Work Hard, Play Hard at the 2018 Carlson ‘Go West’ User Conference

MAYSVILLE, Kentucky, U.S.A. — The 2018 conference will offer a wide spectrum of courses covering fundamentals, new Carlson products, new features, and everything in between.

"As we put courses together for the 2018 User Conference, we poured over your feedback from past conferences. You wanted more options. We have added courses on CAD basics and have broadened the overall offerings to give you more and better choices,” said host director Shane Gardner. "It was also clear that you wanted to know exactly what was going to be covered, at what level and with what solutions. Our course descriptions are structured to help you have all the blanks filled in. While we don't expect to match each individual's educational needs perfectly, we are striving to give enough options at enough levels to make sure you get your money's worth."

Attendees can expect an opening night brewery social, extensive training on new software and hardware, guest speakers within the industry, a keynote, and much more. The conference will feature new courses like “Photo Based Mapping with Carlson PhotoCapture” where Carlson users can preview new products while several courses will cover the foundational Carlson products, new features within, and user functionality.

Registrants are able to select the courses they’d like to attend within the registration process. Sessions will not be separated into tracks so that attendees can freely explore different fields that might interest them. Fields include data collection/mobile, land surveying, civil engineering, construction, GIS, mining, machine control, hardware, and more. Carlson will provide Certificates of Completion for each class attended, which can be presented to state organizations for CEUs and PDHs (attendees are encouraged to check with his or her state organization to determine its CEU and/or PDH acceptance/regulations). Spanish courses will be offered throughout the conference.

The full cost of the 2018 Carlson ‘Go West’ User Conference is $995. Spouse registration is $350. Sign up before January 31 and take advantage of the Early bird rate of $895 and receive a copy of “A Practical Guide to Carlson Software Fundamentals” by Rick Ellis. Early Bird spouse registration is $300. All Registrations includes two breakfasts, two lunches, morning and afternoon breaks, and Tuesday night banquet. Student discounts are available; please email [email protected] for details.

To learn more about the 2018 Carlson ‘Go West’ User Conference, visit the Carlson User Conference page.