FIATECH’s 2008 Annual Technology Conference & Showcase to be in New Orleans, March 31

FIATECH’s 2008 Annual Technology Conference & Showcase to be in New Orleans, March 31 – April 2

November 12, 2007, Austin, TX-- FIATECH’s Annual Technology Conference & Showcase, Where the Best Get Better, will be held at the historic Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 31-April 2, 2008. The conference theme is Creating Sustainable Business Value the "Big Easy" Way: Deploying Innovative Technologies and James B. Porter, Jr., Chief Engineer and Vice President, Engineering and Operations at DuPont and Co-Chair of FIATECH’s Board of Directors will chair the event.

“Finding innovative ways to create sustainable business value is one of the key challenges facing our industry today. FIATECH’s conference will showcase available emerging technologies and case studies that demonstrate real business value in real world settings,” explains James Porter.

FIATECH’s Annual Technology Conference & Showcase is geared for leaders who want to implement and deploy currently available and cutting edge technologies to increase business value in their companies. The conference presentations will focus on new, emerging technologies solutions not currently in wide use in the capital projects industry but currently or imminently available. Barry LePatner, author of "Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets", will be one of many featured speakers. Other confirmed presenters are listed on the FIATECH web site at www.fiatech.org. Those interested in speaking opportunities should complete and submit the Call for Presentations available on the web site at www.fiatech.org/events/annconf/08/annconf08call.html by November 21.

The Technology Showcase will be open during the conference and will feature hands-on demonstrations of breakthrough technology solutions. Current exhibitors include Adobe, AVEVA, Bentley Systems, Intergraph, Meridian Systems, Metegrity, OnTrack Engineering and Skire.

Sponsors to date include Burns & Roe, Dow, DuPont, Adobe, Bentley Systems, Metegrity, OnTrack Engineering and Skire. For more information on exhibit or sponsor opportunities contact Tara Wilson at twilson@eventsiagroup.com or 713.337.1600.

Registration at www.fiatech.org/events/annconf/08/annconf08reg.html is open and early bird discounts are available until March 7, 2008. Group registrations are also available and FIATECH members receive a discount.

FIATECH (www.fiatech.org) is an industry consortium that provides global leadership in identifying and accelerating the development, demonstration and deployment of fully integrated and automated technologies to deliver the highest business value throughout the life cycle of all types of capital projects.

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