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http://pages.mscsoftware.com/aero2010.html AERONAUTICA MILITARE Italian since more than 80 years is an Aeronautica armed force serving the Country to defend and Italian citizens. 365 Militare days at year, 24 hours a day “Arma Azzurra” people and resources look For further information contact: [email protected] Italiana out and operates in the homeland and abroad to guarantee national air space security, to guarantee support to Italian foreign political innovation fax: +390432576727 initiatives and also as whole Italy solidarity ambassador. ocesss ENAC - THE ITALIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY, regulatory body of air Conference attendance is free, but on invitation only. transport activities in Italy, has been established on 25th July 1997 by Legislative Decree no. 250/97. ENAC, which comprises in a single body competences formerly carried out by three distinct entities, such

as Direzione Generale dell’Aviazione Civile (Directorate General of conference Event Location Civil Aviation), Registro Aeronautico Italiano (Italian Airworthiness Authority) and Ente Nazionale Gente dell’Aria (National Body for Airmen), deals Accademia Aeronautica Ente Nazionale Per L’aviazione civile with the various regulatory aspects of the air transport system, and is committed to performing monitoring functions in relation to the Via San Gennaro Agnano n. 30 enforcement of the adopted rules and to regulating the administrative and economical issues deriving from the system itself. 80078 POZZUOLI (NA) IBM’s mission is to be a partner in innovation, helping companies and institutions develop infrastructure, processes and new models of Coordinates : 40° 49’ 17,9” N ; 14° 08’ 27,7” E business aimed towards growth and competitiveness. IBM, which has always been a player of the Information Technology market, has continuosly strengthened its commitment to developing the most advanced technologies. At the same time, IBM turns to clients with an oFer in which the hardware, software and service components are harmonized in the broadest concept of solution that creates and transfers value: in the context of the organization dedicated to services, which represents more than 50% of global personnel, consultancy has an increasingly important role. A Finmeccanica Company NAFEMS is an independent not-for-pro4t body with the sole aim of promoting the safe and reliable use of engineering simulation methods such as 4nite element analysis, multi-body system dynamics and computational Juid dynamics. One of the central aims of NAFEMS is to examine the educational and training needs for all those involved in engineering analysis and simulation, and to create awareness and deliver appropriate education and training. Since its inception in 1983, NAFEMS has become the most important vendor neutral international membership association of more than 950 companies from all over the world; owned by its members, NAFEMS supports itself by subscriptions. with the patronage of: in collaboration with: MIMOS (Italian Modelling & Simulation Association) has been created in 2000 by a group of Italian operators in the modelling, simulation, and virtual reality 4elds, which agreed on the opportunity to exchange experiences, increasing the knowledge and the information Closing date for registrations is Thursday, April 30 dissemination. It is achieved by means of internet, papers, workshops, On receipt of your completed registration we will send you by e-mail attendance con! rmation and and meetings, facilitating knowledge among Industry, University and Institutions, giving the opportunity to cooperate and transfer Ente Nazionale Per Lʼaviazione civile logistics instructions. technological issues, and by partnership with the most relevant international Associations in the sector. VIRTUAL TEST and ENGINEERING SIMULATION

