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Engineers & Manufacturers: Take Advantage of Web Based File Sharing Start: 03/05/2009 1:00 pm End: 03/05/2009 2:00 pm Collaboration is essential to successful product development in today’s difficult economy. However, facilitating and managing the process is growing increasingly difficult. Design teams must participate from all parts of the world, develop products that are more complex than ever before, and deal with product-update cycles that move faster and faster. Do you have the right CAD collaboration platform? Do you use network folders or an FTP site to manage CAD files? Have you experienced trouble locating the latest versions of CAD files? Are you looking for an easy way to collaborate internally? Companies of all sizes face Product Data Management and Product Lifecycle Management challenges. Fortunately, quick-to-deploy solutions can help companies overcome these challenges. In this Webinar, we’ll explore how design teams in small and medium-size companies can use these solutions to work concurrently, find the right files, share data and enable social product development. Real World Success Story: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines, builder of high-performance racing engines. Paul Bolton shares how ECR Engines overcame its data-management challenges, improved collaboration, and honed its competitive edge. Windchill ProductPoint Demonstration: Get a sneak peek at the new Microsoft SharePoint-based solution for product development. Environmental Building in the Education Sector Start: 03/05/2009 2:00 pm End: 03/05/2009 3:00 pm 20% of America goes to school every day. Too many of these students and teachers attend schools in buildings that are inefficient and miss important opportunities to reduce operational costs, foster learning and protect student health. In this webinar, Rachel Gutter, Senior Manager of the Education Sector for the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will make the case for building LEED certified schools and share her personal experiences with schools that have chosen to go green. Using real examples, Rachel will discuss the impact green schools can have on student health, test scores, teacher retention, school operational costs and the environment. Listeners will learn about the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system for schools. LEED is USGBC’s voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable building. Also joining us will be case study who will walk us through his/her organization’s (Higher Educational Institution) experience in taking steps towards green buildings –from planning to implementation stages. Key Take-Away Points: * What does it mean to be a green school? * Long-term benefits and ROI for schools committed to green buildings * General understanding of the LEED green building rating system and how it relates to schools * Resources available to help in all stages of green building efforts Topics of Discussion: * Case for going green * What does it mean to be green? Appropriate definitions * Long-term Benefits * ROI Benefits * Few Models (case studies, state level, district level) * What's Going on in the Green School system? * buildgreenschools.org program * Why educational sector's initiatives matter * LEED Ratings and certifications * USGBC Professional accredations * Implementation Process * Costs put into perspective * What is the USGBC, function, goals, acheivements * What resources are available (gov't assistance/funding/tax cuts) Building Your Support Base with E-mail Marketing Start: 03/05/2009 3:30 pm Discover how to build your support base through effective, affordable e-mail campaigns