The annual reception for those with 20 or more years in CG fields is headed to Singapore November 30. The group runs a mentorship program and find other ways to give back to the professional community. The Siggraph Computer Graphics Pioneers reception has become a popular event each summer at Siggraph in North America. Now the popular special interest group (SIG) is hosting … [Read more...] about Casting a wide net for graphics industry pioneers at Siggraph Asia 2012
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Silicon Graphics co-founder Kurt Akeley to speak at Computer Graphics Pioneers Siggraph reception
If you have been working in computer graphics for 20 year or more, this is your meeting. If you have been working in comÂputer graphics (i.e., getting paid for it) since 1991 or earlier, and plan to attend Siggraph 2012, GraphicSpeak and Jon Peddie Research invites you to come by the Siggraph Computer Graphics Pioneers’ reception, Tuesday night August 7 at 6:00 pm, Los … [Read more...] about Silicon Graphics co-founder Kurt Akeley to speak at Computer Graphics Pioneers Siggraph reception
CG pioneers seek mentors for youth at Siggraph 2012
More mentors are needed to enrich the experience of high school students selected to attend Siggraph 2012 in Los Angeles. Siggraph Pioneers is again recruiting computer graphics professional who will attend Siggraph to volunteer as a mentor for a high school student attending the annual conference. According to Siggraph Pioneers member Dave Kasik, mentors will spend about … [Read more...] about CG pioneers seek mentors for youth at Siggraph 2012
Computer graphics pioneer Carl Machover dies at 84
Machover was a noted speaker, writer, mentor, and a tireless advocate of the transformative power of computer graphics. Carl Machover, a computer graphics pioneer and cheerful evangelist of the transformative power of computer graphics, died March 6, 2012 at his home in White Plains, NY, after a prolonged illness. He was 84. Trained as an electrical engineer right … [Read more...] about Computer graphics pioneer Carl Machover dies at 84