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Blogger and Social Media Meetup

It may only be July 1st, but we just reserved a nice space in the Venetian to hold the annual Blogger and Social Media Meetup on Tuesday, Nov. 19th from 7-11pm with special guests, technology, and great conversation. Stay tuned for more details on AU including the AU5k and this Blogger and Social Media Meetup, but for now mark your Autodesk University Tuesday booked with awesomeness. My good friends from LinkedIn and their friendly food and beverage gnomes will make... Read more →

Autodesk University London 2019 General Session Recording

If you weren't able to enjoy beautiful London England and Autodesk University 2019 London last week, here is a a video from the general session. Lots of good information as well as entertaining making it a worthwhile watch and you also get to find out what is behind doors 1 & 2. You know you want to find out what is behind the doors. Watch the opening General Session from Autodesk University London 2019. With a focus on automation across... Read more →

Get Ready for Autodesk University 2019 Las Vegas

https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/conference/las-vegas/schedule Are you preparing to attend the biggest Autodesk event coming this November? Time management, mental prep, business cards and in some cases physical training is a good idea as AU is a massive event with so much going on. Look at Tuesday alone, it kicks off with the AU5K run which hundreds including our CEO Andrew Anagnost ran last year and still had time to grab food, change, and get to the classes and then was onstage for the... Read more →

Autodesk University London 2019 Overview

Autodesk University London is this week and if you are attending or thinking of attending you need to know what is going on to plan to make the most of the action packed days and evening events. http://bit.ly/2XEalEh Autodesk University “AU” is the conference for those who design, create, and make the world around us. AU London 2019 is your chance to connect with the best in the business, share technical knowledge, solve unique business challenges, and gain a deeper... Read more →

Go Vote for Autodesk University 2019 Classes

The potential speakers have worked hard this spring, the team and group have reviewed them, now its your time to vote for your favorites that you want to see at Autodesk University in Las Vegas this November. We have to reduce the 2228 class proposals down unless we want to extend AU 2019 to 24 hours a day or a 7 day event so now it is up to you to help us by voting on your favorites. Use the... Read more →

Autodesk University 2019 Important Dates for Speakers

You have a chance coming up to gain fame, your name in lights, gain good karma from your peers, and get your Autodesk University registration covered and compensation. The data to submit your proposals for classes for AU 2019 is coming up next week! Get ready to think what would be good to speak about that people need to learn like generative design in both AEC and Manufacturing, AI, DfMA, Revit new features, AR/VR in construction, how to not go... Read more →

AU 2018 Speaker Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the Speaker Awards for Autodesk University 2018! These awards are hard earned peer awards based on votes where the speakers stood out from the 850 AU 2018 speakers. https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/blog/Announcing-Winners-AU-2018-Speaker-Awards-2018 Top Autodesk Speaker Steven Dennis of Autodesk with co-speaker Raymond Xu Ask the Inventor Developer Speakers’ Choice Award Laurens Wijnschenk of 3DTechDraw Mill Turn 2.0 with Autodesk HSM First-Time Speaker Dana De Filippi of SmithGroup Automating Occupancy: A Smarter Way Instructional Demo Deepak Maini of Cadgroup... Read more →

Autodesk University 2018 Day 3 – The Day in Photos

AU 2018 Day 3 November 14th, 2018 The day kicked off with classes, AU Theater presentations, and then two industry keynotes for AEC and Manufacturing. Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Keynote Announcement: Autodesk and Unity Expand Collaboration to Design, Make and Virtually Experience Anything Product Design & Manufacturing Keynote Autodesk University 2018 Product Design & Manufacturing Keynote – Video Announcement: Autodesk Ups the Ante on Advanced Manufacturing with Technology Updates, New Alliances After the keynotes, the crowds made their way to... Read more →

Autodesk University 2018 Day 2 – The Day in Photos

AU 2018 Day 2 November 13th, 2018 The day started off extremely early with the annual AU5K and this year Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost joined a couple hundred of us at 6:00am to run a marked course along the strip. It was a blast! The fastest this year was a person that ran the 5k course in 15 minutes! My hyperlapse of the AU5K run. https://youtu.be/EgMPfvczods Inside the Sands Expo AU was beginning which means – the halls and escalators... Read more →

Autodesk University 2018 Day 1 – The Day in Photos

AU 2018 Day 1 November 12th, 2018 Always a bit of a trip to see the entrance to the Venetian. My mind immediately thinks of the old Q*bert video game. = The morning started extra early with a run of the route for the AU5K down the strip the day prior to the event. I wanted to make sure there were no surprises along the 3.2 mile route. I then went to the rehearsals for General Session and Keynotes. The... Read more →

Thank You

I am so very thankful for all the attendees, partners, sponsors, employees, and the Autodesk University event staff for making it an amazing Autodesk University 2018. Over 11,000 attended the event last week in Las Vegas. I am now going though over 1000 photos of mine and will post them starting after the US Thanksgiving Holiday. I also want to thank all the bloggers and social media that attended the super packed suite meetup this year HTC, Unity, The Wild... Read more →

Forge DevCon Keynote 2018

The Forge DevCon was held on the first day of Autodesk University. The keynote was great and you can now watch it on YouTube. It was apparent from the Forge DevCon they will need to expand the are as it was packed with Forge developers,partners, customers, and employees this year and many amazing 3rd party solutions built upon Forge being shown. Forge DevCon Keynote 2018 “Watch the full Forge DevCon keynote from November 12, 2018. Featuring Jim Quanci, Brian Roepke,... Read more →

Autodesk University 2018 Day 0 - The Arrival in Photos

On Sunday November 11th, I flew to Vegas and got ready for Monday Day 1 with the Forge DevCon, Connect & Construct Summit, Computational BIM Workshops, Leadership Forum, and others occurring essentially Autodesk University is a 4 day event Monday through Thursday. Here are some of my memories in photos from Sunday and more days to be posted tomorrow. Some people got in earlier to setup AU and some even more energetic attendees ran in the Rock & Roll Marathon... Read more →

Post Autodesk University Monday– Now What?

