[thelist] 3d on the web - presentation info for calif bay area people- Siggraph meeting in N calif (cupertino)

[C Williams]

Hi, I wanted to pass this info on to those who may find this of interest who
are in the san jose, calif bay area:

<Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH January Meeting

DATE: Thursday, January 17, 2002

TIME: 7:30pm, Snacks, Networking, Socializing
8:00pm, Presentation - 3D Graphics On The Web

*** IMPORTANT: Note auditorium used, meetings not always in the same
location ***
PLACE: Town Hall Auditorium, Apple Conference Center
#4 Infinite Loop, Apple Headquarters, Cupertino
Just off 280 and De Anza Blvd.
     (See our website for a map to the auditorium)

TOPIC: 3D Graphics On The Web
3D graphics is emerging onto the Internet as an engaging, interactive media.
Its business applications include product demonstrations, web site design,
interactive ads, data visualization and training.  In entertainment,
interactive web 3D is used for games and multi-user 3D worlds.  Web 3D may
go well beyond just applications and become the next interface for the
future internet, replacing the 2D graphical interface with a navigational
spatial user interface.
This session will take an independent look at the technologies,
applications, issues and opportunities for Interactive Web 3D, and will
provide guidance and perspective on its future. We will examine web 3D from
the point-of-view of customers, developers, educators and management,
analyzing their perceptions, misconceptions, issues and solutions. Finally,
we will examine the parallels of the emerging Web 3D medium with the
evolution of other new technologies and unique content.

SPEAKER: Mitch Williams

Mitch Williams is President of 3D-Online.com, industry analysts, consultants
and developers of Interactive Web 3D.  At SIGGRAPH 2001, he spoke on
"Converting Your 3D Models and Scenes to Interactive Web 3D".  Mitch also
instructs all the Web 3D art and engineering courses at UCLA, UC Berkeley,
UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz-Silicon Valley Extension.
Previously, Mr. Williams was Manager of Software on children's educational
CD-ROM titles including "Math Blaster" and Program Manager and Software
Engineer for Xerox working with their Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)

MEMBERSHIP INFO:
We are now accepting memberships for 2002.  SV SIGGRAPH hold meetings the
third Thursday of the month (sometimes this is adjusted to meet speaker and
auditorium availability). Meetings are not held in December or in the
summer.

$5 donation per meeting for non-members.
Free for Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH members
Free for full-time students (with valid ID).

Membership applications are available at our meetings.
Membership dues are $20 per calendar year (January 1- December 31).
Membership applications which are submitted after August 1 will include
the remaining months of the current year for free.

MAILING LIST NEWS:
We are in the process of moving our mailing list to the Mailman system.
After
this move you will have web based control to add or remove yourself from our
announcements list.  Also you can control the e-mail address where our
announcements are sent.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH is a volunteer organization. We always need
volunteers
to assist with organization and meeting related responsibilities. If you are
interested in helping out please send e-mail to
silicon_valley_chapter at siggraph.org. Or speak with one of the chapter
officers (listed below) during one of our events.

Chapter Officers:
Ken Turkowski - Chair
Alesh Jancarik - Vice Chair
Jenny Dana - Secretary
Mark Adan - Treasurer
Cindy Ahuna - Webmaster/Designer

E-mail: silicon_valley_chapter at siggraph.org
Web: http://silicon-valley.siggraph.org >