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[malducin]

As far as date/time, the most convenient would be Sunday registration day (August 2nd). Previous years have been on Sunday (atleast LA and Boston as far as I can remember). Although if there are no parties this year (as it seems to be the case) the date won't be much of an issue except Thursday when the official SIGGRAPH Reception will take place.

Last year was Sunday, something like 8pm.

[BOXXlabs]

i vote for Sunday. or Monday.

[JeremyK]

Sunday sounds good.

I've been signing up for these things for the past 4 years and have yet to make one. :applause:

Having said that, COUNT ME IN!

[delavega]

Jep, Sunday sounds great!

Some locals here or somebody who is familiar with the city?

[poter076]

Im up for whatever.

[jd1981jr]

I'm up for Sunday. count me in.

[jdollus]

another vote for Sunday

[Titus]

One vote for monday, or any other day after sunday.

[malducin]

One vote for monday, or any other day after sunday.

Whoa! Didn't see that coming. If it's during the week it probably has to be after 9pm (after the evening show of the CAF).

I actually prefer Sunday as well, or Monday at the latest.

[JCork]

So far, the tallies are pointing towards having the meetup on Sunday evening. I agree that it may be a bit difficult during the week, when the conference actually starts since there is already a ton of stuff going on. Even if there may not be a lot of parties this year, SIGGRAPH talks and whatnot go on pretty late. Especially the animation festival.

Does anyone else think it's ironic that we are about to travel to New Orleans and haven't heard of any parties yet? I mean, this is where Marti Gras happens!

Either way, we can make this an awesome year! Just a thought though. ;)

[ijenwang]

Sunday work :thumbsup:

[Titus]

Whoa! Didn't see that coming. If it's during the week it probably has to be after 9pm (after the evening show of the CAF).

I actually prefer Sunday as well, or Monday at the latest.

Yeah, there were no flights for the saturday and only very late for the sunday around 10 p.m. at reasonable prices.

[jdrouse]

I know that me and my gang would probably all like Sunday.

With the lack of official parties this year I'm pretty sure people are going to go way out on a limb to cluster together and meet new folks and create their own gatherings.

Somehow this is all going to work out.

If the large companies are holding on to their money to keep their employees gainfully employed back at the ranch, thats the most responsible decision. Can't be firing half of Canada to throw a party in New Orleans. Autodesk technically would have to hold 3 major user group meetings now! But I guess the cards arent all out yet?

[JCork]

I forgot to say that I am traveling with a group of 12 and possibly more from Indianapolis. We will all be arriving Saturday and Sunday, so Sunday would work best for all of them as well as myself.

I just thought I'd speak for them since they may not get on here to talk. Haha!

[LolaToonHead]

I'd love to go, but I don't arrive until 10 p.m. on Sunday.
If it's late, then I'm game.
As for parties, the Brazilians (me included) are planning our own Marti Gras on the French Quarter on Wednesday night. And we're experts on Marti Gras...:beer:

Everyone is invited to join us on our night on the town.

[chindian]

Hmm sounds good... I'm always up for something... and mardi gras sounds good on wednesday... haha...
Anyways - i'll be attending this year - so lookin forward to meeting some new ppl this year! See you all at SIG!

Also - anyone know about any parties or user events this year?

[Grayscale]

I can make it Sunday. I get in that afternoon.

[malducin]

Hmm sounds good... I'm always up for something... and mardi gras sounds good on wednesday... haha...
Anyways - i'll be attending this year - so lookin forward to meeting some new ppl this year! See you all at SIG! Also - anyone know about any parties or user events this year?

For parties chindian refer to this thread:

SIGGRAPH 2009 parties (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=293&t=779518)

Though this year it seems almost no company will have parties/user group meetings. Apparently there's no Chapters party this year, unless they actually announce it at the convention center.

People shouldn't forget BOFs as well (which reminds me...).

As for parties, the Brazilians (me included) are planning our own Marti Gras on the French Quarter on Wednesday night. And we're experts on Marti Gras.

This will be after the Brazilian's BOF I presume?

But the main thing is that we should be talking is where to hold it. At least in San Diego and Los Angeles they were held at restaurants in one of the big hotels (Boston was some sort of club/bar). I think last year at the hotel was great. I checked some of the conference hotels and the choices are not that great (some have very expensive restaurants, others barely have a few tables). There are also places like the Hard Rock Cafe by Jackson Square, where reservations could be made if we get a head count. Not sure about the restaurant at Jax Brewery though.

[Animechx]

Does anyone else think it's ironic that we are about to travel to New Orleans and haven't heard of any parties yet? I mean, this is where Marti Gras happens!

yeah. the implications are of cosmic proportions....!:hmm:

...and sorta surprising too, Josh. I totally agree on this one..

[JCork]

yeah. the implications are of cosmic proportions....!:hmm:

...and sorta surprising too, Josh. I totally agree on this one..

Well Joe, there's only one thing we can do about this...make our own parties and fun! Plus, check this new thread:

Chapters Party: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=293&t=787408

;)

[Womball]

I arrive there at noon on Sunday.

[beaker]

Siggraph Chapters and Nuke are having their meetups on Monday, so any day but Monday. :)

[JCork]

Yep. It looks like the meetup will be on Sunday evening. That's according to the consensus of this thread and the conflicts with other events.

Now the question is what time and where should we meet. Any suggestions for either? Any locals know of some good places to eat where we can also get a fairly large group of people together?

