Community Events

Community Conversations webinars are your opportunity to connect with the Community live on topics that matter to you. If you're interested in becoming a presenter, we want to hear from you.

Sessions range from deep dives, tips and tricks, and demonstrations on the products you use every day to discussions on industry trends and insights, your projects and impact, and career stories.

Keep reading to learn more about taking part in Community Conversations and how you can get started.

Get started by completing the Community Conversations interest form

I'm Interested

Frequently Asked Questions

Why
What are the benefits of presenting at Community Conversations?

Build your public profile.

Grow your network.

Build your Community Rank.

Earn Community Badges and Rewards.

What are the benefits of presenting at Community Conversations?

Build your public profile.

Grow your network.

Build your Community Rank.

Earn Community Badges and Rewards.

How
How do I propose a session?

Complete the interest form. We'll review your topic and be in touch.

If selected, an Autodesk host will contact you to confirm the date and time of your Community Conversation and discuss next steps.

An Autodesk host will be available to you through the entire event process:

  • Helping to prepare/revise your content.
  • Ensuring the event's technical procedure is organized.
  • Promote your event through official Autodesk social channels.
  • Provide opening introduction and closing remarks during your event.
  • Monitor and read Q&A during your event.
  • Detail post-event feedback collected and provide next steps.

How do I propose a session?

Complete the interest form. We'll review your topic and be in touch.

If selected, an Autodesk host will contact you to confirm the date and time of your Community Conversation and discuss next steps.

An Autodesk host will be available to you through the entire event process:

  • Helping to prepare/revise your content.
  • Ensuring the event's technical procedure is organized.
  • Promote your event through official Autodesk social channels.
  • Provide opening introduction and closing remarks during your event.
  • Monitor and read Q&A during your event.
  • Detail post-event feedback collected and provide next steps.

What
What topics can sessions cover?

Share your knowledge:

  • How to get started with a product or feature.
  • Best practices for products, projects, or methodologies.
  • Tools and techniques, troubleshooting.
  • Interoperability and workflow customization.

Share your stories:

  • Successes, innovations, and challenges: how you solved a problem, created a design, built a project, leveraged the Community, and made an impact.
  • Career tips and stories: getting started in your industry, building your profile, career transitions, the value of Community for you.
  • Navigating diversity, belonging, and inclusion in your industry.

Share your knowledge:

  • Explore trends and insights in your industry, for example, working in the cloud, digitizing supply chains, automation and emerging technologies.

What topics can sessions cover?

Share your knowledge:

  • How to get started with a product or feature.
  • Best practices for products, projects, or methodologies.
  • Tools and techniques, troubleshooting.
  • Interoperability and workflow customization.

Share your stories:

  • Successes, innovations, and challenges: how you solved a problem, created a design, built a project, leveraged the Community, and made an impact.
  • Career tips and stories: getting started in your industry, building your profile, career transitions, the value of Community for you.
  • Navigating diversity, belonging, and inclusion in your industry.

Share your knowledge:

  • Explore trends and insights in your industry, for example, working in the cloud, digitizing supply chains, automation and emerging technologies.

Testimonials

"Community Conversations are essential to the Community because they are user-to-user events. Our creativity depends on our growth, and we need a place to keep exploring new ideas. We can bring so much to our industries by sharing our ideas, our examples, and opening up our world to share with others. Coming together is what Community is all about."

- Donnia Tabor-Hanson, Autodesk Community Expert Elite & Senior CAD/BIM Analyst

"The Community Conversations on Dynamo are an absolute highlight of my work, allowing me to get closer to the Dynamo community on a bi-weekly cadence in a way that is engaging, conversational and informal, serious but also light-hearted. It's a true reflection of a conversation that encourages attendees to speak up and engage."

- Sol Amour, Product Manager, Dynamo
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
How can we drive balance and equity in the BIM and digital build fields? What are the key challenges that need to be addressed to support inclusion? What role can individuals and organizations play in creating change?  Join us for a panel discussion with Argelia Barcena, regional lead at Women in BIM and design technology manager at Gensler; Shir Erlich, product owner at Symetri; and Aaron C. Thompson, president of Nox Innovations, moderated by Autodesk AEC Industry Community Manager Jonathan Hand. They'll be discussing the challenges and opportunities facing women and allies in the BIM and digital build fields today and sharing their experiences and insights as advocates for equity in the BIM community.  This event is a collaboration with Autodesk Research Community and the All Voices Heard initiative.   Learn more about our speakers:   Aaron C. Thompson is president of Nox Innovations, providing virtual design and construction services for contractors and helping customers through modeling, coordination, and fabrication. Nox has witnessed a steady increase in female interest and hiring over the past eight years, and the company aims to help move the industry forward by cultivate interest and providing equal opportunities for women to pursue successful careers in the BIM industry. Argelia Barcena is Regional Design Technology Manager at Gensler, where her role covers the Northwest Region (US and Canada). She has over 20 years’ experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction field and has participated as an exam writer for Autodesk’s Revit Certified Professional Exam and authored two books on the topic of Building Information Modeling. Argelia is currently the Associate Director for the AIA San Francisco Board of Directors and Regional Lead for the global organization Women in BIM (WIB).    Shir Erlich is product owner at Symetri, specializing in BIM implementation and Dynamo automation, and leads design and development of new commands and features for the Naviate line. Shir has worked as a BIM Manager at both architectural and structural engineering firms and is a Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO and certified SAFe POPM. Shir organized "Beyond One Gender - The Power of Diversity and Inclusion" at Autodesk University 2022, which was recognized as a Top-Rated Panel in the Best of AU Awards. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute. Learn more about our partners:  Autodesk Research Community (ARC): Autodesk Research Community provides the opportunity to influence the future of your Autodesk experience. By joining ARC, you will receive invite-only opportunities, based on your experience, to share feedback and insights with our Autodesk product managers, designers, and researchers. You'll see how your participation in our ARC research projects shapes the products, services, and tools you use every day in your business. All professional levels and backgrounds are welcome to help drive innovation within our design and make industries. In 2023, ARC launched the All Voices Heard initiative to drive diversity, inclusion, and opportunities to understand our under-represented customers. Learn more about our All Voices Heard initiative here.  Women In BIM: Women in BIM (WIB) is a diverse network of female professionals within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry dedicated to supporting women and minority genders. Women in BIM has spent the last decade advocating for women in the building information modelling (BIM) industry, supporting their skills, education, and career progression. They are also successful in empowering women across the globe in making game-changing contributions to the digital development of the built environment.