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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, recently announced Be Together: The Be Communities ‘Live' Conference. The inaugural event will take place May 17-20, 2010, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. In the spirit of Be Communities – Bentley's new professional networking site with already 30,000 members – this community-minded event will be built on the innovative ideas of its members, as well as of Bentley User Groups around the world. This approach will ensure that Be Communities ‘Live' is both purposeful and insightful to the architectural, engineering, construction, and geospatial professionals who take part in this innovative conference. In addition, the event will:

• Focus on increasing the skill sets of Bentley users through hands-on technology sessions,
• Facilitate learning through product-management-led presentations of product updates,
• Promote career and professional development,
• Provide networking opportunities,
• Include a wide range of vendor exhibits.

Attendees will be encouraged to bring laptops loaded with live project data and personally meet with Bentley software experts and technical support teams for assistance on current challenges. Further activities will surround the Be Careers Network and its breadth of programs. Among them is Be Employable, which helps outplaced infrastructure professionals update and upgrade their technology skill sets by providing free access to Bentley's comprehensive software portfolio and training, as well as the ability to earn Bentley Institute Learning Units.

"Having just completed our successful and productive Be Inspired thought-leadership and networking event in Charlotte, N.C., which included an inspiring celebration of innovative best practices employed on outstanding infrastructure projects around the world, we are delighted to announce our Be Communities ‘Live' event," said Ed Mueller, Bentley CMO.

Said Keith Bentley, founder and CTO of Bentley, and Be Communities champion, "I encourage users to save the date. Our new format is modeled after the success of our Be Communities professional networking site, which enables members of the infrastructure community to connect, communicate, and learn from each other."

Mueller added, "That's what attendees at Be Communities ‘Live' will be able to accomplish. Other professional and social networking sites rarely, if ever, give participants the chance to meet. The Be Communities ‘Live' event will enable our members to replace ‘virtual' peer-to-peer communications with handshakes and face-to-face conversations."

Over the next several months, Bentley will be conducting a campaign, through online surveys, that affords participants an opportunity to shape the priorities for Bentley's new event and win prizes at the same time. The campaign will solicit ideas and suggestions from the members of Be Communities, as well as from Bentley User Groups, to ensure the inaugural Be Together: The Be Communities ‘Live' Conference is an innovative and enlightening experience for all attendees.

About Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 2,700 colleagues and offices in more than 45 countries, achieved in 2008 the milestone of $500 million in revenues, and, since 1995, has invested more than $1B in research, development, and acquisitions.

For more information, visit www.bentley.com.

SOURCE: Bentley Systems, Inc.