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CONNECTION Event Atlanta
Keynote
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Introducing the CONNECT Edition: Advancing Project Delivery
9:00
10:00
This presentation will highlight the business and technology drivers that are fundamental to Bentley’s next infrastructure advancement ‐ The CONNECT Edition’s Common Environment for Comprehensive Project Delivery. Presented by one of Bentley’s senior executives, this informative keynote presentation will introduce the CONNECT Edition, a new paradigm for project delivery that will redefine the way teams design, build, and collaborate on infrastructure projects of all sizes. You will hear how to increase productivity and collaboration for infrastructure projects of all sizes.
Rob Whitesell, SVP, Software Engineering, Bentley Systems
User Success: Journey to a New Global Information‐sharing Platform
10:00
10:20
Eastman Chemical Company is a Fortune 300 company with more than USD 9 billion in annual revenues, 15,000 employees, and more than 50 manufacturing sites. A growing need for better information security, improved reliability, and reduced maintenance costs mandated a new information management solution that could replace a legacy in‐house system but retain Eastman’s proven records management process, integrate SharePoint environments, and utilize internal security policies.
Hear from Matt Storey of Eastman Chemical company who lead the deployment of Bentley’s ProjectWise to meet these functional requirements. Discover how Eastman gained significant productivity improvements and reduced costs in both their IT departments and their maintenance departments. Hear their lessons learned on this project that included rigorous testing, user training, system migration, and enterprise‐wide implementation. Discuss with Matt, Eastman’s forward looking vision for a data centric platform to improve asset performance.
Matt Storey, PE, CEM, Advanced Mechanical Engineer, Eastman Chemical Company
The CONNECT Edition: The Common Environment for Comprehensive Project Delivery
10:30
12:00
Hear about the CONNECT Edition innovations for MicroStation, ProjectWise, and Bentley Navigator. Learn how these innovations leverage the latest technology enablers, including cloud services, touch, mobile, and more.
No matter what your role is on a design or engineering project, and no matter how large or small your project is, discover how to connect your project teams in innovative ways. Hear first‐hand how to increase your individual productivity and simplify project‐wide collaboration for all project participants. Improved project execution will help increase your ability to deliver the best performing buildings, bridges, roads, power plants, utility networks, mines, and other infrastructure projects on time, on budget, and with less risk.
Robert Mankowski, VP, Simulation Product Management, Bentley Systems
David Huie, Senior Marketing Manager, Bentley Systems
CONNECTION Event Atlanta
Transportation Industry Forum
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
13:00
13:45
Transportation Industry Vision
Bentley has been a trusted partner in transportation for road and rail projects for over 25 years. Though industry has changed, Bentley has stood shoulder to shoulder with owner‐operators and other in the industry professionals as they have tackled some of the world’s most demanding projects. Bentley solutions encompass data acquisition, project delivery, enabling BIM beyond design and construction, into operations and maintenance of transportation infrastructure. This session will deliver Bentley’s vision for the future of our industry, expose some of the myths about BIM, and look at the journey toward its adoption around the world through real‐life projects and success stories. The session will also outline how Bentley will help existing and future users achieve even greater successes.
Mo Harmon, Solutions Executive, Road and Bridge, Bentley Systems
User Success Story ‐ Classifying Content for Better Management with ProjectWise
13:45
14:30
Learn how the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) configured ProjectWise to require document classification upon creation and how those classifications are used to help manage project‐related content. Through standard configuration and some custom add‐on tools, GDOT has simplified the ability to locate various sets of content such as “Final PDF Plan Sets.” See how GDOT is now leveraging those classifications to comply with records management requirements.
Glenn Williams, Assistant Office Head, Office of Design Policy & Support, Georgia Department of Transportation
Tom Atkinson, Information Management Sale Executive, Bentley Systems
Integrated Project Delivery for Design and Construction
14:45
15:30
Bentley’s technology ‐ from data acquisition to detailed engineering analysis to construction deliverables ‐ has been the standard in transportation for over 25 years delivering projects of all sizes and complexity on time and under budget. Bentley excels in federating project information, integrating project teams and enabling collaboration between offices around the world. Bentley playbooks and products combine with Bentley’s Project Delivery solution to control and distribute engineering design information and construction deliverables, to achieve 3D collaborative BIM.
