Founded by a civil engineer, Plex-Earth remains active within the world of AEC but we’ve never before had the chance to meet so many of you in person – so it’s no surprise that we’re both exhibiting in and sponsoring this year’s Autodesk University!
Yes, there is an AU22 discount; $150 off any new annual plan while AU2022 is live (27-29th Sep) but the most important thing I want to say is PLEASE DO come visit our booth and say hello!
We can’t wait to hear more about what you're doing, how Plex-Earth has helped you and listen to what you'd like to see going forward, but it’s more than that; we’ve come to know many of you as friends!
You can meet the whole team at our booth, CON138, where we will be showcasing the good ol’ features as well as some exciting new ones!
This is where you’ll find us!
And it doesn’t stop there. Nick, our Head of Customer Success, will be giving a talk introducing Remote Surveying, with some case studies detailing the power of Plex-Earth across a variety of fields, from time-based imagery to our latest drone data. We know Nick has become super-popular with our readers but he remains as humble and helpful as ever, and is as excited as I am to actually meet with you guys!
While the last 2 years have been online-only, this year’s event celebrates finally returning to the real-world, and what better place for celebrations than the city of New Orleans?
Loosely translated from Cajun-French, the city’s motto of “laissez les bons temps rouler” means “Let the good times roll”, and the city is famous for its many celebrations, especially the Mardi Gras festival.
Of course, New Orleans is also famous as the home of jazz music, and even voodoo, but to engineers this colorful 300 year old city is perhaps best known for the tragedy and controversy 17 years ago, over levees, floodgates, 1,800 untimely deaths and Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Much of the famous colonial architecture was lost or seriously damaged.
Yes, September is peak hurricane season, but we’re not letting any negativity stop us!
Previous events at Orlando and Las Vegas had people complaining it was far from their time-zones; well with fingers and toes crossed against hurricanes we’re coming all the way from Athens, Greece…
This year’s keywords are hope and positivity!
So what makes Autodesk University such a must-go event?
Well for a start it’s big – Autodesk University will be held at the 1.1 million square feet New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, which is the 6th largest conference center in the United States.
10,000 attendees are expected, but let’s look at the number 3… Autodesk describe it as 3 days of 3 things; “three days of connection, learning, and exploration”.
Exploring
AU is where the AEC world shows off their latest and greatest products and services, indeed many companies will deliberately hold back their latest products so that they can launch them during AU! Likewise some end-user companies set budgets around this event.
Note that as a Software as a Service (SaaS) Plex-Earth gives you the latest updates the moment they have passed beta-testing, so there’s no need to wait for the next AU! We will be joining in the celebration with a special offer though, so if your company is like many others with a budget for AU, we’re offering a simple yet tempting $150 off every new annual subscription taken out while AU22 is live! This link should be live during the event:
Learning
Last year’s AU was online-only, but our live, personal tutorials last year were a smash-hit, so we’re excited to provide such a personal service in-person this year!
In total, more than 400 companies will be running tutorials and demonstrations, with some even offering on-the-spot tests and certifications.
Rumors of Plex-Earth offering a Professional certification are… unfounded for this year, but something about which we’d love to hear your interest level? Do tell us, in person if you’re coming. Anastasis, our Education Program Director, will be all ears!
Connection
During this pandemic Plex-Earth has proved itself fantastic for remote-surveying of sites, awesome for early-stage conceptual planning and now with centimeter-level drone date it’s arguably more accurate than an in-person survey – but we never forget Plex-Earth is all about the PEOPLE!
We know we would be nothing without you, the people who buy our products, and we know you also use it for the people you need to impress, the people you need to explain and show things to, and so on.
“Sponsoring Autodesk University is a way for Plex-Earth to help us all transition back to the real world of people””
From the very first idea, to the final construction, civil engineering is about people; indeed it’s right there in the name, ‘civil’, late Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.
People.
We often say our products help ‘connect design with the real world’, so apart from wanting to meet as many of our users in person as we possibly can, sponsoring Autodesk University is a way for Plex-Earth to help us all transition back to the real world of people. That’s you, the people who mean the world to us!
So, talking of slogans, we hope to meet you there, and laissez les bons temps rouler