rrockafellow
09-14-2006, 04:08 PM
Alex Lindsay to Speak at Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI, Sept 19, 2006 The Southeast Michigan Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH (SEMAFX) and Schoolcraft College will play host to a well known member of the computer graphics industry, Alex Lindsay. Lindsay, with 20 years experience in computer graphics makes an unprecedented and historic visit to Michigan revealing a glimpse of the future of the way in which digital artisans will be trained, hired and work. Alex and his Pixel Corps are literally changing the way the industry will be operating on local, nationwide and global levels.This event is free of charge to all SEMAFX members and Schoolcraft College students and faculty. A $5 admission applies to all others.
http://www.semafx.net/images/sept2006_postersmall.jpg
Pixel Corps: A guild for digital craftsmen
With speaker Alex Lindsay
Schoolcraft College
VisTaTech Center
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, Michigan 48152
September 19, 2006
6:30 PM
If you would like learn more please visit www.semafx.net (http://www.semafx.net/bus06) or contact:
Randy Rockafellow
SE Michigan ACM SIGGRAPH (SEMAFX) - Chair
248-930-3911(mobile)
randy@semafx.com
www.semafx.com
SEMAFX
The ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter of Southeast Michigan (SEMAFX) is a non-profit computer graphics community of creative professionals, teachers, students and hobbyists involved in the digital arts and related media fields. SEMAFX's mission is to enhance the local digital arts industry, encourage communication, educate and network the workforce, and increase awareness of the capabilities of Michigan's digital creative resources. Since its inception in 1998, SEMAFX has held monthly events, supported charities and scholarships, mentored kids, and built relationships with area colleges and digital media and technology companies. Members gather at events to share ideas, tips and techniques- and to discuss issues facing our local and national markets. For more info about SEMAFX, www.semafx.com (http://www.semafx.com/).
ACM SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH is the Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, an interdisciplinary community interested in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. For more information about ACM SIGGRAPH, visit their Web site at www.siggraph.org (http://www.siggraph.org/).
ACM
Founded in 1947, ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology. The worldıs first and largest educational and scientific computing society, ACM serves a membership of more than 80,000 computing professionals in more than 100 countries. www.acm.org
Alex Lindsay
Alex Lindsay, chief architect of Pixel Corps (http://www.pixelcorps.com/), has been involved in computer graphics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_graphics) for nearly 20 years. Having extensive experience in digital production including print, real-time graphics, multimedia titles, forensic animation, television, and film, he spent several years on the production of Star Wars: Episode 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_1) (at JAK Films (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JAK_Films&action=edit) and then at Industrial Light and Magic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_and_Magic)). Alex has taught at the Academy of Art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Art) and at the San Francisco State Multimedia Studies Programs (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Francisco_State_Multimedia_Studies_Program&action=edit). He writes for 3D Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3D_Magazine&action=edit), 3D World (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3D_World&action=edit), and Post (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post) and was a regular guest on the US (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA) cable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_Television) channel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_station) TechTV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TechTV).
Alex also hosts and produces This Week in Media (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_in_Media), a regular podcast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast) on the TWiT Network (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TWiT_Network&action=edit) and is a regular guest on the This Week in Tech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWiT) podcast
Pixel Corps
is a self-proclaimed 'guild' composed of development personnel in digital media. It was founded by Alex Lindsay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Lindsay). The guild is most famous for providing the video version of tech podcast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast), This Week in Tech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_in_Tech), "MacBreak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBreak)", "This Week in Media (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_in_Media)" as well as "Inside the Black Box (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inside_the_Black_Box&action=edit)" . www.pixelcorps.com
Livonia, MI, Sept 19, 2006 The Southeast Michigan Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH (SEMAFX) and Schoolcraft College will play host to a well known member of the computer graphics industry, Alex Lindsay. Lindsay, with 20 years experience in computer graphics makes an unprecedented and historic visit to Michigan revealing a glimpse of the future of the way in which digital artisans will be trained, hired and work. Alex and his Pixel Corps are literally changing the way the industry will be operating on local, nationwide and global levels.This event is free of charge to all SEMAFX members and Schoolcraft College students and faculty. A $5 admission applies to all others.
http://www.semafx.net/images/sept2006_postersmall.jpg
Pixel Corps: A guild for digital craftsmen
With speaker Alex Lindsay
Schoolcraft College
VisTaTech Center
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, Michigan 48152
September 19, 2006
6:30 PM
If you would like learn more please visit www.semafx.net (http://www.semafx.net/bus06) or contact:
Randy Rockafellow
SE Michigan ACM SIGGRAPH (SEMAFX) - Chair
248-930-3911(mobile)
randy@semafx.com
www.semafx.com
SEMAFX
The ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter of Southeast Michigan (SEMAFX) is a non-profit computer graphics community of creative professionals, teachers, students and hobbyists involved in the digital arts and related media fields. SEMAFX's mission is to enhance the local digital arts industry, encourage communication, educate and network the workforce, and increase awareness of the capabilities of Michigan's digital creative resources. Since its inception in 1998, SEMAFX has held monthly events, supported charities and scholarships, mentored kids, and built relationships with area colleges and digital media and technology companies. Members gather at events to share ideas, tips and techniques- and to discuss issues facing our local and national markets. For more info about SEMAFX, www.semafx.com (http://www.semafx.com/).
ACM SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH is the Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, an interdisciplinary community interested in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. For more information about ACM SIGGRAPH, visit their Web site at www.siggraph.org (http://www.siggraph.org/).
ACM
Founded in 1947, ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology. The worldıs first and largest educational and scientific computing society, ACM serves a membership of more than 80,000 computing professionals in more than 100 countries. www.acm.org
Alex Lindsay
Alex Lindsay, chief architect of Pixel Corps (http://www.pixelcorps.com/), has been involved in computer graphics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_graphics) for nearly 20 years. Having extensive experience in digital production including print, real-time graphics, multimedia titles, forensic animation, television, and film, he spent several years on the production of Star Wars: Episode 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_1) (at JAK Films (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JAK_Films&action=edit) and then at Industrial Light and Magic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_and_Magic)). Alex has taught at the Academy of Art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Art) and at the San Francisco State Multimedia Studies Programs (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Francisco_State_Multimedia_Studies_Program&action=edit). He writes for 3D Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3D_Magazine&action=edit), 3D World (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3D_World&action=edit), and Post (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post) and was a regular guest on the US (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA) cable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_Television) channel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_station) TechTV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TechTV).
Alex also hosts and produces This Week in Media (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_in_Media), a regular podcast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast) on the TWiT Network (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TWiT_Network&action=edit) and is a regular guest on the This Week in Tech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWiT) podcast
Pixel Corps
is a self-proclaimed 'guild' composed of development personnel in digital media. It was founded by Alex Lindsay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Lindsay). The guild is most famous for providing the video version of tech podcast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast), This Week in Tech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_in_Tech), "MacBreak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBreak)", "This Week in Media (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_in_Media)" as well as "Inside the Black Box (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inside_the_Black_Box&action=edit)" . www.pixelcorps.com