Autodesk University 2007: Registration For AU2007 Have Started

For many Autodesk subscribers and members of AUGI (Autocad Users Group International), registration for AU2007 started early. Registration started last Wednesday the 15^th of August.

The first day of registration have been beset with technical difficulties that followed to the next day. There was bandwith issues and the servers were beset by the huge influx of would be attendees. But by late afternoon of Thursday, it went by rather smoothly but not until all the disappointment and consternation for sure of the many early birders.

Some Autocad vendors particularly ours, emailed some codes for discounts on AU. It was never recognized. It was like a bad joke. Use all (3) codes for the discount the e-mail says and not even one works. It was real pathetic, a total joke. Well if you are a member of AUGI, they promise a $500 discount if you say you are a member on your registration. I can’t remember last year’s discount promise by AUGI, I think it was a $150 discount, but I remember that they deliver. Long Live AUGI.

The way the registration started, I don’t know if these are good signs, that would probably indicate the increasing importance of AU for us CADmonks.. Hopely the event would not start sloppy like this one.

An AU Blog mentioned, that for the first 24 hours of registration last year, there were 985 registrations compared to this years wopping 2000 registrations.

I don’t know, they better be prepared for this year's huge gathering, 'cause last year’s AU, ROCKS ALL THE WAY!

General registration for the public will open on Wednesday the 22^nd of August.

The 4 day AU 2007 event will be held in The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on the 27^th of November till the 30^th.