Last year we we had our first test of AU Connect – if you did not see it, it was a website where users fill out a short profile. Only registered AU attendees have access to the site and it allows attendees find other attendees according to what ever search criteria they use. If you are a landscape designer, this would be your tool to find all other landscape designers attending AU – or if you are from Tampa, this is how you can connect with everyone else from Tampa.
We will offer another AU Connect this year. We selected a new vendor to host AU Connect. The new AU Connect allows for better matching and managing of contacts you make on AU Connect. It even makes it easier to meet up on-site.
I also started working with our MapGuide team on a project to make AU Connect more accessible and easier to find. We expect to have AU Connect live in late September and it can be found on the AU website.
