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RTC Roundup – North America 2015 Edition – The BIMsiders Classes

August 3, 2015August 4, 2015 The BIMsider

For those of you that attended RTCNA 2015 in DC and missed my classes, or couldn’t make it to RTCNA 2015 this year at all, below are the outlines of my classes as well as the handouts.

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Weekly Roundup – Special Edition – RTC North America 2015

August 3, 2015August 22, 2015 The BIMsider

Another RTC North America has come and gone, and as per usual it was a blur!

This years event was “Somewhere near DC” as the name tags said, which was actually Arlington, Virginia just outside of Washington DC.

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RTC Roundup – North America 2015 Edition – Top 10 Tweets

July 31, 2015 The BIMsider

One of the things I love about RTC events is the community, and their love of Twitter. Even if you are’t at the event you feel like you’re there because of the play-by-play you get on Twitter. In honor of this I have put together my Top 10 Tweets and Twitter Threads from RTCNA 2015.

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RTC EUR 2015 – The BIMsider Speaks……Twice – This time on another Continent!

April 14, 2015June 20, 2015 The BIMsider

Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice?

Updated – June 3rd – Session dates and times now listed with session descriptions.

Yesterday, Monday (Apr. 13th) the RTC EUR (Revit Technology Conference Europe) Committee sent out the acceptance letters to those submitter’s that had been chosen to speak this year. Like RTC NA I’m extremely proud (and lucky) to have been selected to speak twice at RTC EUR this year!

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RTC NA 2015 – The BIMsider Speaks……Twice

March 24, 2015July 16, 2015 The BIMsider

Updated – April 6th – Session dates and times now listed with session descriptions.

Last Thursday & Friday (Mar. 19th & 20th) the RTC NA (Revit Technology Conference North America) Committee sent out the acceptance letters to those submitter’s that had been chosen to speak this year. Out of 300 Submissions, 100 got selected, and I’m very proud and lucky to have been selected twice this year!

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cBIMc Meeting January 21st – 90 Minutes – 30 Apps – 4 Categories – 2 Much Fun!

January 5, 2015June 20, 2015 The BIMsider

UPDATE: This was a great event, and I just wanted to provide a quick update with a link to where you can download the 2 PDFs from the presentation if you wanted them.

January 21 meeting – Download Presentation and Handout

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AU only a week away – So here are some Survival Tips

November 25, 2014 The BIMsider

I will start by saying that these are not my Survival Tips (this is my 1st AU, so I will be using them) but they come from a friend, Scott over at the Revit Jedi. So I don’t feel to bad just re-posting his tips.

You can head over to Scott’s blog to see this post AU Survival Tips, or just read it below.

Shaan Hurley recently posted Autodesk University 2014 Survive and Thrive Tips

Here are a few of my own after going to AU… many times….

Good luck requesting a Humidifier for your room… they’re typically all gone by the time you remember. Just keep a glass of water by your bed at night.

Go outside at least once during the day, just to remind you what fresh air smells like.

Take a hand sanitise…. germs are everywhere !!!!

Sleep, trust me you’ll need it.. and I don’t mean during your (my) sessions.

Shaan mentions “static electricity”, this is a great opportunity to ZAP unwary bystanders.

Resist the urge to baa like a sheep during the line up at meal time… and if you do hear a sheep it’s not me!

Wear comfortable shoes, your going to be on your feet all day and walking for miles!

Meet as many people as you possibly can. This makes the AU experience more enjoyable and you can make some great contacts which you can meet net time you go. If you see me stop me and say hi. I’ll give you a Revit Jedi decal.

It’s Vegas, go down the Strip and also go see Fremont Street.

It’s Vegas, enjoy yourself… but remember your there for a conference which you paid good money to attend, don’t waste a day being hung over!

Make the event memorable… however don’t be “that guy” that everyone remember for the wrong reasons.

Travel light. Your packing that c#@!p around with you all day… you really don’t need your laptop!

Sit at a different table during meals and introduce yourself to everyone at the table. Shaan suggests to take lots of business cards…. trust me you’ll need LOTS!

Finally, enjoy yourself !.

It’s a great opportunity to meet people. I learn the most after the sessions when I talk to people.

See you there!

Also don’t forget to sign up for JJ’s and my session.
BM7557 – Real Revit set up and its partnership with a BIM Execution Plan

Now back to actual BIMsider content.

I too have a class being offered at AU this year, and there are 41 seats left (130 filled).

AC6640 – 60 Minutes, 30 Apps, 4 Categories, 2 Much Fun

This class is designed to provide a little fun as we explore some of the apps and add-ins that are out there for Autodesk, Inc., software. While the general flow of this class will be fun, you’ll discover some helpful apps that can increase your productivity as well. The class will cover 30 different apps, which fit into 4 different categories during this 60-minute class. The 4 categories will be: mobile, production, add-ins, and fun.

My class is Tuesday December 2nd 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, South Seas G, Level 3

You can register here

Hope to see you there.

The BIMsider

P.S. there will be free giveaways in my session . I will be giving away 5 copies of the IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit 2015 (or version of your choice 2012 – 2015) on a 12 month stand-alone license.

Just remember to you have to be there to win!

The BIMsider

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New Date!- BIM Networking Event: Innovation in Design & Construction – New Date Nov. 13th

September 23, 2014 The BIMsider

UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Thursday November 13th

If you are going to be in Kelowna, BC on Thursday ~~September 18,~~ November 13, 2014 you should check out The BIM User Group of Kelowna’s

BIM Networking Event:

Innovation in Design & Construction

~~Thursday, September 18, 2014~~

Thursday, November 13, 2014

7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Horizon Room at the Coast Capri Hotel

1171 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC

Please join us for an informative and lively evening with presentations by distinguished industry speakers. This event is designed to keep you informed of the recent developments in innovation of the design and construction industry. This is also a great opportunity to network with other professionals in the architectural, engineering and construction industries.

Who should attend? Engineers, Architects, Developers, Contractors, Consultants and Construction Industry Professionals

The list of Speakers is now available on The Revit Jedi’s Blog