What do Steve Wozniak, Orange County Choppers, Leonard Nimoy and The Myth Busters guys all have in common? They've all appeared as special guests at SolidWorks World. As many of you probably know, SolidWorks World 2009 is taking place in Orlando this coming February, and our events team wants to know who you want to see. No idea is too out there. So who do you want? Stephen Hawking? Lindsay Lohan? William Gibson? Keith Richards?
Leave a comment and le me know.
How about some "backyard" engineers who have used SolidWorks to do crazy/cool stuff?
Maybe the guys from Weird Science?
Or, like I mentioned earlier, Jessica Alba.
Posted by: Jeff | October 15, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Hi Matt,
My vote is the Howe Brothers who designed the Ripsaw MS1 recently shown on Backyard to Battlefield (Military Channel)
Ricky Jordan
http://www.rickyjordan.com
Posted by: Ricky Jordan | October 15, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Matt, since we'll be in Florida around the start of the NASCAR season, how about getting with some of the teams and let them tell us how they use SW in their machine design.
Or, Jessica Alba would be nice as well...
Steve
Posted by: Steve Calvert | October 16, 2008 at 08:01 AM
I DM'd you a couple ideas on twitter. some other ideas? Ikea would be an interesting one. RP companies, Objet, Zcorp. Maybe Bruce Sterling. Robert Downy Jr. :) (aka Tony Stark, Iron Man) along with futurist John Underkoffler or Kent Seki of pixel liberation front (Kent and team put together idea of 3d interface in ironman with input from John)
Posted by: Josh | October 16, 2008 at 09:26 AM
The Tesla guy.
Stephen Hawking would be memorable.
Jeri Ryan (TNG 7 of 9 borg)
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paola_antonelli_previews_design_and_the_elastic_mind.html
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ross_lovegrove_shares_organic_designs.html
http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/freeman_dyson.html
How about who NOT to bring to SWWorld?
Another artist telling us how stupid engineers are.
Al Gore
Hillary Clinton
David Hasselhoff
Posted by: Matt Lombard | October 16, 2008 at 01:56 PM
Matt,
I agree with the "garage", "backyard" theme as well but with a twist. How about designed in SW and a partner CAM package created for machining, cuting, stamping etc. That way you can see from design to manufactured product. I also think the Howe brothers would be excellent. And if you are just getting people to come, how about Joe Bonamassa blues guitar player and singer. www.jBonamassa.com. Killer music.
Posted by: Richard Hall | October 16, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Thanks. Keep the ideas coming. I'm sending them to the events team as the come.
Posted by: Matthew West | October 17, 2008 at 09:20 AM
I'll buy whatever Jessica Alba is selling at the conference.
Posted by: Jessica Albafan | October 17, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Cirque du Soleil engineers, disney ride engineers, blue man group engineers, hollywood engineers - combining engineering with entertainment.
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