{"id":587,"date":"2011-12-12T17:27:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T17:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/au2011-views-from-the-blogosphere\/"},"modified":"2016-01-22T17:59:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:59:25","slug":"au2011-views-from-the-blogosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/au2011-views-from-the-blogosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"AU2011: Views from the Blogosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nWith 900+ classes, Innovation Forums, exhibits, exams, and<br \/>\ngalleries, there&#039;s a lot more to cover at AU than our small<br \/>\nstaff can write about. In addition to the more traditional press, a<br \/>\nveritable army of talented scribes attends AU and relates their<br \/>\nexperiences. Check out these on-the-ground reports and pictures from<br \/>\nindustry media and bloggers&mdash;find out what you missed and what<br \/>\nyou may want to include in your AU experience for 2012.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBrian Skirpac of <em>DesignGroup<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"AU Leadership Forum Keynote\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designgroup.us.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/autodesk-university-2011-leadership-forum-talks-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported<br \/>\non<\/a> the AU Leadership Forum keynote that introduced five<br \/>\ntechnology trends that are changing the world.<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU Leadership Forum\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.microdesk.com\/index.php\/2011\/12\/lessons-in-leadership-from-autodesk-university\/\" target=\"_blank\">Additional<br \/>\ncoverage<\/a> of the AU Leadership Forum comes from George Wright at<br \/>\n<em>MicroBIM<\/em>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a style=\"float: left\" href=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b01675eaed926970b-pi\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a010536b53a9f970b01675eaed926970b\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px\" title=\"Gen_session_2011\" src=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b01675eaed926970b-800wi\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Gen_session_2011\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nAU 2011&#039;s General Session kicked off the conference with a<br \/>\ndiscussion of disruptive industry trends. Great<br \/>\n<a title=\"Cadalyst on the AU 2011 General Session\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cadalyst.com\/cad\/autocad\/autodesk-university-2011-part-1-surfing-waves-disruption-14195\" target=\"_blank\">coverage<br \/>\nof the General Session<\/a> and pre-session media briefing comes from<br \/>\n<em>Cadalyst<\/em> reporters Cyrena Respini-Irwin and Nancy Spurling<br \/>\nJohnson. Susan Smith at <em>AECCafe<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www10.aeccafe.com\/blogs\/aecsusan\/2011\/11\/29\/carl-bass-qa-at-au-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">details<br \/>\nthe media Q&amp;A<\/a> with Autodesk CEO Carl Bass.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAutodesk&#039;s announcement of its<br \/>\n<a title=\"Autodesk PLM\" href=\"http:\/\/usa.autodesk.com\/360-lifecycle-management-software\/plm\/\" target=\"_blank\">new<br \/>\nAutodesk&reg; 360 for PLM offering<\/a> drew considerable coverage.<br \/>\nOleg Shilovitsky from <em>Beyond PLM<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011 PLM\" href=\"http:\/\/beyondplm.com\/2011\/12\/02\/autodesk-enters-plm-everything-changes-for-autodesk\/\" target=\"_blank\">describes<br \/>\nthe new offering<\/a> and his take on it. PLM<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011 PLM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/01\/autodesk-unveils-tools-360-degree-insight-lifecycle-projects\" target=\"_blank\">supports<br \/>\nsustainable design<\/a> by encouraging attention to sustainability<br \/>\nthroughout a product or project lifecycle, according to Leslie<br \/>\nGuevarra at <em>GreenBiz.com<\/em>. Thomas Ramback of<br \/>\n<em>CADToolbox.com<\/em> thinks it<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011 Autodesk 360\" href=\"http:\/\/cadtoolbox.com\/2011\/11\/29\/autodesk-360\/\" target=\"_blank\">should<br \/>\nbe named &quot;Autodesk 180&quot;<\/a> for its potential to turn<br \/>\ncompanies around. Matt Ball of <em>Spatial Sustain<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vector1media.com\/spatialsustain\/autodesks-cloud-strategy-aims-to-do-things-not-possible-before.html\" target=\"_blank\">describes<br \/>\nAutodesk&#039;s cloud strategy<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a style=\"float: