Comments on: Autodesk University is moving!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:46:03 +0000

Orlando, definitely. Cleaner, no gambling, no smoking – still very “grown-up” friendly.

By: AutoCAD-AL

AutoCAD-AL — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:36:28 +0000

Whom cares were The University is held. In my book, education comes first and fun is not an option when spending someone elses money for training. When attending the University at San Francisco, I found I knew more about MEP then the instructors. Prior attending, I had re-written their pipe data sets to real world west coast Pipe manufaturer specifications with sizes up to 144″. DIP, HDPE, Steel, Conc-Reinforced, Spirolite, Victaulic glass lined, just to mention some. Talk about disappointed to find these people new less about their own product than I did. Also some of the fittings are bolgus to this day. When asked a question the answer was, “It will be taken care of in our next release” or “I’ll get back with you later”. So, you see, location is not an issue to me. Finding a class that suits my needs and finding people that can answer questions without side stepping or himhawing is the ticket for me.

By: Mike Stanfield

Mike Stanfield — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:13:46 +0000

I used to atttend AU often, but not so often now that it has been held in Vegas. I, too, would like to see it at a different location for 2009. I have enjoyed attending in Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and other locations in the past. I also would opt for a date during the summer, probably in late June, rather than so closely on the heels of Thanksgiving and during the preparation for Christmas.

By: Not Orlando?

Not Orlando? — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:34:19 +0000

I’ve been to AU several times and I thought Orlando was great. Much less walking and you didn’t have to walk through trashy casino cocktail waitresses to get to class. Orlando is my first choice. If you like the Vegas atmosphere, what about Lake Tahoe? Similar Vegas experience but much much nicer. Or maybe meet somewhere in the middle…Dallas, TX maybe? What if they broke it up, one on the west coast and one on the east coast?

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:39:47 +0000

NOT Orlando again. What a disaster.

By: Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:04:39 +0000

Joseph, thank you for the clarification.

By: Joseph Wurcher

Joseph Wurcher — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:31:07 +0000

Hi Steve,

We added the question to the speaker form to gage interest for moving AU to June. Response has been very postive to the new date. However, turns out Vegas is in high demand in June and the cost would go up be several hundret $$ per attendee. At this point, location and date for AU 2009 are not confirmed.

BTW – Nov 5-6, 2008 – We will have AU China // Shanghai

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:51:34 +0000

I’ve never been able to attend AU because of the timing. Late November/early December is one of the busiest times for my company; so moving it to June, when I might actually be able to get away from the office for a week, would be much better for me.

By: Robin Capper

Robin Capper — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:59:52 +0000

I thought it was at Vegas for the next few years. Since I generally combine it with a holiday I’d like to see it move around. I suppose it has to be in the USA so maybe (based solely on places I’d like to visit);

New York, Chicago, Hawaii, Seattle, Washington.