User Groups
The Long Trip Begins
The first leg of my 13 day trip has begun, and in a couple of hours I’ll be visiting the North Texas SOLIDWORKS User Group and the Fort Worth SOLIDWORKS User Group for their combined meeting tonight. Suchit Jain is
... ContinuedInto the Darkness
This weekend marks the end of Daylight Savings Time, and in the US, most of us will be setting our clocks back an hour. I don’t like the dark very much, but I’m not afraid of it – just apprehensive.
... ContinuedOctober Recap – Some Big Meetings and a Safe Car Crash
With the exception of the gentleman working his smartphone, this crowd is anticipating something that’s never happened at a SOLIDWORKS User Group meeting – a car crash (video at the end of this post). More than 75 people turned out
... ContinuedEast Meets East
Combined SOLIDWORKS User Group Meetings are fairly uncommon, but they do happen. Often it’s due to a special guest or presenter that’s in the area, but the groups are usually in close proximity to each other. Calgary and Edmonton, Chicago and
... ContinuedLong Island is Big, so is it's SOLIDWORKS User Group
David Antanavige started his SWUGN life by ascending to the leadership of the Tech Valley SOLIDWORKS User Group when Rachel York left for life as a reseller AE. After doing a great job with the group, he turned it over
... ContinuedI'm Going to SOLIDWORKS World (Japan)
In May of 2011, Yoshihiro Dobashi started the first independent SOLIDWORKS User Group in Japan. The group has been growing ever since, and that’s caught the attention of a few folks in Japan. During the week of November 10th, I’ll
... ContinuedSo..I was Craving a Philly Cheesesteak…
“One Wiz With” or “One Provolone Without” – try to order a Cheesesteak in Texas using “proper” terminology and you’re likely to get nothing but a blank stare. Sure, we have great BBQ, great Tex-Mex food, and more Taco trucks than
... ContinuedOctober in the SOLIDWORKS Community
I could probably come up with something special about every month in the SOLIDWORKS Community, but October brings with it the newest release of SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Software. I’ve watched the comments throughout the Beta program, seen the look on
... ContinuedA Southern Swing with a (Side) Trip to Space
Jeremy Regnerus and I spent this past week visiting SOLIDWORKS User Groups in Alabama and Tennessee where we helped Ricky Jordan, Brian McElyea, and Rich Hall celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the North Alabama SOLIDWORKS User Group. Before heading out
... ContinuedNew Kids on the Block
I am very pleased to introduce Austin Laniosz and Kevin Hauger to the SOLIDWORKS Community. Austin and Kevin have formed the first student-run SOLIDWORKS User Group, the Illini SOLIDWORKS User Group at the University of Illinois. I attended their first meeting on
... ContinuedBusy, busy, busy…
There are a lot of exciting things that go on this time of the year for SOLIDWORKS users. The release of SOLIDWORKS 2015 means SOLIDWORKS Resellers are gearing up for Rollout Events, the SOLIDWORKS World 2015 Call-for-Papers is close to
... ContinuedHeadin' South
I’ve been in the Boston area this week attending a company function, but I did manage to make my way out west to Springfield for the Western Mass SOLIDWORKS User Group meeting on Tuesday. It was great to finally visit
... ContinuedA Quick SWUGN Update
I spent the better part of the weekend in the Midwest visiting a great customer in Minneapolis on Friday and a brand new SOLIDWORKS User Group in Urbana, IL on Saturday before heading home Sunday to pack for my trip to
... ContinuedWhat's Coming Up in the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network
I’m heading to the Minneapolis area on Friday where I’ve been invited to speak to SOLIDWORKS users at The Datacard Group, a fantastic company full of SOLIDWORKS users (thanks Gary!). From there I’ll take a quick flight to Chicago and
... ContinuedNews from Around the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network
I spent last week in the Waltham DS office and what a week it was. The SOLIDWORKS 2015 Launch Event brought together journalists, SOLIDWORKS bloggers, and employees from all over the world to take a look at the latest release.
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