AU 2011 registration is finally up and running and we are offering more classes than ever before. AU Las Vegas and AU Virtual together will have close to 1000 classes, across all Autodesk products. Classes are grouped by 100+ products, 21 tracks, 9 PowerTracks, and 3 languages. Those of you attending AU in Las Vegas will have over 50 choices at any given time on what you want to learn or what discussion you want to participate in. More than ever, this year AU will cover advanced technical content, feature workflow and process lectures, as well as business leader and technology management top... READ MORE >

The AU 2012 Conference and AU Virtual 2012 are yet to come, but it’s never too early to start thinking about speaking at AU 2012. If you’d like to teach a class next year, the AU Team wants to hear from you. Start thinking now about whether you would like to teach classes for the AU 2012 Conference, for AU Virtual 2012, or both!  Take a  look at the kinds of topics that were selected this year and think about what AU attendees might want to see in next year’s class catalog. And finally… sign up to be notified when the AU 2012 Call for Proposals launches. NOTE: If you submitted a prop... READ MORE >

The AU Community has really jumped on the chance to preview the AU 2011 Class Catalog and there's lots of excitement and tweets being passed around about it. We received a number of requests again this year to have the catalog available in a spreadsheet to make it easier to organize and sort to fit their needs, such as coordinating things so those attending won’t overlap or duplicate classes they sign up for. We’re happy to oblige! As always, the class catalog is subject to change. Download Autodesk University 2011 Class Catalog (XLSX 567 Kb) Happy planning! --sandy READ MORE >

After 4 months of hard work by industry experts, track managers, and the AU Team, the Autodesk University 2011 preview class catalog goes live next week, and that’s the best time to start planning out your AU schedule. Class space is limited, so you will want to sign up early when AU registration goes live. AU 2011 in Las Vegas, and AU Virtual will have over 900 classes, presented by 620 presenters, and we are confident that all of you, whether attending in person or virtually, will have another great learning experience. Not only are we excited to offer more classes on advanced features and w... READ MORE >

For a small group of people at Autodesk, Autodesk University (AU) is a year-round project. As the content manager for AU, I am part of this group, and one of the most difficult parts of my job is now coming to an end. Every year, after we contact everyone who submits a proposal, my in-box gets flooded both with emails from speakers thanking me and with emails from many people whose sessions did not get accepted. This year, because of the record number of submissions (2,388) from a record number of potential presenters (1,118), the number of submissions we were unable to accommodate was signifi... READ MORE >