Rhino World 2026 Barcelona (October 21-23) - Guest Speakers confirmed and Early Bird pricing until August 4

Rhino World 2026 Barcelona
October 21–23
Hotel Rey Don Jaime, Castelldefels

Three days of talks, demos, and conversations bringing together the global Rhino community—McNeel staff from every region, industry experts, third-party developers, and computational designers, all in one place.

Early bird pricing ends August 4—register now to lock in the best rate.

What's in store

• Keynotes, guest speaker sessions, and hands-on masterclasses
• Live demos from exhibiting partners and solution providers
• An inside look at the Rhino and Grasshopper roadmap—WIP, Grasshopper 2, Rhino Compute, the new Rhino MCP Platform, and more
• Coffee, lunches, and dinners (two evenings of networking events)
• A sea-view venue just 10 minutes from Barcelona Airport

Guest speakers already confirmed include voices from Foster & Partners, Sagrada Família, Volkswagen, Controlmad, Nataly Khadziakova & Giles Miller Studio, Design-To-Production, Her Table Talk.

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Register Now: €795 €595 (+ VAT if applicable) until August 4...

Rhino World 2026 (Barcelona, October 21-23)

Rhino World 2026
Barcelona, October 21-23

Where the Rhino community meets—Three days of talks, demos, and conversations bringing together the global Rhino community in Barcelona.

Rhino World 2026 is the official international event dedicated to the Rhino and Grasshopper ecosystem. This global gathering brings together all McNeel regions, trainers, industry partners, third-party developers, computational designers, and expert users.

What to expect

• Networking & Community: Meet the McNeel staff from all regional offices alongside industry experts during conference sessions, discussions, and masterclasses.
• All-Inclusive Perks: Network with peers over included coffee, lunches, and dinners.
• Exhibits & Demos: Watch presentations and get hands-on experience with live software demonstrations from exhibiting partners and solution providers.
• Future Roadmap: Get exclusive, insider information on the future Rhino and Grasshopper roadmap, vertical markets, and third-party applications.

Register Now: €795 €595 (+ VAT if applicable) until August 4...

FABRICATE 2027 Barcelona (May 14-15)

FABRICATE is a world-leading non-profit triennial conference and publication series showcasing internationally peer-reviewed projects in architectural and engineering design, digital fabrication, materials innovation, advanced manufacturing and sustainable construction.

Founded in 2011, FABRICATE has been held in London, Zurich, Stuttgart, Online Global, and Copenhagen, featuring over 160 pioneering projects from more than 100 AEC organisations and 50 academic institutions, reaching 1,800+ in-person delegates from 45 countries.

FABRICATE 2027 Barcelona

"Since 2011 FABRICATE has grown into a vibrant platform for rethinking how we design and build, pushing boundaries of fabrication, experimental design, material innovation and technology in architecture and the built environment.

We are excited to share that FABRICATE 2027 will carry this legacy forward by inviting fundamental questions of strategy and intention. How do we make design and manufacturing tools open and accessible to all? Whose knowledge do we center? How can more communities benefit from innovation in design and fabrication? Is fabrication’s future only digital, or is it time to revalue the embodied, tacit knowledge of craft for a post-digital age?

Our vision for FABRICATE 2027 is to rethink extractive models of architectural production, to listen to and learn from local contexts and to empower broader communities of designers, makers and builders around the world. This means bringing together diverse minds, skills and cultures to showcase transformative design and making projects that generate radical impact across industries, geographies and lives.

As technological shifts accelerate, so does our responsibility to ensure that experimentation and tools support communities and the planet, not just progress for its own sake. Advancing fabrication, in our view, is not limited to perfecting digital workflows or developing evermore complex technical specialisms in high-tech labs; it can also be revolutionised through shared, hands-on processes shaped by diverse social, political, technological, and ecological realities—creating tangible, collective change and new economies of making.

Fabrication, in this sense, becomes an elevated form of collective innovation—one that can meaningfully improve the quality of all lives and the environments they co-inhabit.

We are pleased to announce that FABRICATE 2027 will take place in Barcelona on 14–15 May 2027, hosted at COAC (Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya), in the heart of the city.

