About Be Connected

Stay on top of the latest trends in practice and technology for infrastructure

Bentley developed the Be Connected online seminar series to bring information about current best practices and technology improvements to infrastructure professionals everywhere. Using streaming media via the web, it’s a sustainable way to learn from fellow architects, engineers, contractors and owner/operators to help you and your organization work smarter.

Professional conference content without registration fees or travel expense

Be Connected is available at no charge to anyone who registers and delivers the kind of professional level content usually found at trade and professional organization conferences without the expense and hassle of travel.

Seminars for every interest

The Be Connected online seminar series offers a wide variety of content for infrastructure professionals across multiple disciplines and specific formats. Solutions Best Practices are presented by leading infrastructure professionals and bring a “project perspective” on best practices for the design, construction and operation of specific types of infrastructure projects, including:

  • Bridges
  • Cadastre and Land Development
  • Communications
  • Electric and Gas Utilities
  • High Performance Buildings
  • Mining and Metals
  • Oil and Gas
  • Rail and Transit
  • Roads
  • Water and Wastewater

Product seminars are presented by Bentley product management teams to demonstrate the latest features and capabilities of Bentley’s V8i software products.

Career development from your desktop: Earn a Learning Unit with every seminar

You’ll earn a Learning Unit with every seminar you attend. Learning Units measure your learning history with Bentley, and can contribute to your earned Professional Development Hours (PDH), used by license boards or professional associations as proof of your continued professional development. Learn more about Learning Units.

By learning how other infrastructure professionals from around the world are using new workflows, information technology and delivery methods to be successful in their practice, you will gain new insight about how to leverage these tools and techniques to be more productive and to advance your career. A transcript of the seminars you attended and the Bentley Institute Learning Units received will be available to you via your personalized “My Seminars” page.

View OnDemand

We understand that the demands of project deadlines and scheduling conflicts can make it difficult to attend seminars at a specific time. That’s why every presentation in the Be Connected online seminar series is offered OnDemand, so you can view your chosen seminars at a time that works best for you. And every week new seminars are added to the OnDemand catalogue to keep you informed about the world’s most innovative practices and technologies for infrastructure.

Seminar Guides to help you get the most out of Be Connected

Depending on your specific area of interest, Seminar Guides will recommend a series of relevant seminars, helping to ensure you get the most out of the Be Connected online seminar series.

Group viewing of Be Connected seminars

Do you want to view a seminar with a group of your colleagues? You can view seminars and still earn Bentley Learning Units for each seminar viewer. To do so, complete this form, per the embedded instructions.