Meridian Systems Announces 2005 Annual User Conference
Scott Shuster, McGraw-Hill Construction/ENR consulting editor, returns to facilitate and host Meridian’s 9th annual customer event
FOLSOM, Calif. (March 22, 2005) — Meridian Systems®, an enterprise solution provider for optimizing the plan, build and operate phases of real estate, construction and other infrastructure programs, announces the dates for its 2005 Annual User Conference. Taking place in beautiful Scottsdale, Ariz., the conference will be held Sept. 12-15, 2005 at the five-diamond Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott Resort & Spa.
This year’s event is expected to bring together more than 350 Meridian customers, business partners, and staff in forums for information exchange and professional networking. Participants include general contractors, project managers, engineers, building owners and operators, construction managers and facilities professionals from several industries that rely on physical infrastructure to deliver their core products and services to market. Several industries are represented at each year’s event including, transportation, retail, real estate, construction, architecture, manufacturing, health services, government, engineering, energy and education.
Conference attendees participate in this annual event for two top reasons: 1. to meet and network with fellow Meridian customers and, 2. to learn more about Meridian products and services. “Our users return year after year because they are successful in meeting these objectives,” said Sue Watkins, Meridian director of marketing and conference organizer.
The User Conference agenda includes open discussions chaired by McGraw-Hill Construction and ENR consulting editor Scott Shuster. Shuster is a longtime correspondent of ABC News and a former producer of NPR's All Things Considered. Leader of dozens of CIO-only and IT industry events for BusinessWeek, Hewlett-Packard, COMDEX, Microsoft, IBM and many other organizations, Shuster will return to bring dynamic and interesting discussions to the conference general panel sessions.
The 2005 detailed conference agenda will be released in June and will include the following opportunities:
- In depth product functionality sessions featuring, tips and techniques you can put to immediate use
- New feature overviews for the Prolog and Proliance solutions
- One-on-one sessions with Meridian technical support analysts
- Best practice case studies on how other users are getting the most from Meridian products
- Hands-on lab for test driving new products
- Networking opportunities to meet Meridian staff, partners and industry peers
- Social activities that let you network and enjoy beautiful Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Camelback Inn is a landmark Scottsdale resort nestled on 125 acres of natural desert landscape. Guests can enjoy an authentic Southwestern experience, secluded casitas, 36-holes of championship golf, the signature Spa at Camelback Inn and 40,000 square feet of meeting space.
User conference registration officially opens April 4, 2005. The Meridian website will offer online register and a downloadable PDF registration form that can be faxed back to Meridian. Conference pricing will include the following options:
| Early Bird Registration (available from April 29 - July 29, 2005) | $895.00 |
| Full Conference Standard Registration (after July 29, 2005) | $995.00 |
| Group Discount - for 4 or more attending from the same company | $795.00 per person |
| Media and Analysts (press credentials/verification required) | Complimentary |
Meridian encourages its customers and business partners to submit speaking proposals. For more information on making a submission, to sign up for conference updates via email, and for details on the user conference in general, visit the Meridian Systems website at http://www.meridiansystems.com/newsevents/iuc/index.asp.
About Meridian Systems
Meridian Systems provides enterprise solutions that optimize the plan, build and operate phases of real estate, construction and other physical infrastructure initiatives. Meridian solutions are used by more than 8,500 of today’s large building owners, government agencies, and engineering and construction firms to improve top-line revenue growth while reducing their capital construction costs. Meridian uniquely provides both traditional software and hosted ASP solutions, and ranks as a market share leader in project management software among general contractors with over $100 million in revenue*. Meridian has an impressive track record of revenue growth over its 11-year history, and has been repeatedly recognized as a Constructech Hottest Technology company. Meridian is headquartered in Folsom, Calif. For more information, call Meridian at 1-800-850-2660, or go to www.meridiansystems.com.
*Statistics excerpted from CFMA's 2004 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry, fourth edition with the permission of the Construction Financial Management Association, Princeton, NJ, 609-452-8000.
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