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SWUGN Summit – San Jose
Another SWUGN Summit went off without a hitch last week as 80+ users converged on the Hilton – Santa Clara in sunny California. Most of the attendees were there to see the technical sessions and they weren’t disappointed. Phil Sluder,
... ContinuedMeeting with Students
Robert Meitzler, Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group Leader reports on a recent morning he spent with students at Southeastern High School of Technology (yep, high school) in Detroit, Michigan. “I had the pleasure of speaking with students at the first
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Houston
One down, eight to go The first of nine SWUGN Technical Summits was held in Houston, Texas last week. The event drew 65 users and featured ten different technical sessions, and a couple of vendor presentations during the sit-down lunch.
... ContinuedA Community PhotoWorks Contest
Rob Rodriguez, Northern Vermont SolidWorks User Group leader has opened up a monthly PhotoWorks contest for the SolidWorks Community. The contest is open to anyone, including SolidWorks users, employees, resellers, and students. Each month, a different model will be made
... ContinuedIt's just about that time again…
For each release of SolidWorks we run a beta program. We use the beta program to gather your comments, suggestions, and opinions on the next release of SolidWorks. At SolidWorks, we place a high value on the opinion of our
... ContinuedNews and notes from the SolidWorks User Group Network
The Lower Alabama SolidWorks User Group is holding its first meeting March 23rd – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=338 The Seattle Area SolidWorks Power User Group celebrates its 10th anniversary with a meeting on April 18th – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=127 The Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group
... ContinuedSWUGN Technical Summits
Monthly Technical Events around the US The SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) has announced the schedule for the 2006 SWUGN Technical Summit days. These one-day events are being held monthly in cities across the US and feature a choice of
... Continued23 days, 22 meetings
There are 23 working days in the month of March, and 22 SolidWorks/COSMOS User Group Meetings scheduled. https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/calendar.html WOW!!
... ContinuedBusy month for user groups
After we have all caught our breadth after SolidWorks World, March can be a busy time for user groups. Many of the group leaders were at SolidWorks World and are bringing back a summary and ideas from the many sessions,
... ContinuedSolidWorks World: Day 3
Jeff Ray kicked off the morning’s General Session. He showed a hilarious video taken in the arcade at the off-site event of the heads of John McEleney and two others on top of these little cartoon bodies dancing to the
... ContinuedStraight Talk with User Group Founder Rob Rodriguez
I had a nice chat at SolidWorks World with Rob Rodriguez, who is the president and founder of the Northern Vermont SolidWorks user group. Rob started the group just over a year ago. His day job is as CAD designer
... ContinuedStraight Talk with SWUGN Regional Director Mark Peters
During the 2006 SolidWorks World conference, I had a chance to talk to Mark Peters, regional director for the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) the Midwest territory. Marks is also the president/CEO of IMPACT Engineering, a 65-member engineering support and
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Mon 1-23
When I walked in the 1st general session Monday morning it amazed me as to the size and vibrancy of the SolidWorks community represented in the hall. Caught a quick sneak peak at the 2007 as John McEleney showed a
... ContinuedSolidWorks World: Day 2
Tuesday Morning General Session Richard Seymour and Dick Powel delivered a fantastic keynote this morning on how to harness creative energy to design products for the future. The London duo were hosts on the popular British television show “Better by
... Continued7th Annual SWUGN Summit
Every year SolidWorks User Group leaders from around the world gather to meet and discuss the state of SolidWorks user groups. Group leaders and the SWUGN Committee share thoughts and ideas to increase meeting attendance, attract new members, and make
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