[1]On Sunday, August 7th, and in conjunction with SIGGRAPH 2011 [2], Autodesk [1] will be hosting the Autodesk Student Experience Event [3], a series of workshops and presentations exclusively for students who are pursuing their CG dreams. This full day of events will feature classes, one-on-one feedback sessions with Autodesk technology experts, a seminar from Carlos Baena of Animation Mentor [4] and a keynote presentation by Duncan Brinsmead, principal scientist at Autodesk.
The workshops and presentations will be held at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel [5] beginning at 9am and running throughout the day until 5pm. There will be a two networking reception held following the conclusion of the day’s events.
The sessions will focus on skill set improvement using Autodesk 3D animation tools such as Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® Softimage® software. Pre-registration [3] is highly recommended, and you can follow Jennifer Goldfinch [6] on Twitter for more information.
Event Requirements:
- Register in advance [3]. Priority admittance to the keynote and Animation Mentor seminars will be given to those who pre-registered for and attended the product sessions.
- Show up on time for the sessions you registered for. After we have admitted all pre-registered attendees, we will open the doors five (5) minutes before each session and admit students who are present (space permitted).
- Be currently enrolled in a program of study from a recognized college, university or community college, OR..
- Have graduated in the Spring 2011 or Summer 2011 semester of a recognized college, university or community college.
- Show proof of student status or recent graduate status upon on-site registration.
- Being passionate about the technology and art of CG is a must!
Autodesk Application Engineers & AREA Bloggers will be on site during the event, and you are invited to come and chat with them about your latest project, product tips & tricks, industry questions and more. No registration required for this portion of the day. Gary M. Davis [7] (3ds Max), Louis Marcoux [8] (3ds Max), Lee Fraser (Maya) and Mark Schoennagel [9] (Softimage) will be available to answer your questions about 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage.