User Groups

A quick look at the SWUGN Meeting Calendar shows 21 meetings scheduled for October.  Included in that total are two new groups: Bakersfield Area SolidWorks User GroupAfter years of slow growth, the Southern California area is rapidly gaining user groups. 

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Please welcome Tulsa Oklahoma to the SolidWorks User Group Network.  Tulsa becomes the 13th new SolidWorks user group this year. Group Leader Patrick Ellis is joined by Josh Mings (of SolidSmack fame) to head up this new group, and by

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Usually when I get the pleasure of traveling to user group meetings, I fly into an airport, take a shuttle or car to a hotel, attend the meeting, and fly home.  I rarely get the opportunity to enjoy the place

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I’ve often wondered why Minnesota and Wisconsin are considered to be in the Midwest US, but I’m not going to argue with the US Census Bureau.  This week takes me through both states as I’ll visit three user groups in

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As if they don’t attend enough of their own meetings, a practice that’s becoming more and more common is for user group leaders to attend other group meetings.  Dan Podzimek to Eastern Iowa, Wayne Tiffany to St. Louis, and Matt

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Jeff Ray’s Texas tour was a huge hit.  Record attendance in Houston and San Antonio, and a lively crowd in Austin made Jeff feel welcome everywhere he went. HOUSUG group leader Alan Cegeilski, along with Joe Lance and Santiago Laverde

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The Atlanta Area SolidWorks User Group hosted its largest meeting ever as 60 people came out to see John McEleney in his final "Southern Swing" appearance.  Group leader Tom Ellis made sure it was a memorable night, serving up a

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John McEleney continued his user group tour with the Charlotte SolidWorks User Group on Tuesday, and the local user group leaders turned out in full force.  In addition to Charlotte group leader Van Phifer, We also had Rodney Hall (Hickory,

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The North Alabama SolidWorks User Group welcomed John McEleney and me with great food, a great facility, and a great group of 55 SolidWorks users last night.  This was the 22nd meeting for NASWUG since 2004, and their largest attendance

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SolidWorks User Group leaders are special people, spending a lot of time to organize meetings, gather presentations, and keep their members informed about upcoming events.  Much of the time they spend is their own.  I’m reminded on occasion though that

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Vic Leventhal, former COO of SolidWorks and current Dassault Systemes Group Executive, visits the Colorado SolidWorks User Group on June 7th.  Vic is a very popular guest at user group meetings, combining his vast knowledge of the CAD industry with

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The Dallas-Forth Worth area suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of my (original home town) Golden State Warriors last night, but a room full of SolidWorks users at the NSTUG meeting were clear winners. Thomas Allsup of Anida Technologies

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Back in 1999 when the Austin-Bergstrom airport opened, one of the local radio stations did a test to see which was the faster way to Dallas – flying or driving.  They picked a rendezvous point (220 or so miles from

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The latest addition to the SolidWorks User Group Network got off to a great start in Albuquerque Wednesday evening.  More than 30 attendees were treated to a visit from Scott Harris, SolidWorks Co-Founder, who did an excellent presentation on the

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The uniquely named Pirates on the Bay SolidWorks User Group will hold its first meeting on April 26th at an equally unique venue – GameWorks.  I’ve seen user group meetings scheduled at hotels, colleges, parks, and even golf courses –

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