It's that time of year again. The Call for Proposals (CFP) for Autodesk University 2012 in Las Vegas is open. Perhaps you left AU 2011 with an idea of a class you could teach, or thoughts about how you could extend concepts from the class you taught last year. Now is the time to revisit those ideas. You can start submitting proposals beginning on April 24. Don't wait until April 24 to get started though—all of the information you need to start working on your class proposals is available now on the Call for Proposals site. You have until May 22 to submit proposals. There are a few changes for ... READ MORE >

Planning for AU 2012 has been in full swing since the first of the year, and we’ve made some changes to conference registration fees for 2012. Here are some highlights: To simplify the number of packages we offer, we have dropped the All-Inclusive 3-Day Pass. All 3-day passes are now Conference Only passes as follows: AU 3-Day Conference Pass Education AU 3-Day Conference Pass We’ve changed the name on some passes, but the features of those passes remain the same as last year: AU Qualified Educator 3-Day Pass is now called the Education AU 3-Da... READ MORE >

Want an insider’s view of AU special events—from General Session keynotes and Innovation Forums to the Exhibit Hall? The AUTV tab is our new destination on the AU website for videos like these. Although classes are one of the biggest draws to the AU conference, there’s always lots of other activities going on and at AUTV, you can watch these events as well as attendee interviews from locations throughout the Las Vegas conference. It’s easy to find videos that are relevant to you. You can filter by one or more industries and event years, and sort the videos by date and title. Roll over the ... READ MORE >

If you missed the AU Leadership Forum (AULF) this year, now is your chance to catch the opening night presentation attended by executives from more than 30 countries including Peru, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, and various European and Asia-Pacific nations. Over 500 technology leaders met to discuss the future of design technology and the direction of Autodesk products, and to create new alliances. The opening night presentation featured Rich Uphus, AULF Program Manager, as well as Joseph Joseph, Managing Director, BIM/CAD/Technologies at SAIC, who was instrumental in helping the AULF team... READ MORE >

We’re very pleased to announce the winners of the AU 2011 Speaker Award for best AU Virtual class. This year we had a tie. Congratulations to Luciana Klein from Brazil and Christian Salgado from Colombia. The winning classes, one in Portuguese, the other in Spanish are: A Parametrização no AutoCAD® 2012 Luciana Klein Luciana has an strong background in AutoCAD®. She has been an AutoCAD specialist since Version 14. Luciana is a member of AUGI Brasil, and is a full collaborator of the Autodesk Brasilian community. She also has experience as an AutoCAD beta tester. READ MORE >