[malducin]

If it's Sunday it has to be around 8pm since Registration closes 6pm. If it were held Mon-Fri, at least 9:30pm to allow people to get there after the Evening Theatre.

[marceylee]

I personally would like it in the week.... I don't know if it interferes w/ other parties that I don't know about. So, I lived there for 14 years. However, after the hurricane, good number of restaurants left. So here are a few that I always liked:


http://lukeneworleans.com/
awesome food!!! but closes at 11pm.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/angeli-on-decatur-new-orleans
eaten here many times, Decatur St especially on this area is soooo awesome. To me, it's a truer reflection of New Awwleans. Decatur eventually winds to Frenchman St, which is where all th awesome bars and nightlife happens. It's not true cajun food, but it's cheap and close to the night life.

http://www.portofcallneworleans.com/
eaten here too. Awesome burgers...again not sooo creole/cajun but good eats nevertheless and close to the action.


http://www.acmeoyster.com
huge gulf oysters. If you haven't had them, wow you're in for a real treat. They're really great with Crystals hot sauce and crackers. Oh man!! they're amazing!!! And this place is pretty creole as well. And it's in the quarter and it's close to Bourbon St.

Also general traveling advice:
-bring lots of linen and cotton clothes. no polyester. It's going to be scorching and humid.
-You can drink your drinks in public last time I've been there. I know you can't do that here in California
-You will eat a lot of greasy food. If you get queasy with greasy food....just sayin
-There are no rules for smoking in bars. Everyone can smoke in bars.

[Mark-J]

Some nice bars there by the looks of things. I'd personally like it Mon-Wed, a lot of people are flying in on Sunday so like last year, missed the CG-Meet. Also there's a real lack of parties this year with Autodesk scaling down so no Autodesk, and even worse, no Soft party :(

[JCork]

If it's Sunday it has to be around 8pm since Registration closes 6pm. If it were held Mon-Fri, at least 9:30pm to allow people to get there after the Evening Theatre.

That's a good point about when the meetup would have to be on certain days. I'm not sure we will want to meet at 9:30pm after all the festivities of SIGGRAPH on Monday through Thursday or on Sunday after 7-8pm?

That's a tough call, but I'd say the earlier the better so we can get a nice dinner and hang out for a bit.

[malducin]

I personally would like it in the week.... I don't know if it interferes w/ other parties that I don't know about. So, I lived there for 14 years. However, after the hurricane, good number of restaurants left. So here are a few that I always liked: ... SNIP restaurant options

The only 2 days that are tight are Monday (Papers Preview, Chapters Party, Nuke UG) and Thursday (Reception). Usually that's why Sunday night is best, doesn'tinterfere with anything and most people arrive by Sunday evening (except basic pass or just for the exhibition floor).

Anyway the Acme Oyster house is indeed awesome, ate there last time, great food.

The good things about Acme Oyster and Luke's is that they accept reservations. Angeli and Port of Call don't. Unless people don't mind being spread all over the place.

The other options are like in previous years do it at a hotel. For example the Sheraton (the HQ hotel) has a bar open till 2am and a bistro open till 10pm:

Pelican Bar (http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/dining/attraction_detail.html?propertyID=353&attractionId=32082)

Anyone know of more options at hotels as a backup plan?

[BOXXlabs]

Yay Oysters!

Oysters and beer and discussions of sub-surface-scattering!

[marceylee]

hmmm....I guess I'm not realizing how big this group is going to be. Well, in that case Acme and it's close to Bourbon. Also, I don't know if you knew this or not, but there is no last call at bars....well almost all the bars especially on Bourbon. I've stayed on bourbon until 6am in the morning...I mean I can't do that now but if you want you can stay there until the sun rises and they will still be serving alcohol.

Lola--you will love Frenchman St. There's a bar/club/whateveryouwanttocallit place called Brazil cafe and there's wonderful Latin beats and I use to go there for Halloween and other events there. I think also the owner is Brazilian.

[malducin]

Well last year in Los Angeles it was probably 40-50 people at peak time. People came and went during the night so probably a lot more people were there overall. I have some video of that. Boston was a little bit lower attendance, though that was the first one that was organized. In San Diego didn't mabe it was around 30-40 by the time I got there, I arrived late because I went to the Sake Barrel BOF first. Just from seeing this thread I'm guessing we have maybe a 30 solid head count, but if we organize it quickly I'm sure attendance could maybe double. Perhaps Wednesday would be better then for those that arrive later for SIGGRAPH, and without major parties the only thing to worry about is maybe doing it after the Evening Theatres. I still think 9:30 during the weekend is fine. Last time the partying just got started around that time. Seeing bunch of CG people buzzed around Bourbon Street. You can still go to hear Jazz, Blue Grass or whatever much later in the night.

And I didn't know about no last call down there, though I had my suspicions after seeing bunch of drunk people early in the morning.

