Upcoming events - VFX Reference Platform and Future of Linux in VFX and Animation

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Nick Cannon

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Jul 19, 2022, 11:31:57 AM7/19/22
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There are two events coming up in August so please save the date if you are able to attend either, or both.

Annual VFX Reference Platform Birds of a Feather @ SIGGRAPH
  • Thursday, August 4th, 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST
  • Virtual event via Zoom
  • Open only to SIGGRAPH attendees registered as Experience Plus or above
  • Agenda: CY2023 discussion, and preview of the VFX Linux Task Force recommendations and report.
Please note this SIGGRAPH session is taking place the week before the in-person conference, and it will not be recorded. Unfortunately, BoF session attendance requires a more expensive registration level this year than in previous years.

ASWF event keynote:  Future of Linux for Professional Artist Workstations
  • Tuesday, August 9th, 9:05-9:45 am PT / 12:05-12:45 pm ET / 5:05-5:45 pm BST
  • Hybrid event - choice of in-person or virtual
  • Free registration is required - details coming soon
  • Agenda: VFX Linux Task Force recommendations to secure the future of Linux as a sustainable, desirable, and more accessible option for workstations at VFX and animation studios.
We hope to see many of you there...

Nick


Pipeline TD

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Jul 19, 2022, 12:24:10 PM7/19/22
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no recording sounds bad :(

Will the ASWF event be recorded?

Nick Cannon

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Jul 19, 2022, 12:33:33 PM7/19/22
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On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 9:24 AM Pipeline TD <ask.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:
no recording sounds bad :(

I believe this is SIGGRAPH's policy for BoFs this year.
 
Will the ASWF event be recorded?

 Yes. If it's like their previous events then all the talks will be shared on ASWF's YouTube channel.

Nick

Pipeline TD

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Jul 19, 2022, 12:35:13 PM7/19/22
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awesome! Looking forward to the future of Linux keynote!

Nick Cannon

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Aug 1, 2022, 10:00:08 PM8/1/22
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Just a reminder, and a bit more info, about these events:

On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 8:31:57 AM UTC-7 Nick Cannon wrote:
There are two events coming up in August so please save the date if you are able to attend either, or both.

Annual VFX Reference Platform Birds of a Feather @ SIGGRAPH
  • Thursday, August 4th, 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST
  • Virtual event via Zoom
  • Open only to SIGGRAPH attendees registered as Experience Plus or above
  • Agenda: CY2023 discussion, and preview of the VFX Linux Task Force recommendations and report.
Please note this SIGGRAPH session is taking place the week before the in-person conference, and it will not be recorded. Unfortunately, BoF session attendance requires a more expensive registration level this year than in previous years.

Happening Thursday this week!


Good news - seems like the session will be recorded after all, but it would only be accessible by SIGGRAPH attendees. 
Bad news - The BoF still requires at least Experience Plus registration to be eligible to join.
 
ASWF event keynote:  Future of Linux for Professional Artist Workstations
  • Tuesday, August 9th, 9:05-9:45 am PT / 12:05-12:45 pm ET / 5:05-5:45 pm BST
  • Hybrid event - choice of in-person or virtual
  • Free registration is required - details coming soon
  • Agenda: VFX Linux Task Force recommendations to secure the future of Linux as a sustainable, desirable, and more accessible option for workstations at VFX and animation studios.
Free in-person registration for the ASWF event next week is now available at:


In-person attendance for this ASWF event also requires SIGGRAPH registration.

Still waiting for info on how people can register to attend virtually. This talk will be recorded and posted publicly on the ASWF YouTube channel.

Nick


Nick Cannon

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Aug 2, 2022, 11:46:41 AM8/2/22
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On Monday, August 1, 2022 at 7:00:08 PM UTC-7 Nick Cannon wrote:
ASWF event keynote:  Future of Linux for Professional Artist Workstations
  • Tuesday, August 9th, 9:05-9:45 am PT / 12:05-12:45 pm ET / 5:05-5:45 pm BST
  • Hybrid event - choice of in-person or virtual
  • Free registration is required - details coming soon
  • Agenda: VFX Linux Task Force recommendations to secure the future of Linux as a sustainable, desirable, and more accessible option for workstations at VFX and animation studios.
Free in-person registration for the ASWF event next week is now available at:


In-person attendance for this ASWF event also requires SIGGRAPH registration.

Still waiting for info on how people can register to attend virtually. This talk will be recorded and posted publicly on the ASWF YouTube channel.

Virtual attendance is meant for SIGGRAPH attendees only but as a speaker I can invite others to register for ASWF Open Source Days. If you would like to join the event live via Zoom then please email me directly (nick dot cannon at gmail.com, and not the whole list please) and I will reply with the registration link.

Thanks,
Nick
 
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