

Fitness-minded attendees could even participate in a virtual 5-kilometer Fun Run by joining Autodesk’s free Strava club. Through the AU conference platform, users could watch the keynote and user presentations as well as meet up informally through the platform’s Community Zone. According to Autodesk, more than 100,000 attendees and 200 sponsors and exhibitors registered for this year’s three-day event, with more expected as the event continues overseas. Instead of traveling to Las Vegas, where the North American AU typically takes place, attendees could log in from their desk.

The online format of AU provides several benefits, including ease of attendance. And, importantly, AU serves as a social meetup for tech-savvy AEC professionals and the companies that market to them. The event provides the opportunity for the San Rafael, Calif.–headquartered software company to spotlight new initiatives, announce new products and acquisitions, host user-led training sessions, and gather feedback through customer workshops with software development teams. 31).įirst held in San Francisco in 1993, AU has grown into an annual series of global events, with conferences in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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Registration was free and every session was recorded to allow for asynchronous viewing (available through Oct. This year marks the second year that Autodesk University was held entirely online as a virtual conference due to the pandemic. Courtesy Autodesk Autodesk Forge platform stack
