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2. Camaraderie!
Each year people from near and far convene on the TCPUG Spring Conference to network, learn, see what’s to come, and have some fun. This year we look forward to seeing many familiar faces as we welcome new ones.

1. Everybody’s got a case of the Mondays!
Bottom line. Monday is Monday. Why not spend it with your peers!



Don’t miss this opportunity! Join us for the Twin Cities Pro/ENGINEER User Group Spring Conference!

WHEN: Monday, May 4, 2009, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55430 (MAP & DIRECTIONS)
WHO: Open to all Pro/Engineer users. Pre-registration is required. Registration is FREE! (REGISTER HERE)



Help us extend a big THANK YOU to our 2009 Supporting Vendors:
EAC Product Development Solutions | Fishbowl Solutions | New Vision Engineering Solutions | PDT – Product Development Technologies | Prototype Solutions Group | QuadriSpace | Sigmetrix | Stratasys | Teamvantage Molding | VistaTek | PTC

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4. The venue is painted like barn!
The Earle Brown Heritage Center’s bright red exterior paint is clearly visible from the intersection of Hwy 100 and Hwy 694. It maintains a little bit of country in the middle of the big city. Here’s a link to a map

3. Agendas!

Agenda for Room #1
8:30 a.m. Social Hour
9:20 a.m. Integrated, Associative and Automated Product Intent Documentation – Brian Flug
10:10 a.m. Stump The Chumps – Mark Ganzer, Todd Kraft, Allan Caldwell
11:00 a.m. Windchill ProductPoint – Larry Fortier
11:40 a.m. Lunch – Box lunches provided free of charge for registered participants only.
12:30 p.m. Michael Campbell PTC – PTC Corp. Update & Wildfire 5.0
2:10 p.m. Wildfire 5.0 – Todd Kraft
3:00 p.m. Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Extension – Todd Kraft
3:50 p.m. Take Time to Follow the Rules – Mark Ganzer
4:30 p.m. Raffle and Closing Remarks

Agenda for Room #2
9:20 a.m. Changing the Future with Additive Fabrication – Heather Hayes
10:10 a.m. Understanding Where to use 1D vs. 2/3D Tolerance Analysis in Your Organization – Ed Walsh
11:00 a.m. Automating Pro/ENGINEER with a Pro/TOOLKIT Focus – Rick Passolt
2:10 p.m. Designing over molding, soft touch and living hinges for prototyping and tooling – Dan Mishek
3:00 p.m. 3D Drawings and Pro/ENGINEER – Kent Zehrer
3:50 p.m. NetRegulus – How PTC’s regulatory compliance software helps engineers react to problems – Dick Christensen



Don’t miss this opportunity! Join us for the Twin Cities Pro/ENGINEER User Group Spring Conference!

WHEN: Monday, May 4, 2009, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55430 (MAP & DIRECTIONS)
WHO: Open to all Pro/Engineer users. Pre-registration is required. Registration is FREE! (REGISTER HERE)



Help us extend a big THANK YOU to our 2009 Supporting Vendors:
EAC Product Development Solutions | Fishbowl Solutions | New Vision Engineering Solutions | PDT – Product Development Technologies | Prototype Solutions Group | QuadriSpace | Sigmetrix | Stratasys | Teamvantage Molding | VistaTek | PTC

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6. Registration deadlines for lunch!
As many of you read and realized; 4pm Wednesday was the registration deadline for guaranteed free lunch at this year’s meeting. You can still register for the meeting! Registering will ensure you have a snazzy name badge waiting for you at the meeting and we’ll do our best to get you a lunch.

5. Freebies and Raffles!
Don’t forget to bring a stack of business cards to drop into the vendor’s fishbowls. There will be plenty of great prizes! Everything from iPods to giftcards to vendor services. Make sure you can hang around until the 4:30 Prize Drawings. You don’t want to miss your chance at some loot!

Don’t miss this opportunity! Join us for the Twin Cities Pro/ENGINEER User Group Spring Conference!

WHEN: Monday, May 4, 2009, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55430 (MAP & DIRECTIONS)
WHO: Open to all Pro/Engineer users. Pre-registration is required. Registration is FREE! (REGISTER HERE)

Help us extend a big THANK YOU to our 2009 Supporting Vendors:
EAC Product Development Solutions | Fishbowl Solutions | New Vision Engineering Solutions | PDT – Product Development Technologies | Prototype Solutions Group | QuadriSpace | Sigmetrix | Stratasys | Teamvantage Molding | VistaTek | PTC

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