Hi Lukas
No worries...
I may be wrong on this, but I believe AU Japan 2006 was the first *official* sponsored
Autodesk AU Japan event.
I do know
AUG-JP have held similar events ( but smaller ) in the past - 2004 & 2005. They may have been such events before that ( I think that is the case ), but I am not 100%.
AU Japan 2006 grew from the success of sponsors / resellers willing to continually invest; local CAD users with passion and enthusiasm to make such events a worthwhile experience...
AUG-JP are showing if you start small ( I mean that in the best possible way ), but are successful and willing to put the long term effort in, the rewards are there for the taking.
Mike