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What do you want to see in future versions of SolidWorks? It's time to vote!

Every year we let our customers vote on what they want to see in future versions of SolidWorks software, and then announce the top-ten most requested things at SolidWorks World. Last year we rolled out a new brainstorm tool to help with the voting, and we're bringing it back again this year.

So if you have a SolidWorks customer portal account, just click on this link here to get started. You can submit ideas and vote others up or down. And as always, the winners will be announced on Wednesday at SolidWorks World 2010 in Anaheim.

Guess the keynote speaker at SolidWorks World 2010

So this year we're announcing the big keynote speaker for SolidWorks World 2010 ahead of time, just like we did for Richard Branson at SolidWorks 2009. And just like last year, I'm going to give you a chance to guess who it is. Unlike last year, I have something better than a shirt and water bottle to give away. So here's the deal.

You have between now and 11:55 AM EDT Monday morning (12/21/09) to leave a comment on this blog entry with your guess of who the keynote speaker will be. You only get one guess. If multiple people guess the right person, we'll put those peoples' names in a hat and pick a winner at random.

The winner gets a 4GB iPod nano with the SolidWorks logo engraved on the back, just like the ones we gave away at SolidWorks World 2008.

Of course, there are exclusions. You have to be 18, you can't work for SolidWorks, one of our resellers, and you can't enter if you live in Brazil, Quebec or China. There's other stuff too. You should probably read the complete rules, which you can get by clicking this link here: Download Terms and conditions for the SolidWorks World 2010 Guess The Speaker Contest

Want a hint? The person was involved in the making of one or more of the movies on this page right here. Here's another hint. It's not Julia Roberts.

Announcing the winner of the SolidWorks World 2010 Hollywood Nostalgia Contest

We got a number of entries for this one, but only two that included pictures. And while everyone had great ideas, there can only be one winner. And this time around, the honor goes to the enigmatic person who goes only be the name of Harish for his new and improved Batplane concept. At least, that's what I think it is. If you see Harish at SolidWorks World, maybe he'll expand on his idea.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our SolidWorks World 2010 contests. We had a lot of fun with this, and it's great to see how creative everyone out there is.

See you in Anaheim!

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Keri Prasky

Keri Prasky is Q/A & Operations Manager for Internet Product Development here at SolidWorks. She works improving our Internet products, such as the recent updates to 3D ContentCentral and SolidWorks online help. In this video she talks about her role and what she'll be doing at SolidWorks World 2010, including the session she's conducting titled Maximizing your Efficiency with 3D ContentCentral.

People @ SolidWorks World 2010: Tom Spine

Tom Spine heads up the user experience design group at SolidWorks. In this video he talks about what his group does, and what they'll be doing at SolidWorks World 2010 in Anaheim CA.

If you'd like to sign up for the user research program Tom mentions, you can click here to find out more.

What Do You Do With 300 2 X 4's?

The CSWP event at SolidWorks World 2010 is going to feature the Team Associated SC10 Remote Control Offroad Race Truck.  In fact we're going to have about 50 of them at the event.  The plan is to construct 7 tracks which will be made out of 2 X 4 pieces of lumber for the attendees of the party to drive the trucks on:

That equates to nearly 300 2 X 4's that are going to be left over once the party ends!

So instead of just throwing them out, we are donating all the wood to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County who will be using the wood for a future project in the Orange County area.  We're glad to see that this wood will be going to good use after we use it!
 

Friday fun time

One of our resellers sent me links to some videos they made for recent SolidWorks 2010 rollout events. I thought some of you might find them amusing on a Friday afternoon.

SolidWorks 2010 is now available!

If you have a current SolidWorks subscription contract, you can now download SolidWorks 2010 in the SolidWorks Customer Portal.

If you're using a SolidNetWork license, there's a slight change that affects you. You can learn about the activation process by watching this video.

Enjoy!

Join the SolidWorks Asia/Pacific team for Innovation Day 2009

Our Asia/Pacific group is doing something interesting this year for customers in that area. They're hosting an online virtual event, allowing you to learn about SolidWorks 2010 and hear from some of the people at SolidWorks who set the tone for new releases.

There will be new presentations available weekly for the next month, so even if you sign up and visit today, remember to go back every week and see what's new. I got to sit through taping for all of the presentations, and I can tell you without a doubt there's some good stuff in there.

I've copied the announcement from the Asia/Pacific blog, which gives you all the details. And one last thing--even though the event is put on by the Asia/Pacific group and is targeted to customers in that region, everything is available in English, and is open to anyone around the world. So go visit, and enjoy!

Join us for the first SolidWorks Innovation Day Virtual Event, starting on Oct. 5, 2009.

Through this virtual event platform, you will be able to choose over 40 different sessions from an action-packed agenda. This online conference will run for the next four weeks. Topics will range from CAD technology to product innovation trends to sustainable design for the future and how DS SolidWorks addresses the vertical industries’ needs. Keynote speakers include DS SolidWorks Corp. CEO, Jeff Ray and DS SolidWorks Corp. Group Executive and Co-founder, Jon Hirschtick.

Each week provides you with new content and a fresh opportunity to learn about what’s new in SolidWorks 2010 software and a lot more.

To know more about the event and register, please visit www.solidworks.com/InnovationDay.
-> Download the event agenda so you don’t miss any of the sessions that you really want to see.