Autodesk TechX 2018 – Through the Interface

This week I’ve been in Detroit for Autodesk’s annual internal share-fest, TechX. In previous year’s we’ve had Technical Summits and X-Summits (for eXperience), but this year is the first combined event welcoming 1,000 Autodesk employees to the Motor City.

A lot of the content from the event is – of course – internal, but here are some shots I can share.

Being a Delta hub, flights to Detroit from my part of the world mostly seem to go via Amsterdam or Paris. In fact I’m heading out via Schipol and back via Charles-de-Gaulle.

Plane

In an attempt to mitigate the effects of jetlags I arrived a day early – on the Sunday evening – which gave me the whole of Monday to visit the Detroit downtown area.

Flags

Being here with jetlag usually gives me the chance for a few early-morning visits to the hotel gym. This one had a pretty spectaculat view over the Detroit River.

Early morning in the gym

TechX is a great chance to catch up in person with people you work with remotely. Here’s the core of the Dasher team…

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