Category Autodesk University

I hope you got some good sleep last night and will be attending the the General Session Keynote Hall D, Level 2 at 8:00 a.m. As I mentioned last night, there will be something special around the legal disclaimer at the very beginning of the keynote. It is also amazing to see a single 200' wide x 25' tall screen.

Autodesk University officially starts for general sessions tomorrow, although several events have been going on for 2 days already.

I am finding myself with little time to do anything other than event preparation and work. Thanks to my self-imposed and successful 10pm curfew, I will spend the last bit of energy in my tank for this post.

There are several Innovation Forums planned at Autodesk University on Tuesday November 29th and well worth attending. I worked with a great team for one of the speakers that will be thought provoking on the research to find the origins of humans. Specifically I worked on a project where Paleontologist Louise Leakey used Project Photofly now named Autodesk123D Catch in Kenya to capture the rare +1 million year old hominid skulls in a textured 3D model to share with the world.

In several years of attending AU one thing has been a common occurrence and that is a group of attendees with several questions for Autodesk employees and teams outside the class or event hours. What usually takes place is a group of people huddle around a laptop to see a demo or how to accomplish something or as a group solve a problem or show something cool. And I have goodies to give away!

Autodesk University 2011 officially begins in just 3 days, but it begins for me in less than 24 hours. I will begin to post photos to the AU 2011 Photo Group Pool and my Flickr Photostream of behind the scenes, the people, and the event this weekend.

Never being content for towing the typical expected experience in events, presentations, or social media we came up with a way to show what our creative customers do in a very interesting experimental way. We have done wild things over the years at main stage and certainly pushing that proverbial envelope. Anyone remember the 360 degree immersive Project Metropolis (now known as Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler) shown live demo of a fly into a city on 20 HD projection screens?

As of November 14th, 2011 at 8:00 PST there are only 14 days (two weeks) remaining until Autodesk University in Las Vegas. Speakers get your handouts uploaded and get practicing your classes.

After attending every Las Vegas Autodesk University I have compiled a long list of tips for not only surviving but making the most of Autodesk University.

Autodesk University is the premier Autodesk customer event held yearly (AU History) where several thousand creative design and visualization experts descend on Las Vegas. They arrive wide eyed, craving knowledge from the best in the industry, and many seeking refuge from the seemingly endless Thanksgiving holiday turkey leftovers. They leave tired and full of valuable knowledge to make them more productive back at work.

I know I could have broken this into four posts but wanted to provide the entire wealth of tips in one place for you to select from. Think of it as a Las Vegas style food buffet of Autodesk University tips.