The fist day of Autodesk University was Monday and a whirlwind of activity as the ADN developers conference was held along with many other events like the Design Computation Symposium. The Bloggers Social was a great event which seen over 150 attendees including many Autodesk product managers and executives meeting with bloggers to socialize in a relaxed social environment.. Today the main kick off of Autodesk University happens. AU 2009 By the Numbers Total # Attendees: More than 5,500 | 20,000 virtual attendees (est) Total # Attendee Countries: 109 (incl. virtual) Total # Classes: 500, plus 150 virtual sessions Total # Exhibitors: 120 Number of Years AU has taken place: 17 I gave away a license of Techsmith’s Camtasia yesterday in a “Hide & Geek” event where I hid a card with a clue posted in my Twitter feed. A Twitter follower of mine @mflayler  found the card. Think of this like Geocaching or Tweetcaching.  Follow me on Twitter @mrcadman I will post more later but I have a lab to assist in AU104-2L with Michael Beall this morning bright and early then the main keynote. Later today will be the AutoCAD / Media & Entertainment Keynote where only 1500 people will be able to attend and see 30 a preview of the upcoming movie release from director James Cameron “Avatar” in full 3D. There will also be the opening of the exhibit hall and I will be at the AutoCAD booth. There is a Tweetup (gathering) for users of Twitter who will be attending Autodesk University 2009. The event is tentatively planned to be held Tuesday night at the AUGI booth at 7PM. Follow AU on Twitter: Me @mrcadman @lynn_allen @au_online @AUGIatAU I am uploading many photos to the Autodesk University 2009 photo pool. I just wish the lighting of rooms at the Mandalay Bay was a little brighter. Autodesk University 2009 Photo Pool http://www.flickr.com/groups/au2009/ Cheers, Shaan Go to the original post...