Well, the day’s festivities are coming to an end.  The reception at the Partner Pavilion was packed, and there was lots of great food and drink there!  Josh already has lots of great photos from the Partner Pavilion up.
I have heard rumors that the attendance is down slightly this year, but that is expected given the state of the economy right now.  But there is definitely a big crowd here!  We should hear actual numbers tomorrow at the First General Session.
Speaking of tomorrow’s General Session, I am very much looking …

Last (Saturday) night, all of the SolidWorks bloggers and folks from the SolidWorks Twitter community who had already arrived in Orlando met up in the Dolphin bar area of the Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort.  It was awesome to meet with some new folks who I have never met or met only known online, and to also catch up with some old friends.
There were also many SolidWorks employees mingling around, and even Jon Hirschtick and Jeff Ray were making the rounds talking to the users.  That’s one of the …

One of the small, but neat things to me about attending conferences is all the swag you get.  And as always, the first swag that you get at SolidWorks World are the bags and T-shirts that SolidWorks gives attendees when they register.
This year, the bags that SolidWorks are giving out are heavy messenger bags.  While I personally prefer a backpack for carrying a laptop and other materials around (and I will probably just stick with the one I got last year), these bags are very sturdy and attractive, and …