An "All-in-One Event"

Trimble Dimensions 2009 Educates and Inspires Participants

Embracing technological innovations can create powerful business opportunities. That's why more than 2,400 people from 67 countries converged on the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, February 23-25, to attend Dimensions 2009, Trimble's international user conference covering the latest positioning technology. This year's theme, Positioning for Success Today. And Tomorrow, focused on how surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, GIS, geospatial and mobile resource management professionals can maximize technology to meet future challenges.

Trimble President and CEO Steven Berglund opened the conference with a keynote address on why maintaining vision is good for business, especially during complex economic times. Technology-driven change is inevitable," Berglund said. And many companies today are implementing this change through Trimble's Connected Site solutions.

Trimble's Connected Site solutions are intended to manage all the relevant life-cycle data—including positioning, product and business elements. By enabling the information to be seamlessly moved whenever and to wherever it is needed, the Connected Site streamlines processes and improves productivity. "The Connected Site is critical to all Trimble businesses," said Berglund, "and has grown to become the cornerstone of our corporate transformation."

Best-selling author Dr. Robert Kriegel's keynote focused on how we should, "Play to win—don't play not to lose. Businesses should use technology to streamline operations and rethink their business," Kriegel said. "If you want to win in today's game, you can't keep playing by yesterday's rules."

Richard Teerlink, former chairman of Harley-Davidson, advocated a "participative change" business model and emphasized his belief that people are the guiding force in any corporate reinvention. After joining a struggling Harley-Davidson, he and a small team of executives transformed the business into a world-class motorcycle company, with nationwide fan clubs and a solid presence in the industry.

Attendees were treated to a surprise appearance by retired Lt. Col. and adventurer Dick Rutan, who made history in December 1986 by completing a record-breaking nine-day, non-stop flight around the world in the Voyager, a revolutionary aircraft designed by his brother and aviation pioneer Burt Rutan. Dick Rutan made his first flight at age 6 and received his solo pilot's license at age 16. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1978 after a distinguished 20-year career. The recipient of numerous military and civilian awards and honors, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2002. His message: "If you can dream it, you can do it."

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