The AU Community has really jumped on the chance to preview the AU 2010 Class Catalog and there's lots of excitement and tweets being passed around about it. We received a number of requests 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 Au2010_class_catalog (XLSX 336Kb) Happy planning!  And remember, the catalog goes live on Sept 7 for AU membe... READ MORE >

We’re offering a lot of new things this year: new events, new types of classes, etc. and especially if you’re new to AU, no matter how great it is to have so much to choose from, it’s a lot to sort out.  So hopefully I can help you out. First, let’s talk about classes. Why are we offering so many different kinds and what’s the difference?  We know that attendees’ needs and requirements vary a lot, and just as an academic university offers lectures and labs to suit the kind of learning that students need to learn a subject, we think it’s important to do the same. As in years past, ... READ MORE >

We’ve just completed the list of 600+classes for AU 2010, and I thought many of you would be interested in knowing how Autodesk University works to deliver such an excellent curriculum each year. It’s a huge task! Step 1: Identify the Pool of Potential Speakers Immediately after the Call for Proposals CFP) closes, the AU team starts the process of identifying next year’s pool of potential speakers: READ MORE >

The June 2010 AU Quarterly should be arriving in your email box any minute. One thing that this issue introduces is a new series of articles called Community Spotlight. This series focuses on companies, organizations, and individuals who derive significant benefit from Autodesk University’s annual conference, as well as other AU events and online resources. First in this series is an interview with veteran AU speaker, Jim Balding, Director of BIM at WATG and Director of WimberlyLabs, WATG’s Technology R&D arm. I really enjoyed interviewing Jim about how his company derives value every ye... READ MORE >

Thanks to everyone who voted for this year’s class proposals. We received more than 19,000 votes! Although some of you reported problems with access to the voting site or difficulty in filtering for particular areas of interest, we did obtain a good understanding of those topics that the AU membership favored or found interesting.  To those of you who had problems, our sincere apologies. Stay tuned for more updates about this year’s AU classes in the weeks ahead. --sandy READ MORE >