News with tag 'events'

The entertainment and media industry’s showcase for previewing and learning about the latest trends and ground-breaking technology for the content creator.

The Entertainment Technology Expo in New York, formerly known as HD EXPO, is where future technology and creative vision converge. Now expanded to two days, the Expo brings together industry experts and technical innovators for lively panel discussions, informative workshops, and a show floor where the technology comes to life.

Conference Hours: Thursday, Sept. 23 - 10:30am to 6:30pm | Friday, Sept. 24 - 9:00am to 5:30pm

The premier event on the management of digital assets. This conference will shape the standards and explore the urgent global issues of digital asset management in the sectors of advertising, publishing, sports organizations, museums, and higher education.

If you are responsible for the creation, handling, security or underwriting of digital assets, this conference is a must attend event.  The Createasphere Digital Asset Management Conference will provide foundational knowledge on current workflows and best practices, insights into future advancements and the opportunity to connect with industry thought leaders, solution vendors and professional colleges.  The conference and expo are designed to quickly increase your functional knowledge on this quickly evolving topic and allow you to return to your workplace with state of the industry understanding. Register now and become part of the community shaping the future of digital asset management.

Seven Group and Extreme Networks have joined together as Platinum Sponsors for both  Polaris 24 and the Constellation Awards.  Join us for an exciting weekend to celebrate the efforts of the Digital Media industry in Canada.

Seven Group and Extreme Networks would like to exclusively invite you and your colleagues on July 17th to our pre-show party (3:00pm to 5:00pm) where Technicolor will be showing a number of Stereoscopic trailers on the new 46” JVC  3D LCD display, attendance  to the Constellation Awards (7:00pm to 9:00pm), and after-show party (starting at 10:00pm).

When/Where:

Polaris 24 will be held on the weekend of July 16 to 18 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel.
Make sure to take the time to come out and take part in the many events, workshops, auctions, and exhibitions. 

For more information regarding Polaris 24 please take a look at their website:

                http://www.tcon.ca/polaris/modules/tconguests/

Also being held this weekend are the Constellation Awards on July 17^th in the Grand York ballroom of the Sheraton North Hotel.
The show will be hosted by comedian, writer and one of Canada’s 10 funniest people; Gavin Stephens. 

For more information on the show please take a look at their website:

                http://constellations.tcon.ca/

If you would like to attend any of these events, please RSVP to anthony@sevengroup.ca or sherry@sevengroup.ca.
Please also indicate if you would like to attend the Polaris 24 Convention running all weekend – tickets are limited.

PipelineFX, Shotgun Software and Tweak Software Announce
Global Roadshow to Showcase Integrated Product Line

Three companies announce 8-city worldwide tour

Los Angeles, CA – June 8, 2010 – Tweak Software, makers of RV, the next generation image and sequence viewer for VFX and animation artists, PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ - the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, and Shotgun Software, makers of Shotgun, a customizable web-based project management and collaboration system, announced today an 8-city world tour showcasing their latest integrated products and discussing integrated pipelines with the digital content creation community.

Shotgun Software, PipelineFX and Tweak Software develop flexible tools for high-end production environments that allow their customers to focus on creating content rather than managing infrastructure. The three solutions work together to facilitate render farm management, production management and media review/playback and are built on open standards to provide the hooks for extensive customization.

For more information and to RSVP to the tour stop in your city, click on this link: http://www.shotgunsoftware.com/roadshow

• Los Angeles June 16, 2010 (Wednesday, 7pm) Digital Domain
• Vancouver June 17, 2010 (Thursday,7pm) Rainmaker Entertainment
• Toronto June 21, 2010 (Monday, 7pm) Starz Animation Toronto
• New York June 23, 2010 (Wednesday, 7pm) Offhollywood
• London June 30, 2010 (Wednesday, 7pm) Framestore
• Mumbai July 2, 2010 (Friday, 7pm) To Be Announced
• Singapore July 5, 2010 (Monday, 7pm) To Be Announced
• Beijing July 7, 2010 (Wednesday, 7pm) Xing Xing

About PipelineFX
PipelineFX is the leading provider of renderfarm management solutions for digital content creation. PipelineFX has more than 400 customers worldwide including BBC, Digital Domain, Electronic Arts, Fisher Price, General Motors, Herman Miller, Imagemovers Digital, Laika Studios, Lockheed Martin, MTV, NBC, NHK, Proctor & Gamble, Rainmaker Animation, ReelFX, Smoke & Mirrors, Sony Computer, South Park Studios, Starz Entertainment, Technicolor and Telemundo. PipelineFX is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Las Vegas. For more information, please contact Richard Lewis, CEO of PipelineFX: richard@pipelinefx.com.

About Shotgun Software
Shotgun Software was founded in January 2006 by a group of visual effects professionals to build production tracking and pipeline solutions. The founding members worked together on a major studio animated feature, and are developing Shotgun to fill the mounting industry need for a commercially viable system for managing complex projects spread across multiple locations. Shotgun is actively developing the system with more than 100 industry studios including Digital Domain, Framestore, Rainmaker, Playstation, Blizzard, Zoic Studios, Dr. D, and Laika. For more information, and an online demonstration, visit www.shotgunsoftware.com.

About Tweak Software
Tweak Software was founded in 2007 to develop tools that address real-world production needs of VFX and animation professionals. The Tweak partners Jim Hourihan, Seth Rosenthal and Alan Trombla spent many years at Industrial Light and Magic where they developed tools and techniques still in use at that facility today. Jim Hourihan is the recipient of two Sci-Tech Academy Awards and is best known for developing Dynamation, the first commercial particle system that was subsequently incorporated into Autodesk’s Maya software. For more information, visit www.tweaksoftware.com.

