QUAKERTOWN, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ --

    EVENT:   Synergis Engineering Design Solutions Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
             Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) Grand Opening Event &
             Open House. The event includes educational sessions, networking
             opportunities, meals, raffle prizes and giveaways.

    WHERE:   Synergis Engineering Design Solutions, 140 Maffet Street,
             Wilkes-Barre, PA

    HOW:     Register online at www.synergis.com or over the telephone at
             800-836-5440

    WHEN:    Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 8:30am - 4:30pm.  Complimentary
             breakfast and lunch served. Attendees can stay for an hour or all
             day.

    COST:    Free to all Autodesk software users.

    DETAILS:

-- Throughout the day of the Open House, Synergis Engineering Design Solutions will host complimentary educational sessions delivered by key Synergis Engineering Design Solutions and Autodesk experts to honor the grand opening of the new Authorized Training Center location in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The center meets the increased demand for training from the active community of design professionals in the Northern Pennsylvania region to ensure they achieve maximum productivity, a competitive business advantage and high return on investment from their Autodesk software.

-- Divided by two industry tracks, manufacturing and AEC, sessions will emphasize Synergis Engineering Design Solutions' support of the local design community and highlight and compare the functionality and feature sets of the latest Autodesk software solutions, in an effort to lead participants to higher productivity.

    -- A full line up of Grand Opening sessions can be viewed below:



                       AEC                       Manufacturing

                                           Introducing the Synergis
                                           Manufacturing Team -- CAD
                                           Geeks at Your Service
                                           (Jennifer Zavacky,
                                           Synergis Sales & Marketing
                                           Director, Manufacturing
    8:30 -                                 Solutions)
    9:00am                                 Training Room
                 AutoCAD for
                 Architecture vs. Revit
                 (Jim Law & Bill           Digital Prototyping Demo --
                 Knittle, Synergis         How Can Your Organization be
                 Building Solutions        "Best-in-Class"(Walt
                 Engineers)Conference      Bednarz, Synergis
                 Room                      Manufacturing Solutions
    9:00 -                                 Engineer)
    10:00am                                Training Room

                                           AutoCAD for Manufacturing --
                                           New Features and Hidden Gems
                                           in AutoCAD and AutoCAD
                                           Mechanical
                                           (Jim Swain, Synergis Manufacturing
    10:30 -                                Solutions Engineer)
    11:30am                                Training Room

    11:30am -
    1:30pm                                 Lunch

                                           Introducing the Synergis
                                           Manufacturing Team -- CAD
                                           Geeks at Your
                                           Service(Jennifer Zavacky,
                                           Synergis Sales & Marketing
    1:30 -       AutoCAD Land Desktop      Director, Manufacturing
    2:00pm       vs. AutoCAD Civil 3D      Solutions) Conference Room
                 (Bill Frederick,
                 Synergis Director of      Define the Function Before
                 Infrastructure            the Form.  Leveraging the
                 Solutions, & Jason        Autodesk Inventor Design
                 Slocum, Synergis          Accelerator(Bob Reid,
                 Infrastructure            Synergis Manufacturing
    2:00 -       Solutions Engineer)       Solutions Engineer)
    3:00pm       Training Room             Conference Room

                                           It's Alive in the Lab!  An
                                           Overview of New Technology
                                           for Manufacturers, available
                                           now on Autodesk Labs(Walt
                                           Bednarz, Synergis
                                           Manufacturing Solutions
    3:30 -                                 Engineer)
    4:30pm                                 Conference Room

About Synergis Engineering Design Solutions

Synergis Engineering Design Solutions, an independent division of Synergis Technologies, Inc., is among the most elite of the Autodesk Value Added Resellers for Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Building Solutions. Synergis Engineering Design Solutions holds privileged recognition as an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider (PSP), Autodesk's highest level of certification, for the expertise, training and services it provides for the manufacturing, civil engineering and academic communities. Companies in manufacturing, government, AEC, and related industries turn to Synergis Engineering Design Solutions for available to ensure their maximum productivity, competitive business advantage, and return on investment. Synergis provides onsite customized and classroom training, taught by Autodesk certified experts, at eight convenient locations, six of which are Autodesk Authorized Training Centers, throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. For more information on the Engineering Design Solutions Division, visit www.synergis.com or call 800-836-5440.

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Web site: http://www.synergis.com/