IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd!

Jeff Mottle · June 27th, 2005

Hi everyone,

We have changed the CGarchitect.com SIGGRAPH event date to Wednesday instead of Tuesday. Although for the last 3 years Autodesk Media Entertainment (formerly Discreet) has had their user event on Monday night, they have decided to partner with Blur this year and host their annual user event, where they announce the new release of 3dsmax, on Tuesday. As we know how important attending this event is for the majority of our readers, we have made arrangments to change our event date to Wednesday. NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANGED - Only the date.

The CGarchitect.com Industry Event will occur on Wednesday August 3rd.

We will be emailing everyone who has already RSVPd with the change and we have already updated the site in numberous places. If you see a location that still indicates a Tuesday event date please let me know ASAP.

Please accept my appologies if this has affected anyone's plans.

Hope to see you at the event!

http://www.cgarchitect.com/siggraph/

Jeff

Brian Cassil · June 27th, 2005

I for one am glad you changed it. I remember the first year you had the CGA party it was on the same night as the Discreet event and there were a lot of people who had a hard time deciding which one to go to.

Tim Nelson · June 28th, 2005

Eh...I tried getting an extra day at my hotel but it looks like its booked full already. Not to worry, I will find something! I wouldn't miss this party for anything.

Edit: It's all good now. I even saved $30 on my plane tickets this way.

Ernest Burden · June 28th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Tim Nelson

I even saved $30 on my plane tickets this way.

You're flying? Isn't it a six-hour drive? That, for the west, is not bad. Then you have a car with you.

It's a five-hour flight for me, but when you add to/from the airport plus getting a car, it'll be an all-day ordeal.

Tim Nelson · June 28th, 2005

If you've ever driven from Phoenix to LA, you know its not something you want to do if you don't have to - especially in the middle of summer. It is such a stinkin' boring drive, I decided to fly instead. Besides, my ticket ended up only being $70, and the only other transportation I'll have to pay for is the shuttle to & from the hotel. I didn't want to have to bother with outrageous parking prices.

Brian Cassil · June 28th, 2005

I also think using public transit to get around is better than driving and parking at conferences. However there was one problem last year and that is that the shuttles didn't run in the middle of the day. I doubt they will this year either and there were a couple of times I needed to get away and had to get a cab which isn't cheap, but then again probably still cheaper than parking.

Jeff Mottle · June 28th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Cassil

I also think using public transit to get around is better than driving and parking at conferences. However there was one problem last year and that is that the shuttles didn't run in the middle of the day. I doubt they will this year either and there were a couple of times I needed to get away and had to get a cab which isn't cheap, but then again probably still cheaper than parking.

I belive the above ground train system downtown will take you from the convention center to very near our venue. Probably about a 5 minute ride.

quizzy · June 29th, 2005

And if you have a bike its just 2 minutes.. ;-)

Jeff Mottle · June 29th, 2005

Apparently my sources at Autodesk Media & Entertainment are a bit confused. The user group event is on Monday

Autodesk User Group Meeting
August 01, 2005
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Marriot
Grand Ballroom
333 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071 USA

None the less our event will remain on it's new date of Wednesday.

nisus · July 13th, 2005

Hi all,

Can someone make a list of the events that involve CGA or close to the business-issues?

---
---
---
---
August 3rd: CGA-party
August 4th: George
---
---
---

tnx

nisus

another thing: I was thinking about renting a car for a week. Does it make sense for transport, or is public transport better? (I plan to do some basic tourist first-LA-visit-things...) What type of transport would you recommend?
(In Europe, I'm used to walking... (or trains...))

June 27th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
Jeff Mottle President/Founder Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age: 33 Posts: 4,952 Name: Jeff Mottle	IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! Hi everyone, We have changed the CGarchitect.com SIGGRAPH event date to Wednesday instead of Tuesday. Although for the last 3 years Autodesk Media Entertainment (formerly Discreet) has had their user event on Monday night, they have decided to partner with Blur this year and host their annual user event, where they announce the new release of 3dsmax, on Tuesday. As we know how important attending this event is for the majority of our readers, we have made arrangments to change our event date to Wednesday. NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANGED - Only the date. The CGarchitect.com Industry Event will occur on Wednesday August 3rd. We will be emailing everyone who has already RSVPd with the change and we have already updated the site in numberous places. If you see a location that still indicates a Tuesday event date please let me know ASAP. Please accept my appologies if this has affected anyone's plans. Hope to see you at the event! http://www.cgarchitect.com/siggraph/ Jeff __________________ Jeff Mottle CGarchitect.com

June 27th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Brian Cassil Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut. Age: 35 Posts: 2,005 Name: Brian Cassil	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! I for one am glad you changed it. I remember the first year you had the CGA party it was on the same night as the Discreet event and there were a lot of people who had a hard time deciding which one to go to.

June 28th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Tim Nelson Veteran Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Providence, RI Age: 29 Posts: 1,602 Name: Tim Nelson	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! Eh...I tried getting an extra day at my hotel but it looks like its booked full already. Not to worry, I will find something! I wouldn't miss this party for anything. Edit: It's all good now. I even saved $30 on my plane tickets this way. __________________ Tim Nelson timnelson3d.com Last edited by Tim Nelson; June 28th, 2005 at 09:03 AM.

June 28th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
Tim Nelson Veteran Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Providence, RI Age: 29 Posts: 1,602 Name: Tim Nelson	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! If you've ever driven from Phoenix to LA, you know its not something you want to do if you don't have to - especially in the middle of summer. It is such a stinkin' boring drive, I decided to fly instead. Besides, my ticket ended up only being $70, and the only other transportation I'll have to pay for is the shuttle to & from the hotel. I didn't want to have to bother with outrageous parking prices. __________________ Tim Nelson timnelson3d.com

June 28th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
Brian Cassil Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut. Age: 35 Posts: 2,005 Name: Brian Cassil	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! I also think using public transit to get around is better than driving and parking at conferences. However there was one problem last year and that is that the shuttles didn't run in the middle of the day. I doubt they will this year either and there were a couple of times I needed to get away and had to get a cab which isn't cheap, but then again probably still cheaper than parking.

June 29th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
quizzy Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,535 Name: Michiel Quist	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! And if you have a bike its just 2 minutes.. ;-) __________________ Michiel Quist http://www.3idee.nl

June 29th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
Jeff Mottle President/Founder Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age: 33 Posts: 4,952 Name: Jeff Mottle	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! Apparently my sources at Autodesk Media & Entertainment are a bit confused. The user group event is on Monday Autodesk User Group Meeting August 01, 2005 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Marriot Grand Ballroom 333 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 USA None the less our event will remain on it's new date of Wednesday. __________________ Jeff Mottle CGarchitect.com

July 13th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
nisus Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gent Flanders Belgium Europe Age: 32 Posts: 3,276 Name: Evert Vandenberghe	Re: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT Date Change to Wednesday August 3rd! Hi all, Can someone make a list of the events that involve CGA or close to the business-issues? --- --- --- --- August 3rd: CGA-party August 4th: George --- --- --- tnx nisus another thing: I was thinking about renting a car for a week. Does it make sense for transport, or is public transport better? (I plan to do some basic tourist first-LA-visit-things...) What type of transport would you recommend? (In Europe, I'm used to walking... (or trains...))

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