AU Virtual 2012 participants logged on from all over the world to watch live streaming events or to view new technical classes. Here are some facts and figures from this year's virtual event: Sixty-three thousand unique participants visited the AU Virtual website Visitors came from 166 different countries: 64.2 percent from North, Central, and South America 17.3 percent from Europe 11 percent from Asia 3.2 percent from Oceania 2.3 percent from Africa 2 percent origin unknown We logged 80,000 separate video plays The average watch time was 10 minutes While we had a record number of partici... READ MORE >

We know many of you have been patiently waiting for the chance to catch up on those classes you didn’t have time to attend this year. Others have said that they want to revisit some of the classes they did attend to review what they learned, to download handouts and presentations, and to just refresh their memory. New This Year: Anyone Can Access 2012 Class Screencasts for Free Anyone with an AU account can access the entire library of screencasts and class handouts from more than 900 classes from AU 2012 and AU Virtual—for free! So even if you were unable to attend the conference, you can ... READ MORE >

Autodesk University is pleased to announce the winners of the AU 2012 Speaker Awards. These highly coveted awards go to the speakers who receive the highest scores from AU Las Vegas attendees based on after-class surveys. The surveys included questions about both content and presentation. Our thanks to everyone who participated in the surveys. Lecture: Marcello Sgambelluri for his class “Advanced Autodesk® Revit® Modeling Techniques Using Complex Geometry: Walls, Floors, Roofs, and Beams.” This award goes to the speaker with the highest rating for a lecture class. Hands-on Lab: dave espino... READ MORE >

Free Autodesk Certification exams have been one of the most popular additions to AU in recent years. This year, we offered Professional Certification exams for 6 products. As of Thursday morning, attendees took 1,966 Professional exams compared to 1,400 last year. Which exams were most popular? READ MORE >

If you’ve been passing by the Autodesk 360 Lounge, you’re missing out on the benefits of a free Autodesk® 360 account (3 GB of storage space, 15 free renderings, and more), plus some cool giveaways: Sign up for an account and get entered in a drawing to win 2 high-end Libratone wireless speakers. Plus we’ll donate $1 to Engineers Without Borders. Visit the Autodesk® PLM 360 kiosk in the Lounge, fill out a 4 minute Discovery questionnaire about you and your perspective on the cloud, and get entered to win a Microsoft® Surface™ tablet.   What’s not to love? --sandy READ MORE >