Join us in Fort Worth, Texas on November 5-6, 2008 for two days of grid generation excitement. You will see special Pointwise and Gridgen training seminars, presentations by Pointwise staff on new product developments, exhibits by our partners, and user presentations. Not only will you learn about the latest Pointwise and Gridgen features, glimpse future developments, and network with other CFD experts, you will experience our own blend of Texas and Pointwise hospitality.

We are also looking for presenters who want to share their work. If you are interested in presenting see the Call for Papers for more information.

Have a question that the Pointwise User Group Meeting web site doesn't answer? E-mail it to ugm@pointwise.com or call us at 800-4PTWISE.

Keynote Speaker | Exhibiting Partners | Training Sessions

Keynote Speaker

We are pleased to announce that the Pointwise User Group Meeting 2008 keynote presentation will be given by Mr. Jon Beesley, Director and Chief Test Pilot at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Mr. Beesley is currently the Chief Test Pilot on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and made the first flight of that aircraft on 15 December 2006. For his work on the F-35 Mr. Beesley was awarded his second Ivan C. Kincheloe award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. His first Kincheloe was awarded based on his contributions to the F-117 stealth fighter program on which he was one of the first pilots. Mr. Beesley has also contributed to the flight test programs of the F-22 Raptor and F-16 Red Eye. For his career achievements as a test pilot, Mr. Beesley was awarded the Chuck Yeager award in 2000 by the Engineers Council of Southern California. For a detailed biography, click here.

CFD Gallery & Exhibits

Special time will be available during the Pointwise User Group Meeting for you to visit with our exhibiting partners and learn more about how Gridgen and Pointwise complement their products offerings. For more information about our partners, see the Pointwise UGM CFD Gallery page.

Special Pointwise and Gridgen Training Sessions

Training sessions on Wednesday, November 5 will cover the latest features in both Pointwise and Gridgen. The Gridgen session will cover new features that you may not be aware of that can save time meshing. An introductory section for Pointwise will help users new to the software pick up some of the basics of the interface. A Pointwise preview session will allow attendees to see the new features coming in the next release of Pointwise. The training sessions will also include hands-on exercises for attendees to try out firsthand the features discussed.