[malducin]

OK I emailed Acme Oyster and we could conceivably reserve their second floor room which seats something like 50 people. They actually sent me options for buffets, open bar and the oyster bar. Actualy I'm eaning now to having the party on Wednesday night 9:30pm. The thing to think about is if to choose a buffet or see if we could combine buffet and the oyster bar to give everyone the option (say have the cheapest buffet for everyone and the oyster bar for a couple of hours). Here are the prices:

REEF ROOM BUFFET

Chicken/andouille sausage gumbo or
seafood gumbo
new orleans red beans and rice
creole jambalaya w/ smoked sausage and chicken
sugarmill chicken : marinated grilled chicken breasts atop grilled mushrooms and onions
cole slaw
fried shrimp
fried oysters
fried catfish
hush puppies
french bread and butter
Sodas, coffee and tea
$30.95 Per person + service charge + tax

BUFFET 2

Caesar salad
crawfish etouffee
chicken/andouille sausage gumbo or
seafood gumbo
new orleans red beans and rice
creole jambalaya w/ smoked sausage and chicken
french bread and butter
Sodas, coffee and tea
$25.25 Per person + service charge + tax

OTHER BUFFETS

Seafood or chicken andouille sausage gumbo
creole jambalaya
red beans and rice
fried oyster
fried shrimp
hush puppies
cole slaw or french fries
$26.75 A person plus tax and service charge

Creole jambalaya
red beans and rice
fried shrimp
fried oyster
fried catfish
cole slaw
french bread and butter
$24.25 A person plus tax and service charge

Seafood gumbo or chicken andouille gumbo
creole jambalaya
red beans and rice
fried catfish
fried shrimp
hush puppies
cole slaw or french fries
$26.50 A person plus tax and service charge

Creole jambalaya
red beans and rice
fried catfish
fried shrimp
hush puppies
cole slaw or french fries
$22.00 A person plus tax and service charge

BEVERAGES

Prices do not include tax or service charges.
Beverage package #1
all draft beers, bottle beers, & house wines
Per Person (2 hour open bar) $16.00
Per Person (3 hour open bar) $20.00

Beverage package #2
All Draft & Bottled Beers, House Wine &
All Liquors Up To And Including Call Brands
Per Person (2 hour open bar) $20.00
Per Person (3 hour open bar) $25.00

Beverage package #3
all draft & bottled beers, house wine &
all liquors up to and including premium brands
Per Person (2 hour open bar) $25.00
Per Person (3 hour open bar) $29.00

OYSTER BAR

Raw oysters

2 Hour buffet: sack of oysters ....... $100.00 Each
shucker ..................... $60.00 Each
one professional shucker needed for every 3 sacks

3 hour buffet: sack of oysters ..$100.00 each
shucker...................... $80.00 Each
One professional shucker needed for every 4 sacks

Chargrilled oysters

2 Hour buffet:
sack of oysters ........$155.00 each
shucker and griller ..$60.00 each
One professional shucker and griller needed for every 3 sacks

3 Hour buffet:
sack of oysters.........$155.00 each
shucker and griller...$80.00 each
one professional shucker and griller needed for every 4 sacks

The only thing would be to decide exactly what and call to make a reservation

[marceylee]

I made a survey based on the Acme choices above. Let me know if there's any other questions anyone of you want me to add.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xmuNT_2fqXBmQk9outjz98ag_3d_3d

I mean I hope it was ok I made a survey. If anyone of you don't like this whole survey thing, it's cool I can take it off. Also, this survey will NOT ask you to register or sign in or anything. It just takes you to the survey.

[Titus]

I had food poisoning with oysters last year, so I'm a little sensitive with this subject, but any buffet with no osters is fine by me.

[Womball]

I keep kosher to a degree. So now seafood like oysters or catfish.

[marceylee]

So this is how the survey results will look like.

[JCork]

Thanks so much malducin for making the reservations and marceylee for creating that survey. I think that's a great idea!

I'm just throwing it out there that I am allergic to shellfish, so I have to watch what I eat in New Orleans because my throat closes up FAST if I have anything like shrimp, crab legs, etc. Sunday or Wednesday is fine with me, I just don't want it interfering with anything, which it doesn't sound like it will.

For me, I chose the cheap buffet price because well...it's a buffet and I can go back for more. That's pretty pricy for my blood too, expecially if you throw in the drinks. I'm only 20 years old though, so I doubt I'll be getting that. Those are my thoughts.

Thanks again guys. You rock! I can't wait to meet you all at the meetup. I guess now we have to start deciding on what day to go. Maybe another survey would do the trick. ;)

[bboss70]

I'm down with either night (of course i say that not knowing what my volunteer shifts are yet). I did just receive an email that the 2009 Siggraph Student Volunteer Session will be Sunday at 6 pm (I have no idea how long that will last, but it has 4 guest speakers and a Q&A session), so we have to keep that in mind. If we're leaning toward the Acme place I say the $22 buffet and the 16/20 drink packages (I put in my vote on the survey) since most of us are all still students and haven't landed our dream jobs as of yet (maybe that will change during the week for some lucky ones).

Also, some of you have mentioned Siggraph Chapters and Nuke usergroup meetings on Monday. I've never really heard of the Siggraph chapters meetings. But I'm psyched about the Nuke meeting. If anyone knows where I can register/ get info on these I would appreciate it?

[malducin]

Thanks so much malducin for making the reservations and marceylee for creating that survey. I think that's a great idea!

I'm just throwing it out there that I am allergic to shellfish, so I have to watch what I eat in New Orleans because my throat closes up FAST if I have anything like shrimp, crab legs, etc. Sunday or Wednesday is fine with me, I just don't want it interfering with anything, which it doesn't sound like it will.

For me, I chose the cheap buffet price because well...it's a buffet and I can go back for more. That's pretty pricy for my blood too, expecially if you throw in the drinks. I'm only 20 years old though, so I doubt I'll be getting that. Those are my thoughts.

