OpenDWG Alliance Appoints Evan Yares as Executive Director

From: Yakov Horenstein (yakov@planet.it)
Date: Tue Sep 15 1998 - 15:30:15 EEST


    OpenDWG Alliance Appoints Evan Yares as Executive Director; Executive

            Director Position Marks Milestone for Growth of Alliance

                           (Business Wire; 09/14/98)

 SEATTLE (Sept. 14) BUSINESS WIRE -Sept. 14, 1998--The OpenDWG Alliance
announced today that Evan Yares has been selected as executive director for
the Alliance, a group of more than 3,500 members working towards open
standards for the CAD industry.

Creating the executive director position marks a milestone in the growth of
the Alliance, and is expected to provide an integral component in the
leadership of the organization.

"Evan Yares brings a breadth of experience and knowledge to the position of
executive director that is unmatched elsewhere in the industry," said
OpenDWG Alliance Chairman Asa Trainer. "With Mr. Yares and the Board of
Directors working closely together, I am confident the organization will
make great progress in promoting the DWG file format as an open standard
for exchange of CAD data."

As executive director, Mr. Yares will manage the growth and direction of
the Alliance with the guidance of the Board of Directors and Alliance
members. An overall goal is to move the Alliance forward, improving
communication with OpenDWG Alliance members and the CAD community at large.

"Open standards in the CAD industry benefit vendors and end users alike. I
am pleased to be working with the OpenDWG Alliance, to further these
objectives and work toward creating a common voice in our industry," said
OpenDWG Alliance Executive Director Evan Yares.

Yares is currently the president of The CAD Society and principal
consultant for the Yares Organization, a CAD consulting firm. A
contributing editor for Computer Graphics World and Cadalyst, Yares has
held positions with Design Automation Systems, CADD Source Inc., and
Process Control Inc. He has been published in PC Week, PC Magazine, Byte
Magazine, Architectural and Engineering Systems Magazine and many other
industry publications. Yares speaks often at CAD industry trade shows and
conferences.

Established in February 1998, the OpenDWG Alliance is an association of
more than 3,500 members committed to the promotion of the DWG file format
used by Autodesk AutoCAD as an open standard for exchange of CAD drawing
data. Companies interested in information about OpenDWG Alliance
membership, the OpenDWG Toolkit/Viewkit, or on the Alliance and its
activities, may visit the Alliance Web site at http://www.opendwg.org.
Questions or comments may be sent via email to feedback@opendwg.org, or
through standard channels at 1420 Fifth Ave., 22nd Floor, Seattle, WA
98101, 206/224-5655 (phone), 206/224-2880 (fax).

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