2 days, 95 classes, 460+ attendees, 1 social mixer, 2 general sessions, 6 keynote speakers, and 1 exhibit hall. This is Midwest University 2017, at Mystic Lake Hotel and Casino, Prior Lake, MN.
CAD Panacea authors R.K. McSwain and Kimberly Fuhrman were both selected to lead classes at Midwest U 2017. Some well known speakers present included Paul Aubin, James Wedding, Lynn Allen, David Cohn, and Steven C. Shell.
No, Midwest U is not as large as Autodesk University in Las Vegas, but think of Midwest U as an equally impressive, scaled down version. Each day started with a informative and entertaining General Session, followed by two classes before lunch. After lunch there were three more class slots and then a very nice social mixer on the evening of day 1. The exhibit hall was open most of the time on both days, and one notable advantage of being a smaller conference, was that our rooms were just a short walk away in case you needed to grab a forgotten item!
The staff of CAD Technology Center, who puts on this conference was well prepared and very helpful to all. Each participant was given a small tablet computer which came in handy for navigating the Midwest U app. If you are interested in attending in 2018, go to the website link above and sign up for email updates.
