It's just about that time.  Autodesk University is December 2nd to 5th at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.  Signup begins on August 15th!  Before you register, try contacting your Autodesk rep, or Autodesk reseller and ask if they have any AU discount codes available.  If you register, and get a discount code after the face you can call up the helpful events staff, and they will apply the credit after the face.  If you are planning on attending, I strongly encourage you to book as close to the 15th as possible.  Rooms at the Venetian fill up quickly, and its a huge benefit to be staying in the hotel where the conference is located.  "Across the street" in Las Vegas units of measurement is a twenty minute walk =).

This will be my third AU, and I'm looking forward to it.  I was a bit concerned the first time I attended an AU about the technical level of the courses.  I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I was able to fill my week with courses targeting GIS developers, and that the course content was pretty good.  I really enjoy the classes put on by the Autodesk developers and technical staff. 

This year again the Autodesk Developers Network is putting on a full schedule of developer courses.  Hurray!  Autodesk Developer Network members can also sign up for the extra ADN Dev Day on December 1st wherein you get an NDA sneak peek at the up and coming 2010 releases.  The extra day is free, you only need to cover the cost of the additional night's stay.  Room rates are pretty decent for extra nights.  I believe my extra nights last year were around 160 a night.

Autodesk has released a complete list of the AU 2008 courses and additional information can be found on the AU BLAUG.  

If you're planning on attending, mayhaps we could get some of the GIS nerds together for some drinks.  Drop me a note if this interest you.