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SWUGN Year in Review – August 2009
Top StoryMy busiest travel month of 2009 takes me to Iowa, Minnesota, and Vancouver. I logged nearly 700 driving miles during the Iowa trip, flew "internationally" for Vancouver, and finally, after ten years, got to meet SolidWorks user Jay Guthrie
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – July 2009
Top StoryThe SWUGN Summit – Columbus draws 105 attendees, far above the expected turnout. The event features 10 different presenters, and is represented by 5 different user groups. Many of the presenters were doing their first ever sessions, and all
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – June 2009
Top Story Just over 100 people attend the SWUGN Summit – Happy Valleyin State College, PA. The amazing thing about this Summit event is how far people travel to attend. SolidWorks users from Pittsburgh (140 miles),Philadelphia (190 miles), even Rochester, NY
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – May 2009
Top StoryCOSUG leader and SolidWorks user Kelly Frazier passes the patent bar exam and becomes a Registered Patent Agent. The license allows Kelly to practice patent law before the USPTO. It also gives her company (THNKtions, LLC) a leg up
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – April 2009
Top StoryLou Gallo attends his first COFES conference. While most of the other attendees are talking about social media, Lou actually does social media and reports on every single thing that happens using podcasts, Twitter, blogs, and maybe even a
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – March 2009
Top StoryRodney Hall gets in his car and drives four hours to his new job. The 300+ mile drive is nothing compared to the 16 hours he spent on the road to attend SolidWorks World in Orlando. Armed with a
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – February 2009
Top StorySolidWorks World 2009 attracts over 4,500 attendees in what many would consider a down year economically. The attendance figure surprises everyone, including the event caterer, and the Monday breakfast falls a little short food-wise. Richard Branson is interviewed by Jeff
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – January 2009
The Top Story With a single blog post, Ricky Jordan’s wife Christy becomes the most famous SolidWorks Community member in Alabama. Christy follows up her hilarious shot at engineers by providing tubs of homemade goodies for Ricky to bring to SolidWorks World
... ContinuedSWUGN Year in Review – Part 0
Well it's not quite the end if the year yet, but with the Holiday Season coming up I think it's close enough. The SolidWorks User Group Network enjoyed another banner year in 2009. Over the next few days, I'll recap
... ContinuedPhil Sluder Writes Good Stuff
Here’s a good article by Phil on SolidWorks 2010. I like the bio at the end: Phil Sluder is a mechanical engineer, owner of TriAxial Design and Analysis, certified SolidWorks instructor, certified SolidWorks professional, a longtime member of the SWUGN committee,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Users Bring Stuff to SWUGN Summits
You're probably thinking that's a silly statement, of course SolidWorks users bring stuff to the SWUGN Technical Summit events. Notepads, pens, cell phones, and even laptops. But unless you are one of the presenters, would you think about bringing your
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – Is it Your First Time?
Every year when the SolidWorks World buzz really gets going, a lot of conversation focuses on "how many have you attended"? Plenty of SolidWorks users can say they've attended multiple events, far fewer can lay claim to every single one (four, based on my
... ContinuedNESWUC Was a Nor'easter (And That's a Good Thing)
Last Friday I attended the second annual NESWUC event and came away with a new appreciation for the good folks that manage the SolidWorks User Groups in the Eastern US. Everything ran smoothly, the technical sessions were outstanding, there was great
... ContinuedGo Big Red (Shudder)
As much as it pains me to utter that phrase, I’m compelled to use it because of the very nice gift I received from Lynnette Sabatka and the SolidWorks User Group of Nebraska yesterday. The football in the picture was designed. modeled,
... ContinuedIt's Pronounced "Nee-Swuk"
At least that's what I was told last year when the New England SolidWorks User Groups put on the first NESWUC event. I wasn't able to attend last year, but I'll be there tomorrow along with 399 (at last count)
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