In a recent posting, I talked about the EventKaddy, an exciting new way that we are delivering the AU 2010 Show Guide to conference attendees via their mobile devices and the web. It’s now ready for you to start trying out so you can get the most benefit from AU 2010. The mobile apps will be available soon, but you can still give it a test drive out on the web at http://www.eventkaddy.com/au/. Give it a try! By the way, a PDF of the Show Guide is also now available: Autodesk University 2010 Show Guide (pdf – 7.3Mb) --sandy READ MORE >

The votes are in for this year’s hot topics for the Technology Main Stage, scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 from 6:00 –7:00 p.m., where some of the world’s technology leaders will discuss what’s important to you. My thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. Host Robert Vizza, director, Autodesk Global Alliances, along with Jeff Kowalski, VP, CTO, Autodesk; Liam Quinn, Business Client CTO, Dell; Will Allen, IPG GSB chief technologist, Hewlett-Packard; and Balint Fleischer, GM DCG Planning & Architecture, Intel will be ready to discuss: How will emerging cloud technolo... READ MORE >

If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience EventKaddy, you’re about to get the chance. EventKaddy is a mobile app that enables you to access AU 2010 event information—the classes, keynotes, special events, and exhibitors, as well as the social side of the event. In other words, this year we are making the AU Show Guide available from your mobile device. You can use EventKaddy on any mobile device, from an iPhone to an iPad to a Blackberry to an Android to Windows Mobile. Not only can you get information you typically find in the AU show guide, this app also includes interactive confere... READ MORE >

If you caught the Avatar preview last year, we have another special treat for AU attendees this year. Cliff Plumer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy Award®-winning digital production studio, Digital Domain, will join us and present clips of Walt Disney Pictures’ highly anticipated film TRON: Legacy ahead of the December 17 release date! Cliff will give a brief presentation during the General Session on Tuesday, November 30 at 8:00 a.m. At 5:00 p.m., Cliff will join Autodesk SVP’s Amar Hanspal and Marc Petit in the AutoCAD and M&E keynote where he will preview some of the most e... READ MORE >

Hands-on labs are possibly the most popular classes at AU, and there are still seats available for some of the labs offered this year. Some that still have openings include: MA416-9L A View from the Top: Top-Down Design Methods in Autodesk® Inventor®  SE433-3L  Bridging the Gap Between AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk® Revit® Structure AC231-3L The AutoCAD® Toolbelt II: Customizing and Power Tools for Productivity – Repeat CP416-2L Shortening Development Time, Code Length, and Project Durations AC319-1L AutoCAD® Renderings: Simplified Workflow for Architects READ MORE >