{"id":718,"date":"2011-04-18T06:14:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T13:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Reporting-From-COFES\/ba-p\/334636"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:01:48","slug":"reporting-from-cofes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/reporting-from-cofes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting From COFES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><A rel=\"attachment wp-att-5369 nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/18\/reporting-from-cofes\/sunset-cofes\/\"><IMG class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5369\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2011\/04\/sunset-cofes.jpg\" alt=\"cofes\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/><EM>The sun sets on COFES 2011<\/EM><BR \/><BR \/>I spent the last few days at the <a href=\"http:\/\/cofes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Congress on the Future of Engineering Software <\/A>(COFES). The agenda promised an interesting mix of thought leadership and discussion by both those close to PLM and those with broader viewpoints on computing, environment and engineering education. <!--more-->While I <A href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dorasmith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">tweeted <\/A>quite a bit during the event, poor wifi didn&#8217;t allow me to share some of the interesting video soundbites I recorded along the way. So stay tuned this week as I get them uploaded and posted here.<BR \/><BR \/>The first one I want to share is with <a href=\"http:\/\/cyonresearch.com\/AboutUs\/OurTeam\/WBradleyHoltz\/tabid\/59\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Brad Holtz<\/A> &#8211; the main man behind this event. He selects the topics and speakers, personally speaks to every attendee ahead of the event to set expectations and pares newbies like me with more seasoned attendees.<BR \/><BR \/><IFRAME width=\"425\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/YMnFzjWTh_0\"><\/IFRAME><BR \/><BR \/>This is the kind of event that challenges all attending to think about where engineering can and should go in the future. With an improving economy, this year&#8217;s event seemed to indicate it is a prime time for big ideas in engineering software. We spent some time discussing mobility in PLM and I&#8217;ll share some of those insights shortly.<BR \/><BR \/>While you wait for my next video, you may also want to read Chris Kelley&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/..\/blog\/2011\/04\/14\/byob-build-your-own-bicycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Build Your Own Bicycle<\/A> post, which is the exact kind of thinking and discussion that goes on at COFES.<BR \/><BR \/>Also, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/17\/cofes-blogs-business-social-media-and-gamification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mark Burhop&#8217;s post on COFES<\/A>. This event was the first time Mark and I met numerous folks we&#8217;ve been conversing with for years on Twitter, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deelip.com\/?p=5839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Deelip Menezes<\/A>. It was great to hear from so many folks how highly they think of Mark &#8211; a man they only knew previously online. It spoke to the power of social networking to establish credibility and trust.<BR \/><BR \/>&#8211; Dora<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sun sets on COFES 2011    I spent the last few days at the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES). 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