Whoa, I didn't make any reservations, just asked for info, but seems there are many exceptions for the food: oyster nightnamers, kosher (what's wrong with bottomfeeding animals ;-), allergies, etc. Next thing people aren't gonna eat crocodile sausage! I guess I'll have to go with Adam for dinner here (but don't aggravate the waitresses this time LOL)

Seriuosly if it's going to be a problem there are safer choices. As I mentioned previously it can be held a a hotel restaurant like the Sheraton, or at a chain restaurant like Hard Rock Cafe (by Jackson Square), or Luke's like Marcey suggested. I'll just ask Acme if we can just rent the room and maybe the open bar, but no buffets so that anyone can order whatever from their menu.


I'm down with either night (of course i say that not knowing what my volunteer shifts are yet). I did just receive an email that the 2009 Siggraph Student Volunteer Session will be Sunday at 6 pm (I have no idea how long that will last, but it has 4 guest speakers and a Q&A session), so we have to keep that in mind. If we're leaning toward the Acme place I say the $22 buffet and the 16/20 drink packages (I put in my vote on the survey) since most of us are all still students and haven't landed our dream jobs as of yet (maybe that will change during the week for some lucky ones).

Also, some of you have mentioned Siggraph Chapters and Nuke usergroup meetings on Monday. I've never really heard of the Siggraph chapters meetings. But I'm psyched about the Nuke meeting. If anyone knows where I can register/ get info on these I would appreciate it?


There are no SIGGRAPH events on Sunday, except for co-located events (and those usaully have similar hour to SIGGRAPH 8:30am-5:30pm). The other thing volunteers actually work on Sunday is showing people where to pick materials, helpat the Registration area, etc.

If you never heard of the Chapters party you're missing big, it's one of the oldest and biggest (since it's open to everyone). Last time at New Orleans was at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritville, which was a blast. Information for the Nuke meeting of course can be found at The Foundry's website.

[JCork]

Haha! I guess I jumped the gun there. I assumed reservations were made and don't know why I thought that.

Anywho, there are a lot of things to take into consideration when you have so many people to please. And honestly, it won't happen. There will be people that can't make it for this reason or the other or can't eat a certain food for this reason or the other. I like your idea of reserving the room, paying for open bar, and then letting each person order whatever they want off the menu.

But, the menu you listed for one of the buffets (Creole jambalaya, red beans and rice, fried catfish, fried shrimp, hush puppies, cole slaw or french fries) it seems like there is a decent variety in there. For me, I could eat the jambalaya, beans and rice, hush puppies and french fries. I'd be totally cool with that.

This sounds like a pretty cool place since we can rent out a room that seats 50.

[malducin]

Ok let me ask if we can do that, and I'll report back.

BTW bboss70, just received an email about a special SV Panel for Sunday at 6pm. Most panels are arround 1:45 long, so you'll probably be done around 8pm Sunday night. Actually the panel sounds cool, I might have to check it out.

[JCork]

I'm down with either night (of course i say that not knowing what my volunteer shifts are yet). I did just receive an email that the 2009 Siggraph Student Volunteer Session will be Sunday at 6 pm (I have no idea how long that will last, but it has 4 guest speakers and a Q&A session), so we have to keep that in mind. If we're leaning toward the Acme place I say the $22 buffet and the 16/20 drink packages (I put in my vote on the survey) since most of us are all still students and haven't landed our dream jobs as of yet (maybe that will change during the week for some lucky ones).

Also, some of you have mentioned Siggraph Chapters and Nuke usergroup meetings on Monday. I've never really heard of the Siggraph chapters meetings. But I'm psyched about the Nuke meeting. If anyone knows where I can register/ get info on these I would appreciate it?

By Student Volunteer Session, do you mean the orientation and introduction or is it an actual event when there is a discussion panel. I remember in Singapore, we just had an orientation that first night and get the run down of everything. We did some fun team building exercises too. It's never awkward breaking the ice. ;) Haha!

Also, I never heard anything about the event on Sunday night. Where did you hear that because I want to make sure I didn't miss an email announcement or anything like that? Thanks a lot for the heads up though.

[malducin]

By Student Volunteer Session, do you mean the orientation and introduction or is it an actual event when there is a discussion panel. I remember in Singapore, we just had an orientation that first night and get the run down of everything. We did some fun team building exercises too. It's never awkward breaking the ice. ;) Haha!

Also, I never heard anything about the event on Sunday night. Where did you hear that because I want to make sure I didn't miss an email announcement or anything like that? Thanks a lot for the heads up though.

Yep, it's an actual event, first time I've heard of one on Registration day (besides the colocated events). And it seems to be for SVs, so I don't know why I got the email. Anyway it's about how the panelists got started, what would they do different now and some of their projects they've worked on. Panelists are: Paul Lambert (Comp Supe at DD), Evan Hirsch (Creative Director at Microsoft Live Labs), Jeff White (Associate VFX Supe at ILM) and Fran Vitz (CG Supe at Electronic Arts Vancouver)

[Grayscale]

hmmm....I guess I'm not realizing how big this group is going to be. Well, in that case Acme and it's close to Bourbon. Also, I don't know if you knew this or not, but there is no last call at bars....well almost all the bars especially on Bourbon. I've stayed on bourbon until 6am in the morning...I mean I can't do that now but if you want you can stay there until the sun rises and they will still be serving alcohol.


Oh boy. This may be a bad thing.

