{"id":2400,"date":"2017-11-01T08:58:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2017-10-30T18:25:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T01:25:45","slug":"packing-and-planning-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/packing-and-planning-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to AU: Packing and Planning Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2401\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/10\/Virtual-Reality-530010607-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/10\/Virtual-Reality-530010607-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/10\/Virtual-Reality-530010607-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/10\/Virtual-Reality-530010607-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/10\/Virtual-Reality-530010607.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can almost feel the VR goggles on your head already. You can almost hear the drones. It\u2019s about to get real, people: AU is just days away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2402\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/10\/gif-Zoom_Autodesk-University_keynote.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the big week approaches, it\u2019s worth remembering that being at AU is a bit like being a hunter-gatherer. You\u2019re hunting for knowledge and insight, and you\u2019re gathering professional connections and fresh perspectives on transformation. You\u2019ll be on foot most of the time, carrying everything you need with you, and you\u2019ll want to make sure you know about the best places to find food (and coffee). Make sure you\u2019re ready to thrive in your new habitat with these essentials:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wear comfortable shoes\u2014<\/strong>You could be covering a mile or more on foot every day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dress in layers\u2014<\/strong>You\u2019ll be inside 99% of the time, but still, <strong>there are microclimates<\/strong> to consider. Layers will help you adapt to changes from one classroom to another and from the Exhibit Hall to the keynotes in Hall C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pack lip balm\u2014<\/strong>The air can get a little dry. Just sayin\u2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bring a water bottle\u2014<\/strong>Water is available on every level in large coolers, and there are cups, too. But you can be a good planetary citizen by bringing your own bottle and refilling it. Plus, that way, you\u2019ll never go thirsty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan your meals\u2014<\/strong>You need energy to learn (<strong>also caffeine<\/strong>), so make sure you stay fed and hydrated. Luckily, we make that easy. You\u2019ll find <strong>breakfast bites served from 6:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m.<\/strong> each morning (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/get-to-know-the-au-hub\/\">go through the Hub to find them<\/a>). <strong>Lunch is served in the Exhibit Hall from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. each day, with vegetarian and gluten-free options available, and halal and kosher meals available with advanced notice<\/strong>. And there are small bites served at most of the large social events. Plus, there are restaurants of all types in the Venetian and Palazzo. You\u2019ll have no excuse to go hungry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remember business cards\u2014<\/strong>We didn\u2019t have to say that, did we? You\u2019ll meet lots of people you\u2019ll want to keep in touch with.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We\u2019ll see you in Vegas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>You can almost feel the VR goggles on your head already. You can almost hear the drones. It\u2019s about to get real, people: AU is just days away.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>As the big week approaches, it\u2019s worth remembering that being at AU is a bit like being a hunter-gatherer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4774,"featured_media":2404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-las-vegas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4774"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}