SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2003--Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today announced that Carl Bass, Executive Vice President, Design Solutions Group, will present a company overview at the US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York, Wednesday, May 14 at 8:30am Eastern Time. A live webcast and audio archive will be available on www.autodesk.com/investor. For additional information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6705.

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CONTACT: Autodesk, Inc. Sue Pirri, 415/507-6467 sue.pirri@autodesk.com, Misty Ohmart, 415/507-6208 misty.ohmart@autodesk.com SOURCE: Autodesk, Inc.