[JCork]

Yep, it's an actual event, first time I've heard of one on Registration day (besides the colocated events). And it seems to be for SVs, so I don't know why I got the email. Anyway it's about how the panelists got started, what would they do different now and some of their projects they've worked on. Panelists are: Paul Lambert (Comp Supe at DD), Evan Hirsch (Creative Director at Microsoft Live Labs), Jeff White (Associate VFX Supe at ILM) and Fran Vitz (CG Supe at Electronic Arts Vancouver)

Ok great! Thanks for clearing that up. Although, I'm still confused on how you got an email about that and I (who is an SV) didn't. Haha! Just as long as I don't miss out on anything.

[beaker]

and this is why the entire city smells like pee :)

[JCork]

I got via CGW, don't know why, never been an SV, maybe they just sent it to a general list. I'm not sure if they'll allow non-SVs to attend.

Hmm... Well, I'm not on any CGW listservs or anything, but you would think they would let the SV's know about it first. Haha!

[malducin]

Ok great! Thanks for clearing that up. Although, I'm still confused on how you got an email about that and I (who is an SV) didn't. Haha! Just as long as I don't miss out on anything.

I got via CGW, don't know why, never been an SV, maybe they just sent it to a general list. I'm not sure if they'll allow non-SVs to attend.

[malducin]

OK got some info back from Acme Oyster House. No more than 40 people can order from the general menu in the reef room and in that case the room rent fee is higher. Three ways of doing the bar; 1) Bar Package 2) Cash Bar 3) Bar by Consumption.

So, should we do the menu or the buffet. I guess bar we can decide a bit later.

BTW, how can your reply come in before my previous message? LOL

[marceylee]

lolloll!! yep grayscale. :) Just live to tell about it. :)

[marceylee]

oh yeah the pee thing...yeah last I heard after Katrina, they did try to clean up the pee, but I know this is going to sound strange, but I kinda miss the pee mixed with alcohol smell lollolloll...oh god I lived there way too long.

[JCork]

oh yeah the pee thing...yeah last I heard after Katrina, they did try to clean up the pee, but I know this is going to sound strange, but I kinda miss the pee mixed with alcohol smell lollolloll...oh god I lived there way too long.

YIKES! You must have lived there WAY too long.

[JCork]

OK got some info back from Acme Oyster House. No more than 40 people can order from the general menu in the reef room and in that case the room rent fee is higher. Three ways of doing the bar; 1) Bar Package 2) Cash Bar 3) Bar by Consumption.

So, should we do the menu or the buffet. I guess bar we can decide a bit later.

BTW, how can your reply come in before my previous message? LOL

That is a bit strange how that happened. I have no clue why it did that, but it's definitely funny.

[marceylee]

there are some cheap eats in the quarter, but I don't know if they will accomodate large groups:

Maspero's--I use to waitress here. You will get great local food, and cheap just watch out for the waitresses. Not here for the meetup...just not here. but it is on Decatur, and close to the action.

yoyomas--http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/5CbJgHWgvjyDRw9Sl4BXhg?select=oqFkSSl0vtEO9pG4TYAqGg---safe burger joint.


I do like Luke's but it's on St. Charles but not as close to Bourbon as Acme (walking-wise).

I think maybe we should get the cheapest buffet option so we don't have to pay for the higher price of renting w/o food b/c we're gonna eat there anyways. And for the bar, you know there's so much to try on bourbon. I think it might be alcohol overload. the street is lined with daiquiri shops...you can carry your drink around....

We can just get oysters separately.

[Womball]

What about in the casino near the convention center?

Also I wonder if they have good fried chicken around there. Popeyes claims to be started there and they are my favorite chain for it.

[JCork]

What about in the casino near the convention center?

Also I wonder if they have good fried chicken around there. Popeyes claims to be started there and they are my favorite chain for it.

If we held it in the casino, would people under 21 be able to join?

[JCork]

I got via CGW, don't know why, never been an SV, maybe they just sent it to a general list. I'm not sure if they'll allow non-SVs to attend.

Hey, I found a Twitter status that talked about the Student Volunteer Session panel on Sunday, August 2 at 6 pm saying it will stream live online on the Computer Graphics World (http://www.cgw.com/) website. I guess it means that there is definitely a way you can watch this without being a student volunteer, you just may ot be able to physically attend.

[marceylee]

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xmuNT_2fqXBmQk9outjz98ag_3d_3d


currently 10 people have taken the survey, and majority is no on the oyster package and yes on the $22 package. I've also added an option for no drink package on the drinks question.

[ijenwang]

I love oyster :thumbsup: And the legendary New Orleans Oyster is 120% need to try :drool:
o not to mention some beer with it to make it taste even better~ :beer:

[ijenwang]

and this is why the entire city smells like pee :)
hmm~ I wonder how does it compare to China Town in NYC LOL

[malducin]

Seems the easiest option would be to just rent the room and have people order from the menu. I'm planning on stuffing myself with oysters. Here's the menu by the way:

http://www.acmeoyster.com/images/pdfs/fq.pdf

I'm guessing people would prefer bar by cash?

[Mark-J]

Bar by cash would be the easiest I think. Never had oysters but up for anything ;)

[JCork]

Agreed. Bar by cash sounds like a good choice.

[Fess]

Try to attend after my SV duties...

aside from the pee/alcohol thing, looking forward to meeting everyone.

-peace

[marceylee]

here's the results for the survey so far. I don't know if it's too late for an option not to have a food package.

[JCork]

here's the results for the survey so far. I don't know if it's too late for an option not to have a food package.