Organized by IAAC – Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, in partnership with COAC Foundation, this next edition of the internationally renowned FABRICATE conference will continue to bring together leading voices in architecture, engineering, design, and fabrication. The conference will be co-chaired by Dr Areti Markopoulou (Academic Director at IAAC) and Xavier De Kestelier (Head of Design at Hassell).

We are delighted to be co-chairing FABRICATE 2027 and to help shape collectively where fabrication goes next."

Areti & Xavier

Call for Work now open!...

EUE - End User Event- Utrecht, Netherlands (June 4-5, 2026)

EUE - End User Event 

Utrecht, Netherlands 

June 4-5, 2026 

EUE (End User Event) is the non-profit event from the CG community – to the CG community. 

EUE's goal is to bring together software & hardware vendors, production houses, R&D facilities and other companies active in all aspects of CG, in a relaxed, safe environment, to better understand the needs, possibilities and limitations of our industry. And to foster and facilitate a better understanding and cooperation between the whole ecosystem of Computer Graphics. 

Among the great lineup of speakers, Eva Tucek, Designer and Jeweller, will talk about her work and why she uses the Rhino modelling software: 

"You all know how to use software. That's not the problem anymore. The problem is – what kind of thinking your tools are quietly forcing on you. Because let's face it, every tool comes with a philosophy. Some are honest about it; others are all-in-one shampoo. 

Rhino is a fine luthier's instrument – a violin, perhaps, or a classical guitar. Mathematical in its construction, not trying to do everything, but in the right hands capable of extraordinary expression. And crucially: it rewards mastery over time. 

"Rhino won't make you creative. But it will expose whether you are." – ChatGPT 

Rhino is one of the few tools where your idea can go from sketch… to object… to something you can physically hold and say: 'Yes, I made this – and yes, it fought me the entire way.' And above all, McNeel & Associates have stayed modest when most other 3D software producers have become very expensive, focusing on costly subscription-based loyalty programmes and offering few real upgrades to their platforms. Let's discuss settings, gemstone light behaviour, NURBS surfaces, render composition, and brand perception in the same afternoon. Rhino will be my weapon of choice."

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Rhino User Meeting Copenhagen June 9

Rhino User Meeting Copenhagen

📅 Date: June 9, 2026

🕓 Time: 15:00 - 19:00

📍 Venue: BloxHUB - Bryghuspladsen 8- 3rd floor, DK-1473 Copenhagen

The Rhino User Meeting hosted by McNeel Europe, Dell Technologies, and Cadesign Base, just ahead of 3 Days of Design 2026, brings together the Nordic Rhino community for an inspiring afternoon of presentations, knowledge sharing, and networking.

Hear about Rhino in architecture, computational design, industrial design, and digital fabrication, and get a first look at what’s coming in the Rhino WIP.

This event offers a unique opportunity to connect with the Rhino ecosystem 

and learn from leading practitioners.

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Rhino User Meeting Prague - May 27, 2026

Rhino User Meeting Prague 2026
📅 Date: May 27, 2026
🕓 Time: 9:00-18.30
📍 Venue: Faculty of Architecture, CTU in Prague

McNeel Europe, Asuni Soft, and KeyShot, in cooperation with local partners - dimensio, Coding ARCH, and the Faculty of Architecture, CTU - are organizing the first-ever official meeting of Rhino and Grasshopper users in the Czech Republic!

This event is intended for all architects, designers, engineers, artists, students, and educators who want to delve into the latest trends in 3D design, parametric modeling, and digital manufacturing.

You can expect lectures from world leaders in the field and a great opportunity to network with representatives of Rhino, Grasshopper, VisualARQ, KeyShot, and other partner companies.

Why participate?

• Learn from the best: Gain insight into the workflows of experts from companies like seele, Lasvit, or so concrete.
• Exclusive news: Discover the new developments in the Rhino WIP directly from McNeel representatives. 
• Networking: Meet developers and industry peers in person during a day-long networking event - including David Rutten.
• Live demonstrations: View hardware and software from our partners in the exhibition hall in front of the lecture room, and listen to their lectures where they will demonstrate their plugins live.

Registration and tickets

The ticket price includes all-day access to lectures, the exhibition zone, catering, and entry to the evening afterparty.

