OCTOBER 2006 MEETING

Computer Graphics Film Show

Date:        Thursday, October 19, 2006
                 Pre-show and refreshments 7:00 PM, Meeting 8:00 PM
Location: Auditorium, Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ
                 201 Washington Road (Rt 571, 1/4 mile south of US 1)

Additional Information
Directions to the Meeting

It's time again to kick off our season of meetings with the annual computer graphics film show, featuring the latest and greatest computer animations direct from the ACM SIGGRAPH conference held this summer in Boston.

This year Doug Dixon and Rebecca Mercuri will emcee the event and share information gleaned from their visit to the conference. As an extra bonus, Phil Sanders, professor of Interactive Multimedia and Art at TCNJ
and NYU, and a member of this year's SIGGRAPH Art Show jury, will introduce our show and provide an inside view of the 150+ artworks and installations exhibited.

The SIGGRAPH conference jury selected this year's films from a record 726 entries from 6 continents and 37 countries. The films to be shown range from professional commercial animations for television and movies to student work, and also include scientific visualizations and highlights of current computer graphics research.

For returning attendees, you’ll notice that this year’s format is a bit different. We have eliminated the premeeting dinner for this event, and added expanded Pre-Show Networking and Events starting at 7 PM:

· Free Refreshments - coffee, soda, munchies
· Free Raffle – our popular give-away of a plethora of computer / graphics equipment, books, and supplies
plus NEW!!!
· Silent Auction - hot gear and materials to benefit the David Sarnoff Library, our kind host
· Poster/Demo Sessions - informal exhibits of graphics work being done in our area, from academic / student to corporate / scientific. If you are interested in exhibiting, please send email to princetonacm@acm.org.

This meeting is open to the public. Students and their parents are welcome. There is no admission charge, and refreshments are served.

Thanks to our Sponsors and Donors

Consumer Electronics / Portable Devices
FujiFilm: FinePix S3100 Digital Camera
Panasonic: DMR-ES15 DVD Recorder
SanDisk: Sansa MP3 player, Cruzer flash
Sonic Solutions: Sony PlayStation Portable
Thompson: Nipper keychains
Verbatim: Store 'n Go drive & media

Digital Media Book Collections
Addison-Wesley, McGraw-Hill
MIT Press, O'Reilly,
A.K. Peters, Focal Press
No Starch Press, Peachpit Press

Digital Media Peripherals
ADS Tech: DVD Xpress, Instant Music
ATI: TV Wonder USB
ColorVision: Spyder color calibration
Creative: I-Trigue speakers
Logitech: QuickCam webcam
Parrot: Bluetooth Photo Viewer

Media and Discs
Artbeats: Digital Refractions stock art
Fox Home Entertainment: DVD box sets
FujiFilm USA: DVD media
TDK: DVD media

Digital Media Software
CyberLink: PowerDirector 5 Premium
InterVideo: WinDVD 7, DVD Copy 5
MAGIX: Digital media editing
Roxio: Easy Media Creator 10
Serious Magic: Vlog It!
Sony Media Software: Cinescore music creation
Ulead: VideoStudio 10, DVD MovieFactory

Additional Information

Princeton MCA-I 
         www.movingimage.org 
         Contact: Andy Kienzle, PMCA President,
                  609-466-2828 ext. 20, akienzle@nxlevel.com

Princeton ACM/IEEE 
         www.acm.org/chapters/princetonacm 
         Contact: Rebecca Mercuri (609) 587-1886, 
             Dennis Mancl (908) 582-7086
         E-mail: princetonacm@acm.org

Directions to Sarnoff Corporation:

Sarnoff Corp. is on Routes 1 and 571,
         off the Penns Neck circle at Washington Road / Route 571

From Route 1, take Route 571 towards Hightstown
         Take the first left at the Sarnoff sign
         The Sarnoff building is straight ahead two blocks
         At the building, turn left to Auditorium, right for additional parking

(See also Sarnoff directions summary)

Sarnoff:
         http://www.sarnoff.com/contact/directions.asp

Maps and directions:
         http://www.acm.org/chapters/princetonacm

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