Sweet! Those are all the choices I made. What are we going to do with these results? Are they set in stone? This could just be used for the buffet because I think someone was mentioning earlier about just buying your own drinks as you like.

[malducin]

We could just make both options open: cash bar (since some don't drink and some drink a lot) and order from the menu (because kosher, some want oysters, some might order much less than the buffet and some more). So I guess just rent the room for 40 people (haven't made a headcount here).

The only thing would be date and time. Seems no one has complained about Tuesday. Things end at 6pm (for the most part), so what time? 8pm? That way people who don't go to the ET can start, and those that do go will still get there at peak time of the meeting.

[JCork]

I think just renting the room and having everyone order what they want for themselves would work out well. Less confusion that way and that way nobody will have issues with allergies or sickness from what the buffet has to offer. Same goes for the drinks.

Tuesday at 8pm sounds good. I haven't heard much of anything going on that night. Is it going to cost money to rent the room at the restaurant?

[ijenwang]

nice~ didn't know that many people don't like oyster :cry:
also I didn't see the buffet on the pdf, or is at other place? either way I am up with maldu with oyster :beer:

ps. CG talk doesn't like "~" x2 kind of stupid

[AnthonyC]

So when is this happening? Has it been finalized? I'm trying to plan out the rest of my schedule for Siggy. This will be my first time in NO, Looking forward to it, less than 2 weeks away!!!

[bboss70]

Just found out The Motion Capture Society is having a party/mixer at Ralph & Kacoo's (519 Toulouse St.) Wednesday from 5:30-8. Looks like your suppose to RSVP on facebook. Look up Satan's Rotoscopers @ Siggraph. I don't really know anything about them, but it's a Siggraph party.....so I RSVP'ed and figured I'd spread the love.

[bboss70]

file:///C:/Users/NATHAN%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpgfile:///C:/Users/NATHAN%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpgI tried to look up the event on facebook after RSVPing and couldn't find it. So here is the link. They say the numbers are liminted.

file:///C:/Users/NATHAN%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129170519497&ref=ts (http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fevent%2Ephp%3Feid%3D129170519497%26ref%3Dts&urlhash=TCQn&_t=tracking_disc)

[chrisWhite]

Hey, could we update the first post in this thread with the details of what's going on? It's a bit difficult to follow the plan through it's evolution.

I'm up for just about anything, Sunday night would rock but Tuesday and Thursday seem pretty open as far as other evens are going. Later on Monday or Wednesday is fine too.

[JCork]

Hey, could we update the first post in this thread with the details of what's going on? It's a bit difficult to follow the plan through it's evolution.

I'm up for just about anything, Sunday night would rock but Tuesday and Thursday seem pretty open as far as other evens are going. Later on Monday or Wednesday is fine too.

Yeah, that's a good idea! Check the first post in about 5 minutes. I will change it right now because I'm pretty sure the details have been steeled! Woohoo!

[chrisWhite]

When you've got it done would you send the logistics to @tweetSiggraph via a direct message, want to remind people how @tweetSiggraph works.

Speaking of which, if anyone isn't following @tweetSiggraph (http://twitter.com/tweetsiggraph) now is the time to jump on, it's a fantastic way to communicate what's going on at SIGGRAPH very quickly

[JCork]

I just sent @tweetSiggraph a direct message with the info. Everyone with Twitter accounts, make sure to re-tweet this message:

The CGTalk Meetup details: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 8pm at Acme Oyster House 724 Iberville Street New Orleans, LA 70130

[marceylee]

I may not be able to do this date. Sorry guys. :( I really wanted to meet all of you. I could do Thursday night?

[JCork]

I may not be able to do this date. Sorry guys. :( I really wanted to meet all of you. I could do Thursday night?

Sorry to hear that. But, every night there seems to be something going on, so I'm sure it won't be hard to get a group of people together and go out on Thursday. Count me in! ;)

[MrPositive]

Hahaha Josh, you crack me up. Nevertheless, my only words of wisdom is that this restaurant knows the mass of people that could presumably show up. I wouldn't call last year a disaster, but a) many people could not sit with the main group and b) the wait staff and establishment seemed mighty perturbed by the numbers that kept rolling in. Regardless, I hope beer and oysters make a merry dance together in my belly.

[JCork]

Hahaha Josh, you crack me up. Nevertheless, my only words of wisdom is that this restaurant knows the mass of people that could presumably show up. I wouldn't call last year a disaster, but a) many people could not sit with the main group and b) the wait staff and establishment seemed mighty perturbed by the numbers that kept rolling in. Regardless, I hope beer and oysters make a merry dance together in my belly.

Ha! Good to hear Clint. Nice avatar by the way. I almost got a stroke. Haha! ;)

Are you making it to SIGGRAPH this year? I haven't been able to talk to you in a while and it's unfortunate I have to ask you through here. If you don't have a place to stay or pass, I have both of those, so looks like you don't have a choice.

Hopefully there won't be an overwhelming amount of people like last year because I would hate to make the staff pissed off. But, on the other hand, the more the merrier!

[marceylee]

I arrive Sunday at 7pm so I can make it for Sunday if we do it Sunday. I mean it's all good if you guys have it Tuesday if that's the date that works for everyone. I'm sure we'll all run into each other since this is going to be a smaller event.


