*** 3DSNASUG Announcement ***

From: Joe Allison (Joe@SolidConcepts.com)
Date: Tue Mar 09 1999 - 19:24:43 EET


Time is Running Out

....... for the 1999 3D Systems North American Stereolithography Users
Group Conference.

Be sure to register for the 1999 3D Systems North American Stereolithography
User Group Conference and Annual Meeting, May 16-20, 1999 at the
Hyatt Regency, Orlando International Airport, Orlando Florida.

Your registration includes:

* Pre-conference tutorials
* General Session Conference
* Break-out Discussion Groups
* In-session breakfasts, lunches and break snacks
* User's Parts Fair
* World Famous Awards Banquet
* Vendor Fair and Exposition

Before March 15, 1999, register for $400.00
After February 15, 1998, register for $500.00
Register on-site for $600.00

For registration materials, hotel information and conference details, contact:
Joe Allison, 1999 Conference Chairman, 805-257-9300
Guy Bourdeau, 1999 Conference Secretary, 305-380-3806
Patti Brown, 1999 3D Systems Advisor, 805-295-5600
Or download from: http://www.3dsystems.com/events/

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Preliminary Agenda

Sunday - 5/16/99

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Early Registration

Tutorials
        1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
                 Room #1 "Finishing Techniques for Speed and Accuracy" - TBD
                 Room #2 "Understanding Resin Properties" - Thomas Pang,
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
        2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
                Room #1 "RTV Rubber Tooling" - Derek Ellis, Prototech
Engineering
                Room #2 "Advanced Build Techniques" - TBD
        4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
                Room #1 "Epoxy Tooling" - Derek Ellis, Prototech Engineering
                Room #2 "Trouble Shooting Techniques" - TBD

Monday - 5/17/99

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Kickoff Session
                8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
                                 Joe Allison, 1999 3DSNASUG Chair
                9:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Keynote Presentation - Industry
Status/Projections
                                                                Terry Wohlers
                 9:40 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Guest Speaker - Its a Surprise

Morning Break 10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

3D Systems Business Reports
        10:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. 3D Systems Personnel

Lunch Break 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

3D Systems Product Developments
        1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 3D Systems Personnel

Afternoon Break - 3:00 p.m.-3:30 pm

SLA Applications
        3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. "Gradient Materials Via SLA"
                                                         Robert Crockett,
V.R. Gervasi, L.M. Milkowski
                                                        Milwaukee School of
Engineering
        4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. "Transition Towards Functional Prototyping"
                                                         Suresh Jayanthi &
Dave Winmill, Dupont SOMOS
        4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. "SLA-250 Parts Vs Geometric Tolerances:
Quantitative Results"
                                                         Charity
Lynn-Charney and David W. Rosen
                                                         Georgia Institute
of Technology
Evening Break

        6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Parts Fair and Excellence Award Competition
                                             (snacks and hors-doeuvres provided)

Tuesday - 5/18/99

Morning

        7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Process Studies
        8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. "CibaTool Resins - Past, Present and Future"
                                                        Bob Kruger, Ciba
Specialty Chemicals
        9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. "Small Spot Laser Applications"
                        Anthony J. Sexton, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
        9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. "Solid State Lasers on an SLA-500"
                        Bruce Okema, Eagle Design

Morning Break 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Tooling Applications
        10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. " The Effect of Rapid Tooling on Final Part
Properties II"
                                                        Kent Dawson, Georgia
Institute of Technology
        10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. "Electroformed Tooling from SL Models"
                                                        Sean Wise, CEMCOM Corp.
                        Suresh S. Jayanthi, Dupont Somos
        11:15 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. "Design Rules for Stereolithography
Injection Molding Inserts"
                        Jonathan Colton, Anne Palmer,Thomas Cedorge, Yann LeBaut
                        Georgia Institute of Technology
        11:45 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. "Keltool Applications"
                                                        Brad Fox, Rapid
Tooling Technologies

Lunch 12:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Afternoon

Special Interest Group Breakouts
        1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Topics TBD
        
Afternoon Break 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
        
Open Forum Discussion
        2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Moderator: Joe Allison, Solid Concepts

Wish List Generation
        3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Moderator: Joe Allison, Solid Concepts

        3D - Process
        3D - Hardware
        3D - Software
        3D - Other
Evening

        5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Awards Dinner

Wednesday - 5/19/99

Morning

        7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Business Meeting - Moderator: Joe Allison, 1999 3DSNASUG Chair
        
        8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
                * General Business
                * Treasurers Report
                * Election of Officers

Morning Break 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

        10:15 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. "Improving Technology With Experience"
                                                        Dave Flynn, 3D ystems
        10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. "SLA in the development of the Jaguar X200" -
                        Mark Barrington & Richard Bruce, Jaguar
        11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. "Safety Tips"
                                                         Steve Deak, Hasbro

Lunch - 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Afternoon

Breakout Sessions

        1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Breakout Session I
                * Room #1 - "Self Maintenance Tips" - TBD
                * Room #2 - "Software Q&A" - 3D Systems Personnel
                * Room #3 - "SLA 7000 Viewing and Q&A" - 3D Systems Personnel
                * Room #4 - "Hazardous Material Issues" - Fred Steinbuaer,
Prat & Whitney

Afternoon Break 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

        3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - Breakout Session II
                * Room #1 - "Self Maintenance Tips" - TBD
                * Room #2 - "Software Q&A" - 3D Systems Personnel
                * Room #3 - "SLA 7000 Viewing and Q&A" - 3D Systems Personnel
                * Room #4 - "Hazardous Material Issues" - Fred Steinbuaer,
Prat & Whitney

        4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Breakout Session III
                * Room #1 - "Self Maintenance Tips" - TBD
                * Room #2 - "Software Q&A" - 3D Systems Personnel
                * Room #3 - "SLA 7000 Viewing and Q&A" - 3D Systems Personnel
                * Room #4 - "Hazardous Material Issues" - Fred Steinbuaer,
Prat & Whitney

Evening 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Vendor Fair and Exposition

Thursday - 5/20/99

        7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

        Resin Vendor Panel
        8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Thomas Pang
        9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Dupont, TBD
        9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. RPC, Bettina Steinmann

Morning Break 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

        3rd Party Software Vendor Panel
        10:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Solid Concepts, Ray Bradford
        11:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Materialise, Mark Bliek
        11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NEST Technologies, Michael Tsenter

Adjourned - 12:00

Joe Allison
Solid Concepts Inc.
28231 Avenue Crocker #10
Valencia, CA 91355
Tel: (805) 257-9300
Fax: (805) 257-9311
Email: Joe@SolidConcepts.com

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