Tekla North American User Meeting 2012 Kicks Off with Keynote Speaker Ray Napolitan on Thursday, August 15th, 2012.
KENNESAW, GA —June 20, 2012 —Tekla, Inc. has just announced Ray Napolitan will deliver the keynote address at Tekla North American User Meeting 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Napolitan, is President of Vulcraft/Verco Group and also a Vice President at Nucor Corporation.
Mr. Napolitan has over 33 years of experience in manufacturing and construction including a wide variety of technical, operations, sales and leadership roles.
The only event completely dedicated to Tekla’s Users and Partners, the Tekla North American User Meeting is Tekla’s most anticipated event of the year.
General Sessions will address trends in the building and construction industry. The technical sessions and break-out sessions will showcase refinements to the BIM software and dive deep into new features. New this year, API tracks are available to both beginners and experienced users of the API. These API workshops will give participants hints and tips and practical examples relating to Tekla Structures, as well as discuss future development ideas.
Providing access to Tekla’s service team, UM12 also offers attendees the unique opportunity to develop their Tekla Structures skill set and seek advice from experts.
Planned evening events create a relaxed setting for Tekla Users to network with professionals and partners involved with many different facets of the Building and Construction industry.
Other activities at UM12 include:
- A welcome Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, August 15 for our guests to catch up with past attendees, network, explore the exhibit hall, and relax before the meeting begins.
- Special presentations from UM12 sponsors including: Trimble and Peddinghaus.
- New this year, earn PDH (Professioonal Development Hours) with our included API tracks.
- Tekla North America BIM Awards announced at the Thursday BIM Awards Gala. Enjoy dinner, drinks, and live entertainment.
Tekla User Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress resort in Orlando, Florida. Visit the Tekla, Inc. UM12 website for registration and more details at
http://tek.la/um12. Members of the media are invited to attend the keynote presentation and can register by contacting Madeleine Ehrnrooth at
info.us@tekla.com
For additional information, please contact: Brian Raglin, 770.426.5105 x215,
info.us@tekla.com