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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6 December 2001
For further information:
Sheila Hoffmeyer/Ann Kilhoffer-Reichert
+1.312.644.6610 x5811
+1.312.245.1083 fax
media-s2002@siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH 2002 Announces HARRY MARKS, AWARD
WINNING BROADCAST DESIGNER, TO PRODUCE PRESTIGIOUS ELECTRONIC
THEATER
Showcase of the Year's Finest Computer Graphics Work for
Film, Video & Computer Entertainment
(Chicago, IL) -- SIGGRAPH 2002 announced today that Harry
Marks, award winning broadcast designer, will produce
the Electronic Theater for the SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer
Animation Festival. SIGGRAPH 2002, the 29th International
Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques,
is being held 21 - 26 July, 2002 in San Antonio, Texas.
"The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is an internationally
recognized and highly anticipated showcase that documents
significant advances in technology, interactive techniques,
and the seemingly unlimited creative potential of computer
graphics," said John McIntosh, Chair of Computer Arts
at the School of VISUAL ARTS® and SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer
Animation Festival Chair. "It is an honor to have Harry
Marks produce the Electronic Theater. Harry's vast experience
and creative expertise has made him a legend in broadcast
design. His achievements as an artist are only surpassed
by his generosity in mentoring, supporting and inspiring
artists and designers worldwide. Harry is a regular attendee
at SIGGRAPH conferences and he very excited about being
part of the Computer Animation Festival."
Pushing the boundaries of computer technology, Marks has
earned nearly every award in broadcast design and promotion,
including an Emmy and the very first Life Achievement
Award from the Broadcast Design Association.
Marks began his career as a publications designer at Oxford
University Press before moving to the United States at
20 years old. Settling in San Francisco, Marks had a wide
variety of jobs in a quest to return to his chosen field
of typography. The search finally led to positions with
University of California Press and other Bay Area publishers.
In the mid-1960s, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked
for both ABC and CBS as vice president and creative director
for on-air advertising and spent six years as an independent
graphics consultant for NBC. As a senior advisor to the
American Film Institute's Advanced Technology Program,
he has enjoyed the opportunity to share his interests,
passion and expertise in the converging world of technology,
entertainment, and design.
SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer Animation Festival Accepting Submissions
The SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer Animation Festival is looking
for the most imaginative animations, visualizations, graphics,
and visual effects, and examples of the latest technical
innovations that advance the art and science of computer
graphics. Submissions will be reviewed by a jury of professionals
and specialists who represent an extremely broad range
of expertise in computer graphics.
Submissions to the SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer Animation Festival
are currently being accepted and must be received by 6
March 2002. More information, including detailed submission
requirements, is available on the SIGGRAPH 2002 Web site
at www.siggraph.org/s2002/cfp/caf.
SIGGRAPH 2002 will bring more than 20,000 computer graphics
and interactive technology professionals from six continents
to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio
for a week-long conference. A comprehensive technical
program and special events focusing on research, art,
animation, and interactive technologies are planned. SIGGRAPH
2002 includes a three-day exhibition of products and services
for the computer graphics and interactive marketplace
from 23 - 25 July 2002.
Complete information on SIGGRAPH
2002 Conference & Exhibition
SIGGRAPH 2002 Contact Information:
SIGGRAPH
2002 Media Relations
Sheila Hoffmeyer or Ann Reichert
+1.312.321.6830
+1.312.245.1083 fax
SIGGRAPH
2002 Conference Management
Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Inc.
+1.312.644.6610 x5811
+1.312.321.6876 fax
SIGGRAPH
2002 Exhibition Management
Hall-Erickson, Inc.
Mike Weil
+1.630.434.7779
+1.630.434.1216 fax
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ACM SIGGRAPH, the leading professional society for computer
graphics and interactive techniques, sponsors SIGGRAPH
2002.
Complete information
on ACM SIGGRAPH membership and other conferences and activities
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