CAD Society Launches Membership Campaign at COFES
 SCOTTSDALE,
AZ, Apr 11, 2008 - The CAD Society, the industry association of CAD users,
announced today its new campaign to boost membership, offering new members
thousands of dollars in possible discounts on software, hardware, training,
publications and events. The campaign kick-off begins at the
COFES 2008
event held in Scottsdale, AZ, April 10th-13th.
"The response from software vendors and other services in support of us
has been tremendous,” says new CAD Society President Michael McGrath. “This
translates into very generous discounts to members.”
For the first time, members of the CAD Society benefit from an entire
catalog of CAD-related products and hardware at greatly reduced prices. New
members receive discounts on HP workstation and plotter hardware, as well as
on a wide variety of software packages, including Solid Edge, Rhinoceros,
VersaCAD, Innovate3D, CADtalent.com and CADnection, CAD Society members also find savings
on online training from OpenCAD or I*Get*It, or publication subscriptions,
like CADCAMNet.
The membership drive is just one of McGrath’s new initiatives to
revitalize the twenty-year-old professional organization. A re-vamped
Society website is due to launch this spring, with added amenities such as
user forums, software tutorials and advice, member networking, and a CAD wiki.
“These web site improvements will not only
foster more of a dialogue among members, it will also provide a wealth of
resources for professionals who make their living using CAD-related
technologies,” says McGrath.
The CAD Society has consistently
appeared at The Congress of the Future of Engineering Software (COFES)
meeting, where an awards dinner announces the Society’s three annual
winners.
This year, the CAD Society’s Leadership
award goes to Autodesk CEO, Carl Bass for his promotion of sustainable
design; its Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the career of Mike Riddle,
programmer of early PC-based CAD applications; and Evan Yares receives the
Joe Greco Community Award for CAD-user advocacy.
Annual fees for individual professionals is $40, while students showing
proof of university ID can receive entry for only $20. Corporate fellowships
start at $250.
About The CAD Society
The CAD Society is a not-for-profit industry association with the goal of
fostering community and encouraging open communication among those who make
their living within the CAD industry including AEC, mechanical,
manufacturing, and GIS. The CAD Society is dedicated to creating an
informative community and improving the tools its members employ in order to
get their jobs done. This is achieved by providing an open forum of
communication, which helps to illuminate the practices of industry vendors.
It has been a leader in creating interoperability guidelines that encourage
software vendors to develop applications that can openly share data.
For more information, visit
www.cadsociety.org.
About COFES
The ninth annual Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES),
meets at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz., April 10-13, 2008.
COFES, a mainstay event of the engineering software industry, provides an
intensive conference atmosphere where private and public discussions are
held. Attendees are executives, end users, CAD and PLM vendors, analysts,
and members of the press who work together to define the newest business
issues of engineering technologies.
COFES is an invitation-only event. To find out more information and to
request an invitation, please visit
www.cofes.com.
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