SIGGRAPH 2007 Events List – Laura Skowronski’s Personal Agenda
Saturday,
4
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Final SIGGRAPH Preparations
Finish laundry/packing,
print event materials/resumes, burn reels, finish website changes, etc.
Sunday,
5
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Get to
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AirTran Airways
Flight 43
[1 Stop]
Departing Orlando,
FL (MCO) at 4:17 PM – Arriving at Atlanta, GA (ATL) at 5:47 PM
Departing Atlanta,
GA (ATL) at 6:27 PM – Arriving at San Diego, CA (SAN) at 7:47 PM
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Check Into the W Hotel
421 West B Street, San Diego, California 92101
Phone: (619) 398 3100, Fax: (619) 231 5779
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2007 Luxology “modo” User Conference (registered)
5-9pm
San Diego Air and Space Museum
2001
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The 20th Opening (Sake) Barrel at SIGGRAPH 2007 (BOF Event)
6:30 -
9:30 pm
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina - Marina Ballroom D&E
Monday,
6
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SIGGRAPH Registration opens at 8am
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Posters: 8:30am-5:30pm
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Animation Theaters: 9am-6pm
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Emerging Technologies: 9am-7pm
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Art Gallery: 9am-7pm
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Fjorg! – 9am-11pm
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Guerilla Studio: 11am-11pm
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AM Graduation? 1pm?
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SPECIAL SESSION:
“HAPPY FEET: Thawing the CG Pipeline”
6 - 8 pm, Room 6DE
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AUTODESK USER GROUP MEETING AND STEEL BEACH AFTER PARTY AT SIGGRAPH
2007 (registered)
Autodesk User Group Meeting San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina - Marriott
Hall 1-6
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Registration
6:30 pm – 8:45 pm User Group Meeting
Sponsored by: Dell, Nvidia and Intel; Party
co-sponsored by: CafeFX, The Syndicate and cebas
Autodesk After Party - STEEL BEACH
9:00 pm - 1:00 am
USS Midway - San Diego Navy Pier 910 North Harbor Drive
Tuesday,
7
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Women in Animation Meet and Greet (BOF Event)
8:30 - 10:30 am - Room 29B
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Fjorg! – 8am-5pm
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Posters, Sketches: 8:30am-5:30pm
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Guerilla Studio: 9am-6pm
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Animation Theaters: 9am-6pm
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Emerging Technologies: 9am-6pm
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Art Gallery: 9am-6pm
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EXHIBITION (& Exhibitor Tech Talks): Opens 9:30am –
6pm
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JOB FAIR: 10am-4pm
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IP Marketplace: 10am-4pm
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Panels: 10:30am-12:15pm
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SPECIAL SESSION: “Transformers: Giant Frickin' Robots”
8:30 - 10:15 am
Room 6DE
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CAREER SYMPOSIUM: "Animation Mentor
Presents: Animation Scene Planning, the Key to a Strong Reel"
Where: Room
29D, San Diego Convention Center
When: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Learn how to use scene planning to maximize your animation reel
from Animation Mentor co-founders Shawn Kelly and Carlos Baena!
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DEMO REEL REVIEWS with Shawn Kelly &
Carlos Baena
Where:
Animation Mentor Booth
When: 1:00 PM
– 2:00 PM
Bring your DVD animation reels to get feedback from Animation Mentor
co-founders Shawn Kelly and Carlos Baena.
Sign up early!
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"SPECIAL EDITION" GIVEAWAY
Where:
Animation
When: 2:30 PM
– 3:00 PM
Be sure to stop by the Animation Mentor booth to pick
up your free "special edition" item!
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Visual Effects and Animation Student Meet
Up (BOF Event, not AM)
3 - 5 pm - Room 29D
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER: "Animation Mentor
Gathering"
Where: Room
29C, San Diego Convention Center
When: 3:45 PM
– 5:30 PM
Join us at the informal birds-of-a-feather gathering to meet Animation Mentor
founders, mentors, and students.
Hear a panel of studio recruiters talk candidly about their experience in the
industry.
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GET INVOLVED
5-6:30pm
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SPECIAL SESSION: “SHREKOLOGY,
The History of an Ogre”
6 - 8 pm
Room 6DE
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Creative License Video Event (Adobe/Maxon Party, registered)
6:30 p.m.
Marriott San Diego Hotel & Marina:
Wednesday,
8
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Posters, Sketches, Educators Program: 8:30am-5:30pm
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Guerilla Studio: 9am-6pm
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Animation Theaters: 9am-6pm
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Emerging Technologies: 9am-6pm
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Art Gallery: 9am-6pm
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EXHIBITION (& Exhibitor Tech Talks): 9:30am – 6pm
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JOB FAIR: 10am-4pm
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IP Marketplace: 10am-4pm
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Panels: 10:30am-12:15pm
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MEET A
Where:
Animation
When: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Come meet animator Dana Boadway to learn about her
experience being a mentor at Animation Mentor!
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DEMO REEL REVIEWS with Bobby Beck
Where:
Animation Mentor Booth
When: 11:00 AM
– 12:00 PM
Sign up early to have your animation reel reviewed by Animation Mentor founder,
CEO/President Bobby Beck.
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SPECIAL SESSION: "Spider-Man 3: Triple Play”
1:45 - 3:30 pm
Room 6DE
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Electronic
Theater Matinee
2 - 4 pm
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Career Symposium: Cryptic Studios (BOF
Event)
2 - 3:30 pm - Room 29C
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MEET A
Where:
Animation
When: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Don't miss your chance to meet animator Chris Williams to learn about his
experience as a mentor!
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REEL FX & ANIMATION MENTOR PARTY
Where:
Buster's Beach House in Seaport Village
When: 4:00 PM
– 7:00 PM
Join Reel FX & Animation Mentor for an evening of fun and laughter at the
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5:00pm – 6:30pm, San Diego Marriott Hotel and
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NVIDIA Gelato Users Meeting (BOF Event)
6 - 8 pm - San Diego Marriott Hotel and
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SIGGRAPH Official Reception
8 - 10 pm
Embarcadero Marina Park North (located at the end of
The last shuttle will depart from Embarcadero North Park at 10:30 pm.
Thursday,
9
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Check out of the W Hotel
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Check into the Ramada Gaslamp/Convention
Center (Formally Hotel St. James)
830 6th Avenue,
Phone: 619-531-8877, Fax:619-231-8307
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Posters: 8:30am-noon
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Sketches, Educators Program: 8:30am-5:30pm
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Guerilla Studio: 9am-2pm
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Animation Theaters: 9am-5pm
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Emerging Technologies: 9am-3:30pm
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Art Gallery: 9am-3:30pm
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EXHIBITION (& Exhibitor Tech Talks): 9:30am – 3:30pm
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JOB FAIR: 10am-4pm
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IP Marketplace: 10am-4pm
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Panels: 10:30am-12:15pm
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CREATING A SHORT FILM with Michelle Meeker
Where: Animation Mentor Booth
When: 11:00 AM
– 12:00 PM
Come listen to animator Michelle Meeker discuss the challenges of making the
documentary short film,
When I Grow
Up.
Friday,
10
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Check out of the Ramada by
noon. Hold luggage there.
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Get to SAN Airport by 8pm
Saturday,
11
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Arrive in Orlando (MCO) at 6am
– get picked up at 6:15am
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Sleep!