I didn’t think, on Monday, that I’d be visiting the UK this week. So it came as a surprise that on Tuesday I ended up buying a flight to head across to Birmingham on Wednesday, coming back Friday. You’re probably thinking, “ouch, that must have been expensive!” – which was exactly my expectation, looking into flights – but it turns out that at this time of year (probably due to the demand from skiers) EasyJet runs daily flights between Geneva and Birmingham. And – this week, at least – the flights were nearly empty: I managed to get a return leaving the next day for less than $150. Score!
The purpose of my trip was two-fold: it was a great opportunity to catch up with Jeff Kowalski, Autodesk’s CTO, who was in town to visit the newly inaugurated Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF), and the week after the launch seemed an ideal time to hold a debrief to understand what the AMF wants from Dasher 360, moving forward. A bonus was that I’d get to meet people…