SIGGRAPH Programs

Wednesday 29 July 2009 - 19:39PM Paul Hellard The final version of the SIGGRAPH Programs are available now from the SIGGRAPH site, ...and here. These will bring further portability to the once thick tome produced for navigating thru the SIGG halls of sessions and stands. For convenient, easy navigation of the entire conference, SIGGRAPH 2009 provides three versions of the Final Program, organized by registration category, and here they are: Full Conference Final Program (4.6 MB PDF) Basic Conference Final Program (1.7 MB PDF) Computer Animation Festival Final Program (1.7 MB PDF) These programs will NOT be available in printed form at SIGGRAPH 2009. If you need to refer to them during the conference, please download them or add them to your mobile device. If you need to, please, print only the relevant info you need. Meanwhile, when you pick up your registration badge at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, you will receive two essential printed publications. That's the Exhibition Guide, the complete guide to SIGGRAPH 2009 exhibitors and their products and services, and the Conference & Exhibition Locator, the detailed schedule of SIGGRAPH 2009 sessions and events. These publications are also available for download: The Exhibition Guide (6.5 MB PDF) The Conference & Exhibition Locator (2.0 MB PDF) There are also guides for New Orleans and FAQ in German, Spanish and French. Bon voyage et Apetitie! Share This

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New camera enables focus after snapping shutter

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