Infrastructure Symposium
Monday, November 26, 2012
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
The Infrastructure Symposium and the special interest breakout sessions for transportation, land planning, water, and electric and gas utilities will provide peer networking opportunities across owners and operators and the ecosystem of engineering, design, and construction firms who are focused on supporting infrastructure segments. Join the Symposium to learn, connect, and explore.
Note: You do not need to register for the Autodesk University 2012 conference to attend the Infrastructure Symposium. If you have already registered for AU 2012, and want to add the symposium to your registration, call 888-371-1722 (toll-free in the United States and Canada) or +1-415-446-7717 between 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Pacific time. Mention the registration code INFSYM2012.
Monday, November 26, 2012
| 10:00 a.m. | Symposium Badges Available | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | – | 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:00 p.m. | – | 1:55 p.m. | General Session: Mandalay Bay, Ballroom D |
| 2:00 p.m. | – | 3:00 p.m. | Session 1: Breakout Sessions |
| 3:00 p.m. | – | 3:15 p.m. | Break/Networking |
| 3:15 p.m. | – | 4:30 p.m. | Session 2: Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. | – | 5:30 p.m. | Session 3: Breakout Sessions |
| 5:30 p.m. | – | 7:00 p.m. | Networking Reception and Product Updates |
General Session
12:00 p.m.
Join us for an exciting General Session as we explore the future for those who design and build the world's infrastructure.
- Welcome Address, Lisa Campbell, vice president of industry strategy and marketing, Autodesk
- Executive Panel Discussion: Defining the Role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Business-Critical Processes
- Dan Campbell, graphics planner, City of Vancouver, BC
- Arnold Fry, Duke Energy
- Cory Dippold, Hatch Mott McDonald
- Keith Warren, VTN Consulting
- Game Changers: Technology That Transforms Business
- Moderator: Jerry Labay, senior marketing program manager, Autodesk
- Pete Southwood, geospatial technical specialist, Autodesk
- Justin Lokitz, product manager, Autodesk
- James Wedding, solutions engineer, Autodesk
- Integrating to Enterprise Asset Management: Defining Your Challenges and Needs
- Moderator: Alex H. von Svoboda, engineering, natural resources, and infrastructure (ENI) civil infrastructure business line manager, Autodesk
- Jack Strongitharm, ENI civil infrastructure industry solutions manager, Autodesk
Breakout Sessions
The Autodesk University Infrastructure Symposium includes three special-interest breakout sessions for electric and gas utilities, transportation, water, and land planning.
Electric & Gas Utility
Join focused discussions and presentations to learn, connect, and explore transmission, distribution, and substation topics, including model-based design, 3D visualization and collaboration, engineering data management, and more.
- See presentations from your peers on improved design efficiencies and workflows, on integration of Autodesk® technology in enterprise environments, and on how incorporating intelligent modeling and the cloud help to transform business.
- From panels to roundtable discussions and one-on-one interactions, engage in conversations that help you get to know your peers and share your unique business challenges.
- Explore transformative technologies and solutions for conceptual design, model-based design, visualization, collaboration, and more. Join technical discussions to discover best practices and identify technology needs.
| Session 1 | 2:00 p.m. | – | 3:00 p.m. | Electric Utility Project Updates |
| Gas Industry Thought Leaders Discuss Requirements for Intelligent Models | ||||
| 3:00 p.m. | – | 3:15 p.m. | Networking Break | |
| Session 2 | 3:15 p.m. | – | 4:30 p.m. |
Roundtables and Workflow Discussions
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| Session 3 | 4:30 p.m. | – | 5:30 p.m. | Existing Conditions: Creating an Accurate Basemap, Jeff Saunders, Autodesk |
| Design Lifecycle: Changing Landscape and Requirements, Jeff Saunders and Justin Lokitz, Autodesk |
Transportation
Join focused discussions and presentations to learn, connect, and explore road and rail topics, including how BIM for infrastructure is helping to transform the way the industry does business.
- See presentations from your peers on innovative workflows, on integration of Autodesk technology in enterprise environments, and on how incorporating BIM and the cloud help to transform business.
- From panels to roundtable discussions and one-on-one interactions, engage in conversations that help you get to know your peers and share your unique business challenges.
- Explore transformative technologies and solutions for conceptual design, model-based design, visualization, collaboration, and more. Join technical discussions to discover best practices and identify technology needs.
| Session 1 | 2:00 p.m. | – | 3:00 p.m. | BIM for Infrastructure: Rail Discussion, Jack Strongitharm, Autodesk |
| 3:00 p.m. | – | 3:15 p.m. | Networking Break | |
| Session 2 | 3:15 p.m. | – | 4:30 p.m. | Technology Futures with a Roads and Highways Focus, Nick Zeeben, Autodesk |
| Session 3 | 4:30 p.m. | – | 5:30 p.m. | Part 1: BIM for Infrastructure Panel Discussion, Eric Cylwick, Sundt Construction; Cristian Otter, Brejin B.V; Jordy Browers, Geonius; Jeroen Tishauser, Volker InfraDesign |
| Part 2: Technology Preview—Reality Capture, Elmer Bol, Autodesk |
Water
Join focused discussions and presentations to learn, connect, and explore topics on water/wastewater utilities, water resources, and water treatment, including how BIM for infrastructure is helping to transform the way the industry does business.
- See presentations from your peers on innovative workflows that led to improved project outcomes, on integration of Autodesk technology in enterprise environments, and on how incorporating BIM and the cloud help to transform business.
- From panels to roundtable discussions and one-on-one interactions, engage in conversations that help you get to know your peers and share your unique business challenges.
- Explore transformative technologies and solutions for conceptual design, model-based design, visualization, collaboration, and more. Join technical discussions to discover best practices and identify technology needs.
| Session 1 | 2:00 p.m. | – | 3:00 p.m. | Challenges for Water Distribution and Treatment in a Changing World |
| 3:00 p.m. | – | 3:15 p.m. | Networking Break | |
| Session 2 | 3:15 p.m. | – | 4:30 p.m. | Water Innovation in Action: Customer Projects for the New Water Economy, Wesley Vaden, Sundt Construction |
| Session 3 | 4:30 p.m. | – | 5:30 p.m. | Roundtable and panel discussion |
Land Planning
Join focused discussions and presentations to learn, connect, and explore topics on small-scale planning efforts or citywide, large-scale urban planning, including the convergence of CAD, GIS, and BIM for creating intelligent city models.
- See presentations from your peers on innovative workflows that led to improved project outcomes, on integration of Autodesk technology in enterprise environments, and on how incorporating BIM and the cloud help to transform business.
- From panels to roundtable discussions and one-on-one interactions, engage in conversations that help you get to know your peers and share your unique business challenges.
- Explore transformative technologies and solutions for land planning, conceptual design, model-based design, visualization, collaboration, and more. Join technical discussions to discover best practices and identify technology needs.
| Session 1 | 2:00 p.m. | – | 3:00 p.m. | Where's the Data? Data Sources to Create Comprehensive Infrastructure Models, Justin Lokitz, Autodesk |
| 3:00 p.m. | – | 3:15 p.m. | Networking Break | |
| Session 2 | 3:15 p.m. | – | 4:30 p.m. | Best Practices in Integrated Land Planning Workflows, City of Vancouver, BC |
| Session 3 | 4:30 p.m. | – | 5:30 p.m. | Planning Today's Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future, Keith Warren, VTN |