Ray Filipiak, Technical Manager ‐ Transportation, Bentley Systems
Asset Information and Performance Management with AssetWise
15:30
16:15
Bentley’s long‐standing position as a leading provider of transportation engineering solutions evolved naturally over the years into a parallel focus on transportation asset management including industry leading products such as InspectTech, Exor, Optram, SUPERLOAD and AssetWise APM.
Rick Wagner, Solutions Manager, Bentley Systems
Discussion, Q & A, and Closing Comments
16:30
17:00
This session offers attendees the opportunity ask questions of Bentley presenters relative to topics covered above and as time permits to engage in an open discussion of current challenges and best practices.
Mo Harmon, Solutions Executive, Road and Bridge, Bentley Systems
Ray Filipiak, Technical Manager ‐ Transportation, Bentley Systems
CONNECTION Event Atlanta
AutoPIPE Application Seminar
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
13:00
13:45
Design Integration with AutoPIPE: A Look at the Impact on the Bottom Line
Design, modeling, and information mobility go hand in hand to help increase design quality, project efficiency, and overall collaboration. The intelligent 3D models are key to accelerated project delivery, and information mobility is more than simply accessing files in multiple locations. The ability to pass information across project teams and disciplines, and through project lifecycle phases, in a controlled, secured manner is important. This presentation will provide real‐world examples of successful implementations of Bentley design and collaboration tools as well as the ROI delivered when employing these strategies.
Luke Andrew, Product Manager, Bentley Systems
AutoPIPE: Design and Modeling
13:45
14:30
AutoPIPE provides a comprehensive and advanced software tool specialized in pipe stress analysis. The intuitive modeling environment and the advanced analysis features provide for increased productivity and improved quality control. In this session discover how AutoPIPE combines traditional engineering design with advanced and innovative 3D modeling technology. This presentation will showcase how AutoPIPE can improve the model’s behavior and ability to react to design changes.
Jessica Portuese, Application Engineer, Bentley Systems
14:45
15:30
AutoPIPE Vessel’s Impact on the Bottom Line
15:30
AutoPIPE Vessel provides comprehensive, flexible modeling and an easy‐to‐use interface that enables designers to find solutions quickly. 16:15
User Success: Saving Time and Money with Bentley Pipe and Vessel Solutions
Luke Andrew, Product Manager, Bentley Systems
Discover how AutoPIPE Vessel combines traditional engineering design with advanced and innovative time and cost reducing technology. This presentation will showcase how AutoPIPE Vessel can improve vessel and heat exchanger design.
• Advanced Pressure Vessel Design
• Heat Exchanger and Air Cooler Design
• Motion and Blast Calculations
• Lifting and Erection Calculations
• Support for Design Codes from Around the World
Luke Andrew, Product Manager, Bentley Systems
AutoPIPE Q&A
Luke Andrew, Product Manager, Bentley Systems
Jessica Portuese, Application Engineer, Bentley Systems
16:30
17:00
CONNECTION Event Atlanta
Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Modeling Application Seminar
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
13:00
13:45
Improved Engineering and Operations of Water Distribution and Wastewater Systems
Bentley users around the world are relying on decision‐support tools for their water distribution and wastewater networks in order to improve their knowledge of how infrastructure behaves as a system, how it reacts to operational strategies, and how it should grow as population and demands increase. In this session, specific user examples from the Be Inspired Awards will be discussed, including how their projects improved water and wastewater system reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.
Tom Walski, Bentley Fellow, Bentley Systems
Long‐Term Planning for Water and Wastewater Systems
13:45
14:30
Long‐term capital and master plans are essential for a well‐managed water or wastewater system. However, it can be difficult to prioritize capital improvement priorities, or even determine the size and scope of future projects. This session will introduce a series of engineering tools to help water and wastewater professionals create capital and master plans. These tools make it easy to prioritize capital improvement projects, and develop detailed and hydraulically accurate plans for future system expansion.
