final agenda for the 1997 NASUG Conference

From: John Thiell (jthiell@proex.com)
Date: Thu Feb 13 1997 - 21:50:11 EET


Hello everyone! Here is the final agenda for this year's conference. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me through any of the available means seen below.

Thanks and see you in sunny Orlando, FL

1997 North American SLA Users Group
Conference Agenda

Saturday - 2/15/97

12 - 4pm Golf Outing - additional cost ($85/person)
  5 - 8pm Family Barbecue - additional cost ($20/person)

Sunday - 2/16/97

11:30 - 1pm - Early Registration

Tutorials (running from 1-4pm)
SLA part building techniques
beginner - Dave Flynn - Plynetics Express
advanced - Scott Turner - Scicon
        Rubber Molding and Urethane Casting - Derek Ellis - PTE Distribution
        Rapid Tooling Options for Injection Molding
Direct AIM - Paul Decelles - 3D Systems
3D Keltool - Bob Kruger - 3D Systems
Cast Kirksite - Reza Vasseghi - MetalCast Engineering
CEMCOM Ceramic Tooling - Sean Wise - CEMCOM
        Metal Casting Techniques
V-Process - John Watkins - Taylor Pohlman Inc.
Investment Casting - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
Plaster Mold Tooling - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
Sand Casting - Merlin Warner - BarronCast

6 - 9pm - Early Registration and the Poolside Reception

Monday - 2/17/97
Morning
  7:30 continental breakfast & conference registration
  8:00 Welcome and Introductions - John Thiell - Plynetics Express

SLA Applications Presentations
Session Moderator - Elaine Persall - Clemson University
  8:15 Manipulating .stl files on high-end graphics workstations *
Georges Fadel and Stephane Morvan - Clemson University
          8:45 SAMBA - Effective PC to UNIX Connectivity
Ray Bradford - SolidConcepts
  9:00 A Build Style Selection Method for StereoLithography
Joel McClurkin and David Rosen - RP&MI -Georgia Tech
  9:30 Implementing RP&M in an Undergraduate Manufacturing
Systems Engineering Program
Winston Erevelles, Laura Sullivan, and Gwan Lai - GMI EMI
10:00 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
10:30 Optimizing the use of StereoLithography Photopolymers
Bronson Hokuf - DuPont
11:00 Quantification of Downfacing Z-Error (part II)
Kamesh Tata - Plynetics Express
11:30 Creation of Formblocks for Hydroforming
Boris Fritz - Northrop
Lunch - 12 - 1:30pm
Afternoon
3D Systems reports
1:30 - 4:00 3D Systems presentations
Chuck Hull, President - 3D Systems
Art Sims, CEO - 3D Systems
Rich Belanson - Executive Vice President - 3D Systems
Jenine McQuaid - 3D Systems
3:00 ----------------------------------afternoon break---------------------------------------------

4:00 1996 Wish List Summary
Chuck Hull, President - 3D Systems
4:15 Wish List Generation for 1997
Jenine McQuaid - 3D Systems
6:00 adjourn

Evening
6:30 - 8:00 Parts Fair and SLA Excellence Award Competition

Tuesday - 2/18/97
Morning
  7:30 continental breakfast & late conference registration

Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Presentations
session moderator - Dave Flynn - Plynetics Express
  8:00 RP with Ceramics Using Injection Molding and SL *
Elizabeth Judson and Thomas Starr - RP&MI -Georgia Tech
  8:30 Cybertooling : Gateway to Reduce Times and Deliveries
David Crook - CyberForm International
  9:00 Proposal to adopt a NASUG User Mold
Doug VanPutte - Kodak
  9:30 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
10:00 Recent Advances in Rapid Tooling from StereoLithography
 Paul Jacobs - 3D Systems
10:30 Rapid Tooling: The Process and Potential
Tim Plunkett - Formation Limited
11:00 Injection Molding Applications for the Toy Industry *
Steve Deak - Hasbro Toy Group
11:30 Open Forum Discussion of Injection Molding Applications
  Lunch - 12 - 1:30pm
Afternoon
Metal Casting Presentations
session moderator - Clint Atwood - Sandia National Lab
1:30 Liberty Bell Project *
Bob Dzugan - ENTEC & Tom Sorovetz - Chrysler
2:00 Limited Production Investment Cast Parts
Chris McDowell - J&J Professional
2:30 ----------------------------------afternoon continental breakfast

Software, Secondary Processes, and Resins
  8:00 Barroncast - Metal Casting - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
  8:10 Taylor-Pohlman V-Process Metal Casting - John Watkins - TPI
  8:20 Rapid Prototyping Web Watch - Mark Bliek - Materialise USA
  8:30 Update on Materialise software - Mark Bliek - Materialise USA
  8:40 SolidView update - Ray Bradford - SolidConcepts, Inc.
            8:50 Hapco - Jim Elliot - Hapco
  9:00 CGI Laser Scanning - Neal Cronin - CGI
  9:10 Brock Rooney and Associates - Brock Rooney - Brock Rooney & Assoc.
  9:20 Urethane Injection System - Mike Tsenter - DeskArtes
  9:30 RTV and Urethanes - Derek Ellis - PTE Distribution
  9:40 Ciba Epoxy Resins - Ed Clark - Ciba-Geigy
  9:50 Ciba Urethanes - Bill Cleary - Ciba-Geigy
10:00 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
10:20 Allied Signal Resins - Eugene Sitzman - Allied Signal
10:30 MCP Systems - Olinda Rush - MCP Systems
10:40 Update on Productivity Advantages - Dan Mickish - DuPont
Somos(R) Solid Imaging Materials
10:50 Zeneca's Colored Resins - Kevin McAloon - Zeneca
11:00 High Power He-Cd and Reduced Spot Size - Alex Laymon - Liconix
11:10 Metalcast Engineering- Randy Erickson - Metalcast Engineering
11:20 Vacuum Casting Urethanes - Cindy Dekker - MET-L-FLO
11:30 RapidTools Software - André Dolenc - DeskArtes
11:40 Vendor Presentation
11:50 Vendor Presentation
12:00 open forum discussion stemming from the conference in general
12:15 adjourn

John N. Thiell
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Plynetics Express Corp.
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