Also, I also posted this in the hotels section, but if anyone of you have a hotel car parking spot that you guys aren't using, I would really appreciate that spot. :bowdown:

[JeremyK]

I don't know if you knew this or not, but there is no last call at bars....I've stayed on bourbon until 6am in the morning...I mean I can't do that now but if you want you can stay there until the sun rises and they will still be serving alcohol.


now I'm excited :applause:

So... what are we doing Sunday night Mr. Josh Organizer Corken? Now sunday is free and we have to fill it up! haha.

[JCork]

now I'm excited :applause:

So... what are we doing Sunday night Mr. Josh Organizer Corken? Now sunday is free and we have to fill it up! haha.

Haha! "Josh Organizer Corken" Kind of has a nice ring to it. ;)

Anywho, you bring up a good point. We should definitely try to get out on Sunday (even Saturday, if you're up for it). I was maybe thinking we could just explore. Walk through the city, ask people for suggestions of good eats, mingle with locals, hit up a bar (that I can get into), roam the streets, and show the city a wild side of SIGGRAPH!

Think I went too far? Haha! Really, I have no clue. I'm up for anything!

I'm also still waiting to hear back from my mom, who used to live in New Orleans. She is going to give me a list of good places to visit there, given they are still in business and didn't get demolished by the storms. I'll post that when she gives that to me, if she ever does.

[JeremyK]

Pretty sure we're having a TL dinner on Saturday night J, just like we did in Singapore.

But if things go like they usually do, we'll make a bunch of awesome plans ahead of time and change them all at the last minute.

Maybe marceylee can show us some cool places. I want to go to THE BEST jazz house there is. Where should I go? lol

[JCork]

Oh, gotcha! Even though I went to the TL dinner in Singapore. Teehee! ;)

You're probably right about making and then breaking plans. That's what usually happens, so right away I say we just plan to roam the streets Sunday night. I don't mind getting lost in a foreign place from time to time. It seems to happen to me every SIGGRAPH anyways. Ha!

[Womball]

So what's the status of the kosher menu? And what on this menu?

[JCork]

So what's the status of the kosher menu? And what on this menu?

I'm not sure the details of the menu and kosher side of things, but you can download the French Quarter menu here:

http://www.acmeoyster.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=76

[marceylee]

anywhere on frenchman is a good bet. There's one jazz spot I had some good memories in: the spotted cat...really amazing. I think walking around on Frenchman would be a good idea :)

[malducin]

Sorry to hear that. But, every night there seems to be something going on, so I'm sure it won't be hard to get a group of people together and go out on Thursday. Count me in! ;)

Whoa, why confirm on Tuesday withiout first doing a count in here and a headcount?

As far as Thursday that's the only big no-no night,i's the SIGGRAPH reception which ends at 10pm and we saw that Monday are the "other" parties. I thought most people had decided/voted for Wednesday.

This is exactly the reason this is done on Sunday, though it seems and unusually high number of people don't arrive Sunday.

As far as Sunday I was thinking of goingto watch Moon (since it's on a limited release) and then go for dinner/drinks. The other option might be watching GIJoe although it'll probably open at the AMC Westbank (which is bit far) just because there's going to be a talk about it by DD.

[bboss70]

I know we mentioned the SV Session on Sunday night at 6, but I'm setting up my schedule and i realized the email I got about the event doesn't mention where it will be held (I'm guessing it's in the convention center, but I don't wanna look like an idiot sitting at the center by myself hoping to catch a glimpse of the DD, ILM, EA, and Microsoft Live Labs panel)

[JCork]

Whoa, why confirm on Tuesday withiout first doing a count in here and a headcount?

As far as Thursday that's the only big no-no night,i's the SIGGRAPH reception which ends at 10pm and we saw that Monday are the "other" parties. I thought most people had decided/voted for Wednesday.

This is exactly the reason this is done on Sunday, though it seems and unusually high number of people don't arrive Sunday.

As far as Sunday I was thinking of goingto watch Moon (since it's on a limited release) and then go for dinner/drinks. The other option might be watching GIJoe although it'll probably open at the AMC Westbank (which is bit far) just because there's going to be a talk about it by DD.

The event isn't going to be on Thursday. I went back through the forum and saw that you had suggested Tuesday:

"The only thing would be date and time. Seems no one has complained about Tuesday. Things end at 6pm (for the most part), so what time? 8pm? That way people who don't go to the ET can start, and those that do go will still get there at peak time of the meeting."

There weren't any complaints about having the meetup on Tuesday and many people actually suggested it be on that date, so that's how that day came to be. Sunday there won't be as many people arriving yet and it's the SV orientation, Monday is the SIGGRAPH Chapters party, Wednesday is The Motion Capture Society user group and possibly another user group meeting (so I've heard), and Thursday is the SIGGRAPH reception, so it made sense to have it on Tuesday.

[BOXXlabs]

so Tuesday it is?

[JCork]

so Tuesday it is?

All the announcements have started going around and it seems to be the best day to work around all the other happenings of SIGGRAPH, so I would assume this is the day to have it.

So, I guess we can start a guest list to get a head count for reservations and whatnot.

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
<#. add your name here>

[GSilv]

Can't say how much I'm looking forward to SIG09!

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman

[Fess]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan

[PaulHellard]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard

[poter076]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote

[bboss70]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic

[malducin]

The event isn't going to be on Thursday. I went back through the forum and saw that you had suggested Tuesday:

"The only thing would be date and time. Seems no one has complained about Tuesday. Things end at 6pm (for the most part), so what time? 8pm? That way people who don't go to the ET can start, and those that do go will still get there at peak time of the meeting."

