Welcome

• Learn, Connect, Explore—From Anywhere

  Get ready for the most intensive and timely educational experience that the Autodesk community has to offer—from classes taught by seasoned professionals to engaging keynotes by industry leaders and Autodesk executives in design, sustainability, and Autodesk technology to the latest technology in hardware, software, and services from the world’s largest gathering of Autodesk developers and strategic partners.

  Join us on-site in Las Vegas... or virtually from anywhere in the world!

• Autodesk University Virtual—Connect to AU Like Never Before

  Whether you live in New York or New Delhi, AU Virtual delivers. Register now and get ready to experience new ways to grow professionally—all from the convenience of your desktop. AU Virtual is designed to stream some of the best of AU 2009 via the Internet to professionals worldwide who might not be able to attend this year.  More.

• Featured Keynote Speaker

  Amory Lovins, cofounder and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute joins Autodesk CEO Carl Bass and Autodesk CTO Jeff Kowalski at this year's General Session. Lovins, author of Winning the Oil Endgame, is among the world’s leading innovators in energy and its connections to resources, development, security, and the environment.

  His latest awards include the National Design Award (Design Mind), an Hon. AIA, Foreign Membership of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and selection by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

  Lovins will also be teaching "Advanced Design Integration for Radical Energy Efficiency", a look at how integrative design—optimizing a whole system for multiple benefits, not isolated components for single benefits—can yield radical energy efficiency, often at lower capital cost, while giving the designers competitive advantage, bigger profits, and more fun.

• Explore the Near Future of Technological Innovation

  Relevant, informative, engaging. Find out what Autodesk's strategic partners—HP, Intel, and Microsoft—are working on, how their tools and solutions can help you do your job better, and how they can help your business in this tough economic climate. Senior executives will respond in a town hall format to questions submitted in advance by AU attendees. More.

• Cut&Paste Design Slam

  The excitement of the Cut&Paste Design Slam returns to Autodesk University for the second year in a row. Featuring their trademark 3D competitions, an element first introduced during their 2009 global, 16-city tour, this live event will showcase design professionals as they create original work live on-stage in rounds of 20 minutes. More.

• Incomparable Class Selection

  With more than 600 classes, labs, and technical sessions, AU is your anytime, anywhere source for outstanding learning and networking opportunities. Whether you participate in person or virtually, you owe it yourself to attend AU.