Knowing that I would be making the switch from being a Labs guy to helping the Office of the CTO with our internal Autodesk Forge usage, I attended last year's DevCon in San�Francisco. This was the most photographed side of the conference: As you may recall, Forge is our collection of Application Program Interfaces�(APIs) and supporting materials for developing and extending cloud-based services and a community of customers and partners that make use of those�APIs. By all measures, last year's Forge developers' conference was a big success. 6 Tracks: Product Design and Manufacturing, AEC, Forge Basics, AR/VR, IoT, Business Development 15+ exhibitors and various Forge expert tables for technical training and support 24 classes with packed classes throughout the day ForgeDevCon was also a great place to network. For this year, the Autodesk Forge team decided to integrate the DevCon with Autodesk�University in Las�Vegas so that developers and users can share in the experience. Here are the details. The Autodesk Forge Developer Conference�(Forge�lDevCon) is the largest gathering of design and engineering software developers in the world and efforts for�2017 are ramping up. This year we are partnering with Autodesk University�(AU). No longer do you need to choose between DevCon�and�AU. You can do both. New for this year is a call for proposals. We have expanded our efforts and want you to help shape the event. This year is unique as we will be: Accepting applications until May�17 Taking class recommendations until May�17 Hosting community voting from May�17 to June�16 Are you an expert in using Autodesk Forge or the Fusion�360�APIs? Have you found creative ways to integrate and use Forge in your real-life projects and products? Have you developed processes that improve company workflows and efficiency? Do you have ideas about where your industry is headed? Are you an expert in a web technology that complements Forge? If so, then you're a candidate to speak at Forge DevCon. Forge DevCon will be held over two days:�Monday,�November�13 and Tuesday,�November�14. Monday classes will be open to Forge�DevCon attendees only. Tuesday classes will be open to all Forge�DevCon and Autodesk�University�(AU) attendees and will be co-listed with the AU�Software�Development Track. The Forge DevCon 2017 Tracks include: Architecture, Engineering and Construction Manufacturing and Design Cross Industry/General Programming Topics All Forge DevCon classes will be related to Autodesk�Forge, Autodesk�Fusion�360, or complementary APIs. As is typical at�AU, the class formats for Forge include: Presentation (60-minutes) Panel (60-minutes) Lab (90-minutes) To register for the conference on November�13/14 or submit your proposal to teach a class (do so by May�17), visit the Forge�DevCon�2017 page. Web service development is alive in the lab. Go to the original post...