ODA Announces ODA World Conference Agenda and Keynote Speaker

The Open Design Alliance (ODA) announces the agenda and keynote speaker for the ODA World Conference 2009.

The conference agenda includes a keynote presentation by Bjørn Stangeland, co-CEO of buildingSMART, speaking on Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology.

Throughout the multi-day conference, discussions will also be presented by third-parties on Spatial 3D ACIS® Modeler, Siemens PLM Software D-Cubed, Tech Soft 3D HOOPS®, and Redway3d® Redsdk. ODA development staff will provide in-depth presentations on DWGdirect™, DGNdirect™, DWGdirect.NET, and other ODA platform components, including technical training and discussions on strategic planning.

When asked about his upcoming keynote address at the conference, Bjørn Stangeland of buildingSMART commented, “Both the ODA and buildingSMART are international alliances aimed at the development and promotion of open standards. I am looking forward to presenting the buildingSMART alliance and exploring a deeper cooperation.”

“We are very pleased with the agenda because it underlines the strength and versatility of the ODA platform,” stated Arnold van der Weide, President of the ODA. He added, “We are encouraged by the number of attendees who have registered for this event and expect more to register now the definite agenda is published.”

The ODA World Conference will be held in Leiden, The Netherlands, April 27 – 29. For complete conference agenda details, see http://www.opendesign.com/agenda