• Standard admission: 1,200 CZK
• Student entrance fee: 450 CZK - for students with a valid ISIC and for teachers

Seats are limited. Secure your ticket now!

 

Envisioning Design Days (EDD2026) - Milano, Italy (June 12-13)

This year's edition of EDD2026, organized by CorsiRhino, is shaping up to be an unmissable event featuring two intense days of cutting-edge workshops and conferences.

IED Milano (Istituto Europeo di Design) will host the event at its campus:

• Friday, June 12, 2026: Six practical workshops covering key digital design topics, ranging from aesthetic surface modeling to the creation of lattice structures.

• Saturday, June 13, 2026: A conference featuring contributions from innovative professionals and representatives from leading software houses.

The content—original, delivered live with professional video direction, and expert hosting—spans product and interior design, architecture, jewelry, and engineering.

Morning workshops

• Ornament and Algorithm: With Valeria Francescato (StudioSostanza) and Chiara Ceccato (Spherene) to acquire the fundamentals of parametric design.

• From Scan to Reconstruction: Featuring Luigi Ferretti (ID3D) using Artec scanners, and Peter Salzmann (Cyberstrak) for practical and precise reverse engineering.

• AI Rendering: With Lorenzo Manzoni (MFTD) and Ivan Kozaliev (Chaos/V-Ray) focusing on AI-optimized workflows.

Afternoon workshops

• Between Digital and Matter: With Jesus Marini Parissi (MoonRabbit Lab) and Diego Trazzi (the "DigitalCeramist") exploring algorithms and physical fabrication.

• DfAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing): With Francesco Leonardi (Puntozero) for lightweight, high-performance design in additive manufacturing.

• Augmented Creativity: With Maximilian Rietschel (Raven) and Lorenzo Manzoni (MFTD) on integrating AI into creative and manufacturing processes.

Conference highlights

The Saturday sessions will cover:

• 3D scanning and parametric design

• Digital vs. real surfaces

• Design for 3D printing and parametric optimization (lightweighting)

• Rendering and AI Agents for Grasshopper

• A preview of Rhino WIP with Carlos Pérez from McNeel Europe.

We look forward to seeing you there to explore the future of design together!

Complete details and registration (in Italian)...

Is your Rhino-to-CNC workflow as fast as it could be?

Stress-Free CNC: Master RhinoCAM Workflow from Design to Toolpath

Free Webinar offered by Forida AU

April 16, 2026 | 2 PM AEST (9 PM PDT)

Register here!

RhinoCAM puts the power of fast, efficient CNC machining at the center of your Rhino workflow.

Rhino is an exceptional design tool, but the real advantage comes from how quickly you can move from a digital model to a finished part. Whether you're already using RhinoCAM or exploring it for the first time, there’s always a faster, more streamlined way to work.

Forida AU is hosting a free 45-minute webinar to help you streamline the "Design to Toolpath" process. This session will show you how to:

• Sync Design CAM: RhinoCAM automatically update toolpaths when your Rhino model changes.

• Automate Tasks: Use 1-click programming to apply your best machining rules instantly.

• Maximize Yield: Use automated nesting to reduce material waste.

• Ensure Safety: Define 3D clamps to navigate safely around obstacles.

• Expand Creatively: Turn 2D images into 3D reliefs with RhinoCAM ART.

Register today!

Forida AU is Australia’s official RhinoCAM reseller, providing local support, technical training, and competitive pricing.

ROB|ARCH 2026: Special session announced - Workshops and registration open!

ROB|ARCH 2026 (August 24-28 in Aarhus, Denmark) is fast approaching.

The organizers invite you to contribute through the Call for this year's Special Session and to explore its intensive 3-day workshop program. The Early Bird registration is now open!

"As part of the ROB|ARCH 2026 conference, we invite the community to contribute to the Special Session, a dedicated platform for work‑in‑progress research, artistic or experimental work, student projects, and design explorations that would benefit from peer discussion but are not intended for inclusion in the conference proceedings."

"Continuing the ROB|ARCH tradition, the Special Session celebrates emerging ideas, speculative directions, and innovative prototypes that advance discourse within robotic fabrication for architecture, design and fabrication, in relation to the conference theme Detangling Dependencies."