Joel Johnson, Sales Consultant, Bentley Systems
Complementing Your SCADA Data for Effective Forecasting and Operations
14:45
15:30
SCADA systems provide operators with a “live” snapshot of the water distribution system.  However, when it comes to predicting how the system will operate in the short to medium term, operators need more than just SCADA data. This session will introduce a hydraulic modeling system that helps operators ‘predict the future’ – from analyzing pump schedules to minimize energy cost, to determining if there is enough system capacity to deal with a planned shutdown during a peak day.
Tom Walski, Bentley Fellow, Bentley Systems
User Success: Water Distribution System Case Study ‐ Modeling to Solve Full‐scale Operational Challenges
15:30
16:15
Gwinnett County is located 30 miles northeast of Atlanta and the Department of Water Resources serves over 800,000 customers. The Department utilizes a full pipe Bentley water model, which has over 385,000 elements. With an elevation change of 550 feet from the northern end of the County to the south, the County implemented a master reduced pressure zone, with eight master pressure reducing valves (PRVs). The original master valves along of the boundary were oversized for projected growth, which did not occur as expected. In 2014, the master valves were resized for current and near future population flow rates. The Bentley model was utilized to choose the appropriate valve size for each site, and to ensure adequate fire flow for both residential and commercial fires. In September 2014, all eight PRVs were installed, and by mid‐November all of the flow and pressure monitoring equipment at these sites was reporting data to the County’s SCADA system.
During PRV startup, the model was critical in setting the appropriate downstream pressures for proper system operation. An extended period simulation was used to generate recommended flow rates at any point in the day. Implementation of these flow rates was achieved through trial and error, with the goal of having all eight PRVs opening at least once each day. By early December, all eight PRVs were controlling pressures as expected and allowing water to circulate adequately to avoid water age issues.
Alex Harman, Engineer II, Water Resources, Gwinnett County
Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Modeling Q&A
Tom Walski, Bentley Fellow, Bentley Systems
Joel Johnson, Sales Consultant, Bentley Systems
CONNECT Edition LEARNing
CONNECT Edition LEARNing
In this session, you will learn how to gain efficiencies in your project workflows using MicroStation and Navigator.
16:30
17:00
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
9:00
12:00
The session will begin with an explanation of the new ribbon interface in MicroStation CONNECT to help you become comfortable navigating through the software and easily locate the tools you use every day. You will also learn how MicroStation’s Property Driven Display, Annotation, Reports, and Sheets (part of the Documentation Center) can save you time and money when labeling, reporting, or changing the display of the elements or objects.
You will also learn how reporting extracts and presents data from property‐based drawings ensuring coordinated and consistent tables, exports to Excel, Bill of Materials, and more based on your project conditions. Learn how Display Rules enable a set‐and‐forget environment where the geometry is always up to date.
Does your project have a need for design review and model collaboration across offices, sites, and the field? You will learn how the next generation of our popular Bentley Navigator application and Navigator Mobile app fulfil these project needs.
Shawn McGaffick, Manager, LEARNing Consulting, Bentley Systems
Ray Roske, Technical Manager, Bentley Systems
CONNECTION Event Atlanta
AECOsim Building Designer Application Seminar
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
13:00
13:45
Multi‐discipline Building Information Modeling with AECOsim Building Designer
Learn about the new and enhanced capabilities in the latest release of AECOsim Building Designer that enable building teams to be more efficient and productive in their daily work. From better documentation to enhanced interfaces, this session will provide an overview of the features and functionalities that increase productivity, extend interoperability, and enhance the user experience.
Travis Wollet, Consultant, Bentley Systems
Advancing BIM with Computational Design
13:45
14:30
Discover why AECOsim Building Designer is advancing BIM through greater integration with GenerativeComponents, Bentley’s computational design software. Users can now generate parametric designs and explore various scenarios quickly in GenerativeComponents and maintain information in the models with fully attributed BIM elements. Additionally, this session will uncover how users can collaborate on models simultaneously with integrated BIM workflows and leverage existing parametric design data with file referencing capability.
Rob Riley, Technical Manager ‐ Building, Bentley Systems
Workgroup Productivity: Accelerating Workflow and Managing Work Spaces
14:45
15:30
A well‐designed building does not occur by chance. It is made possible through software that promotes collaboration through streamlined workflows and the ability to manage work spaces. This session will cover how AECOsim Building Designer provides benefits for engineers and architects within a common workflow to increase productivity and collaboration across teams, especially when coupled with Bentley’s ProjectWise collaboration servers.
