AU classes should help differentiate Autodesk University from other training that is available. For example, attendees are not keen on attending product demos; they can easily arrange those with their dealers. Rather, they are seeking classes that will help them overcome practical design and workflow challenges in their day-to-day work. AU offers attendees a unique opportunity to learn new ways to streamline processes using Autodesk solutions.

Based on direct feedback from attendees, successful proposals will focus on one or all of the following elements.

• State-of-the-art tools, tips, and techniques that represent best practices in various disciplines.
• Personal and team productivity-boosting solutions for common day-to-day tasks and issues faced by attendees.
• Specific methods to improve concept-to-completion cycles: workflow, collaboration, productivity, and overall efficiency.
• Current industry trends, with a view to identifying what's hot and what's not. Examples: the migration to 3D; the integration of design data throughout the entire enterprise, the latest training technologies, etc.
• Business considerations and strategies for evaluating, adopting, and maintaining new technologies.

More Than a Product Demo

In addition, many attendees are requesting more classes that cover advanced topics. We therefore invite proposals with more challenging content that will engage and benefit "power users" — that is, professionals with five or more years of industry experience.

Fresh Content

Attendees also want more classes about new and emerging topics that are relevant to their disciplines.