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SolidWorks World 2014 – Where to Find the Food
I’m almost positive that the main reason SolidWorks users attend SolidWorks World is for the technical sessions. A close second would be the networking opportunities, followed by the General Sessions, the Partner Pavilion, and the Special Event (perhaps not in
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 – The 15th Annual SWUGN Summit Meeting
I still remember the first SWUGN Summit meeting at SolidWorks World 2000 in New Orleans. Of course, it wasn’t called the SWUGN Summit yet, and it wasn’t even called a meeting. The official description that year was “The SNUG Roundtable”.
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 – "New Products" Category
If you are attending SolidWorks World 2014 and have been busy selecting your breakout sessions, you may have noticed that there is a new category this year – “New Products”. Dig a little deeper, and you will see that this category is all about
... ContinuedWhy They Are Going to SolidWorks World 2014
Yesterday I asked a bunch of folks this simple question – Why are you going to SolidWorks World 2014? Here are some of my favorite replies: “Where else would you meet 5000+ other nerds that like to do the same
... ContinuedWoody Woodruff Helps People that "Wanna Go Fast"
When I was ten years old, I thought Gary Gabelich was the coolest guy on earth. His car, the “Blue Flame”, set a new land speed record at over 622mph, besting a record that was set and had been held
... Continued"The Truth is….We Are Ironman"
I want that!! I think that every SolidWorks user that has seen the Ironman movies and watched as Tony Stark casually manipulated a holographic image of his suit said the same thing. I think we can all agree that we’re not
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Session – The Certification Game
I’ve been witness to the smiling faces, the cheery disposition, and the confident looks of SolidWorks World attendees waiting to take the CSWP exams on conference Sunday. Three hours later, some of them are not so happy. It’s not easy to pass
... ContinuedAnnouncing the winners of the Ocean Cleanup Contest
Back in October, we launched a contest in cooperation with The Ocean Cleanup team based in The Netherlands. Engineers and designers around the world were challenged to design the floating booms integral to the design of the floating collection platforms
... ContinuedSolidWorks User Group Leaders Like to Gather
Every year 100-200 SolidWorks User Group leaders take advantage of their free admission to SolidWorks World. They come for the same reasons as other attendees – technical sessions, the exhibits, the keynotes and the networking. But they also come for
... ContinuedSixteen Years of Tips and Tricks – Phil Sluder
According to my records, there are 67 people that have attended every single SolidWorks World conference – 31 reseller employees, 2 members of the press, 7 exhibitors, 21 SolidWorks employees, and 6 SolidWorks users. I consider myself fortunate to be included
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten Idea List is now open for voting
Idea creation is now complete. We are excited by the number of Idea submissions for the SolidWorks World 2014 Top Ten list. This year, we have the most submissions ever! Now’s the time to vote for Ideas that will make it to
... ContinuedWin a free pass to SolidWorks World 2014 with our Holiday Gift Contest
It’s that time of year again—the holiday season is upon us (and even over for some), and SolidWorks World is only a few weeks away. We have two passes to SolidWorks World to give away, and we thought we’d give
... Continued“I want you to model a box…”
In my 13 years with SolidWorks, I never ventured out much past what I have been trained to do, and explore the outreaches of other teams. My accidental career sprouted its own wings and I became part of a team.
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014
There are a lot of reasons to get excited about SolidWorks World 2014; nice January weather in San Diego, 200+ technical sessions, 100 exhibitors, and thousands of SolidWorks users eager to learn. For the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN), this
... ContinuedChristmas Shopping Will Have to Wait
SolidWorks User Group Leaders will be very busy over the next three weeks, with 29 meetings on the December calendar – 14 of them this week alone. December 2nd Huber Heights, OH December 3rd Elkhart, IN Houston, TX San Antonio, TX
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