Aug 15 - Nemetschek Scia Launches 6th International User Contest

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Nemetschek Scia Launches 6th International User Contest

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HERK-DE-STAD, Belgium, Aug 15, 2008 - Together with the Nemetschek Engineering Group, the construction software developer Scia, with its headquarters in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium, gives the starting shot for the sixth edition of its International User Contest. All construction projects designed with software from the Nemetschek Engineering Group are accepted. Over the years, this User Contest has become a famous event which users look forward to and that gets a lot of credit from the international press.

Novelties

This sixth edition will be more international than ever and has a wider-ranging scoop this year: the User Contest is open to all customer projects that make use of the software programs from the larger Nemetschek Engineering Group, especially Scia, Allplan, Frilo and Glaser. That is also why this contest has a new name: the “Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009”. This year there are also other novelties such as the new contest categories and the increased prize money.

Contest categories

Jean-Pierre Rammant, CEO of Nemetschek Scia, explains: “As usual the User Contest has a number of categories in which construction projects can participate. Since all customers of the Nemetschek Engineering Group as a whole can take part, the categories are extended to:

CAE - Constructive elements
CAE - Housing and buildings
CAE - Civil works
CAE - Industrial buildings and plants
CAE - Special projects
CAD - Engineering and buildings
CAD - Engineering, engineering works and special structures”

He continues, “Of course it is possible to submit more than one project. A professional international jury will evaluate the projects on originality, level of difficulty, technical level and the application of the used software. The 2007 edition was a great success and attracted as much as 99 participating projects from 11 countries. With the launch of 2009 we aim to attract even more participants from even more countries.”

Advantages for the participants

This contest offers all participants a unique chance to show the world the result of their technical knowledge and professional skill since the results will be published in the splendid ‘Nemetschek Engineering User Contest Book’. As many as 13,000 copies will be printed and distributed. Nominated and winning projects will be sent on to the international press for publication in magazines and on the Internet; they are distributed in more than 50,000 newsletters in 5 languages and are mentioned on the websites of the Nemetschek Engineering Group. Moreover, the winning project in every of the 7 categories will be rewarded with a cheque to the value of 1,250€.

Taking part in the contest

Participating is simple since most of the projects have already been elaborated by the customer and as a result most of the work is already done. The participant only has to send his project description electronically to Nemetschek Scia, the contest coordinator. The closing date for entries is November 30, 2008. More practical information and information on registering can be found on the ‘Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009 website’ - http://www.scia-online.com/contest.

About Nemetschek Scia

Founded in 1974, Nemetschek Scia is a software company headquartered in Belgium, which develops, markets and supports software products for structural engineering and structural analysis in the construction market. Scia's software is typically used to design buildings, bridges, and other complex engineering structures.

Scia is a member of the globally active Nemetschek Group. Together with Scia, Allplan, Graphisoft, VectorWorks, MAXON and many other companies like Frilo & Glaser, this organization is the world’s leading IT company in AEC for the design, construction and management of buildings and real estate.

Scia is also the market leader for structural analysis and structural engineering in the Benelux and the Czech and Slovak Republics. Scia maintains an international network of branches and distribution partners in 16 countries. Its products are available in 10 different languages and have sold over 8,000 licenses to more than 5,000 clients in over 50 countries.

For more information, visit http://www.scia-online.com.

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