{"id":2514,"date":"2018-01-12T10:58:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T18:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2018-01-11T16:04:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T00:04:35","slug":"top-rated-sessions-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/top-rated-sessions-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Award Goes to\u2026: Top-Rated Sessions from AU Las Vegas 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

AU isn\u2019t a popularity contest\u2014far from it. Every speaker offers something unique and plays an important part in our learning community. (Every attendee, too.)<\/p>\n

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That said, we do ask attendees to rate every session they attend on their class surveys. That feedback helps the AU program and AU speakers improve. It also helps highlight the fan favorites. That\u2019s to say, when we do the math, there are always speakers who stand out. It may be their presentation abilities. It may be the strength of their instructional content. It may be their inspirational story, compelling AU learners on the path to BIM adoption, Fusion fundamentals, or new visualization workflows. So let\u2019s give a little credit where credit is due.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, congrats to the following top-rated sessions and speakers of AU Las Vegas 2017.<\/p>\n

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Category: Industry Talk
\n<\/strong>Winner
\n<\/strong><\/em>Thomas Kemp and Sarah Cause
\n<\/strong>Navisworks: It\u2019s Not Just for Contractors<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Donnie Gladfelter and Jason Kunkel
\n<\/strong>Overcoming the 7 Deadly Sins of Corporate Training Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Green
\nBoost Your Career with CAD Management Savings<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Hunter and Keri Bender
\n<\/strong>The King\u2019s Approval: How to Use Fusion Lifecycle (PLM) to Manage Your Hierarchy<\/a><\/p>\n

Top-Rated Autodesk Speaker
\n<\/strong><\/em>Allessandra McGinnis
\nFuture of Additive Manufacturing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Category: Instructional Demo
\nWinner<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Deepak Maini
\n<\/strong>Advance Steel for BIM: Seamless Workflow from Design to Fabrication<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Deepak Maini, Mark Abrahams, and Aaron Coats
\n<\/strong>Collaboration for Revit: Opening the Doors for Real Collaborative Project Execution<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Aubin
\nGlobal Parameters, Global Control: Revit Global Parameters in Practice<\/a><\/p>\n

Jesper Wallaert, Sylvester Knudsen
\nApplying Generative AEC Dynamics to a Parking Garage<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brian Hailey
\nResidential Subdivision Grading\u2014Grading Beyond the Roads<\/a><\/p>\n

Top-Rated Autodesk Speaker<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Tiffany Bachmeier and Robert Stein
\nAutoCAD Electrical: 60 Tips in 60 Minutes<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Category: Hands-On Lab
\nWinner
\n<\/em>Marcello Sgambelluri
\n<\/strong>Dynamo for Structure<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions
\n<\/strong><\/em>Paul Aubin
\nRevit Family Creation: A Step-by-Step Introduction (Just for Beginners)<\/a><\/p>\n

Gui Talarico
\nUntangling Python: A Crash Course on Dynamo\u2019s Python Node<\/a><\/p>\n

H\u00e5vard Vasshaug
\nCreating Transparency in France with Dynamo<\/a><\/p>\n

Rick Ellis
\nA Practical Guide to GIS in AutoCAD Civil 3D (Part 1)<\/a><\/p>\n

Top-Rated Autodesk Speaker
\n<\/strong><\/em>Aaron Vorwerk
\nIntegrating Structural Design and Analysis: The Basics of a Revit-Robot Structural Analysis Professional Workflow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Category: Panel
\nWinner
\n<\/em><\/strong>Facilitator: Rick Ellis
\n<\/strong>Panelists: Robert Green, RK McSwain, Curt Moreno, Kate Morrical
\nDrawing from Experience: 4 CAD Managers with More Than 100 Years of Combined Experience Tell All<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions
\n<\/strong><\/em>Facilitator: Jeff Mottle
\nPanelists: O\u2019Brien Chalmers, Alex Coulombe, Scott DeWoody, Martin Enthed, David Scott
\nA Vision for the Future of Virtual Reality in Design Viz: Advice from the Experts<\/a><\/p>\n

Facilitator: Curt Moreno
\nPanelists: Rick Ellis, Ryan Salvador
\nSo You Want to Be an Autodesk Speaker<\/a><\/p>\n

Top-Rated Autodesk Speaker<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Facilitator: Irvin Hayes
\nPanelists: Senthil Kumar, Younes Yammouri
\n<\/strong>Data Management Avengers\u2014Guardians of the Data Galaxy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Category: Roundtable
\nWinner<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Steven Shell
\n<\/strong>Switching from AutoCAD to Revit: A Discussion About Various Approaches, Training, and How It Impacts a Firm<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions
\n<\/strong><\/em>Ryan Cameron, Cesar Escalante, and Kyle Martin
\n<\/strong>Form a Superhero Team: How to Connect People to Do Great Things<\/a><\/p>\n

Rich Conyers and Megan Eli
\nVisualization Deliverables: A Discussion of the Many Degrees of Visual Communication<\/a><\/p>\n

Top-Rated Autodesk Speaker
\n<\/strong><\/em>Steve Dennis and Michael Schmidt
\n<\/strong>Ask the Inventor Developer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Best New Speaker Award
\n<\/strong>Many of our top-rated speakers return to AU year after year, which is great. But that can make it hard for new speakers to get on the medal stand, if you follow our meaning. So we carved out a special award for a first-time speaker at AU. This year, the award goes to Gui Talarico\u2014congrats, and keep coming back!<\/p>\n

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Winner<\/em>
\nGui Talarico
\n<\/strong>Untangling Python: A Crash Course on Dynamo\u2019s Python Node<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Speakers\u2019 Choice Award
\n<\/strong>The awards above are based on class surveys from all those who attend a given session. In addition, this year we\u2019re pleased to honor the speaker who most impressed their peers in the speaker community\u2014only the class surveys of other speakers and co-speakers were tallied. And this year\u2019s Speakers\u2019 Choice Award goes to:<\/p>\n

Winner<\/em>
\nMark Lancaster<\/strong>
\nBoosting Inventor Performance<\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations, all!<\/p>\n

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