VanArts is proud to present a Masterclass in Animation & Story Development with instructors Story Artist Matthew Luhn and Animator Andrew Gordon, both from Pixar Animation Studios!

This exceptional 2-day event takes place in Toronto on June 18/19th, and offers participants a rare and exciting opportunity to learn from the industry's top talent. This class has toured the world, with this being one of only two North American stops in 2010 (Toronto and Vancouver). It was recently in London (UK), and here's what participants said.

Geared toward experienced animators, students and animation enthusiasts alike, the skill sets covered are not software-specific. Lectures are organized with visuals, including live-action and animated clips, and supplemented by a printed handout. This masterclass provides you with the tools needed to create your own stories and feature-quality animation -- plus offers a great opportunity to meet and network with others in the industry.

MORE INFO @ http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-toronto

Music performance by Drasko V (Drastic Music) and VJ Performances by Markus Heckmann (Derivative) and VJ Nokami, Screening, Prizes (including tickets to the Ottawa International Animation Festival), Special Guest, Beer sponsored by Miller Genuine Draft, Networking and MORE.

Brought to you by Toronto Animation Live, Sponsored by Starz Animation, CASO (Computer Animation Studios of Ontario), Playback Magazine, Eggplant Collective, The Juggernaut, Rubber Pixel, Zerofractal, Bungalo 7, Guru, Chuck Gammage Animation, Creative Niche, Ottawa Animation Festival, 3Vis, Ableton, audio-technica, Sheridan Alumni and Entertainment Partners Drasko V (Drastic Music), Markus Heckmann (Derivative) and VJ Nokami.

Please R.S.V.P to info@torontoanimationlive.com or call 416-464-3989 for more information.

We look forward to seeing you at the biggest Animation Industry Event of the Year!

http://www.berkeleyevents.com/fieldhouse1.html

StudioSysAdmins 2nd Annual NAB Meet and Greet

Members of StudioSysAdmins attending NAB 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada are cordially invited to join us for food, drinks and conversation at our 2nd Annual NAB Meet and Greet. This is good chance for your to meet fellow members of StudioSysAdmins and catch up with exciting new technologies on the convention floor.

We would like to thank Isilon Systems for both arranging and sponsoring this event.

Please RSVP to this event early, as space may be limited.

StudioSysAdmins would like to help spread the word about the Crisis Camp series of events to help with the current crisis in Haiti. These events are open to anyone that can give their time and/or expertise for several projects. Crisis Camps have been popping up all around the world and continue to expand and grow each day, so please, check on the Crisis Commons website for upcoming events in your local area.

We have listed a few of the upcoming events below (please check the links for more details):

About Crisis Camp

CrisisCamp will bring together domain experts, developers, and first responders around improving technology and practice for humanitarian crisis management and disaster relief. Each and every day, people across the world can find themselves in crisis. Whether it be for a day, a month or an area of social distress, we all have a common need to connect with loved ones, access information and offer assistance to others.

CrisisCamps are hosted in a barcamp style where great minds come together to share their knowledge and expertise for social good.

Spread the word.

July 31st, 2009 (Last Friday of July)
10th Annual - Systems Administrator Appreciation Day

StudioSysAdmins has been invited to the official SysAdmin Appreciation Day Party in San Francisco as VIPs.

Date:
Wednesday July 29th 2009 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:
DNA Lounge
375 11th Street
San Francisco, CA

This event is free for Members of StudioSysAdmins please RSVP by clicking this LINK.

The StudioSysAdmins Members that will be attending the National Association of Broadcasters Conference (NAB) in Las Vegas between April 20th and April 23rd, 2009 will be getting together for drinks, food, and social conversation right on the NAB show floor with special thanks to our event sponsor BlueArc Corporation.

Date:
Tuesday April 21st, 2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
* Food will be served @ 4:00pm

Location:
BlueArc (Booth #SL12045)
Las Vegas Convention Center

3150 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV USA 89109
(702) 892-0711

We have also been invited to an SGI Tech Session and Happy Hour thanks to SGI and Seven Group.

Date:
Monday April 20th, 2009 from 4:30pm to 8:00pm
* Tech session 4:30pm-5:30pm - Happy hour 6:00pm-8:00pm

Please RSVP to Daniel St-Germain for this even separately.

Location:
Las Vegas Renaissance Hotel
(near the South Hall entrance of Convention Center)
First Floor Ballroom II

Please e-mail RSVP@StudioSysAdmins.com if you plan on attending this event so we have an accurate count for attendance.

For those of you who are on the Canadian west coast (and any others who are travelling there at the beginning of March) 3vis, in collaboration of Autodesk, Craft Animation and Seven Group, is hosting a great event on March 3rd in Vancouver geared towards the local 3D community.  We are calling it “An Evening with Duncan’s Brinsmead’s Brain” and it is very similar to some amazing events that we have already run in Toronto and Montreal.  This will basically be a user group that has the exclusive participation of Duncan Brinsmead, who is the Autodesk Maya principal scientist.  For those of you who have seen Duncan present before (perhaps at Siggraph), you know he is truly amazing.   For those of you who have not however, you are in for a real treat!   The event will also feature Louis Marcoux,  a Solution Specialist in 3D animation and Visual Effects who will discuss and demonstrate the newest features of Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® 3ds Max® (including the new plug-in CAT) and Autodesk® Mudbox™.

Any and all of you are welcome and it would be great if you could forward the invite and information to the artists and staff at your facility.  It’ll be a pretty cool presentation, along with lots of food, drink and prizes, and we’d certainly love to see as many folks out as possible.

We do ask that folks RSVP (http://www.3vis.com/enCA/evenements) just so we can keep an eye on the numbers.