Stamford, CT, For Immediate Release – Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA), a provider of critical analyses for PLM decisions, announces the availability of the agenda for its Developing a Design/Simulation Framework Workshop to be held at Georgia Tech’s Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia on May 15th, 2007.

Now in its third year, the Workshop brings together leading-edge users, industry practitioners, top academic researchers, industry analysts, and software developers with a common interest and desire to explore in-depth the latest thinking on the critical issues facing design and simulation.

Presentations include: a discussion on the impact of the human factors and organizational challenges that face simulation, the results from over twenty in-depth interviews that have been assembled in to a Scorecard on Simulation, lean design, knowledge capture and reuse, accessing knowledge for global simulation, applying a SysML approach to various domains, with examples from a top-tier automotive supplier, extending PDM Interoperability to CAD/CAE, and overviews of the simulation frameworks of several software developers including IBM, MSC.Software, and UGS.

To download the agenda and view presentation abstracts and presenter bios visit http://www.cpd-associates.com/pdfs/agenda/include_atlantaagenda_0507.cfm

For more information or register visit https://cpd-associates.com?download=07Atlanta or contact Cheryl Peck at 800-573-4756 or by e-mail at Cheryl.Peck@cpd-associates.com.

Agenda Highlights

**The Human Factor: Resistance to Change – Dr. David Thomas **Accessing Knowledge for Global Simulation – Jeff Gatscher **SOA for Integrating Simulation with Business Processes – Dr. Marcos Novaes **Managing Simulation in the Engineering Enterprise – Ted Pawela **Combining Engineering and Business Process Optimization – J.P. Evans **Leveraging Templates and Processes with SysML – Dr. Russell Peak **Simulation Scorecard Trends – Michel Vrinat **Extending PDM Interoperability to CAD/CAE – Dr. Matthias Grau **Simulation Data Management: Teamcenter for Simulation Strategy and Solution – Eric Riedy **Managing Variation through Design Process – Rich Wells and Stephanie Surface **There is No Substitute for Knowledge! – Mary Fortier

ABOUT CPDA

Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA) is a provider of critical analyses for PLM decisions. CPDA offers the latest in-depth, objective information for assessing technology and business goals. Coordinated by a group of experienced analysts, its cohesive suite of collaborative research programs leverages the efforts of top software designers and leading-edge users. CPDA's differentiation is its specific, deep, and pragmatic approach to the market, and a hands-on understanding of the technology required to drive successful implementations. CPDA’s collaborative research programs include Design Creation and Validation, Design/Simulation Council, PLM-Integration/Product Definition, and Product Value Management.

Contact: Cheryl Peck cheryl.peck@cpd-associates.com 800-573-4756