Travis Wollet, Consultant, Bentley Systems
User Success: Winning with AECOsim Building Designer
15:30
16:15
Learn why firms of all sizes are adopting AECOsim Building Designer as their BIM solution. See why AECOsim Building Designer continues to deliver significant advantages for the world’s leading architectural and design projects. Examples of real‐world projects using AECOsim Building Designer will illustrate how using BIM has reduced project costs, increased efficiency, enabled collaboration across distributed teams, and saved hundreds of man hours.
AECOsim Building Designer Q&A Session
Travis Wollet, Consultant, Bentley Systems
Rob Riley, Technical Manager ‐ Building, Bentley Systems
16:30
17:00
CONNECTION Event Atlanta
Bridge Design and Analysis Application Seminar
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
13:00
13:45
The Future of Bridge Design, Modeling and Analysis: 3D Modeling from Design to Decommission
Design, modeling and analysis are keys to the success of bridge projects. Bentley’s next generation of bridge modeling software is purpose‐built for bridge designers and consultants who need to create, augment, maintain, and document a wide variety of bridge information throughout the lifecycle of the project. Sharing information in an information‐rich 3D model increases data quality, collaboration and asset management, and reduces overall costs for the entire ecosystem involved. Intelligent 3D models are key to accelerated project delivery and information mobility. This presentation will provide a demonstration of how this powerful new software interoperates with Bentley civil design and collaboration tools, giving users a fresh approach to bridge projects of all sizes.
Shri Bhide, Director, Product Management, Bentley Systems
Bridge Information Modeling: Solutions for Bridges of all Sizes: Concrete, Steel, Suspension, Cable‐Stayed and More
13:45
14:30
The concept of BrIM (Bridge Information Modeling) has become reality for today’s bridge projects. BrIM is an innovative approach to bridge design, construction, operations, and project delivery, resulting in the creation of an information‐rich data model that can be used for the life of the bridge. All indicators point to a readiness for an intelligent and data‐rich 3D model that connects design, construction, operations, and maintenance. Bentley’s LEAP, RM Bridge, InspectTech, and new modeling software solutions can reduce construction costs with more economical designs and improve design quality. Discover how to model the step‐by‐step construction process in 4D, and realistically visualize projects with imagery and virtual drive‐thrus. The growing popularity of design‐build and P3 projects has set the stage for higher owner expectations for faster and more efficient methods of building our transportation assets.
Ron Love, Senior Product Manager, Bentley Systems
RM Bridge: 2D/3D/4D Bridge Modeling, Design, Analysis, Fabrication, and Construction
14:45
15:30
Used worldwide by consulting engineering firms, government transportation organizations, contractors, and project consortia, RM Bridge sets the standard for both routine and signature bridge design and delivery. RM Bridge software can be used for accurately modeling bridges, and represents a powerful analysis, design, and construction tool. Any type of bridge, material or analysis for any of international codes can be handled. RM Bridge makes use of many internal functions to facilitate economic bridge design. Explore how the latest user‐friendly and technical enhancements increase integrated approach in the creation and construction of bridge systems, which in turn reduces risk and helps deliver top‐performing bridges.
Shri Bhide, Director, Product Management, Bentley Systems
ProConcrete: Intelligent BIM for Rebar
15:30
16:15
The traditional workflow for detailing complex structures is a tedious and intricate exercise in data management with continuous updates and changes. Engineers rely on 3D representation to assist with evaluating clashes and interferences of reinforcement. 2D views are not enough to fully assess the conditions prior to construction. This presentation will provide an overview of ProConcrete – a comprehensive application for engineers, detailers, fabricators, and contractors. We will cover the features that can reduce drawing production time; eliminate errors and design flaws; and meet completion dates earlier by using this powerful technology.
Shri Bhide, Director, Product Management, Bentley Systems
Bridge Design and Analysis Q&A
Shri Bhide, Director, Product Management, Bentley Systems
Ron Love, Senior Product Manager, Bentley Systems
16:30
17:00