SIGGRAPH 2007 Events List – Laura Skowronski’s Personal Agenda

 

Saturday, 4                                                                                                                                                                 

·          Final SIGGRAPH Preparations
Finish laundry/packing, print event materials/resumes, burn reels, finish
website changes, etc.

 

Sunday, 5                                                                                                                                                                   

·          Get to MCO Airport by no later than 2pm

·          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

·          Check Into the W Hotel
421 West B Street, San Diego, California 92101
Phone: (619) 398 3100, Fax: (619) 231 5779

·          2007 Luxologymodo” User Conference (registered)
5-9pm San Diego Air and Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101

·          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                                                                                                                                                                  

·          SIGGRAPH Registration opens at 8am

·          Posters: 8:30am-5:30pm

·          Animation Theaters: 9am-6pm

·          Emerging Technologies: 9am-7pm

·          Art Gallery: 9am-7pm

·          Fjorg! – 9am-11pm

·          Guerilla Studio: 11am-11pm

·          AM Graduation? 1pm?

·          SPECIAL SESSION:  “HAPPY FEET: Thawing the CG Pipeline
6 - 8 pm, Room 6DE

·          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                                                                                                                                                                  

·          Women in Animation Meet and Greet (BOF Event)
8:30 - 10:30 am - Room 29B

·          Fjorg! – 8am-5pm

·          Posters, Sketches: 8:30am-5:30pm

·          Guerilla Studio: 9am-6pm

·          Animation Theaters: 9am-6pm

·          Emerging Technologies: 9am-6pm

·          Art Gallery: 9am-6pm

·          EXHIBITION (& Exhibitor Tech Talks): Opens 9:30am – 6pm

·          JOB FAIR: 10am-4pm

·          IP Marketplace: 10am-4pm

·          Panels: 10:30am-12:15pm

·          SPECIAL SESSION: “Transformers: Giant Frickin' Robots”
8:30 - 10:15 am
Room 6DE

·          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!

·          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!

·          "SPECIAL EDITION" GIVEAWAY
Where: Animation Mentor Booth
When: 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Be sure to stop by the Animation Mentor booth to pick up your free "special edition" item!

·          Visual Effects and Animation Student Meet Up (BOF Event, not AM)
3 - 5 pm - Room 29D

·          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.

·          GET INVOLVED
5-6:30pm

·          SPECIAL SESSION:  “SHREKOLOGY, The History of an Ogre”
6 - 8 pm
Room 6DE

·          Creative License Video Event (Adobe/Maxon Party, registered)
6:30 p.m.
Marriott San Diego Hotel & Marina:  Marina Ballroom
333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, California 92101

  • Tokyo ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter Party (BOF Event)
    8 - 9 pm
    San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina - Marina Ballroom G

 

Wednesday, 8                                                                                                                                                            

·          Posters, Sketches, Educators Program: 8:30am-5:30pm

·          Guerilla Studio: 9am-6pm

·          Animation Theaters: 9am-6pm

·          Emerging Technologies: 9am-6pm

·          Art Gallery: 9am-6pm

·          EXHIBITION (& Exhibitor Tech Talks): 9:30am – 6pm

·          JOB FAIR: 10am-4pm

·          IP Marketplace: 10am-4pm

·          Panels: 10:30am-12:15pm

·          MEET A MENTOR!
Where: Animation Mentor Booth
When: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Come meet animator Dana Boadway to learn about her experience being a mentor at Animation Mentor!

·          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.

·          SPECIAL SESSION:  "Spider-Man 3: Triple Play”
1:45 - 3:30 pm
Room 6DE

·          Electronic Theater Matinee
2 - 4 pm
San Diego Civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue

·          Career Symposium: Cryptic Studios (BOF Event)
2 - 3:30 pm - Room 29C

·          MEET A MENTOR!
Where: Animation Mentor Booth
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!

·          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 Seaport Village.

·          Purdue University reunion
5:00pm – 6:30pm, San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina - Manchester 1&2

·          NVIDIA Gelato Users Meeting (BOF Event)
6 - 8 pm - San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina - Santa Rosa

·          SIGGRAPH Official Reception
8 - 10 pm
Embarcadero Marina Park North (located at the end of Kettner Boulevard)
The last shuttle will depart from Embarcadero North Park at 10:30 pm.

  • Visual FXtasy Party (registered) – hosted by Vicon House of Moves, Pendulum Studios, and Softimage
    Time: 9pm-2am
    Location: House of Blues 1055 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.
    Don't forget you can pick up your party tickets in advance:
    Tuesday, August 7th from 11am-3pm - Vicon House of Moves Booth # 902
    Wednesday, August 8th from 12pm-5pm - Softimage Booth #503

 

Thursday, 9                                                                                                                                                                

·          Check out of the W Hotel

·          Check into the Ramada Gaslamp/Convention Center (Formally Hotel St. James)
830 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-531-8877, Fax:619-231-8307

·          Posters: 8:30am-noon

·          Sketches, Educators Program: 8:30am-5:30pm

·          Guerilla Studio: 9am-2pm

·          Animation Theaters: 9am-5pm

·          Emerging Technologies: 9am-3:30pm

·          Art Gallery: 9am-3:30pm

·          EXHIBITION (& Exhibitor Tech Talks): 9:30am – 3:30pm

·          JOB FAIR: 10am-4pm

·          IP Marketplace: 10am-4pm

·          Panels: 10:30am-12:15pm

·          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                                                                                                                                                                   

·          Check out of the Ramada by noon.  Hold luggage there.

·          Get to SAN Airport by 8pm

  • AirTran Airways Flight 693 [Nonstop]
    Departing San Diego, CA (SAN) at 10:26 PM – Arriving at Orlando (MCO) at 6:01 AM (next day)

 

Saturday, 11                                                                                                                                                               

·          Arrive in Orlando (MCO) at 6am – get picked up at 6:15am

·          Sleep!