_c_ Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I am l*o*o*k*i*n*g f*o*r*w*a*r*d to the event. And I confess, it does also have a lot to do with the parties involved. VW + parties (not ignoring food). An amazing combination for one of my lot. So this year again I. Just. Booked. The. Hotel. and will be in Chicago! Rayt°, do you make again that particular personal favor to me and join us in Chicago? Who's there? Add yourself to the list! * Orso * .... Link to comment
michaelk Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Orso I have to go. Last year I went and didn't get to meet you! mk Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted December 8, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'll be there! MOST likely I'll be in the Tech Support room and/or the various training sessions as an assistant instructor but otherwise I'll be enjoying the insane food and drink that we always end up getting. In any case I should be able to meet and greet far more people than I was last year. (Folks for real the food alone is almost worth the trip that may not be the official marketing message but it totally should be.) Link to comment
_c_ Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Yes! And the food! In Philadelphia I spent quite an inordinate amount of time chasing those indescribably tasty mini-brownies ... a whole evening party. What a shameless thing to do. And what about those paranormal Italian buffets popping up nearly everywhere? With a quality like the catering was done from Harry's bar in Venice? Was it really, perhaps? * Orso * MichaelK (looking forward to meet you!) * JimW * ... Link to comment
Administrator JuanP Posted December 8, 2015 Administrator Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'll be there! MOST likely I'll be in the Tech Support room and/or the various training sessions ) BTW, Jim might not know this yet but he will be in a Renderworks techniques training session. He is really good at it. Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted December 8, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted December 8, 2015 Sweeeeeet I do really love rendering. Link to comment
_c_ Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Juan! * Orso * MichaelK * JimW * Juan P * ... Link to comment
michaelk Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Yes! And the food! In Philadelphia I spent quite an inordinate amount of time chasing those indescribably tasty mini-brownies ... a whole evening party. What a shameless thing to do. And what about those paranormal Italian buffets popping up nearly everywhere? I just checked. The hotel is only a 10 min cab ride from Al's #1 Italian Beef. Possibly the best, least healthy, sandwich in existence. (With all due respect to Philadelphia.) I usually start dreaming about it 2 weeks before every trip to Chicago. Juan and Jim, can you engineer a hole in the schedule long enough for a lunch run? Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted December 9, 2015 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted December 9, 2015 I make it a point to try EVERY sandwich. Juaaaaaaaan? Link to comment
Rossford Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Have been considering attending, and less than a month to sign up for a bit less, so I have some questions. You have a partial speaker list that seems to need updating, and you have a schedule. Any idea which speakers listed and topics are in the optional training sessions on Monday, and the schedule of the break out sessions. Apologize in advance if I am missing something, but they don't seem to appear on the VW Summit website. For example, when is Bryan Goff's Storm water session? Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted February 2, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 2, 2016 Checking! I have a tentative schedule but I am not sure how final it is, let me talk with the coordinators and I'l see if I can get you an answer. Link to comment
Rossford Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thanks, look forward to it! Link to comment
Administrator JuanP Posted February 2, 2016 Administrator Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) I think we should right..Sandwich run here we go !!! Edited February 2, 2016 by Juan P. Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted February 2, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 2, 2016 For the speakers, keep an eye on the Design Summit pages, they will announce it first. For the breakout training sessions however, the details/summaries will be posted for each course as they become ready but for now I can give the following details: Later in the morning on Monday the training sessions start with Architect, Spotlight and Vision, Marionette and Landmark. Followed by lunch. Then, the second set of breakout sessions; DWG, Renderworks, 3D Modeling, and Project Sharing. The third set will swap out 3D modeling with Energos but the others from the second set will be repeated. The classes range in length from one to two hours each. Training will be provided by various specialists in their fields whom will be listed with their course summaries (I'll be assisting in both Renderworks classes!) and we will also be featuring a few guest trainers you will likely recognize: Jonathan Pickup - Director of Training at Archoncad and creator of the excellent Vectorworks Essentials Tutorials series. Tamsin Slatter - Director and Founder of Design Software Solutions as well as the creator of the Landmark Getting Started Guides. François Lévy - Principal at Lévy Kohlhaas Architecture author of BIM in Small-Scale Sustainable Design. Link to comment
Rossford Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Sounds great. Going to sign up for Monday. Sounds like the Storm Water topic will be one of the 1 hour break out sessions the next few days. Will be good to meet Jonathan and Tasmin, having seen many of their videos. As a fellow Texan, have worked with Francois and will be good to see him again, as well. As a former Chicagoan, I will also be mapping out my food routes, which start with Chicago Style Hot Dogs, Deep Dish Pizza, and the old Berghoff, a German restaurant on the lower level downtown. Edited February 2, 2016 by Rossford Link to comment
rowbear97 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Your Chicago food tour doesn't include the "Twin Anchor"? Been to Chicago at least half a dozen times and all but one have made the trip to Lincoln Park and the "Twin Anchor". What's your favorite deep dish place? Link to comment
Rossford Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Your Chicago food tour doesn't include the "Twin Anchor"? Been to Chicago at least half a dozen times and all but one have made the trip to Lincoln Park and the "Twin Anchor". What's your favorite deep dish place? When you see me, you'll see I really like them all, Uno's, Giordano's, Lou Malnati, etc. Perhaps my favorite is "Whatever is closest." I only get back once a few years or so, although I am close to signing a project up in Milwaukee, allowing me a bigger chance. Actually hoping I schedule my first visit at the same time and let them pay the air fare..... Link to comment
Bryan G. Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I will be there. Last year was a blast, always wanted to see Philly. Chicago is now closer to me but is always a great place to visit. Beyond the city is the reason we attend, the Summit and I can definitely say Vectorworks does it well. It's a great experience and is always great to meet all of you. Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted February 9, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted February 9, 2016 It'll be my first visit to Chicago, and actually my first visit to a major American city not in a coastal state! Been all the way up and down the east coast, visited a bit of Canada, Sweden and then a fantastic week in Hawaii that I sometimes mentally return to for a few minutes... hours... days... weeks... Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Neil Barman Posted March 20, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted March 20, 2016 I'll be there! But you knew that already Orso. I'm very much looking forward to hanging out with you again, seeing familiar faces from last year and meeting new people. -Neil Link to comment
Rossford Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Been poking around but haven't seen any more detailed schedules. Are there any updates? Specifically, what is on Wednesday afternoon since I need to get up to Minnesota for a Project. Thanks. Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted March 25, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted March 25, 2016 Prodding the organizers to get the public schedules released now! Link to comment
Rossford Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks. I actually had to go ahead and book, but should be able to stay until at least lunch. Will miss the architecture tours and what not and maybe the last break out session. Brain will probably be fried anyway! Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted March 25, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted March 25, 2016 It's a really good list this year I feel. Last year there were a lot of "theoretical" talks which were good but people asked for more specific training/tips/workflow talks which I agreed with, I'm lucky enough to be involved in the Rendering one and I'm going to try and stuff as much Meat-n-potatos content in there as possible. Link to comment
Rossford Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just got an email to sign up for the Monday training sessions. Still not a lot of detail, but Landmark is Landmark and I am sure I will learn a lot...... Link to comment
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