Virtual Test and Engineering Simulation are converging today towards the concept of “Virtual Validation”: a further improvement in engineer- ing business process integrating virtual and real test and aimed to validate full product behavior and performances aligned with expected design goals. th th In the past few years enlarged emphasis from manufacturers Thursday May 06 “Executive Sessions” Friday May 07 “Technology Sessions” has been dedicated to VT&ES Technologies representing the natural evolution of Digital Product Design from Form&Fit geometry virtualization to Functionality& Time Session Title Speaker/Chairman Time Session Title Speaker/Chairman Performance virtualization. 09:30 Welcome Academy Commander 09:15 Technology landscape opening Andrea Cantarutti, Gen. B.A. Umberto Baldi MSC.Software Aerospace Director Virtual Validation is the further step PLM Industry is 09:35 MSC.Software opening Dominic Gallello, CEO MSC.Software 09:20 European Parliament Transportation On. Antonio Cancian - Member of European Parliament (Transportation - 09:50 Alenia Aeronautica Executive overview Giovanni Bertolone, CEO Alenia Aeronautica Commission remarks facing today. Such step is completing Functionality& Industry & Research Commissions) Performance analysis joining together product 10:05 IndustryInnovationTrends- Nicola Ciniero, IBM Italia Spa General Manager 09:40 MSC.Software Technology update Bert Knops, MSC.Software Vice President ESS IBM Perspective insights coming from both Simulation and Testing 10:00 IBM Strategy & Technologies Directions John Farrant, PLM - WW A&D Solutions Manager technologies, with the declared aim to leverage the best 10:15 Virtual Test and Engineering Simulation Andrea Cantarutti, MSC.Software in A&D in Aerospace & Defense Aerospace Director of the two in order to give much more e+ectiveness to the Product 10:20 Virtual Test Parallel Sessions Technology Testimonials (Agusta Westland, Alenia Aeronuatica, Development process. 10:35 Innovation challenges in Aircraft Nazario Cauceglia - Alenia Aeronautica CTO Session A - Enterprise Simulation development CD-Adapco, Cran9eld University, and PLM integration DEMA, EADS Innovation Works, ENAC, Third Edition of the Conference is focusing on this new technology 10:55 Coee break Session B - Multi-Discipline - IBM, JCH Consultants Inc., LMS, MBDA, frontiers. Several major players from worldwide Aerospace&Defense 11:15 Key trends in Product Development Gerardo Zuliani, Vice President IBM Global Full Product Simulation Directions MSC.Software, PLM Systems, Industry will share experiences and expected directions in Virtual Test Solutions for the Aerospace & Defense Aerospace & Defense Industry Session C - Composite and materials Symphony Services) and Engineering Simulation technology. Industry simulation 11:35 Engineering Simulation trends in Virtual hosting executives from major A&D Companies 11:00 Coee break Technology Testimonials Some executive level panels are aimed to launch a Validation and Certi4cation Industry Panel (Alenia Aeronautica, EASA, Italian Air Force, LMS, 11:20 Parallel Sessions 2 (Agusta Westland, Alenia Aeronuatica, MBDA, Thales Alenia Space and others) further step discussion about common objectives Session A - Enterprise Simulation CD-Adapco, Cran9eld University, 13:15 Lunch + Press Conference (on invitation only) and PLM integration DEMA, EADS Innovation Works, ENAC, of S&D industry in this "eld together also with Session B - Multi-Discipline - IBM, JCH Consultants Inc., LMS, MBDA, Institution and Aeronautics Authorities which are 14:30 A&D Industry Testimonials Industry leaders key note (EADS, Sukhoi, Superjet Int., and others) Full Product Simulation Perspective MSC.Software, PLM Systems, also looking to Virtual Validation as a new science Symphony Services) 15:30 Coee break Session C - Composite and materials usable also for Virtual Certi"cation and Quali"cation simulation 15:50 R&D Directions in Virtual Prototyping Technology Panel with R&D centers and Universities. purposes. and Testing Chairman: Prof. Carrino, President 12:40 Aviation Authorities 4nal remarks ENAC - Vice General Manager Salvatore Sciacchitano, Aerospace District Region (CIRA, DHITECH, Aeronautica Militare - Col. Francesco Presicce Head The beautiful setting of Italian Air Force Academy will bring a warm IMAST, NAFEMS, Naples University and others) of Experimental Center of Italian Air Force (RSV) 13:00 Conference closure Dominic Gallello, CEO MSC.Software Aeronautics atmosphere as well and will allow the participants to taste 17:10 ENAC note ENAC, Aeronautic Products Director Carmine Cifaldi 13:15 Accademia Aeronautica Laboratories Academy life in addition to the possibility to visit some of the Academy 17:25 “Executive landscape” closure note labs and facilities where the top class Italian Military Aeronautics pro"les Tour and closure buFet 17:40 Conference closure aperitif are trained and educated. 15:00 Alenia Aeronautica Naples Plants visit -OPTIONAL