User groups Associations of CATIA-CADAM users exist all around the world at a continental, national and regional level. These associations can serve as an invaluable source of information, support, training and more. Listed below are a few of the largest active user associations.
North America: COE - CATIA Operators ExchangeThe
CATIA Operators Exchange (COE) is a not-for-profit, professional forum dedicated to the exchange of information about CATIA and other Dassault Systems (DS) software products among its member companies, including users, software developers and various hardware suppliers. COE is the official user group recognized by IBM and Dassault Systems that is based in North America. It is governed by a Board of Directors according to its by-laws.
Membership is open to both companies that use Dassault Systems software products (CATIA, Pro-CADAM and CADAM) and companies that provide products or services that are directly related to the use of DS products. Member companies pay an annual membership fee which entitles them to attend the 2 annual conferences and receive newsletters (CATIA Users Update), installation guides, as well as many other activities. The COE Web Site contains valuable information such as technology demos, including VRML, plus a discussion area where CATIA users from around the world can talk about their experiences.
Headquarters Contact Information:Tel: 1-800-COE-CALL (1-312-321-5153 in Illinois and outside the US)
Fax:1-312-527-6658
Address: CATIA Operators Exchange, 401 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago. IL 60611, USA
e-mail: COE@SBA.COM Regional Offices in the United States include: Canada: GUCO - CATIA Users of Central Ontario This group meets four times a year at the IBM in Markham. This volunteer organization is open to any CATIA User.
Information Contact: Shelley Hull, CATIA Channel Development Manager
Engineering Solutions
C5/S40/3600/MKM
Tel: 905-316-6839 (Tie Line 886)
Fax: 905-316-4655
e-mail: shull@ca.ibm.comurl: http://www.cuco.org France: GFUC - Groupe Francophone des Utilisateurs de CATIA Created in 1989 by PSA, Alcatel, Snecma, the French Speaking CATIA Users Association is a non profit Organization. The aims of the association are:
- To provide a forum for discussion and to exchange experiences relating to the use and the development of CATIA software
- To ask Dassault Systems and IBM to undertake projects of common interest and to communicate their results
- To work in coordination with other CATIA users associations
The GFUC has set up commissions in various subjects (numerical control, organizations and methods, interfaces, solids and surfaces). The association organizes two conferences every year on a chosen theme (CATIA V4, computer integrated manufacturing, digital mock-up)
Information Contact: Marc Hittinger, Président du GFUC
Address: Chef du Département CXM
SNECMA
BP 81 RN7
91003 Evry Cedex
FRANCE
Tel: (33 - 1) 69 87 76 03
Fax: (33 - 1) 69 87 77 46
URL: http://www.gfuc.asso.fr/
Germany:
CEG - CATIA Einsatz Gruppe
This group was set up by Germany's automotive industry.
Information Contact: Jochen Welsch
DaimlerChrysler AG
Dept. ITC/D, HPC E657
70546 Stuttgart
Tel. (+49)711 / 17-54491
Fax. (+49)711 / 17-790-54491
url: http://www.ceg.de
Inoffizelle CATIA-Hilfeseite
url: http://catia.cad.de
Netherlands:
The Netherlands Catia Users' Association NLCUA
Postbus 214
7300 AE Apeldoorn
The Netherlands
Tel. (+31) 55-3010170
email: secretariaat@nlcua.nl
url: http://www.nlcua.nl
SMARTEAM Usergoup BENELUX
url: http://www.smarteamgebruikers.nl
Japan:
JCUA - Japan CATIA User Association
The Japan CATIA User Association
Address: JCUA Office in IBM Japan, Ltd.
IBM Japan, Ltd., Industry Product Planning and Measurement (HZC-MB2)
19-21, Nihonbashi Hakozaki-cho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3808-8032
Fax: +81-3-3664-4837
Sweden:
SCAF - The Swedish CADAM/CATIA User Group
Svenska CADAM/CATIA-användarföreningen
Tel: 08-553 82 401
Fax: 08-553 85 650
http://www.scaf.t.se/
Other CATIA-CADAM Solutions User Groups:
There are more CATIA-CADAM Solutions User Groups than we can list here. Check with your local CATIA-CADAM sales representative to find out where the closest user group is to you!
