User Groups
Why Are You Going to SOLIDWORKS World 2017?
I asked our SOLIDWORKS User Group leaders why they go to SOLIDWORKS World. I’m addicted! Tony Cantrell – Palmetto SOLIDWORKS User Group Tips, tricks, fun, and friends. Cory Derico – Portland Area SOLIDWORKS User Group Learn, network, build relationships, enjoy,
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Tony Cantrell
“I feel like the SOLIDWORKS community is one of the best in the world.” Tony Cantrell is the leader, and founder, of the Palmetto SOLIDWORKS User Group (PSWUG) in Columbia, South Carolina! After realizing that there wasn’t a user group
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Elena Marker
“I love to learn from anyone about what they are doing, how they present information, and just sharing information.” Elena Marker started the Inland Empire SOLIDWORKS User Group very recently; in fact, the group has only been around since May
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Rhonda Jacobs
“I can honestly say that every meeting I have attended I have left with something new I couldn’t wait to try the next time I was in SOLIDWORKS.“ Rhonda Jacobs founded the St. Joseph SOLIDWORKS User Group in November 2015 and
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Betty Baker
“Because I am a part of the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network, I have met many wonderful people and have made many lasting relationships. Having a product like SOLIDWORKS makes running a User Group extremely easy because people enjoy using the
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Bradley Hakeman
Bradley Hakeman is a Plumbing Design Engineer in Brandon, South Dakota at Spartan Emergency response. “I am responsible for ordering plumbing components, designing the layout for the pump operator’s panel for fire trucks, and supporting the Plumbing Assembly department. I
... Continued#SWW17 Call for Papers – Time’s Running Out! Submit Today!
There are only 148 days left until SOLIDWORKS World, and planning is in full swing here at SOLIDWORKS. I might have the coolest role ever in planning the event – basically speaking, I get to orchestrate fun stuff: scavenger hunts, front
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Casey Gorman
Casey Gorman – Central Florida SOLIDWORKS User Group – Melbourne, FL “The benefits of attending a user group meeting are numerous. It is a place to network (something engineers are sometimes reluctant to do), learn new ways to use SOLIDWORKS, find out
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Chris Wurtele
Chris Wurtele – Omaha Nebraska SOLIDWORKS User Group “The networking alone has paid dividends for me. There is such a wealth of knowledge in the user group network. We have some real Rock Stars within our network and I really appreciate
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Dan Riffell
Dan Riffell – Colorado SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader “I’ve been attending user group meetings for nearly ten years, and I still learn something new every time. Meetings are a great way to see how other professionals are using the software
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight- Craig Gilbreath
Over the past couple of years there have been a few volunteers for the “SWUGN Shuttle”, providing transportation to the SOLIDWORKS World event location for user group leaders arriving around the same time (a trend started by Richard Doyle in San Antonio
... ContinuedSo a Warriors Fan Walks into a Cleveland City Park…
The timing could have been better. I’m a life long Warrior’s fan, and was about to be surrounded by happy Cavalier’s fans, but that didn’t stop me from attending the annual NEOSWUG Summer Cookout meeting last week. I could smell
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Chris White
Chris White started using SOLIDWORKS fifteen years ago at his first job with Machine Dynamics- one of the very first companies to start using the software in Canada. Immediately, Chris recognized the value of SOLIDWORKS and has stuck with it
... ContinuedDisrupting the Space-Time Continuum – SWUGN Style
It’s been brought to my attention that I may have seriously jeopardized my existence by showing up at the same place as my flat counterpart. I’ll worry about that later because I’m glad I didn’t miss the annual “Mastercam” meeting
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Malay Desai
Malay Desai – North Atlanta SOLIDWORKS User Group (NATLSWUG) – Atlanta, Georgia “I consider myself as a world citizen. I was born and raised in India and I have spent the early part of my career there before immigrating to Canada.
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