Construction Project Management Experts to Speak at Meridian Systems User Conference
Technology demonstrations and executive interviews to be chaired by Scott Shuster, McGraw-Hill Construction/ENR consulting editor and conference facilitator
FOLSOM, Calif. (April 4, 2007) – Meridian Systems, a provider of enterprise project management software for optimizing capital projects, programs and facilities, announced today the speaker lineup for its 2007 User Conference General Session program. Taking place April 24-26 in San Diego, Calif., the 3-day customer event will be held at the Hyatt La Jolla at Aventine. Complete conference details are available at: http://www.meridiansystems.com.
Conference attendees will enjoy three general sessions chaired by McGraw-Hill Construction/ENR consulting editor Scott Shuster. Highlights include a Meridian and Trimble executive interview, technology demonstrations by Meridian technical staff, a panel discussion featuring construction CIO’s, best practices on implementing project management technology, and a panel discussion on 3rd party technologies that extend Meridian solutions. See below for session details and speakers:
Tuesday, April 24, 8:30am – 12:00pm
Meridian Executive Interview – Meridian Strategy Past, Present, and Future
- John Bodrozic, President and Cofounder, Meridian Systems
- Bryn A. Fosburgh, Vice President and General Manager, Engineering & Construction Group, Trimble
How Prolog 2007 Delivers Business Value – Product Demonstration by Meridian Staff
A Decade of Project Management Technology – Prolog CIO Panel
- Mark Federle, CIO, The Weitz Company
- Phil Go, CIO, Barton Malow
- Mark Liew, Sr. Vice President and CIO, Hathaway Dinwiddie
Improving Project Team Productivity Across the Enterprise - Proliance Demonstration by Meridian Staff
The Value of Enterprise Project Management – Proliance Customer Panel
- Burcin Becerik, Information Systems and Management Consultant, CDM
- Petter Melau, Business Technology Consultant, Baptist Health South Florida
- Agnes Otto, Associate Vice President and Director, Client Technology Solutions, HNTB
The Impact of Underlying Technologies on Meridian Future Products – Technology Demonstration by Meridian Staff
Wednesday, April 25, 8:30am – 10:30am
The Role of Integration in Prolog’s Future – The NEW Gateway Strategy
Extending Meridian Solutions Through Value Added Technology Partners – Partner Panel
- Eric de Jaeger, Director, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Corporation
- Josh Kanner, CEO, Vela Systems
- Jim Lennertz, President, Morpheus Technology Group
- Ron Perkins, Business Development Manager, Adenium Systems
- Woodie Rush, Vice President Corporate Development, Plan Express
- Lance Tressler, President and Co-founder, Dimension 5 Solutions, Inc.
Implementing Project Management Technology – Best Practices Interview Featuring
- Kristine K. Fallon, President, Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc.
How Meridian Service Products Accelerate Implementations and Improve Project Visibility –Business Intelligence Demonstration by Meridian Staff
Thursday, April 26, 8:30am – 9:30am
Prolog Integration Case Study Presentation – Adenium Systems and Austin Commercial
- Doug Bower, CEO, Adenium Systems
- Fred Cardenas, Project Administrator, Austin Commercial
In its tenth year, the Meridian Systems User Conference also offers attendees a partner exhibit pavilion to showcase its conference sponsors - ten Meridian ISV partner organizations offering a variety of technologies that extend the value of Meridian solutions:
Gold Sponsor
- Adenium Systems
Silvers Sponsors
- Dimension 5 Solutions
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Morpheus Technology Group
- Plan Express
- Vela Systems
Exhibitor Sponsors
- Advanced Software Integrations
- Construction Imaging Systems
- Event 1 Software
- Jumpstart Wireless
About Meridian Systems
Construction project management software from Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), allows building owners, construction and engineering firms, and government agencies to efficiently manage their capital projects, programs and facilities. Meridian has become the market share leader for project management and collaboration software by Constructech magazine,1 and by the CFMA among general contractors larger than $101 million in revenue.2 For more information, call Meridian Systems at (800) 850 2660, or visit: www.meridiansystems.com/pr040407.
1Statistics excerpted from the 2006 National Construction-Technology survey, Constructech Magazine.
2CFMA’s 2006 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry, sixth edition with the permission of the Construction Financial Management Association, Princeton, NJ, (609) 452 8000.
Media Contact
Sue Watkins, Director of Marketing
(916) 294 2136,
swatkins@meridiansystems.com
