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The District of North Vancouver designs faster and creates more sophisticated presentations with Civil 3D
Located across the picturesque Burrard Inlet from Vancouver, British Columbia, the District of North Vancouver (DNV) is home to more than 80,000 people. The DNV is about 60 percent parkland and green space, making it a popular destination for hikers and bikers in summer and skiers in winter. The area’s steep terrain, though scenic, can make designing infrastructure projects challenging and potentially time-consuming. And with hundreds of kilometers of trails, roads, and utilities infrastructure to maintain, the DNV’s small staff of two designers must work efficiently.

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Subscription Customers. Autodesk University classes now available online
As an added benefit of Autodesk® Subscription, AU Online is now available to all subscription customers via Subscription Center. AU Online is a new initiative in which 100 classes from Autodesk University 2005 were recorded and posted to a central site to help customers continue their education throughout the year. AU Online is being made available to AU 2005 attendees and to all subscription customers around the world.
The AU Online site allows subscription customers to:

• Access and download class handouts for most of this year's 400 AU sessions
• View recordings of 100 classes

After logging in to the subscription center, you can go to AU Online by picking the "AU Online" link in the upper-right hand corner.

Subscription Center: Login

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Is California Next for a Levee Disaster?
An extensive but decaying system of levees protects key urban areas in California’s Central Valley and keeps drinking water safe for 20 million people who rely on the watershed formed by the delta of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. But some experts wonder if the levees are leaving these regions vulnerable to a disaster far greater than the one inflicted on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.

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North Bay Civil/GIS User's Group
Topic: TBD
Where: MACTEC
5341 Old Redwood Hwy, Suite 300, Petaluma, CA 94954
When: Wednesday, February 8th
Register: click here

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Great Lineup of FREE Civil 3D Webcasts

Time: All webcasts will be from 9am - 10am.
Register: For more details on each session and the login information click here

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Save the Date - March 7th AUGI CAD Camp in Mt. View, CA
The AUGI CAD Camps are a single day educational event devoted only to training and networking in the engineering and design environment.  This means no sales presentations, no marketing hype.  The foremost goal of AUGI CAD Camp is to enlighten and inform through educational sessions, which serve to broaden you and your staffs experience with the Autodesk products you use every day.

At AUGI CAD Camp, you’ll get:

• A full day of training: Five different sessions designed to provide targeted training, giving you a lot of knowledge in a little time.
• Expert advice from top instructors across the country.
• Networking opportunity. Some of the best stuff you ever learned might have come from your peers, and AUGI CAD Camp gives you ample time to network with fellow CAD Camp attendees.
• Technology update. A few of Autodesk’s top developer partners will be on hand to keep you abreast of new products and updates.

We are working on the details of the AUGI CAD Camp at this time. To receive more information on this event when it is available click here.

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Receive a $125 Rebate for each Upgrade from AutoCAD 2002 Retiring Software
When upgrading from any of the retiring products listed below you can receive a $125 rebate for each upgrade. The software must be ordered and received by January 27, 2006. This promo can be combined with the 0% Financing promo.

AutoCAD LT 2002 *
AutoCAD 2002
AutoCAD Mechanical 6
Architectural Desktop 3.3
Inventor Series 7
Land Desktop 3
Map 5 and 6
* rebate qualifies when upgrading to AutoCAD, ADT, Building Systems, or any of the Revit products

Promotion Expires: January 27, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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0% Financing Promotion through Key Equipment Finance
From now until January 27, 2006 we are offering 0% 12-month financing for customers upgrading or crossgrading from any of the 2002 family of software or Inventor Series 7 (retiring products). Click here for a complete list of the retiring products. To qualify for the financing the purchase must include a minimum of $5,000 worth of Autodesk upgrades or crossgrades from retiring products. After the $5,000 is met, any additional Autodesk software or subscription can also be financed.

Blended rates are also available for 24 and 36 month terms.

Promotion Expires: January 27, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Purchase a new seat, or crossgrade to Map 3D and get a discount off of training
On new purchases or crossgrades to Autodesk Map 3D you can receive a $200 discount off our Map 3D training class. Get trained by the experts and save.

crossgrade: going from AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD Map 3D

Promotion Expires: January 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Invest in Education
Autodesk is proud to offer the Invest in Education Program, featuring Autodesk products. The Invest in Education program is a granting program aimed at connecting commercial customers with local education customers. The Invest in Education Program gives commercial companies that purchase new seats of the most current version of qualifying Autodesk software or collaboration services, the right to grant a classroom lab of Autodesk software or collaboration services to the educational institution of their choice - a grant worth up to US$25,000. The Invest in Education Program is part of Autodesk’s ongoing commitment to its educational and commercial customers in helping to foster the next generation of designers.

Promotion Expires: no end date at this time
more info | 888-662-7238

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