CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
10 December 2008
Events News
Bo Burlingham, Ping Fu to Keynote Geomagic’s Convergence 2009 Event
Bo Burlingham, author of the best-selling book Small Giants, and Ping Fu, president and CEO of Geomagic, will be the keynote speakers at Convergence 2009, the Geomagic user conference that explores new applications, best practices and innovation in digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP). Convergence 2009 will be held February 24-26 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Burlingham, an editor-at-large of Inc. magazine, will address the central theme of Small Giants: how innovative companies have pursued greatness over growth. Tom Peters calls Small Giants “a large masterpiece” and Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, says the book “should inspire thousands of entrepreneurs to reject a mantra of growth-for-growth’s sake in favor of a passionate dedication to becoming the absolute best.”
Ping Fu co-founded Geomagic and has led its growth from a start-up to its current place as worldwide DSSP leader. As director of visualization at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Fu initiated and managed the NCSA Mosaic software project that led to Netscape and Internet Explorer. She also developed the software that enabled animators to create special effects for Terminator 2.
Three Days, Three Dimensions
Convergence 2009 – with the theme “Three Days, Three Dimensions” – takes place at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa, a four-diamond facility that’s a short ferry ride away from culturally rich downtown Savannah.
Speakers from around the world will present papers on how Geomagic technology can be used to enable DSSP in a wide range of applications. Complementing the conference will be an exhibition of the latest 3D scanning technologies, demonstrations of new and emerging Geomagic products, and social events that provide the opportunity to network and learn in an informal environment. The event will culminate in a golf tournament at the Westin Savannah Harbor’s The Club course, named one of the four best places to play by Golf Digest.
Call for papers and sponsors
Geomagic users interested in speaking at Convergence 2009 should submit an abstract and biography by December 22. Speakers receive complimentary full registration to Convergence 2009.
A wide variety of sponsorships are available for Convergence 2009 on a first-come, first-served basis. Convergence 2009 sponsors benefit from interaction with leading buyers of DSSP products in an intimate environment.
Early registration discounts
Attendees can receive a $200 discount if they register at http://www.geomagic.com/Convergence2009/ by January 17.
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