Wednesday, September 23, 2026
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
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8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
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Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
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RUG Introduction & Welcome, Irvin Vazquez, Textron Aviation
Irvin Vazquez
Applications Engineer
Textron Aviation
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
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9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
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Session 1 - Accelerating Aerospace Certification with 3DEXPERIENCE, James Carr, GoEngineer
Aerospace suppliers face increasing pressure to demonstrate compliance while managing growing program complexity. In this session, we'll explore a model-based a...
James Carr
Enterprise PLM solutions Leader
GoEngineer
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
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10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
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Session 2 - 3DX Users CATIA V5 Data, Casey Shinkle, Shinkle Consulting
In this presentation, I’ll share a real-world project completed through my small startup company, where I designed manufacturing tooling for a local aerospace s...
Casey Shinkle
Design Engineer
Shinkle Consulting Group
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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Break
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Session 3 - Transition to 3DX; JC Dixon, Textron Aviation
My session will be an overview of Textron Aviation’s phased approach transition from multiple CAD and PLM systems to 3DX. I will focus on the completion of the...
JC Dixon
Engineering Application Specialist
Textron Aviation
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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Session 4 - 3DX Experiences, Andy Marks, Boeing
Andy Marks
MS&B Digital Transformation Senior Manager
Boeing
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Check In & Lunch-Sponsored By: Textron Aviation, WSU/NIAR, Dassault Systemes
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
CDT
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1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
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RUG Introduction & Welcome, Irvin Vazquez, Textron Aviation
Irvin Vazquez
Applications Engineer
Textron Aviation
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
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1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
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Session 1 - Building Industry-Ready Skills with Dassault Systèmes Certifications, Ian Pilner, Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes certifications provide a structured way to validate practical skills across engineering, design, simulation, manufacturing, systems engineerin...
Ian Pilner
NAM Partner Sales Specialist
Dassault Systèmes
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
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2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
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Session 2 - Addressing Ambiguous Specifications for Relational Design & Templates CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE 2026X, Lee Encapera, Dassault Systèmes
CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE Design provides best in class relational modeling capabilities that leverage a flexible specification driven modeling kernel, enabling adapta...
Lee Encapera
NAM Sales Ops Excellence Expert
Dassault Systèmes
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Break-End of Day
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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HAMR Tour