The Solidworks User Group Network is a worldwide network composed of well over 125 Solidworks User Groups. Each group is headed by at least one hard working individual, and sometimes supported by members in smaller roles. As thanks for helping to organize meetings, and all the other hard work they do, the group leaders are given a complimentary pass into Solidworks World.
While there they are 'asked' to attend the User Group Summit. The summit started out as a means for all the leaders to gather to discuss group issues, and to get a report from the regional reps as well as from Richard Doyle who is the Solidworks User Group Manager. The past two I have attended have been that, and also more. More and more users are attending to see what a user group is all about. So the summit is turning into part showcase for the other attendees.
If you do decide to attend the summit, you can almost always be assured of a special guest attending (John McEleney has stopped by the past two years). There are also the participating partner, and VAR of the year awards, and also the User Group leader of the year.
The summit is a great event to sit in a room with what are basically Solidworks fanatics that don't get paid to do what they do. So because of that you can get exposure to some really informative people. If you want to attend, the 9th annual summit will take place on Monday from 4:30-6:00, and hopefully the long winded regional reports will be kept to a minimum!
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