Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII) Goes Live for the First Time > ENGINEERING.com

(Image courtesy of Bentley.)

(Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.)

Mark your calendars for Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII) Conference, which will feature a “preconference,” where the finalists’ presentations kicked off the event on October 5, and a conference follows from October 20-21 that will end with an award ceremony on the final day. In addition, Accelerate sessions will feature 190 presentations of 32 Bentley brands starting on October 27.

(Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.)

(Image courtesy of Bentley Systems.)

Normally around this time of year, we’d be packing our bags for a trip out of the country to London, Singapore or some other exotic destination to attend Bentley’s annual YII Conference. Not this year, thanks to the pandemic. We’re not going anywhere, nor is anyone else. This author will be watching from home in her pj’s sipping tea—or something stronger—in her home office.

For the first time ever, the much-anticipated YII Conference will be streamed instead of attended at the planned Vancouver Canada venue.

This year we can still look forward to learning about Bentley’s latest products and acquisitions; and the best part—hearing about innovative projects from Bentley’s customers. 

Usually at YII events, Bentley reveals all the “what’s new?” with Bentley, over the course of 5 days, granting the press an advance preview, which we’ll still get this year.

In addition to hearing from Bentley executives and guest speakers, a big part of the conference and my favorite (as…

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