Author Archives: Richard Doyle
Denver SWUGN Summit VIP's
In addition to the terrific lineup of speakers at the SWUGN Summit – Denver, we’ll be hosting a few special guests as well. Jason Graves is the Channel Manager for DriveWorks, and since the SWUGN Summits are primarily technical events,
... ContinuedMiles and Miles of Corn and Soybeans
Usually when I get the pleasure of traveling to user group meetings, I fly into an airport, take a shuttle or car to a hotel, attend the meeting, and fly home. I rarely get the opportunity to enjoy the place
... ContinuedWhy do They Call it the Midwest?
I’ve often wondered why Minnesota and Wisconsin are considered to be in the Midwest US, but I’m not going to argue with the US Census Bureau. This week takes me through both states as I’ll visit three user groups in
... ContinuedEin anderes Neues SolidWorks Blog
Stefan Berlitz has been around the SolidWorks Community for a long, long time. Stefan is a regular at most major discussion forums, but his pride and joy is the Unofficial SolidWorks Help Site, the most well-known SolidWorks website in Germany
... ContinuedHelp "The Rock" Get to SolidWorks World
Jason at RockSolid Perspective is looking for some ideas to help convince his company to send him to SolidWorks World in 2008. In addition to all of the information available on the SolidWorks World 2008 website, he would like to
... ContinuedWatch TV on Your Desktop
Sure, you could go out and get yourself a Slingbox and watch Oprah, but what you really want is news about CAD and Engineering. Check out the latest from the wacky folks at CADCAMNET.
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2008 Website is Live!!
Must…not…get…too…excited……. SolidWorks World 2008
... ContinuedDenver SWUGN Summit – Register Now!
If emails I’ve had from Gerald Davis over the last few days are any indication, the Denver SWUGN Summit is going to be a good one. It’ll be hard to top last year, but with speakers like Rob Rodriguez, Wayne
... ContinuedGroup Leaders Hit the Road
As if they don’t attend enough of their own meetings, a practice that’s becoming more and more common is for user group leaders to attend other group meetings. Dan Podzimek to Eastern Iowa, Wayne Tiffany to St. Louis, and Matt
... ContinuedRetirement Reaction
Mike Puckett says it very well.
... ContinuedAnd So it Begins….
SolidWorks World 2008 – Call for Papers
... ContinuedPortland was Almost Boston (huh?)
According to the Portland (Oregon) Business Alliance, the city got its name as a result of a coin toss between the cities two founders. If it had gone the other way, we would be talking about the upcoming SWUGN Summit
... ContinuedThank You (Merci) Toronto
Some of the nicest folks I’ve met this year were at the SWUGN Summit – Toronto. A very engaging crowd of nearly 50 were treated to great technical presentations by the likes of Rob Rodriguez, Joseph Vera, Scott Nelson, and
... ContinuedTexas Turns Out Strong
Jeff Ray’s Texas tour was a huge hit. Record attendance in Houston and San Antonio, and a lively crowd in Austin made Jeff feel welcome everywhere he went. HOUSUG group leader Alan Cegeilski, along with Joe Lance and Santiago Laverde
... ContinuedFind One Blogger, Find Them All
If you’ve ever read one of the SolidWorks user blogs out there, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve read two, three, or even all of them. Each blogger has links to all of the others, and they regularly refer to
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