Hundreds of Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (SE&A) customers, Solutions Partners and employees headed home Friday as the 2007 Siemens Automation Summit drew to a close after three and a half days of best practice sharing, hands-on training and networking at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida.

SE&A Automation and Motion Division Vice President Raj Batra said, “A core value of the Summit is the facilitation of collaboration and best practice sharing. Over the last few days, we have witnessed tremendous cross-pollination among attendees and received excellent feedback from our user community.” He added, "I am extremely pleased with this year’s event. Through an open dialogue with our customers, partners and employees, we will continue to enhance the Summit experience and the opportunities it provides.” 

Day 3 featured keynote speaker Dr. Spohr, Director A&D Strategies and Technology, Siemens AG.		Day 3 included more panel discussions and best practice sharing.
This year’s conference hosted over 150 breakout sessions. These sessions were comprised of presentations by customers, industry analysts, partners and Siemens technology experts on the latest trends and technologies, customer success stories and best practice sharing.		Siemens Energy & Automation, presented Customer Excellence awards to the City of Orlando’s Wastewater Administration, Electronic Power Design, Inc. (EPD), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America, Shambaugh & Son L.P. and Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy.

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Day 2 focused on customer success. Incoming President and CEO Dennis Sadlowski, during his keynote address, explained Siemens' strategy for helping customers and partners become successful through innovative technology and collaboration. Sadlowski emphasized Siemens’ commitment to its user community through investing more in research and development  than any other US-based competitor.

Incoming President and CEO Dennis Sadlowski 's keynote address focused on the importance of customer success.		Day 2 keynote speaker John Caupert, director of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center explained the benefits of the energy alternative ethanol.
Attendees visited the 27,000 square foot Solutions Showcase featuring 30 Solution Partner exhibits and Siemens Energy & Automation products.		Tennessee high school students Scott Molony, Steven Arcangeli and Scott Horton are the Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition winners. Their project, Linking Supercomputing and Systems Biology for Efficient Bioethanol Production, was part of the Solutions Showcase.

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Hundreds gathered Wednesday morning for the opening session of the 2007 Siemens Automation Summit. SE&A Automation and Motion Division Vice President Raj Batra told the attendees that AMD represents the DNA of the A&D business worldwide with the U.S. being the most important market for Siemens. Batra said the Summit gives Siemens customers and partners a chance to learn about and experience the latest innovations in the Siemens and partner portfolios.

Automation and Motion Division Vice President Raj Batra kicked off the event with a warm welcome to our users challenging them to use the Summit as a tool for best practice sharing, education and networking.		Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Controls Platform Manager Chris DaCosta received a gold-plated SIMATIC ® PCS 7 controller, celebrating the 20,000th PCS 7 controller sold worldwide.
Day 1 Keynote Speaker Chris Colyer, World-wide Director of Manufacturing Operations Strategy, Microsoft.		Keynote speaker Dennis Chamberland, NASA, gave attendees a sneak peak into the newest spaceships and the plans for the next mission to Mars.

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Day 0 (Zero) at the 2007 Siemens Automation Summit brought together nearly 150 participants for pre-conference training courses, a full day before the official kick-off of this year's Summit. In addition to the training courses, members of the trade press and industry analysts were given the opportunity to meet with Siemens technical experts and management to discuss industry trends, innovations and Siemens’ strategy.

Day 1 is expected to be the continuation of what began Tuesday as an opportunity for education, networking and best practice sharing.

By the end of Day 0, more than 800 participants were registered to attend this year's summit.		This year's summit offers attendees the chance to interact with and learn from their peers, as well as Siemens experts.
More than 130 attendees participated in pre-conference, hands-on training courses. Courses included "Motion Control Hands-on" and "SIMATIC IT End-User Training."		SE&A’s President & CEO, Dennis Sadlowski (effective July 1) addressed 15 members of the trade press and industry analyst community during a dedicated press and analyst forum.

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