{"id":33972,"date":"2017-02-08T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T15:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/swcommunity\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2017-08-25T07:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T11:48:31","slug":"13th-annual-swugn-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2017\/02\/13th-annual-swugn-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"13th Annual SWUGN Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3463\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/IMG_5167-615x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday at SOLIDWORKS World is always community day, and that means the SWUGN Awards.\u00a0 This year&#8217;s presentation was done &#8220;Grammy&#8221; style, complete with evening gowns and tuxedos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3465\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/traceyandrichard-615x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/traceyandrichard-615x568.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/traceyandrichard-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/traceyandrichard-728x672.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/traceyandrichard.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/>My co-host Tracey was a lot of fun to work with, and we both enjoyed the ceremony very much.\u00a0 The real stars however were the winners:<\/p>\n<p><strong>SWUGN User Group of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dan Herzberg &#8211; Boston North SOLIDWORKS User Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3467\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/herzberg-1-461x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/herzberg-1-461x615.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/herzberg-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/herzberg-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/herzberg-1-728x971.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/herzberg-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nUser Group of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Panama City Beach SOLIDWORKS User Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/kendartoday.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michelle Pillers Community Award<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>John Matrishon &#8211; Western MA SOLIDWORKS User Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3468\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/17-019-615x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of our award recipients, and thank you for everything you do for the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday at SOLIDWORKS World is always community day, and that means the SWUGN Awards.\u00a0 This year&#8217;s presentation was done &#8220;Grammy&#8221; style, complete with evening gowns and tuxedos. 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