From: "Colin Godfrey" Subject: [Cone-cal] SIGGRAPH/Boston at MIT, Monday Jan 21. Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 6:35 PM SIGGRAPH/Boston Meeting Announcement SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival and Electronic Theater Program Monday, 21 January 2002, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at MIT, building 26 This year, SIGGRAPH/Boston joins MIT IAP for the annual presentation of the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival's Electronic Theater. Sande Scoredos of Sony Pictures Imageworks, and chair of this past year's Electronic Theater in Los Angeles, will be presenting. The Computer Animation Festival is the world's most prestigious film and video event that showcases the dazzling and innovative imagery created by today's digital artists and scientists. A record-breaking 678 submissions were received this year. Submissions were carefully viewed and rigorously examined for technical excellence, innovation, artistic achievement, content, creativity, originality, narrative quality, design, entertainment value, production values, cultural diversity, and a contribution to computer graphics. After exhaustive and careful deliberation, the distinguished jury of industry experts accepted 118 pieces, less than six percent of the submissions. Thirty percent of the accepted pieces were student produced, and 42 percent of the submissions were received from the international community. "As we enter the new century, we see that computer graphics has evolved and matured," said Sande Scoredos, Sony Pictures Imageworks and SIGGRAPH 2001 Computer Animation Festival Chair. "We have advanced the technology to a state where anything is achievable and advancement is subtle. Computer graphics is now viewed as another tool in the larger sense of moviemaking for visual storytelling, entertainment, and explanation. The work selected this year takes us on a remarkable journey showcasing the talent and brilliance of current and future trends in art and science, and blends it with the very best imagery depicting comedy, drama, action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction, and science fact. The technical and aesthetic perfection that artists reach today is evident throughout the show. Advancements in perfecting photo realism, radiosity, motion capture, and how-to explanations of advanced rendering techniques and seamless integration of computer graphic elements into live action scenes, are just a few of the highlights in an extremely engaging and entertaining festival." For more information visit: http://helios.siggraph.org/s2001/conference/caf/index.html When: Doors open, networking - 6:30pm Presentation starts - 7:00pm Where: The Monday, 21 January showing is in 26-100. There's a map at: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_26 The Kendall Square T-Stop (Red Line) is shown in relation to the building. There is a lot of construction on campus now, so parking may be difficult. Attendees may be able to find some on-street spaces on Vassar or Main. ************************************************************************ SIGGRAPH/Boston Contacts WWW: http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/boston SIGGRAPH/Boston maintains a mailing list for e-mail announcements of meetings. Send e-mail to siggraphdistrib-request@cs.umb.edu if you want be added or dropped from this list.