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AU 2009 Class Handouts Are Now Available

Class handouts are now available for download from the AU Event site. If you do not see a handout for your class, it is because the speaker has not provided one yet. Check back regularly to see if it is available.

This year we are making handouts available before the event so you can review them beforehand to get a better sense of the class or to leave you time to contact the speaker in advance if you have any questions about the class.

Printed copies of handouts for sessions will not be available on-site as in years past—except handouts for hands-on labs—and printers will not be available at the conference. We are providing  printed handouts for hands-on lab sessions because hardcopy is necessary when you have to follow a particular process step-by-step.

Although not required, if you prefer a hardcopy handout for a class, you are welcome to print it or as an alternative, you can upload it to a digital device instead.

Before you leave for Las Vegas:

1. Go to the AU Event site.
2. Sign in to your AU account.
3. In the left navigation, click your Classes Scheduled link.
4. In your personal schedule, click one of the Class ID numbers to go to the class details page.
5. Under Class Materials, click on the handout links and any other links that you find there to view and download them. Some speakers include other class materials besides handouts.

An alternative way to get to your class handouts, or if you want to print handouts for classes you are not enrolled in, go to the AU 2009 class catalog and search for the class. In the Session ID column, click the appropriate link for the session.  You will see the class details page and the Class Materials links.

BTW, we are providing class materials for all sessions on the AU Online website after the event, so you won't need to write everything down. This will include handouts, presentations, and recordings of most sessions.  So you have lots of flexibility this year.

-- Joseph

0 Comments  Posted On November 19, 2009 at 6:46AM

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Cut&Paste Design Slam Returns to Autodesk University

Last year, Autodesk University hosted its first Cut&Paste Design Slam—a  lively on-stage competition in digital industrial design and architecture—that brought top designers from three firms together for two evenings of fast-paced showmanship and quick-witted creativity, and the event was a rousing success.

This year the Cut&Paste Design Slam returns to Autodesk University with a new twist: in one of the competitions Autodesk executives will face-off against each other to design for the legendary British spy James Bond. Should be both entertaining and enlightening.

In each competition this year, designers will create original work in rounds of 20 minutes, using their favorite weapon among a variety of Autodesk 2010 software tools. They will perform in front of a live (and sometime vocal) audience, and their work will be projected on large-scale screens, accompanied by loud and energetic music.

Make sure you leave time for this exciting event in your schedule.  You don’t want to miss it!

BTW, if you’re attending AU Virtual, you too can join the fun. Look for both nights’ competitions in the AU Virtual class catalog, then be sure to reserve your space when you register.

Design Slam Competitions

Tuesday, December 1
8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Mandalay Bay Hall G

Modeling for Bond, James Bond – Autodesk executives design for the legendary British spy
Dangerous Liaisons – Revit designers create in the style of 18th-century French neoclassicism

Wednesday, December 2
8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Mandalay Bay Hall G

Extreme Free Form – AutoCAD architects create the ultimate space for extreme sports
Solar Flair – Industrial designers use Alias Design to create the next big thing in solar products

--sandy

0 Comments  Posted On November 18, 2009 at 12:33AM

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Announcing the Winner of the AU Virtual Drawing!

We have a winner! Everyone who signed up for the AU Virtual Premier pass by November 13, 2009 was entered in a drawing for an all-inclusive conference pass including accommodations to AU 2009 or AU 2010 in Las Vegas—winner’s choice.

Congratulations to the lucky winner: Frederick Regala with Ratcliff Architects out of Emeryville, California.

It’s not too late to sign up for AU Virtual, the web-based learning event that originates at AU 2009. Learn more about the free and low-cost ways you can upgrade your job skills, learn about future trends, and interact with valuable contacts—all from the convenience of your desktop.

--sandy

0 Comments  Posted On November 16, 2009 at 7:05PM

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Lightstorm Entertainment’s Jon Landau to Discuss James’s Cameron New Film “Avatar” at AU

If you love Hollywood films, we have a very special treat for AU attendees this year. As many of you know, Autodesk plays a significant role in supporting our entertainment customers who create the stunning visual effects in the movies and games we all enjoy. We have a very special presentation this year: Academy® Award-winning producer Jon Landau from Lightstorm Entertainment will join us.

Jon partnered with James Cameron to produce Titanic, one of the most successful films of all time. The Academy-award winning film still holds the box office record of $1.8 billion and broke new ground in using visual effects as a storytelling device. Jon and Mr. Cameron have just wrapped production on their latest project, Avatar (see the movie trailer). Shot entirely in 3D, the highly-anticipated picture opens December 18.

In making Avatar, the Lightstorm team made the impractical possible. They created an entire virtual world and brought it on stage to shoot their movie using a new motion picture production process called virtual cinematography. What is virtual cinematography? Join us and find out.

Jon will give a short presentation in Carl’s CEO address in the morning on Tuesday, December 1. Later in the afternoon, Jon will join SVP’s Amar Hanspal and Marc Petit in the AutoCAD and M&E Keynote where he will present 15 minutes of James Cameron’s highly anticipated film Avatar in Dolby 3D, ahead of the movie’s release!

And if you’d like to learn more, we invite you to a session on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in South Seas I on Level 3 of the South Convention Center. Lightstorm’s Nolan Murtha will give a special presentation on how the techniques pioneered during the making of Avatar can apply to the future of architectural visualization.

--Joseph

0 Comments  Posted On November 09, 2009 at 10:16PM

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Get Answers at the PowerTrack Daily Wrap

Have you ever wanted to meet with some of the top AU speakers to get answers to professional questions that are on your mind? This year, you’ll have the chance.

As a PowerTrack attendee, you will have a unique opportunity to meet with some of the PowerTrack speakers at the end of the day. Each PowerTrack will have an unplugged session Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Although these meetings will not have a specific agenda, attendees will be able to ask questions related to that day’s content.

The day’s speakers will have their laptop computers and will be prepared to plug in to the discussion and answer questions live! These unstructured sessions will be moderated and have the format of a user group roundtable.

Whether you’re a seasoned user looking for a solution or someone searching for insight from within the AU community, this is a rare opportunity to discuss issues, problems, and solutions with the best of the best!  No preregistration is required for these sessions—just show up with your questions.

PowerTrack Daily Wraps

PowerTrack	Location	Presenter/Facilitator
Building	South Seas F	Tuesday: Beau Turner Wednesday: Jim Balding Thursday: David Spehar
Inventor	South Sea D	Tuesday: Jay Tedeshi Wednesday: Mark Flayler Thursday: Thom Tremblay
AutoCAD	South Sea E	Tuesday: JC Malitzke Wednesday: David Cohn Thursday: John Beltran
CAD Management	South Sea C	Tuesday: Nigel Davis Wednesday: Robert Green
Transportation	Mandalay Ballroom A	Tuesday: Rick Ellis Wednesday: Dana Probert Thursday: Jeff Saunders

 

-- Joseph

0 Comments  Posted On November 03, 2009 at 9:25PM