LOVELAND, Colorado, June 29, 2015 – Longview Advisors, organizers of the annual 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (3DCIC), is proud to announce its 2015 event, which will be held October 28-29 at the Marriott Westfields at the Dulles Airport in Washington DC.  CIC 2015 will be co-located with CIMdata’s highly-regarded PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Community. The theme of this year’s CIC event is “Enabling MBE in Enterprise PLM”. Longview Advisors is co-producing CIC 2015 with Jennifer Herron of Action Engineering.

This year’s CIC will be focused on the Aerospace and Defense industry, but remains, as always, highly pertinent to mechanical and systems engineers in the Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Medical, Industrial Equipment and other discrete manufacturing industries.  Now in its twelfth year, CIC is the only vendor-neutral event addressing collaboration and interoperability in manufacturing and business communications. CIC has become a yearly barometer of the state of collaboration and interoperability strategy, technology and solutions across all sectors of discrete manufacturing. Visit the CIC website ( www.3DCIC.com) to learn more about the event. 

Day 1, October 28: CIMData – PLM Road Map for Aerospace & Defense

With 25 years of history, CIMdata’s PLM Road Map events ( http://www.cimdata.com/en/events/plm-conferences) have the reputation of being the must-attend events for PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the A&D industry germinate and take root.

Day 2, October 29: CIC – Enabling a Model-Based Enterprise

CIC is dedicated to fostering and improving collaboration and interoperability throughout the product lifecycle.  The international event gives attendees a unique opportunity to network, learn and strategize with thought leaders from a broad array of commercial and defense industries, as well as with representatives from government. This year, the congress will focus on the future of a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE). Join users and technology experts to find out the very latest in the MBE and MBD (Model-Based Definition).

Presentations and audio from past CIC events are available at ( www.3DCIC.com). 

About Longview Advisors: Longview Advisors Inc. provides consulting services in the business, technology and application of 3D technology in product lifecycle management. For more information, please visit ( www.longviewadvisors.com). To find out more about participating in CIC, or for information on corporate sponsorship, please visit: ( www.3DCIC.com). 

About Cimdata: CIMdata provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies. CIMdata works with industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit  www.CIMdata.com.

Jennifer Herron, MSCE & BSME, is the Owner/Principal of Action Engineering, a consultancy that specializes in 3D CAD Model-Based Design. She promotes proper modeling techniques, 3D PMI, and 3D tolerance schemas, in order to achieve return on the model-based investment and to re-use CAD solid models in as many downstream applications as possible.  She offers model-based documentation education seminars, MIL-STD-31000A schema and modeling best practice training, as well as planning consulting services for Model-Based Engineering implementation. To learn more about Action Engineering’s services, visit www.action-engineering.com.