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Look for Dark Matter, or Focus on the Light?
Matt Lombard is revisiting the age-old question of how to find "disconnected users". It’s great that Matt is asking the question again, but I suspect he already knew what the answers would be. Matt brought up the same question last
... ContinuedRob Rodriguez Gets Featured
A nice interview with Rob Rodriguez.
... ContinuedNo Need to Mark Your Calendar
Because this one is already marked with important dates leading up to SolidWorks World 2009. I think this is one of the coolest SolidWorks World flyers ever produced. They will be available very soon, and the easiest way to get
... ContinuedGabi Jack, CSWP
Starting in December of last year, I started noticing some inquisitive posts on the SolidWorks discussion forums from someone named Gabi Jack. The questions were well framed, and showed a clear desire to learn. Over the next few months, Gabi
... ContinuedIt All Starts Here
SolidWorks World is right around the corner a few months away, but the time to submit your technical session abstracts is NOW. If you’ve presented at past conferences, local user group meetings, or regional events, your chances of being selected
... ContinuedThere's That Song Again
clang, clang, clang… Registration is open for the SWUGN Summit – St. Louis being held on Tuesday, September 23rd at the Ritz-Carlton. Interest for this event is expected to be very high, but due to space limitations, attendance will be
... Continued50,000 and Counting
Devon beat me to the punch (and thanks Brian Lindahl for the heads up), so I’ll just reiterate how cool it is that the SolidWorks Discussion forums reached 50,000 members today. What’s even more amazing is the number of folks
... Continued10,000 Lakes and 1 SWUGN Summit
Registration for the SWUGN Summit – Minneapolis is now open! Dan Podzimek has put together quite a list of speakers for the August 19th event, and the event will be represented by at least three area SolidWorks user groups. For
... ContinuedHangin' with the Press
There is a great deal of things I like about SolidWorks World – if you know me that’s a no-brainer statement. For the past couple of years, SolidWorks World has also meant hanging around near the press room on occasion
... ContinuedNow It's Time for Some Crab Cakes
While the attendance at the Baltimore Summit won’t break any records, we did have a great bunch of SolidWorks users show up. The presenters were top-notch…my thanks to Devon Sowell, Matt Lombard, Derek Meyers, Greg Jankowski, and Joe Galleria for
... ContinuedEveryone's Doing the Download Thing
SolidWorks 2009 Beta is now available for download to subscription service customers. Visit the Customer Portal to get your hands on it now! The beta forums are heating up as well – so far a lot of messages wondering when
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Baltimore
Registration is open for the SWUGN Summit – Baltimore. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 17th (near the BWI Airport) and features some really good presenters, including Greg Jankowski who will be doing sessions on CAD Management and
... ContinuedWatch What You Wear
Gabi Jack learns the hard way what might happen when you’re sporting your SolidWorks attire. Has this ever happened to you?
... ContinuedSESWUW Wrap Up
Matt does a nice job of wrapping up the Southeast SolidWorks User Workshop in Columbia, SC. I’ll add my congratulations to Tony Cantrell for pulling together a great event. Tony’s already looking forward to doing it again next year. On
... ContinuedThe End of the Two-Day User Events? Hardly.
When Mark Peters retired last year from the SWUGN Committee, I thought it would also be the end of two day, user run events. The Midwest SolidWorks User Conference outlasted them all, running for five straight years and helping hundreds
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