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AUGI AEC Edge - Issue 2 - now available

Mark W Kiker — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:48 -0800

AUGI and Extension Media are very excited to announce the second issue of AUGI AEC Edge.

A new publication dedicated to the AEC industry, the current issue of AUGI|AEC EDGE is now available for download. This feature packed issue is dedicated to delivering best practice advice to the AEC industry. This issue is focused around a broad number of tools and features solutions, news, and contributions from industry experts.

This issue of AUGI | AEC Edge contains these informative articles:

Cross-Discipline

An alternative for tool palettes
Navisworks—clash detective
Reduce risk and “save lives” on a project
Ecotect—start at the start
Revit documentation & detailing
Custom content in a BIM world
After BIM implementation
Sustainable parametric objects

Civil engineering

Get Civil 3D rolling with styles
Making an impression with expressions

Architecture

Interoperability: Autodesk Inventor and AEC exchange
Three axioms toward the Zen of Revit
The Revit API – A practical example
A Primer on ACA content

Structure

Revit fundamentals: Standards control
A case study for external references

MEP

Layer Management in AMEP

AUGI Wishlist Ballots Are OPEN!

Mark W Kiker — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:04:58 -0800

AUGI Members, it is time once again to let Autodesk know what you would like to see in future releases of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor or Revit Architecture. The Wish List ballots are open. Autodesk uses the results of these Wish List ballots to help plan their research for improvements. Take advantage of this opportunity. The only thing you need is a membership in AUGI, and a little bit of your time.

You've submitted your wishes, now come vote on the ones you'd most like to see become a part of the product you use on a daily basis. On behalf of all of the wish list team members - reviewers and administrators - thank you for your time and your vote!

Vote now for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and Civil 3D.

You must be an AUGI member and you must log in to vote.

Nominations for AUGI Board of Directors 2009 - 2010 are now open!

Richard.Binning — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:36:07 -0700

It's Nomination Time Again at AUGI.com - October 2009
October 2nd is just the beginning... of what? A fantastic and rewarding experience for any hardworking volunteer!

So what’s happening today? Members are given yet another way to be involved with AUGI. You can do this either by nominating someone for the Board of Directors or throwing your own hat into the ring for the next term.

Being a Director requires some work, effort and carries responsibility, but it offers many rewards as well. So how do I apply, you may ask? All the details can be found here.

If you are considering running for the Board, keep in mind that they meet in person three times per year. In January, June and at Autodesk University near year's end (for a combined total of about two weeks minimum). There are also monthly teleconferences to keep everyone on the same page. So, you can anticipate about 15-20 hours per month (maybe more, depending on the level of your involvement).

Nominations need to be submitted to the Chairman of the Nominations and Elections Committee no later than Midnight (CST), October 26, 2009.

Top DAUG 2009 T-Shirt Design Contest opens

Mark W Kiker — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:11:32 -0700

Design the Top DAUG t-shirt for Autodesk University 2009, and win a FREE! pass to Autodesk University

2008 Top DAUG T-Shirt Winning Design Image:

Last year’s winning design, by Ken Chenault.

AUGI is pleased to announce the “Third Annual Top DAUG T-Shirt Design competition”. Last year's Top DAUG T-shirt competition was a great success. Ken Chenault was chosen by the web based vote of AUGI members as the final winner, and will be enjoying a FREE PASS for Autodesk University this year.

Here is your chance to submit your design and win A FREE PASS TO AU 2009 or 2010. Here are the details.

Find out more about this years contest and how to submit a design.

New ATP classes for September

Ed Jobe — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:38:48 -0700

There are 2 new classes available.

ATP252 - Focused VBA: Lesson 1 – Intro to VBA. Beginning Concepts and the Development Environment.
ATP253 - AutoCAD 101 A Survival Course for Beginners

Sign up at the Current ATP Courses page.

AUGI CAD Camp - Agreement in place for 2010

Mark W Kiker — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:57:00 -0700

AUGI and AMI/Burns sign agreement for event management

AUGI has retained a new event management and marketing firm, AMI/Burns, to manage the AUGI CAD Camp tour starting in January, 2010. Schedules and locations will be developed and announced in the fall at www.augievents.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 03, 2009

AUGI is pleased to announce an agreement that sets the stage for the 2010 AUGI CAD Camp season.

