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DIGITAL EYES 2008-2009 Exhibition
SIGGRAPH '07 Traveling Art Show at the Barnsdall
Opening Reception
Sunday, November 9th
6 - 9 pm

With tons of Animation, Performance Art, and Music !

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The DIGITAL EYES 2008-2009 Exhibition at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Art Park, has been in the planning stages for more than a year! LA ACM SIGGRAPH Guest Curator Jen Grey has wrangled an awesome lineup of 2D, 3D, 4D and 5D artwork, including Computer Graphics, Animation, Digital PopOpera, hands-on Immersive Environments, Happenings and Special Events. - See Link to online catalog www.DigitalEyes2008.org

As result of this great event, booked from November 6 through January 18, we will NOT have our monthly Second Tuesday meeting as usual, inviting you instead to the extravagant Special Reception Sunday Evening -- November 9th from 6 - 9 pm.
Don't miss the two happening events booked for this evening!

• a fun event by "Sleeper Cell" by The cellUlights at 7:00,

• and the Premier Performance of "Mascara Lotus" by MLum 8 - 8:30 pm.;
  

Sunday Evening -- November 9th
from 6 - 9 pm.

FREE Admission and Events! Bring all the friends you'd like to impress or inspire. Open to people of all ages - kids, tweens and teens welcome,too! What a great place to learn and keep up with it all!

Featuring the ACM SIGGRAPH 2007 Traveling Art Show and Computer Animation Festival screenings, together with Special Invitational Artists presenting new and mind-bending installations, and music performances -- in a world famous architectural setting on a hill overlooking Los Angeles -- a truly magical vibe will emerge from this event. Don't miss being alive at this great moment in time. Park at the bottom of the hill and take the stairs up (Click link for map and directions). The sunset views at Barnsdall are spectacular, so get there early and get some of the great food planned for the event. Beer & Wine will be available for purchase.

On behalf of all of the Volunteer Members of the Executive Council of the Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH, we hope to see you there!

DAY/DATE:
SUNDAY, Nov. 9th
 
TIME:
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. - Opening Reception

This event is FREE to and Open to the Public
Become a Member of LA ACM SIGGRAPH at the Door...

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Where:
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in the Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA  90027

DIRECTIONS:
From the Hollywood (101) Freeway take the Hollywood Blvd. exit, go East on Hollywood Blvd.  The entrance to Barnsdall Art Park is between Edgemont & Vermont on Hollywood Blvd. (one block West of Vermont.

PARKING:
Come Early! Free parking on-site. Enter through a fence in what looks to be a deserted area.  Come up the hill and park around the circular road. There is also parking below the park in the lot. Barnsdall Art Park is a short walk from the Metro Red line Station at Sunset and Vermont.

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This event is FREE to the Public!

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2008 - 2009 CALENDAR of EVENTS

UPCOMING MEETINGS

LA ACM SIGGRAPH Presents DIGITALEYES 2008
at the Barnsdall Art Park
NOVEMBER 6, 2008 - January 18, 2009
Reception
NOVEMBER 9, 2008, Sunday 6 - 9 pm,
with Performance by MLuM, 8 - 8:30 pm
DIGITALEYES 2008: New Esthetic Dimensions in Computer Visualization Technology.
Exhibition includes works from the ACMSIGGRAPH Traveling Art Show, a selection of ACM SIGGRAPH Video Reviews & SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival with additional works by internationally recognized artists.
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park.

DECEMBER 9, 2008, Tuesday
Bolt
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the making of Bolt.

JANUARY 13, 2009, Tuesday
LA ACM SIGGRAPH and the Visual Effects Society (VES) present a joint event bringing our members in-depth coverage on a topic of professional interest that features the latest developments and achievements in computer graphics and visual effects.

FEBRUARY 10, 2009, Tuesday
Interactive Virtual Humans: The R&D
Join University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies' insiders Patrick Kenny, Diane Piepol and colleagues as they brief on the challenges of R&D as well as the prototyping of interactive characters for spoken word interaction in real world use.

MARCH 10, 2009, Tuesday
Building the Perfect Pipeline
What are the important factors in building a working CG pipeline for animation, visual effects, or commercials? Come learn how to create or improve your digital pipeline from the 'Pipe Masters'. Moderator, Fran Zandonella.

APRIL 14, 2009, Tuesday
Web Environments Now
LA ACM SIGGRAPH goes virtual. A panel discussion focusing on the graphics and interactive techniques employed in current popular web-based virtual world games and social networking sites. Moderator, Leonard Daly.

MAY 12, 2009, Tuesday
The Hottest, The Latest: A Special CG Effects Presentation
Join us for a CG effects presentation from a leading Los Angeles based studio.

JUNE 9, 2009, Tuesday
We close the season with a focus on creativity, capital C. The LA ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Council is considering a Bring Your Own Video juried festival of independent CG works or a possible Electronic Fashion Show. Details forthcoming.-

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The 2008 - 2009 Executive Council is proud to announce our newly elected members:

Diane Piepol, Chair
Joan Collins Carey, Vice Chair
Mar Sorell, Secretary
Howard E. Neely, III, Treasurer
Don Jordan, Membership Chair
Electronic Services Committee Chair: Leonard Daly
SIGArt Co-Chairs: Jen Grey & Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham
Executive Advisor/Past Chair: Claudia Sumner
Education Outreach Chair: Kathleen Milnes
Catering Services Director: Diana Lee

Mission Statement

L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH is a Professional Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics, serving the Los Angeles area. Our goal is to bring members in depth coverage of the latest developments and achievements in the field of computer graphics including Animation, Visual Effects, Motion Capture, Multi-Media, Internet and Web Design, Virtual Reality, and others.

Our newly elected
2007-2008 Executive Council:

Chair:
Diane Piepol
Vice-Chair:
Joan Collins Carey
Secretary:
Mar Sorell
Treasurer:
Howard Neely, III
Membership Chair:
Don Jordan
Volunteer Chairs:
Christobal Cheng

Catering Services Director:
Diana Lee
SIGART:
Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham, &
Jen Grey
SIGTECH:
Leonard Daly
Electronic Services Committee: Howard E. Neely, III, Chair John Sterni, Alan Botvinick, & Steve Boelhouwer,
Donor Committee: Howard E. Neely, III, Sharon Eisenberg, Diana Lee
Nomination Committee: Sharon Eisenberg, Pam Thompson, and Leonard Daly.
CG Community Outreach & Education Committee: Kathleen Milnes, Diana Lee.
Active PAST CHAIRS: Joan Collins Carey, Sharon Eisenberg, Claudia Sumner, Diane Piepol, Alan Botvinick.
Graphic Designer: Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham
Webmaster: John Sterni

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Steve Boelhouwer , Carlos Cabral, Norma Foster, Diane Holland, Paul Holman, Avneet Kaur, Elizabeth Keith, Don Levy, Candice Miller, Andy Milne, Michael Wahrman, Diane Wright.