right\" href=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b0162fdbb0917970d-pi\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a010536b53a9f970b0162fdbb0917970d\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px\" title=\"123D\" src=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b0162fdbb0917970d-800wi\" border=\"0\" alt=\"123D\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nReality capture and making things were big this year, especially<br \/>\nwith the hands-on<br \/>\n<a title=\"123D Catch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123dapp.com\/catch\" target=\"_blank\">123D<br \/>\nCatch<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a title=\"TechShop\" href=\"http:\/\/techshop.ws\/\" target=\"_blank\">TechShop<\/a><br \/>\nbooths in the Exhibit Hall. Autodesk is bringing making to the<br \/>\nmasses with tools that dramatically shorten product development<br \/>\ntimes. Hipstomp at <em>Core 77<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"Autodesk 123D Sculpt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/events\/au_2011_kyle_runciman_demos_123d_sculpt_21245.asp\" target=\"_blank\">describes<br \/>\nthe new Autodesk123D Sculpt iPad&reg; application<\/a>, complete with<br \/>\nvideo demo by Kyle Runciman. He also covers<br \/>\n<a title=\"Autodesk 123D Make\" href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/digital_fabrication\/au_2011_123d_make_software_for_quick_real-life_3d_models_21268.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Autodesk<br \/>\n123D Make<\/a> for creating 3D models. Edwin Guerra of <em>BIM<br \/>\nblog.ca<\/em> put Autodesk 123D Catch to use right away<br \/>\n<a title=\"123D Catch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bimblog.ca\/2011\/12\/from-photos-to-point-clouds-and-topo-in.html\" target=\"_blank\">to<br \/>\nmodel pictures<\/a> he took in Zion National Park on the way home<br \/>\nfrom AU 2011.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRahul Shah of <em>Revit Sticky Notes<\/em> wrote a<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011 Day-By-Day\" href=\"http:\/\/revitstickynotes.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/au-2011-run-down.html\" target=\"_blank\">day-by-day<br \/>\ndiary<\/a> of his time at AU 2011, concluding with his list of top 10<br \/>\nAU classes. Robin Capper at <em>RobiNZ CAD Blog<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/rcd.typepad.com\/rcd\/\" target=\"_blank\">provides<br \/>\ngorgeous photos<\/a> in his AU 2011 account, and David Butts of<br \/>\n<em>The MEP CAD Engineer<\/em> muses about what he<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/mep-cad.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/back-in-wind-another-au-in-can.html\" target=\"_blank\">saw<br \/>\nand learned<\/a> at AU 2011. Additional overall AU 2011 roundups<br \/>\nappear at <em><a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/category\/autodesk-university\/\" target=\"_blank\">CADDManager<br \/>\nBlog<\/a><\/em>, <em><a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/cadinsider.typepad.com\/my_weblog\/2011\/11\/autodesk-university-2012-hits-and-misses-pt-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">CAD<br \/>\nInsider<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/cadpanacea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CAD<br \/>\nPanacea<\/a><\/em>. Andrew Duncan of ARUP did his<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ejJ3swOj-PU&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\" target=\"_blank\">in<br \/>\nvideo<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd don&#039;t forget AU Virtual 2011. <em>Point of Beginning<\/em><br \/>\nlists their<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU Virtual\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pobonline.com\/Articles\/Industry_News\/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000001135028\" target=\"_blank\">top<br \/>\nfive picks<\/a> for AU Virtual classes. AU Virtual remains available<br \/>\nuntil December 19.<br \/>\n<a title=\"AU Virtual\" href=\"http:\/\/au.autodesk.com\/?nd=auv2011_event\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a><br \/>\nand view free classes now!\n<\/p>\n<p>\/jenny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nWith 900+ classes, Innovation Forums, exhibits, exams, and<br \/>\ngalleries, there&#039;s a lot more to cover at AU than our small<br \/>\nstaff can write about. In addition to the more traditional press, a<br \/>\nveritable army of talented scribes attends AU and relates their<br \/>\nexperiences. Check out these on-the-ground reports and pictures from<br \/>\nindustry media and bloggers&mdash;find out what you missed and what<br \/>\nyou may want to include in your AU experience for 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":296,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-2011","category-las-vegas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587","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\/296"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}