Autodesk University takes place November 29 to Dec 1 in The Venetian in Las Vegas.   This year there are over 650 classes organized in 21 tracks and 10 PowerTracks on topics such as innovation strategies, web, cloud, and mobile technologies, workflows and process, visualization, sustainability, change management, design leadership, and technologies for utilities.

Utility-related Classes

There are a lot of utility-related presentations and labs at AU this year.

• Working with SAP® or Maximo® Using AutoCAD® Map 3D and Autodesk® Utility Design Stephen Brockwell
• From Zero to GIS in 60 Minutes: Data, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AIMS, GO! Mark Perrott
• Breaking the Barrier Between Utility Industry Models and GIS with AutoCAD® Map 3D 2012 Bryan Tanner
• Mid-Size Utility Enterprise Roadmap Patrick Reid
• Case Study: How the Design Through Asset Management Workflow Was Streamlined at Anchorage ML&P Ray Pearce
• How to Manage Pipelines and Reduce Risk Using Autodesk® Topobase™ Stephane Viviand
• Effective Change Management: Technology-Centric Culture Change at Southern California Edison Debra Brooks
• Publishing Infrastructure Data to Map Books Andy Morsell
• Bridging the Gap between Design and Mapping: Making History at PG&E Steve Parker
• Rain in the Plain: An Introduction to Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis Matthew Anderson, PE
• Application of Standards for a Substation Design Solution Arnold Fry
• Get Your Style On Brian Hailey
• High-Quality, Express-Speed Asset Data Collection for Hungarian State Railways peter barcza
• Swissgrid: A GIS Customer Implementation Reference Frank Markus
• AutoCAD® Map 3D and Autodesk MapGuide®: Implementation and Amazing Uses Deeter Smith
• Flinders Ports: A GIS Customer Success Story Using Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise and AutoCAD® Map 3D Michael Collins
• Evolution from Rules-Based to Model-Based Design for Utilities Walt Smith
• Stylized DWG™ to Autodesk MapGuide®: Spatial Databases Using ObjectARX® and FDO Clayton Hotson
• Maintaining Consistent Inaccuracy: Using AutoCAD® Map 3D® to Improve Utility Asset Data Jason Emery
• Global Utility Trends and Impacts on Planning and Design Alan Saunders and Geoff Zeiss
• Asset Management in a Water Utility and Our Vision for 2020 Graeme Anthonsen
• Autodesk® Utility Design and Your GIS    Prashant Srivastav
• Integrate Analysis as Part of Utility Design Jeff Saunders
• High-End Infrastructure Modeling with Low-Cost Tools: Introducing AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise 2012 Bradford Heasley
• City of Palo Alto: A Case Study on Implementing Autodesk® Topobase™ Drew Burgasser
• Designing with Materials in Mind Jeff Saunders
• Alignment Deep Dive Scott McEachron
• Condition-Based Assessment: Blowing Up Is Bad Stephen Brockwell
• Using Autodesk® Topobase™ to Better Manage a Water Distribution System Daniele Verde
• Autodesk® Utility Design Rules Engine Power Carsten Hess
• Configure Your Own Standards with Autodesk® Utility Design Carsten Hess
• Flying High: Multi-Utility and Infrastructure Project Implementation at Heathrow Airport, London Shashi Verma
• Autodesk® Utility Design Process Workflow and Enterprise Resource Planning Optimization at Southern California Edison Debra Brooks

There are also several utility-related talks in the virtual version of Autodesk University

• Evolution of Utility Workflow Serguei Sokolov Virtual
• AutoCAD® Civil 3D® para Infraestrutura Marcus Cardoso Virtual
• Autodesk® MapGuide® Assists Australia’s National Telecommunication Carrier after Natural Disasters Steven de Rosayro Virtual
• Revitalizing a Mapping Solution with AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise Mohan Inguva Virtual
• Making Autodesk® Inventor® Work for Substation Design Terri Humel Virtual
• Bring the Field into the Office: Using High-Resolution Oblique Imagery with AutoCAD® Map 3D David Petterson    Virtual
• Conflation or Deflation: Tips for Conflating Your Data to Another Landbase Chris Nailer Virtual
• Generación de cartografía con Autodesk® Cristian Barria Virtual

And there is a power track for utility design.  Just so you are aware of the level of these presentators.  Walt Smith is the father of AutoCAD Utility Design (AUD), Carsten Hess is the architect of AUD including the rules engine (in my opinion the most important advance in AutoCAD for utilities since FDO), and Jeff Saunders is the product manager for AUD.

• Evolution from Rules-Based to Model-Based Design for Utilities Walt Smith
• Autodesk® Utility Design and Your GIS Prashant Srivastav
• Integrate Analysis as Part of Utility Design Jeff Saunders
• Designing with Materials in Mind Jeff Saunders
• Autodesk® Utility Design Rules Engine Power Carsten Hess – Hands-On Lab
• Configure Your Own Standards with Autodesk® Utility Design Carsten Hess

Utility Symposium

Also on November 28, the Monday before AU, the Autodesk Utility Symposium will take place.  Last year there were over a hundred participants from electric and water utilities and telecom.  You can register here.