Here are some comments we received from attendees and vendors regarding the conference. We'd like to thank them for coming and we appreciate their feedback.

2004

85% of attendees rated this event as a "4" or better on a scale of 1-5, with one being poor and five being excellent. 96% of attendees said they would attend the next conference.

"Dave, I would like to thank you, your staff and SolidWorks for presenting the Third Annual Midwest SolidWorks Conference. I found the conference to be of great value. This conference provided me with an opportunity to meet with other SolidWorks users, gather information on third-party applications along with enjoying a beautiful day for a round of golf.

The facilities meet all requirements from the accommodations, to the
rooms used for the technical sessions. Many topics were available to
choose from and at times I had conflicting sessions on which I wanted to
attend. To me this demonstrates that you at Graphics Systems had a good understanding of what the SolidWorks users were interested in learning.

I have attended other conference and users group in the past and I will
state that the third Graphics Systems Midwest Users Conference was run
as if it has been organized for many years. This is one that I will
definitely want to attend again as well as tell my fellow co-workers to
attend." -Roger Lukes, Elkay Manufacturing

"I am impressed that people from the SolidWorks corporation choose to be so involved with user events like this. It shows how important the customers and our feedback are to them. Also, Graphics Systems has a great team that really seems to anticipate the user's needs and questions and then covers all the bases. Thank you for all of the excellent support."
-Leslie Weber, Curtis Industries

"You had a nice mix of different vendors (hardware, software, design houses, parts suppliers, etc). I was impressed with the pacing of the conference, and the way you let us know what was happening next in the individual rooms. Accomodations were first rate. Thanks much!"
-Bill Bayer, Thermo Electron, Scientific Instruments Division

"Liked the break-out sessions, especially related to increasing productivity and customization. Enjoyed the networking that occurred on the boat tour." -Todd Trowbridge, Becker Communications Inc.

"Every year this event gets better. The technical sessions are very informative. The entire event is very well organized. We have made some very good contacts not only for our company but for our user group also. The Graphics Systems staff was very helpful and friendly making this even very enjoyable. I would recommend this event to my co-workers and to the people in our user group. Great job - Graphics Systems!"
-Betty Baker, Ashley Furniture

"I enjoyed the knowledgeable exibitors and the increase solidworks productivity and value demo (learned a whole bunch)."
Dale Sutor, Panduit

"Very impressed. Enjoyed the PLM portions (attended all of those), but enjoyed the hallway networking the most."
-Steve Squires, Fisher Hamilton

"Everything gave me a chance to learn more than I had known before."
-Darren Nickerson, Phoenix Closures

"It is nice to get to know other uses and what people are doing in the industry." -Holly Sutherland, Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

"it was a valuable event. I would go again."
-Mark McGinnis, Deltrol Fluid Products

"I was impressed with how SolidWorks professionals are helpful toward each other."
-Steve Ackley, CAD Innovations, LLC

"[Enjoyed most]: total capability to improve quality and reduce lead time."
-Thomas Lindem, Atometric, Inc.

"It is a valuable event." -Marla Schmidt, Subzero

"Good selection of technical sessions." -John Bastian, Fisher Hamilton

"Everything was great." -Jeff Melvin

"I enjoyed the technical presentations."
-Paul Dieter, Electronic Theatre Controls

2003

"I really want to thank Graphics Systems and all of their employees for once again hosting such a wonderful event. I would have thought the conference last year would have been hard to improve on but once again you guys amazed me with your professionalism. This conference should be on everyone's annual "MUST ATTEND" list. You guys really exemplify the "VA" in VAR."
-Don Quinn, AMSCO

"All the fun stuff aside I came to learn and I achieved that goal. Once again you provided access to persons and information I have not found anywhere else. I look for the biggest bang for my dollar and the Midwest SolidWorks User Conference is it. You can count on me next year, I wish I could get some of the others in my area to come as well. You have a first class organization; I hope the marketplace rewards all of you for the effort and dedication that is so apparent. Keep up the excellent work!!!"
-Bob Sheets, Merritech

"I wanted to write to thank you for the invite to your SolidWorks user conference. I was able to get a lot of great information on latest greatest modules and functions, and the symposium sessions were a bonus. It is obvious your company has and does put great effort in support of your client base. Austin Powers and video were too fun :o) As an ID person I especially enjoyed Ed's talk on advanced surfacing."
-Mark Snyker, Sr. Innovations Designer

"On behalf of the people at Ashley Furniture, I would like to Thank You for a wonderful conference. The presentations, vendors and discussions were great. This not only benefitted our company but also was a very useful tool for our LEWA user group. We made many new and interesting contacts. We also enjoyed the boat tour and social. It was a great way for people to network. We are already looking forward to the 2004 conference. You guys did a great job!"
-Betty Baker, Ashley Furniture

"The conference was a great success again this year. I really appreciate all the benefits from participating in it. Learning tech tips and networking are very valuable to me. I just wanted to thank you for Graphics Systems' effort to keep us all growing."
-Ernie Bull, Accurate Pattern, Inc.

"Thanks to all of the Graphics Systems team for hosting the conference. You give many SolidWorks users the opportunity to network with each other as well as the chance for users to interact with vendors about their products. I can't think of a better environment to bring everyone together to meet about SolidWorks."
-Jay Herrick, Ashley Furniture

"It was a great event for gathering valuable info and networking between managers, users, and vendors. Well worth my time. Next year we'll bring more people with."
-Rick Guindon, Omega Resource Group

"Great job on the conference last week."
- Ray Proeber, CSWP, Accurate Die Design, Inc.

"The conference went extremely well. I got the opportunity to talk to many customers which was great. Your team did a fantastic job."
-Aaron Kelly, SolidWorks Corporation

"On behalf of DBWorks (MechWorks and IPS), Jeff and I want to take a moment to thank you and your organization for hosting the conference last week. It was well planned and organized very nicely."
-Gene Perry, Integrated Partner Solutions, Inc.

"Great job in planning and organizing the show."
-Jon Cobb, Dimension 3D Printing

"You did a good job putting this together."
-Lyle Fischer, Capvidia