Complete details...

Arkitekter og KI conference - Oslo, Norway (February 5, 2026)

Arkitekter og KI conference
Oslo, Norway (February 5, 2026)

Come and discover what architects can achieve when they unlock new superpowers with artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is transforming architects' everyday work. How does it change the way we work, collaborate, and think about design? At this conference, architects will share their experiences, present concrete examples, and highlight practical strategies for enabling new AI-powered workflows in offices.

We will explore both the challenges and the opportunities, and you will gain inspiration, insights, and hands-on knowledge that you can apply directly to your own practice.

This is a conference you won’t want to miss—whether you are a manager, technology leader, or design architect. You’ll get an honest and practical look at how artificial intelligence is already becoming a valuable tool in the architect’s toolbox—and what it means for you today.

Luis Fraguada from McNeel is one of the speakers.

Details and registration... 

Upcoming conference in Chios: Design & Engineering Software by ERGOCAD

ERGOCAD, in collaboration with STech, is organizing a conference to present specialized software for architects, civil engineers, decorators, and manufacturers.

On January 21, 2026, professionals and students are invited to the Homerion Cultural Centre in Chios for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to digital design workflow. The event will showcase powerful tools for parametric design with Rhino, alongside solutions for BIM, 3D modeling, visualization, and structural design.

The conference is free to attend and offers an excellent opportunity to discover new tools, exchange ideas, and connect with the local design and engineering community.

Event Details:

• Date: January 21, 2026
• Location: Homerion Cultural Centre, Chios, Greece
• Audience: Architects, civil engineers, decorators, manufacturers, and students
• Admission: Free (registration required, limited seats)

The program will conclude with a Q&A session and a prize drawing, offering attendees the opportunity to engage directly and exchange knowledge.

More information and registration...

Rhino at The Architect Show 2025 in Athens with ERGOCAD

 

Authorized Rhino reseller ERGOCAD will be the Grand Sponsor of The Architect Show 2025, one of the leading events for architects in Greece and Cyprus. 

The exhibition will take place on December 6–7 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, located at the Athens International Airport. ERGOCAD  will be present with booth 38–40 and a dedicated workshop area, where the team will meet with visitors interested in Rhino.

They will also offer live presentations and special promotions exclusively for attendees. This participation offers architects, designers, and industry professionals an excellent opportunity to connect directly with ERGOCAD and learn more about Rhino’s capabilities.

Dates: December 6-7, 2025
Location: Athens Metropolitan Expo
Booth: 38–40

More information....

Footwearise 2025 on December 4 & 5 by Footwearology

Final Countdown to Footwearise on December 4 & 5!

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Footwearise 2025, organized by Footwearology, is the event for footwear innovation, bringing together all parties that contribute to a better footwear supply chain, where shoes can be made local-for-local, on demand, personalized, without waste and with end-of-life systems. 

This year, the theme is Fusing Fit, Feel and Fabrication. When digital technology makes it possible to fully personalize shoes through mass customization, the lines between the orthopaedic, sports, and fashion industries blur, opening up new perspectives and opportunities.

After two successful editions in Barcelona and one in Portland, this 4th edition will take place in Alicante, the heart of the Spanish shoe industry, at a spectacular location: Ciudad de la Luz Film Studios.

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Meeting Notes from October’s Grasshopper UK UGM by Simply Rhino

 

Simply Rhino has published its meeting notes following the recent Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which took place at Sybarite in London on October 8.

If you were unable to join the meeting in person, you can read up on the presentations from Sybarite (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Möet & Chandon Bar), Eckersley O’Callaghan (SKP Chengdu Façade and the Engineers Arcade), VisualARQ, and LandsDesign.

More information...

Rhino User Meeting Amsterdam 2025 (November 20)

Rhino User Meeting Amsterdam 2025
November 20
OBA congres

Organized by McNeel Europe, Arup and Packhunt.

Looking for a day packed with innovation, creativity, and hands-on action? Join us for the Rhino User Meeting Amsterdam 2025 and dive into the latest and greatest in Digital Design and Fabrication.