“We are very excited about our relationship with the team at AMI/Burns because of their extensive knowledge of technical events. They are based in San Francisco and Loveland, CO., and have developed events for Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle and dozens of other high-tech companies and associations” says Mark W. Kiker, AUGI President. “We look forward to a vibrant renewal of our CAD Camps next year.”

CAD Camp has had a significant impact on the level of understanding of the Autodesk tools. They are one of the best training event values and are open to members and non-members alike. Each event promises to be innovative, invigorating, educational and spawn great ideas and relationships.

Tim Bostwick of AMI/Burns adds “We are excited about the brand recognition that these events already have. We expect 2010 to be a banner year for AUGI CAD Camp.”

Some of the immediate goals are to:

• Maintain affordable tuition levels at the 2008 level.
• Finalize the 2010 schedule to include prior cities and expand to new ones.
• Continue to offer world-class content for the camp series including national and local subject-matter experts.
• Revamp the augievents.com web site so that it serves our attendees better. The site will look better, contain a lot more information, and leverage the latest social media.
• Create a sustainable financial model for the camps that will insure their continued operation. The arrangement with AMI/Burns insures that AUGI management will have detailed financial and logistical information about how the camps are managed.
• Develop an expanded brand for the camps and extend the AUGI brand even further in the CAD marketplace.
• Increase the number of sponsors and exhibitors at each camp.

To find out more about sponsoring or exhibiting at AUGI CAD Camps contact Tim Bostwick at 650-416-2401 or tim.bostwick@amotive.com

To find out more about AUGI CAD Camp events near you - check www.augievents.com as it is updated.

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About AUGI CAD Camps CAD Camp is a full day of training: Four different tracks designed to provide targeted training, giving you a lot of knowledge in a little time. Each event provides expert advice from top instructors across the country with networking opportunities with your peers.

About AUGI AUGI is one vibrant global community that fosters collaboration to empower members and enrich knowledge of Autodesk solutions, advancing productivity and effectiveness, at a justifiable cost to the AUGI members. For more information about AUGI, visit www.augi.com.

About AMI/Burns AMI/Burns is a partnership with extensive experience with high-tech companies and organizations and have worked with industry leaders such as HP, Intel, Nvidia, McAfee, Vivit, Blu-ray Disc, Aspect and Oracle. With offices in California and Colorado they have extensive experience running high-tech events in the US and Europe. Burns Marketing has been in business since 1972 and AMI since 1985. http://www.amotive.com/

AUGI announces new Career Center

Mark W Kiker — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0700

AUGI announces its newest offering to members—a Web-based career center that connects job seekers with prospective employers in their industry. The new job board, powered by career services leader JobTarget, can be found at www.augi.com under the Careers Link. Access at this time is available to AUGI members and nonmembers alike.

By launching an online career center for CAD professionals in every field, AUGI again offers its members superior benefits. The firms that have job openings can find targeted resumes to review and post their openings for our members.

Members can post resumes, create Job Alerts, view open jobs and apply online.

Posting your resume is easy. Just fill out the online forms and you are done. You can upload a resume that you have already created or create one on the fly, complete with employment history and educational background. Our resume count will grow as AUGI members post their resumes online.

As we expand, there is no shortage of jobs or resumes since the AUGI Career Center taps into the network of JobTarget sister sites. We are just getting started and we already can access over 1000 open jobs and over 90,000 resumes.

The AUGI Career Center distinguishes itself from generalist job boards in a number of ways.

These include:

a highly targeted focus on employment opportunities in CAD, 3D and BIM
anonymous resume posting and job application—enabling job candidates to stay connected to the employment market while maintaining full control over their confidential information;
an advanced Job Alert system that notifies candidates of new opportunities matching their own pre-selected criteria;
access to industry-specific jobs—and top-quality candidates—often not seen on Monster, CareerBuilder, or HotJobs.

Special offers include the ongoing FREE posting for those who are seeking employment. For those looking to post an opening, AUGI is offering special introductory rates – available the first two months. Take advantage of these low rates today!

Go to the Career Center Now!