Adam and Brad attended each meeting and delivered a new presentation each day. That meant they would each deliver six new presentations, which is a serious challenge for even the most skilled presenter. They even created a Virtual ZOOM option and live streamed each meeting for anyone who was not able to make the meetings in person.<\/p>\n
To top it all off, they were\u00a0riding their motorcycles<\/strong>\u00a0on this epic journey. That\u2019s right, 1,200 miles in one week! These guys are the real deal and this event pumped a lot of energy into the SWUGN community. Adam also asked his son to ride along with them to help take pictures and document the trip. They encountered mechanical problems, brutal heat, pouring rain and a tight schedule, but they pushed through and completed this event in style!<\/p>\n You can catch up on all the action that happened during IRON SWUG 2022 in this blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n A new year, a new IRON SWUG challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n This year’s IronSWUG\u00a0 tour will consist of 5-6 different user group meetings over five days.<\/p>\n Fun fact: the term IronSWUG is derived from the “Ironbutt Association,<\/a>” a long-distance motorcycle group and the SOLIDWORKS User Group network. If you live close, don’t miss out on these amazing events. There will also be awesome and different presentations at each location to nerd out on.<\/p>\n The Riders<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Adam Ebernickel is a native of northeast Tennessee, works and serves around his area. He has a degree in drafting and design, mechanical draftsman, technology, and certification in CSWA, CSWP, CSWP-DT, CSWP-W, CSWP-SM, CSWP-S, 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE. He has 20+ years of design\/engineering experience. He has worked for Altec Ind. for Nine years and has taught at Mayland in the Applied Engineering Department for seven years and ConEd for five years. He volunteers in the SOLIDWORKS Community as the WNC Asheville SWUG leader, Southeast Regional SWUG rep, Altec SWUG rep, and SW Champion. In his spare time, he loves to ride his motorcycle, travel, camp, and boat with his wife, daughter, and two sons.<\/p>\n Brad \u201cTank\u201d Meador is a native to the Roanoke, VA area. He is a mechanical designer with 16 years of SOLIDWORKS experience and a Project Designer at Altec Industries for the past 10 years.\u00a0 After being awarded his CSWE in 2018, he has been on a mission to help SOLIDWORKS users worldwide level up their CAD game by teaching at many 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World Conferences, leading the StarCitySWUG user group as well as being a member of the SOLIDWORKS Champions program. When not working or teaching, Tank is a husband, father, motorcycle enthusiast, live music producer and overall tech nerd.<\/p>\n Where will we be this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n Burnsville, NC – 6\/19\/2023<\/p>\n Roanoke, VA – 6\/20\/2023<\/p>\n Philadelphia, PA – 6\/21\/2023<\/p>\n Albany, NC – 6\/22\/2023<\/p>\n Waltham, MA 6\/23\/2023 **** Finale****<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To learn more about SWUGN and find the group closest to you, visit\u00a0www.SWUGN.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have a group in your backyard, consider starting your own group.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/IronSWUG-Blog-Title-Image-1-615x271.png\")
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