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Autodesk University 2008 is coming up!

If you haven’t heard already, here’s what next week is all about: Autodesk University starts up next Tuesday, Dec. 2. With 650 classes and several thousand attendees spanning four days, AU is one of the largest 3D CAD events on the planet, and many–if not all–of the world’s foremost experts on Alias, Maya, Inventor and the rest of Autodesk’s stable will be in attendance, either as participants or presenters. Expect to hear of some the latest developments in 3D modeling and rendering tools, a keynote fromIDEO’s Tom Kelley, and a first-ever 3D version of the now famous Cut & Paste digital design tournament…

If you haven’t heard already, here’s what next week is all about: Autodesk University starts up next Tuesday, Dec. 2. With 650 classes and several thousand attendees spanning four days, AU is one of the largest 3D CAD events on the planet, and many–if not all–of the world’s foremost experts on Alias, Maya, Inventor and the rest of Autodesk’s stable will be in attendance, either as participants or presenters.

Expect to hear of some the latest developments in 3D modeling and rendering tools, a keynote fromIDEO’s Tom Kelley, and a first-ever 3D version of the now famous Cut & Paste digital design tournament.

Listen to John Fiorelli of Cut&Paste talk about this exciting design competition:[audio:http://aubeat.podbean.com/medias/web/aHR0cDovL21lZGlhMi5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS83ODc0Ny91L0FVQmVhdDA4LUZpb3JlbGxpLm1wMw/AUBeat08-Fiorelli.mp3]

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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