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OVERVIEW

The San Diego Convention Center houses the hubbub SIGGRAPH 2003
-photo by Tai-San Choo

SIGGRAPH 2003 Off to a Rip-roaring Start
by Wendy Ju
28 July 2003

SIGGRAPH 2003 kicked off bright and early Sunday morning in San Diego. Thousands of attendees milled about the spacious halls of the San Diego convention center, standing in lines for donuts or pretzels, happily greeting familiar faces as they walked by. Business was brisk at the registration booths as attendees picked up their badges, their conference proceedings, and of course the all-important tickets to the Electronic Theatre.

The Reports crew will be capturing the experience of being at SIGGRAPH. While it is impossible to describe every picture or record every talk, these Reports will attempt to convey the diversity, intensity and excitement of the conference. Whether you're interested in academics, art, technology,movies or gaming, SIGGRAPH is an thrilling place to be, and we hope that these Reports help in some small part to bring that thrill home.

Check out our latest updates:

• On the Spot; What is your favorite work of art at SIGGRAPH?
• Robotics: The Android Dreams Special Session
• Chicks of a Feather
• Party of the Week: The Chapters Party
• On the Spot: Does art meet technology at SIGGRAPH?
• Are we there yet? Technology at SIGGRAPH
• Interviews with Mathieu Desbrun, Judy Brown, Michael Wright, Darin Grant, Michael Bailey, and Rick Barry

More articles:

• Paper Presentations Enlighten Core
• Being Herded At The Art Gallery
• The Future Looks Bright; However, Is Change in the Offing?
• The job-hunt: Can you get game??
• So Many Ways to go to SIGGRAPH
• The Hype, the Chaos, the Swag and Miscellaneous: The Exhibition
• The Convergence of Computer Graphics and the Film Industry
• Only The Lonely: Course on Independent Animation Production
• On the spot: What is the coolest, most impressive booth on the Exhibition Floor?
• To Sleep or Not to Sleep?
• Let’s get animated! The introduction to Computer Graphics Course gets animated
• Creatures, Critters, and Clones: Styles and Techniques Unique to Industrial Light and Magic
• SIGGRAPH extreme!
• Sea of Change: SIGGRAPH 2003 Returns to the West Coast
• Introduction to Computer Graphics: Perception IS Data?
• The Fastest Session at SIGGRAPH: the Fast-Forward Papers Preview
• The Art Surrounds You: A talk with Michael Wright about the Art Gallery
• Writer's Blog
• On the spot: Are you a gamer?
• Interviews with Alan Chalmers, Marc Levoy, Peter Schröder, Josh Strickon, Alan Norton, Holly Rushmeier

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