International Resources Committee Session 1 Platinum Pass Full Conference Pass Full Conference One-Day Pass Basic Conference Pass Student One-Day Pass Experience Pass Exhibitor Pass Date: Sunday, November 17th Time: 10:00am - 4:10pm Venue: Plaza Meeting Room P5 SIGGRAPH Asia for Beginners Speaker(s): Tomasz Bednarz, UNSW Art & DesignYT Lee, NTU, SingaporeMiho Aoki, UAF, United States of AmericaNorbert Drage, Curtin University, AustraliaAJ Christensen, The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Description: Is this your first SIGGRAPH Asia? Are you lost with so many amazing sessions from which to choose? Don’t know where to start? We can help. Come with us to discover SIGGRAPH Asia together. Bio of Speaker: Research Opportunities in Australia and New Zealand Speaker(s): Mark Billinghurst, The University of Auckland, AustraliaAndrew Johnson, UTS / Animal Logic AcademyJan Kruse, Auckland University of TechnologyTrish FitzSimons, Griffith UniversityJune Kim, UNSW / USYD Description: Are you interested in pursuing PhD studies or looking for postdoctoral opportunities in Australia and New Zealand? Don’t miss this session to meet senior researchers in various disciplines and gain insight into the areas of research conducted at Australian and New Zealand institutes. Bio of Speaker: VFX Training Opportunities in Australia and New Zealand Speaker(s): Susan Danta, AFTRSKevin Philips, YoubeeDamien Schneider, JMCAndrew Johnson, UTS / Animal Logic Academy, Animal Logic Description: Are you planning to study VFX, Animation and Film in Australia and New Zealand? We have organised a session to meet representatives from leading institutes in Australia and New Zealand. Bio of Speaker: ACM SIGGRAPH: Understanding and Volunteering Speaker(s): Brian WyvillMark Billinghurst, AustraliaSue GolliferAJ Christensen, The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMiho Aoki, United States of AmericaTony Baylis, United States of AmericaCorinne Price, United States of AmericaAlex Bryant, United States of AmericaBrian Wyvill, ACM Description: What is ACM SIGGRAPH? What is the difference between ACM SIGGRAPH and the SIGGRAPH conferences? How does this organization run? Who are sitting at the wheel? Do you want to volunteer for ACM SIGGRAPH? This session will offer you to meet a number of ACM SIGGRAPH representatives, including the former Vice President of ACM SIGGRAPH and both current and former committee chairs - Chapters, Communication & Membership, Education, D&I, IRC and Immersive & Interactive. Bio of Speaker:
