SWUGN Summit – Nashville
Last year the SWUGN Summit – Nashville set the high mark for attendance, and Ricky Jordan is working hard to beat it. Ricky is REALLY good at working with local resellers and user groups in the area to help spread
... ContinuedDo You Have to Chase Your Students Out of Class?
You might if they are using SolidWorks to design solar powered model cars. That’s what the 11-year old students at Brookside Middle School are doing these days. According to a SolidWorks press release, the kids at Brookside can’t wait to
... ContinuedFind Out Why Wayne Does it Like This (or That)
Wayne Tiffany, SWUGN Regional rep for the Southern US, takes his outstanding sheet metal presentation to Nebraska for the February 26th SWUGONE meeting. Wayne has presented "Sheet Metal – Why I Do it Like This, or That" at several local
... ContinuedSWUGN Technical Summit – Orlando
The SWUGN Technical Summit series of events kicks off March 18th in Orlando, Florida. Special guests include SolidWorks User Group leaders Casey Gorman, Ken Elliott, Rodrigo Lima, and Jesse Heredia. Matt Lombard, SWUGN Regional rep will also present. There are
... ContinuedThe Stars Align in the East Bay Area
How’s this for a first meeting? Kenneth Barrentine, a regular on the SolidWorks Discussion Forum (almost 500 posts), has put together quite a lineup for the first Tri-Valley SolidWorks User Group meeting on March 19th in Pleasanton, California. Vic Leventhal,
... ContinuedWhat is SolidWorks on a Stick?
Mike Puckett interviews Bill Taylor, SolidWorks Community Marketing Manager, to get the schtick on the stick. Once you see what it is, you’ll have to get your hands on one. How? I have it on good authority that some of
... ContinuedTenLinks Likes Gabi
If you receive the TenLinks Daily email, you’ve probably seen the links to many a SolidWorks blog. Now you can add Gabi Jack’s blog to the list of Roopinder’s daily list of worthwhile reads. Very nice Gabi!
... ContinuedSWUGN Awards – User Group Leader of the Year
If you frequent the SolidWorks discussion forums (and you should), you’ll know Gerald Davis as a helpful, straight-forward guy who knows his stuff. If you’re in manufacturing, you know him as the author of a monthly column for The Fabricator.
... ContinuedSWUGN Awards – User Group of the Year
Congratulations to the SolidWorks User Group of Chennai, SWUGN’s 2007 User Group of the Year. Adwait Rajwade and Kiran Srinivasan have put together India’s premier SolidWorks user group organization. The group averages upwards of 40 attendees per meeting, has maintained
... ContinuedSWUGN Awards – Partner of the Year
The SWUGN Participating Partner of the Year award is a special honor recognizing an unparalled level of support for user groups worldwide. Plenty of SolidWorks Partner companies make great products, and participate in the success of SolidWorks User Groups by
... ContinuedSWUGN Awards – Reseller of the Year
The SWUGN Reseller of the Year award recognizes the contribution that SolidWorks resellers make to SWUGN and the SolidWorks Community. SolidWorks resellers are nominated for the award by the user groups they support. A passionate nomination by Dan Bovinich of
... Continued9th Annual SWUGN Summit
Always my favorite meeting of the year, the annual SWUGN Summit at SolidWorks World never disappoints. More than 50 user group leaders from around the world were treated to a few words from our special guests Jeff Ray, Paul Chastell,
... ContinuedLive From San Diego!!
The SolidWorks Podcast team is no longer trying to convince you to attend, now they’re telling you what you’re missing. Check out the Live from San Diego podcast series.
... ContinuedSolidWorks World News – It'll Feel Like You're There
The SolidWorks World highlight reel won’t be available for weeks, but if you want to feel like you’re there, check out the SolidWorks blogs: Mike has pictures of beer. Ricky missed part of a press conference. Rob mentions 3DVIA. Josh
... ContinuedSolidWorks World News Already
We’re just getting started here in San Diego and Mike Puckett is already off and running with news and pictures of SolidWorks World 2008. Me? I’m handing out the free t-shirts.
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