• Learn from industry pros in Architecture, Design, Engineering, Marine, Fashion Design & Accessories, Footwear, 3D Printing, Robotics, AI, and more!
• Discover cutting-edge updates on Rhino WIP, Grasshopper, and other tools.
• Check out live demos and get inspired by exhibitors showing off what’s possible.
• It’s not just all tech talk—there’s networking and drinks to wrap up the day! Perfect for meeting like-minded folks and making connections.

Speakers: Verena Vogler & Carlos Pérez Albà (McNeel Europe), Rick Titulaer & Simon Lut (ARUP), Jeroen Coenders (Packhunt.io), Erik Rotteveel (MARIN Research Institute), Michiel Cornelissen (Philips Design), Jaka (MVRDV), Kiana Aryan Kia (ZJA), Tiia Vahula (UTOPIA blu), Gabriel Garcia (Haskoning), Diederik Veenendaal (Summum Engineering Cooperative), Cort Widlowski (Mecanoo), Gerard Petersen (RhinoCentre), Stijn Joosten (Ney & Partners), Olaf Olden & Cristóbal Burgos (UNS), Menno Deij - van Rijswijk & Andrew le Bihan (Robert McNeel & Associates), Wessel van Beerendonk (Studio RAP), Rinus Roelofs

Sponsors: Asuni, Romantic Technology, ShapeDiver, rendair, Packhunt, Notilus Software, MacroCad, Scawo3D

Secure now your ticket now (early bird price until November 6)...

AECtech NYC Annual Conference, November 11-16

 

AECtech NYC 2025 Annual Conference
November 11-16, 2025

CORE studio is excited to welcome everyone to the 13th Annual AECtech Conference in NYC! They have a full schedule offering both virtual and in-person workshops, tech tours, tech crawls, a symposium, and a hackathon. Buy your tickets today!

Virtual Workshops | November 7

Immerse yourself in a full day of workshops hosted by design innovators and software pioneers, developed to introduce participants to a wide range of powerful new workflows that enable new ways of working and enhance existing design processes.

Tech Tours | November 11 | Multiple NYC Locations | In-Person

Enjoy a tour through contemporary architecture projects in NYC hosted by the architects and engineers who designed them! 

Tech Crawls | November 12 | Multiple NYC Locations | In-Person

Join your colleagues for a visit to local Architecture and Engineering firms for a tour and discussion on innovation in practice. 

In-Person Workshops | November 13 | Cornell Tech Verizon Education Center

Join your peers for a full day of Masterclasses hosted by design innovators and software pioneers, developed to introduce participants to a wide range of powerful new workflows that enable new ways of working and enhance existing design processes.

Rhino and Grasshopper workshops include:

• Bringing Rhino models to life with Unreal Engine, presented by Epic Games + Heatherwick studio
• Grasshopper inside AI: Run Grasshopper definitions from AI assistants with MCP and Rhino.Compute, presented by KPF
• Computational Design with Grasshopper 2, presented by McNeel + Proving Ground
• Developing Custom Plugins for Grasshopper 2, presented by McNeel + Proving Ground
• Scaling Up Parametric Engineering Workflows with Karamba3D, presented by Karamba3D

Symposium | November 14 | Cornell Tech Verizon Education Center | Hybrid

Be inspired by highly acclaimed leaders in design and technology within the AEC industry. Join us for a series of presentations, discussions, and round table panels reflecting on the state of practice today and what is on the horizon.

Hackathon | November 15-16 | Thornton Tomasetti | In-Person

Create something incredible with a team of your peers during the 26-hour hackathon. Starting on Saturday morning and ending on Sunday afternoon. AEC Tech’s Hackathon is an event for all levels of programmers, developers, engineers, and others. Additionally, it is created for attendees to collaborate, network, build new relationships, and generate new ideas and processes for the AEC community.

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CDFAM 2025 Computational Design Symposium, NYC

CDFAM | NYC
October 29-30, 2025
NewLab, Brooklyn Navy Yards

Join leading experts in computational design across all scales, from micro to mega, for two days of knowledge sharing and networking in NYC, October 29-30 at NewLab.

From AI and machine learning for material development and simulation, to multi-objective computational design of architectural systems, the two-day program features researchers, practitioners, and software developers leading the advancement of data-driven design.

