Events: Visualization

The NAB Show is the world's largest professional digital media industry convention. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has been hosting this event for over 80 years for all traditional broadcast, entertainment and emerging platform industries, including TV, Radio, Film, Internet and many others.

NVIDIA and CGSociety have teamed up to offer another NVArt competition, this time the focus is on architecture and landscape design. Titled Art Space: Architecture and Landscape, this digital art competition challenges participants to create awe-inspiring architecture and landscape designs.

First prize is 2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 cards, and 1 week 'all inclusive' holiday valued at $10,000 (USD). Second prize is NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500, and a $500 (USD) American Express Gift Card. Third prize is NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500, and a $500 (USD) American Express Gift Card.

SAN FRANCISCO SIGGRAPH & RHYTHM & HUESPROUDLY PRESENT

From Cutting Edge To Cookie Cutter

WHEN: Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The visual effects industry has evolved dramatically over the last decade. The growing technological possibilities form a constantly accelerating cycle with bigger expectations from directors, studios and audiences, leading to increasing challenges for the creators of 3D visual effects. The cutting edge technology of yesterday is the cookie cutter tool of today.

An Open House to explore a creative arts education (Design, Media Arts, Fashion, Culinary Arts) is being held at The Art Institute of California - San Diego on Feb. 2, 2008 at 10:00 am.

Attendees will be invited to learn more about the school's programs, discuss educational goals, tour the facilities, learn about tuition scholarship opportunities and gain a first-hand look at how an Art Institute creative education can be the preparation for a career.

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 3D EVENT

IMAGINA 2008 is strengthening its position in the communities of Architecture, Landscaping & Territory and Industry and maintains its leadership within the Media & Entertainment field by focusing on new 3D technologies and knowledge. IMAGINA 2008, The European 3D Community Event, will take place from the 30th of January to the 1st of February 2008 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.

Macworld Conference & Expo is the world's most comprehensive Macintosh OS event. The event showcases products and services for professionals involved in media and creative content development for corporate and home applications, as well as consumers using the Mac at home. Macworld brings together the loyal base of Mac OS users in creative services, education, application development, entertainment, small office/home office and Internet-based environments.

The 2008 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, will celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. The event will feature the hottest product debuts from 2,700 exhibitors, covering more than 30 product areas, including the latest in wireless, digital imaging, mobile electronics, home networking and more. For more details, visit www.CESweb.org.

The International Forum for Animation Technologies (FITA) is held every year in Angouleme, France, which, after Paris, is the largest production center for animation of all kinds. The 9th FITA will focus on the illusion of life, emotionally compelling characters and the technologies that enable them.

GRAPHITE 20071-4 December 2007Perth, Western Australiahttp://www.anzgraph.org/graphite2007

Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH, GRAPHITE 2007 is the 5th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Australasia and Southeast Asia, an annual event conducted in the Australasia-South East Asia region.

The aim of the 8th annual European Game-On Conference on simulation and AI in Computer Games, is to bring together researchers and games people in order to exchange ideas on programming and programming techniques, which will be beneficial to the gaming industry and academia.Secondly it aims to steer young people into this industry by providing how-to tutorials and giving them the opportunity to show their ideas and demos to the gaming industry.

International Animation Festival, FIA 07Montevideo

The second PSIVT symposium takes place at Santiago, Chile, on 7-9 November 2007. The symposium will provide a forum for presenting and exploring the newest research and development in image and video technology by discussing the possibilities and directions in this field, a place where both academic research and industrial activities are presented and meet for mutual benefit. The symposium combines a conference with an exhibition (showing the latest products in image and video technology), and offers also tutorials, a show of digital art, demonstrations, and tours to industrial sites.