Companies from the IT industry have committed to support India’s first ever Autodesk University Extension (AUx) to be held in Mumbai, India on Dec. 19, 2013. AUx is a part of the annual Autodesk University (AU) conference, held in Las Vegas every year and is the world’s largest learning and networking event for Autodesk product users. HP, Dell and AMD are among the technology companies that have welcomed this premier event for design and engineering professionals in India.
Autodesk University started in the US over 20 years ago and has now expanded to include numerous events that are being held all around the world. AUx Mumbai is the latest addition to the list of global cities that host AUx every year. The others include Dubai, Johannesburg, Jakarta and Mexico City.
HP has committed to be the technology partner for AUx in India, Ketan Patel, Director-Computing Category, HP PPS India said, “HP is proud to be a part of Autodesk India University Extension Program (AUx India) 2013. We will showcase our best workstation solutions for professionals who work on intricate 3D models and demand reliable and powerful computing for large and complex datasets. These workstations are tested and certified by HP engineers for Autodesk® applications, so you remain confident while working with HP/Autodesk solutions. We look forward to interactive discussions with industry professionals at AUx 2013 India.”
Commenting on AMD’s participation, Ed Caracappa, Worldwide Sales Director, AMD said, “As part of Autodesk India University Extension Program 2013, AMD FirePro™ Professional Graphics will showcase how professionals can accelerate workflows and expect higher quality results when working with M&E and CAD/DDC applications like 3dsmax, Maya, Autocad, Inventor, etc with AMD FirePro Graphics cards, which are optimised and certified for Autodesk applications. We look forward to seeing you at AUx 2013 India.”
Autodesk Gold partners Neilsoft Ltd and Capricot Technologies have extended their support to Autodesk University Extension India and will be exhibiting Autodesk technologies at the event as well. The one day event in Mumbai would see participation from thought leaders and innovators from the Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC), Media & Entertainment (M&E) and Manufacturing industries. These include representatives from DLF Limited, Larsen & Toubro, Louis Berger, Ashok Leyland, Titan Company Limited, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, to name a few. Some key highlights of AUx Mumbai are:
Presentations on the ‘Making of Krrish 3’ and ‘Chennai Express’ by National Award winning VFX Supervisors Keitan Yadav & Haresh Hingorani from the post production studio Red Chillies VFX
Presentation by Mr Anil Saini Director, Design Studio, General Motors India on Digital Prototyping
Demos on Autodesk ReCap, 3D Printing and Motion Capture – next generation technologies from Autodesk’s portfolio of software
AUx Mumbai, will also provide a great opportunity for design and engineering professionals to upgrade and validate their skills by obtaining Autodesk Certifications at the event and connect with peers and experts — without the cost of traveling to Autodesk University at Las Vegas. Certifications will be provided free of cost for the latest versions of Autodesk software like AutoCAD 2014 Certified Professional, Revit Architecture 2014 Certified Professional, Inventor 2014 Certified Professional, Civil 3D 2014 Certified Professional, 3Ds Max 2014 Certified Professional, Maya 2014 Certified Professional.
Register for the event at the website Autodesk University Extension. Follow Autodesk India: @autodeskindia
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