Special Discount Rate Available Through June 5, 2009


EXTON, Pa. – May 6, 2009 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that early bird registration is now open for the 2009 Bentley Roads and Bridges Conference. The conference takes place Oct. 19-21, in Charlotte, N.C., at the Omni Charlotte Hotel. A special discount rate of $600 – a $150 savings – is available to those who register by June 5. This first joint conference for InRoads and GEOPAK users provides a convenient opportunity for infrastructure professionals to increase their knowledge of Bentley software and refine their technical skill in applying it. In addition, those who take advantage of this training will earn professional development learning units for each conference course they attend.

The theme of the event is “Celebrating 20 Years of 3D Modeling” to recognize the 20th anniversary of the release of Bentley’s first civil engineering design products. The conference features more than 160 hours of sessions and workshops for both new and experienced users of InRoads, GEOPAK, LEAP Bridge, RM Bridge, Haestad Methods, and other Bentley civil engineering software. In addition, it provides an opportunity for attendees to network with peers and key industry experts to help them gain insight into cutting-edge engineering functionality and the latest best practices.

For more information about the conference and to register, visit www.Bentley.com/RBC.

About Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Architects, engineers, constructors, and owner-operators are indispensable in improving our world and our quality of life; the company’s mission is to improve the performance of their projects and of the assets they design, build, and operate. Bentley sustains the infrastructure professions by helping to leverage information technology, learning, best practices, and global collaboration – and by promoting careers devoted to this crucial work.

Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 2,700 colleagues, offices in more than 50 countries, annual revenues surpassing $500 million, and, since 1993, has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. Nearly 90 percent of the Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms are Bentley subscribers, and a 2008 Daratech study ranked Bentley as the world’s #2 provider of geospatial software solutions.

For additional information about Bentley, visit www.bentley.com. To view a searchable collection of the year’s top infrastructure projects from the annual Be Awards of Excellence (which this year becomes the Be Inspired Awards), visit www.bentley.com/yearininfrastructure. For information about Be Communities, a social networking site that enables members of the infrastructure community to connect, communicate, and learn from each other, visit http://communities.bentley.com/.


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