Maybe you were one of the over 11,000 attendees in Las Vegas last week attending Autodesk University 2018 and have traveled home and perhaps getting back to normal after catching up on sleep and getting my voice back over the weekend like me. But now what? If you are like me, you have a lot of great memories, photos, business cards, people to follow up with, a few new found pounds from the food to get rid of, many emails... Read more →

AU5K Was Another Record Breaker

This morning at Autodesk University there were several hundred Autodesk University attendees which included Autodesk employees, customers, partners, and even our fleet footed Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost. After pre-running the route Monday morning this morning still offered some surprises such as overnight construction forced us to run through a portion of the Flamingo Casino and people having to hold the doors for other runners. With the detour and all the stairs to cross the Blvd, this should be called AU5K... Read more →

Autodesk University Day 1 General Session

Autodesk University General Session 2018 was this morning, but if you couldn't attend in person you can watch it now on YouTube. https://youtu.be/c4LMWLkirH8 More info on the general session topics, presenters, and the concept lunar lander later. I have been tweeting and posting to Instagram in real-time when I am unable to write a blog post. @shaanHurley The Blogger & Social Media Meetup is this evening at 8pm! Tomorrow Day 2 Make sure to drop by the Hub and pet... Read more →

AU 5K and Fun Run

If you are attending Autodesk University next week, you should plan to join us Tuesday morning for some fresh air fun. You so not need to sign up, just show up ready to have some fun and make new friends while seeing the Las Vegas strip before it wakes up and there is usually a uniquely beautiful sunrise along the route. The Autodesk University annual AU5K is an official AU event being held Tuesday the 13th of November at 6... Read more →

Autodesk University 2018 Tips

We are now less than two weeks from Autodesk University! Autodesk University is the premier Autodesk customer event held yearly where several thousand creative design and visualization experts descend on Las Vegas. They arrive wide eyed, craving knowledge from the best in the industry. They leave tired and full of valuable knowledge to make them more productive back at work. After attending every Las Vegas based Autodesk University, I have compiled a long list of tips over the years for... Read more →

AU2018 Blogger and Social Media Meetup Sign Up

We are now less than two weeks from Autodesk University 2018! Every year at AU we invite active bloggers, social media participants and other “friends” to join us for a little food and drink at AU – a chance for us to meet some of these people face to face and to thank them personally for their (typically unpaid) work that helps promote Autodesk products or by assisting our Autodesk customers. This year LinkedIn Learning has graciously partnered with us... Read more →

Blogger and Social Media Meetup at AU 2018

Hey, Bloggers & Social Media attending Autodesk University 2018. If we held the Blogger and Social Meetup this year, what evening in the busy AU 2018 schedule would work? Tuesday eve? Its hard to avoid conflicts but lets try to find a time that works and we will get a location with drinks to gather to meet in real life. My preference is early in the week to collaborate on upcoming AU activities. I will also see about giving away... Read more →

The Autodesk University AU5K is a Month Away

If you are attending Autodesk University next month, you should plan to join us Tuesday morning for some fresh air and fun. Tuesday, Nov 13, 6:00 AM - 07:15 AM 231817 - AU 5K and Fun Run “Grab your running shoes and join us on the Vegas Strip for this annual AU tradition started by avid runner and Autodesk expert Shaan Hurley. What better way to jump start your morning and your endorphins while connecting with fellow attendees—all before your... Read more →

THE FACTORY Powered by Fusion 360 Back at AU 2018

Do you remember the awesome speakers many made at Autodesk University 2017, and how popular this was? We're bringing the crowd favorite back to AU2018! This year a new project where attendees will have the chance to roll up their sleeves in a unique hands-on factory setting to design and manufacture their own air quality sensing lamp. THE FACTORY powered by Fusion 360 will be front-and-center in the Expo Hall and is open to a limited number of participants on... Read more →

Sign Up for the AU5K!

If you are registering for Autodesk University 2018, you can also sign up for the official AU5K which has doubled in size each year due to popularity and the fun getting fresh air and making new friends. 231817 - AU 5K and Fun Run ”Grab your running shoes and join us on the Vegas Strip for this annual AU tradition started by avid runner and Autodesk expert Shaan Hurley. What better way to jump start your morning and your endorphins... Read more →

Registration for Autodesk University 2018 is Now OPEN

I hope to see you this November at Autodesk University 2018. The registration just opened today. Some classes and sessions fill up extremely fast due to their popularity. I will provide some details on special events and meetups as we get closer. Thanks to last years attendees survey feedback, my Autodesk University 5K “AU5K” is once again happening for Autodesk University 2018. Be prepared for the AU5k and to walk run, jog, or crawl on Tuesday morning at 6am with... Read more →

Start Training for the AU5K!

First, congratulations to all the speakers that were notified this week that they will be speaking at Autodesk University 2018 in Las Vegas! Thousands of proposals were submitted and the quality and competition for the event were top notch. Thank you to all that wrote and submitted a proposal. Thanks to last years attendees survey feedback, my Autodesk University 5K “AU5K” is once again happening for Autodesk University 2018. The morning run is an attendee favorite. This run started small... Read more →