Symposium schedule...

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AECtech+ Boston 2025, September 19-21

AECtech+ Boston 2025
September 19-21, 2025
Buy your ticket here.

Put your skills to the test and embark on an exhilarating 24-hour hackathon! 

Register for the second AECtech+ Boston hosted by Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio, Perkins&Will, and CBT Architects. 

Kick off the weekend early on Friday with a round of Morning Workshops. Take a deep dive into new concepts and workflows within the AEC space. These workshops will give you the foundations to implement these technologies back at the office or in the Hackathon. Workshops include:

• Agentic AI and MCP for AEC: Sergey Pigach, CORE studio | Thornton Tomasetti

• Prompt, Respond and Refine - Vibe coding in Design: Harish Palani, Perkins&Will

• Modern UX for AEC Stack -  Building Web Interfaces in Revit and Rhino: Victor Wanderley Barbosa, Schmidt Hammer Lassen

On Saturday, immerse yourself in a hands-on learning experience at the 24-Hour Hackathon. Join forces with fellow participants to tackle real-world industry challenges using cutting-edge technologies and computational approaches. This concentrated event will provide an opportunity for hands-on collaboration, problem-solving, and prototyping, as you work against the clock to develop innovative solutions. Participants of all experience levels will have the opportunity to collaborate, learn from each other, build new relationships, and generate innovations for the AEC community. 

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FTWDAY 2025: A one-day event dedicated to innovation in the footwear industry

FTWDAY 2025: 

A one-day event dedicated to innovation in the

footwear industry

On November 28, 2025, the second edition of FTWDAY – Footwear Innovation Day will take place at Infinite Area, Montebelluna (Italy), in the heart of the global footwear district.

Following the success of the first edition, which brought together over 250 participants from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, FTWDAY has quickly established itself as one of the most forward-thinking forums for footwear design, engineering, and production.

Organized by Design&Develop, Footwear Innovation Day brings together industry leaders, designers, engineers, and innovators to exchange ideas, explore new technologies, and discuss the future of footwear.

The 2025 edition will be structured around four key topics shaping the industry today:

• Innovation in fabrication: technologies accelerating time to market today and transforming the factories of tomorrow.
  
• Product end-of-life: design thinking for sustainability and circularity, reimagining what happens to footwear after use.
  
• Digital transformation: making sense of the growing ecosystem of digital tools, with real use cases that prove their impact.
  
• Design for purpose: insights from experts designing footwear for the most demanding and complex use cases.

With cutting-edge talks, hands-on showcases, actionable takeaways, and networking opportunities, FTWDAY 2025 is more than a conference—it’s a platform for meaningful discussions and practical insights that participants can apply directly to their work. 

Seats are limited, and the event is live only (no online version).

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Rhino at KeyShot 2025 Conference in Poland

The first official KeyShot conference in Poland

Datacomp IT, in collaboration with McNeel Europe, Lenovo, 3DConnexion, Defro, and Miamo, announced the first KeyShot 2025 conference in Poland. 

Come and join us for practical insights, real-world examples from the market, and meetings with experts who implement solutions in the largest industrial and e-commerce companies every day.

Professionals and students from all sectors and experience levels, from beginners to experts, are welcome!

Conference program

• Conference opening – Welcome and presentation of Datacomp IT
• KeyShot – Company strategy (Rostyslav Friedmann, KeyShot)
• Case Study DEFRO – Application of KeyShot in industrial design
• Integration of KeyShot and Rhino – Conceptual and design cooperation (Agustina Jaime, McNeel Europe)
• KeyShot AI – Demonstration of possibilities (Filip Padula, Datacomp IT)
• Case Study MIAMO – KeyShot in e-commerce and product presentations
• KeyShot tips and tricks – Interesting facts and tricks in KeyShot (Filip Padula, Datacomp IT)
• Presentations of technology partners – Lenovo and 3Dconnexion
• Q&A with speakers – Interactive question and answer session
• Networking and prize drawing

Date: October 8, 2025
Hours: 10:00 to 4:00 PM
Location: Hotel Puławska Residence, ul. Puławska 361, Warsaw

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