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SIGGRAPH 2010 By Focus
Birds of a Feather
Full Conference 
Basic Conference 
Computer Animation Festival
Informal presentations, discussions, and demonstrations for people who share interests, goals, technologies, environments, or backgrounds. Birds of a Feather events are proposed by SIGGRAPH 2010 attendees. They must be free of charge, related to computer graphics or interactive techniques, open to all SIGGRAPH 2010 attendees, and non-commercial in nature (topics specific to one commercial product or for-profit company are not allowed). Please see Exhibitor Tech Talks if you would like to present on a specific product or service.
All requests for Birds of a Feather sessions are evaluated on a case-by-case basis to make sure they conform to SIGGRAPH 2010 rules. Sessions are scheduled in rooms at the Los Angeles Convention Center and at most SIGGRAPH 2010 hotels.
To schedule a Birds of a Feather session, please see Paul Caulfield in the Conference Management Office, Room 304A, Los Angeles Convention Center.
Birds of a Feather
Tokyo ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter Party
Tuesday, 27 July | 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Salon C - JW Marriott
Tokyo ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter Party. Free admission.
Yukio Ando
yukio.andoh (at) gmail.com
OpenSceneGraph BOF
Wednesday, 28 July | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Room 301 A
This session is for OpenSceneGraph (OSG) users and interested parties. People interested in using OSG and discussing their use of OSG are encouraged to attend.
John F. Richardson
richards (at) spawar.navy.mil
OpenSceneGraph
Modular Legged Robotic System
Wednesday, 28 July | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Room 402 A
A session about Modleg (A Modular Legged robot), its physics simulations, and its control over varying terrain with an accelerometer. The session includes video demos.
Sriranjan Rasakatla
infibit (at) gmail.com
Motion Capture Industry Meetup
Wednesday, 28 July | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Room 506
Open to everyone who has an interest in motion capture. Discussion of various hardware and software solutions, pipelines, and techniques for getting the best data and performance.
Troy McFarland
troy.mcfarland (at) gmail.com
X3D Medical Working Group
Wednesday, 28 July | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Room 301 B
Updates on progress of the X3D specifications for 3D medical imaging in DIACOM and improvements in the MedX3D browser. Demonstration of multiple X3D volume-rendering implementations.
Web3D Consortium
anita.havele (at) web3d.org
Web3D Consortium
Dynamic Simulation in Production
Wednesday, 28 July | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Room 507
This session is for attendees interested in hearing about and discussing the latest trends in dynamic simulation (rigid, cloth, hair, fluids, etc.) in production. Come. Connect. Collaborate. Experience. Enjoy. Eat.
Mark A. McLaughlin
Mark.McLaughlin (at) disney.com
Animazing Spotlight on Animation
Wednesday, 28 July | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Room 506
The judging panel for the Animazing Spotlight festival includes many luminaries of animation, a few of whom will be on hand to discuss this artform we love so much.
Sunil Rampersad
m6d5 (at) yahoo.com
Systems Administration Standards in Studios
Wednesday, 28 July | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Room 301 A
This session is for attendees interested in sharing non-proprietary information and open discussion of improving infrastructure, workflows, and support across the entertainment industry.
John Hickson
john.hickson (at) studiosysadmins.com
StudioSysAdmins
Girl Scout Games for Life Parents and Troop Leaders Meeting
Wednesday, 28 July | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Room 507
This session, part of the Wednesday SIGKids program, is a Q & A about careers and education in the game industry.
Stephen Jacobs
sj (at) mail.rit.edu
Simulating Humans and Animals
Wednesday, 28 July | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Room 506
Inviting academics, industry people, and all attendees interested in the current state and future trends of physics-based character animation.
Philippe Beaudoin
beaudoin (at) cs.ubc.ca
Motion Graphics BOF
Wednesday, 28 July | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Room 301 B
This session is for attendees interested in motion graphics, titling, and compositing. Bring your reels, and let's discuss our projects.
Gil Irizarry
gil (at) conoa.com
Conoa
Field3D: An Open-Source Library for Storing Voxel Data
Wednesday, 28 July | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Room 402 A
This presentation and round-table discussion is for attendees interested in Field3D, an open-source library for volumetric data structures and file storage.
Magnus Wrenninge
magnus (at) imageworks.com
field3d
The Future of 3D Printing
Wednesday, 28 July | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | San Jose A - Holiday Inn Los Angeles Convention Center
In this session for attendees interested in 3D printing, leaders in the 3D printing field discuss current and future technologies.
Peter Weijmarshausen
denise (at) shapeways.com
Molecular Graphics
Wednesday, 28 July | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Room 402 A
SIGGRAPH's longest-running (since 1982) Birds of a Feather session, Molecular Graphics, welcomes researchers, educators, and students interested in applying interactive graphics to biology, chemistry, and bio-informatics.
Michael Pique
pique (at) siggraph.org
OpenColorIO
Wednesday, 28 July | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Room 506
OCIO is a new open-source project focused on color management for visual effects and animation. Come for a brief (informal) presentation and an open discussion with the developers.
Jeremy Selan
jeremys (at) imageworks.com
