilities.

Other conference highlights include industry-focused presentations from leading companies and engineering experts will present details of their simulation applications, such as crashworthiness and safety in automotive and marine industries, material modeling in biomedical fields, fatigue analysis in automobiles, thermal analysis of disc brakes, analysis of building structures under fire conditions, hydroplaning simulation of tires, nonlinear buckling in energy exploration, and other topics.

For a list of sponsors, more details, and to register for the 2008 AUC, visit SIMULIA.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.