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January 28, 2014
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View PTC Live Global 2014 Session Info & Register

  • January 28, 2014
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Please see the highlighted note at the bottom of Margi’s email blast. This note does not appear on the event web site.

John Sillari

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    SindyYoung1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    Already did.
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    lfraley1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    Thank you Sindy!


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    TomLeoboldt1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    Thank you, all signed up.
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    ClayHelberg18-Opal
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    February 6, 2014
    Hi Liz--

    I appreciate how you are trying to get the ball rolling on this. However, I think we need to be careful about judging how much interest there is in a potential new conference based on the number of people who are willing to sign up for Yet Another Social Media list with no details whatsoever to go on.

    I certainly understand that no one has gotten any plans in place, so there aren't any details to give at this point. But keep in mind that the lack of specifics is going to discourage some people from chiming in, people who might be very eager to participate if they knew what they would be getting.

    Maybe a better approach would be to have a discussion about "what would it take to get people to come to a meeting"? The discussion could be informal, on this list, or could be formalized through a survey or something similar. But, if we can develop a manageable list of things that would be in high demand at such a meeting, and then include that in the proposal/planning, you might see a lot more excitement and commitment.

    To get the discussion started, my wish list for an independent Arbortext conference would include the following, at a minimum:


    1) Some kind of PTC representation, even if it's just one or two people, to give a roadmap-type presentation on what's new and what's coming in the pipeline for Arbortext products. Even if the conference had to pay for their travel to get them there, I think it would be worthwhile.

    2) Lots of technical content, tutorials, how-tos, etc. Things like:

    a. ACL programming

    b. Stylesheet development (FOSI and Styler)

    c. ACM/Windchill integration

    d. Publishing Engine configuration

    e. Legacy data migration

    3) Time and infrastructure for networking, even if it's just a designated happy hour at the hotel bar with some cheesy ice-breaker games to get people chatting with each other.

    --Clay
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    lfraley1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    Hi Clay,

    I understand, but having that discussion here: a very limited venue doesn't
    achieve the goal. "Yet another Media Channel" isn't really a giant
    obstacle: if it were important enough, you'd join, just like we all join
    hundreds of websites and social channels every day if we're interested
    enough.

    I'm trying to organize a group where it's open, available and dedicated to
    discussions of holding Arbortext-User Organized events. This list isn't the
    center -- no where is. That's part of the problem.

    I understand your position, but either it's worth it or it's not.

    Liz




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    ksperring1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    Clay,
    To my mind you have hit the nail on the head. A conference which could cover the items you list would definitely be of interest to myself and justify the long haul travel.


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    lfraley1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    Also: Discussions of what it should be are premature at this point. If
    there isn't enough interest to have an event, why spend all the energy
    planning what should be a part of it?


    On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Liz Fraley
    <liz.fraley@single-sourcing.com>wrote:

    > Hi Clay,
    >
    > I understand, but having that discussion here: a very limited venue
    > doesn't achieve the goal. "Yet another Media Channel" isn't really a giant
    > obstacle: if it were important enough, you'd join, just like we all join
    > hundreds of websites and social channels every day if we're interested
    > enough.
    >
    > I'm trying to organize a group where it's open, available and dedicated to
    > discussions of holding Arbortext-User Organized events. This list isn't the
    > center -- no where is. That's part of the problem.
    >
    > I understand your position, but either it's worth it or it's not.
    >
    > Liz
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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    ksperring1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    A low cost virtual point which had tutorials and expert advice etc would be a good starting point. This list certainly covers parts of that, but there are gaps


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    SindyYoung1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014
    I know I would certainly be interested in stylesheet development for styler beyond the basic, ACL programming, and a road map presentation from PTC. With these types of events I could make a business case to attend a conference.

    PTC had the tendency to limit it tutorials/training to entry level or all about Windchill.
    There were some good presentations put on by other adepters (Clay and Liz) just to name a couple but they were limited on time.
    Sindy
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    DanGlenn1-Visitor
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    February 6, 2014

    I'm very late to this thread but I wanted to comment on the following text being added to PTC Live messages being distributed through PTC/USER:


    "*Please note that PTC is not offering any Arbortext or other service topics at the PTC Live Global 2014. PTC continues to investigate new avenues to support that growing user community and encourages Arbortext customers to participate in the online Arbortext Community in the short term."


    This text is being added due to the passionate feedback we received last year when generic PTC Live messages were sent out and Arbortext users went to look at the agenda and found the lack of content and voiced various opinions about being "spammed" by advertisements that did not apply to them. PTC/USER was designed as an integrated community and lacks mechanisms to easily filter content to target groups. It is never our desire "spam" our members so this message was meant to clarify the focus of the event so there would be no misunderstanding. There is a separate Services event that does contain Arbortext content, but still not the content this group is generally looking for.


    Although we do not advertise as a general policy, the PTC Live event is currently our sole source of support and it is in our mutual interest with PTC to promote and drive attendance to the event. While we would very much like to both offer the contentthis groupdesires and not message you with irrelevant information, the clarifying text is the best compromise we can offer today.



    As to the conversation about starting a separate event. I would offer that it's both a matter of getting a critical mass of user interest and a bit of "build it and they will come." PTC/USER was built by a few users like yourselves who organized, gathered and eventually attracted PTC's interest and the interest of our companies. It started slow and was a lot of work by some very dedicated people. PTC/USER would very much like to be part of that journey. Whatever you all need to do to put yourselves together whether it be by Meetup, Facebook, whatever, we'll be happy to support whatever way we can.


    Dan Glenn
    PTC/USER Board of Directors
    Solar Turbines Incorporated

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