ACUE 2004 9-10-11 Sept: Nottingham: Description
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ArchiCAD University 2004 is an international summer school for ArchiCAD users, combining learning and pleasure - celebrating the whole culture of ArchiCAD use in practice and education. The date for your diary: September 9-10-11 2004.It's also the first major outing for ArchiCAD Nine in the UK! You will see it here first!! ArchiCAD University brings together Graphisoft, architects, interior designers, builders, dealers, consultants and students for what is now the largest annual festival of ArchiCAD on the planet, a memorable occasion, socially, educationally and professionally. Illustration: ArchiCAD 9 Logo, “Tark Tower”(©FÖDA) by Designer Jett Butler, FÖDA, Austin, Texas, USA. www.fodagroup.com |
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Newcomers
and migrants to ArchiCAD will have their eyes opened to techniques
that they may not have dared to tackle alone. Intermediates
will have their skills polished; experts will be able to
meet other experts and enhance their skills and committment; and
super experts have the opportunity to present power solutions
to fellow delegates. Above all, it's great to meet people who are
so strongly committed to the culture, and many lasting friendships
and working relationships result. Every ACU event has a strong tribal
community feel. This year, ACUE 2004 is the scene of 6 premieres, including ArchiCAD NINE!
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- Not just a training event! : it's to Arouse your Awareness of the possible and make probable what you thought was impossible.
- Not just a sales event! :real users of ArchiCAD and the other applications show ways to get the most out of it.
- Meet Graphisoft corporate leadership and support staff and programmers and discuss visions of the future.
- Not just about ArchiCAD! : Discover the 3rd party Tools and software that can expand your working method.
- International : share ideas and form lasting friendships with ArchiCAD users from around the world.
- Innovation! : every ACUE brings with it some premieres of new ideas or products - there will be some at ACUE 2004!
- Retreat style atmosphere intensifies your learning experience - no TV! (but there is Internet)
- Share exercise machines, swim, jog, or use machines in the nearby fitness centre!
- Prizes! : for longest distance traveller, most impressive personal portfolio, youngest & oldest attender, and other excuses for giving prizes.
- Cheap!! : this is very good value, in a Hall of residence (not a Hotel) but with very good food.
- Accessible : We provide exceptionally detailed travel information to make your journey easy.
ArchiCAD University includes a packed program of workshops and plenaries, with a chance to hear and meet with leading ArchiCAD users; also, delegates will have access to the swimming pool and sports facilities of the University, including a green and pleasant campus for joggers. Graphisoft are attending the event, but it is not sponsored by them or anybody else: it is a non-profit event, entirely user funded and user managed. There is an email-based committee of regular attenders and tutors who help to formulate the programme.
ArchiCAD University Europe started in 1998, and it has grown in successive years, attracting ever increasing numbers of home and overseas participants. ACUE Sept 2003 had 100 participants all under one roof in Nottingham. We have also had two ACUE Winter Schools on Feuerkogel mountain near Salzburg, Austria for a week in January 2003 and 2004, a magical combination of winter sports with evening learning sessions - and we will repeat this in 2005. We held a very successful ACUWest in Los Angeles in March 2004, modelled on the Summer School format, organised entirely by Duane Valencia and his California team and likely to happen again in 2005.
For the ACUE programme, we combine a choice filled mixture of Plenary sessions with practical Workshop sessions. There are refreshment breaks allowing people time to interact and continue discussions started during the workshops.
ArchiCAD University is held on the beautiful campus of the University of Nottingham. By arranging it on a Thursday evening, Friday and Saturday, you get three days of action but only lose a day and a half from the working week, and you still have one day left of your weekend before you are back at work. For travellers from afar, advice is available by email and on this site for travel arrangements in the UK. Delegates are encouraged to bring spouses who can enjoy the touristic pleasures of Nottinghamshire and the city of Nottingham. Special accommodation and food rates are available, including for Wednesday night, or Saturday night stayover. There is also a party in town on Saturday night for stayovers, so that overseas delegates can travel home on Sunday or Monday. We shall be eating at Antibo's in Nottingham.
There will be a 'Vendor Desk' open throughout the event for advice on using Archicad, the contents of the workshops, and for making or ordering small purchases, lost property, bag deposit, training questions etc.
Attendance at ArchiCAD University is a worthwhile investment in your career development. We shall be shown the ArchiCAD NINE, we have a TOP team from Graphisoft Hungary here to tell you about 9 and about developments in the world of the Virtual Building. This is an opportunity to get fully informed on the newest products, as well as being taken through tutorials by experienced user-tutors.
Cost of Attendance and Travelling information: The regulars know that we operate on a non-profit basis (all surplus rolls over to fund start up costs for the next event) and that we operate in a University building, much cheaper than hotels. The full tariff is now posted and the site displays comprehensive pages on travel to Nottingham. The cost is slightly less than in 2003 and is VAT free.
Every booker for the full 48 hours of ACUE will get a copy of ArchiStair, the excellent add-on for stair building free of charge. Normally Cigraph Plugins cost £141, this outstanding software is offered to ArchiCAD University Bookers free of charge, although don't get too excited, this is also on special offer to any ArchiCAD user for £5.00 including postage, from ArchiCAD University. Cheques made out to 'ExMicro Ltd'. Additional copies (from your free one) may be had for £5.00 each but notify the organiser well in advance. When stocks run out, the price will rocket back to £ 141! Take your chance now. (Not available to Students/less than 48hour stay).
The event is supported by Graphisoft HU and UK, and by BITE Design, and associated vendors.
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