LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/09/12 -- Gehry Technologies (GT), a global leader in applying technology to building industry challenges, today announces that CTO Dennis Shelden will join the IT from the CIOs' Perspective panel, scheduled to take place at the ENR FutureTech Conference in San Francisco, CA from 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM on Tuesday, July 10th.

"This conference sets the standard for leveraging technology to build a business, and I look forward to bringing my perspective on new collaborative methods to the IT from the CIOs' Perspective panel session," said Dr. Shelden.

Dennis Shelden is a Founder and the CTO of Gehry Technologies, as well as an Associate Professor of the Practice in Design and Computation at MIT. He joined Gehry Partners in 1997 and became director of the firm's computation efforts in 2000, where he was responsible for the management and strategic direction of the firm's technology efforts, prior to co-founding GT in 2002.

Industry leaders will join at the ENR FutureTech Conference to share how their investments in technology are improving their business performance as well as their project outcomes. They will discuss how technological expertise is helping them win more work, attract and retain talent, improve workflow processes and control costs throughout their enterprise. Attendees will hear where the next wave of exciting innovations will be coming from that will continue to provide powerful benefits to early adopters and change the landscape of the construction industry forever.

For more information on GT, visit www.gehrytech.com.

About Gehry Technologies

Gehry Technologies (GT) provides design and project management technology and consulting services, including BIM implementation, to leading owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors, fabricators, and other building industry professionals worldwide. GT solutions increase creativity and control; reduce project risks, costs, and completion times; and improve processes and decisions through collaboration, project visibility, and information access. Gehry Technologies is privately held, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Seoul, and Sydney. For more information about Gehry Technologies, visit www.gehrytech.com.