There weren't any complaints about having the meetup on Tuesday and many people actually suggested it be on that date, so that's how that day came to be. Sunday there won't be as many people arriving yet and it's the SV orientation, Monday is the SIGGRAPH Chapters party, Wednesday is The Motion Capture Society user group and possibly another user group meeting (so I've heard), and Thursday is the SIGGRAPH reception, so it made sense to have it on Tuesday.

yes Tuesday was a suggestion, but the main point was why announce a specific day before securing the place. This could get real interesting, so be it. I guess as long as there aren't mpre than 40 people at the same time, it'll be cool.

[jd1981jr]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez

[delavega]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe

[JCork]

yes Tuesday was a suggestion, but the main point was why announce a specific day before securing the place. This could get real interesting, so be it. I guess as long as there aren't mpre than 40 people at the same time, it'll be cool.

Oh, ok. I gotcha. I think we'll be alright here though. Are you able to make it on Tuesday?

[malducin]

Oh, ok. I gotcha. I think we'll be alright here though. Are you able to make it on Tuesday?

Yes. I might have a meeting that night, worst case scenario I make it by 10pm.

[malducin]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin

[JCork]

Yes. I might have a meeting that night, worst case scenario I make it by 10pm.

Cool cool! Hopefully you won't have a meeting, unless it's for a possible job or something. In that case, it would be a good thing.

I noticed you used your username for the guest list. Or is that your name?

[malducin]

Cool cool! Hopefully you won't have a meeting, unless it's for a possible job or something. In that case, it would be a good thing. I noticed you used your username for the guest list. Or is that your name?

Maybe meeting some old friends that night, but it's not certain yet.

And everyone calls me Mal anyway because of my username, hehe.

[BOXXlabs]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Adam Glick

[JCork]

Maybe meeting some old friends that night, but it's not certain yet.

And everyone calls me Mal anyway because of my username, hehe.

Oh, that should be fun then. Sounds like you'll have an awesome Tuesday night regardless!

That's funny that people address you according to your CGSociety username. Awesome! Now if only I can get some to do that for me. ;)

[JCork]

I don't know why, but Adam Glick must have gotten lost in the mix or had a delayed post, so I updated the list so there wouldn't be confusion.

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick

[Edenvisuals]

All, see you at the meet up! Its been way too long!

[Ironhalo]

im a bit late catching wind of this, but i'd love to go and meet some people! im going to the animation festival tuseday, so ill be late. is there a location yet? how long will this be going on?

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead

[JCork]

im a bit late catching wind of this, but i'd love to go and meet some people! im going to the animation festival tuseday, so ill be late. is there a location yet? how long will this be going on?

Check out the very first post on this thread. I edited it so it now contains all the information about the meetup.

Also Zeb, you forgot to add your name you loser! Good thing I know you. ;)

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood

[marceylee]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee

[AnthonyC]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez

[marceylee]

Ok guys I totally backed out of a spa day with my brother's wife that I planned 2 months ago for this. Somebody better eat some raw oysters with me. It takes a lot willpower for a girl to cancel a spa day.

......wait a minute are there any ladies who's going to this thing other than me?

[khendar]

Do de doo...don't mind me just here to read the meter.

[PaulHellard]

Ok guys I totally backed out of a spa day with my brother's wife that I planned 2 months ago for this. Somebody better eat some raw oysters with me. It takes a lot willpower for a girl to cancel a spa day.

......wait a minute are there any ladies who's going to this thing other than me?

Raw Oysters? I dunno about raw oysters! I'll eat raw oysters but with a chaser! And there ARE other gals coming. They're all lurking here, and they will turn up on the night I'm sure.

[Womball]

I might be there. I arrive in LA at 12 pm.

Another Nathan to the list.

How about I address you J as Roswell alien eyes, guy.

[ijenwang]

Ok guys I totally backed out of a spa day with my brother's wife that I planned 2 months ago for this. Somebody better eat some raw oysters with me. It takes a lot willpower for a girl to cancel a spa day.

......wait a minute are there any ladies who's going to this thing other than me?

wait, where is my name??? You guys count me out? arrr :banghead:

I will eat Oyster with you MarceyLee:D I eat them like drinking water :drool:

[BeDrinkab1e]

I definitely plan to be there. I'll see you all there!

[JCork]

Ok guys I totally backed out of a spa day with my brother's wife that I planned 2 months ago for this. Somebody better eat some raw oysters with me. It takes a lot willpower for a girl to cancel a spa day.

......wait a minute are there any ladies who's going to this thing other than me?

YIKES! That takes quite a bit of will power. Goes to show how friggin' awesome this group really is. ;)

Also, anyone who is planning on going, make sure you add your name to the running guest list we have going on here. This is so we can get a vague head count of how many people we should expect at the meetup.

Thanks!

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez

[ijenwang]

YIKES! That takes quite a bit of will power. Goes to show how friggin' awesome this group really is. ;)

Also, anyone who is planning on going, make sure you add your name to the running guest list we have going on here. This is so we can get a vague head count of how many people we should expect at the meetup.

Thanks!

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez

I will take #16 spot then :D
iJen Wang

[JCork]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang

[Womball]

I'm in. However I may not eat there depending on the food. But I want to meet everyone.

[Grayscale]

I'll most likely be there.

[Gustov]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17.Womball ?
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan

[Animechx]

The CGTalk Meetup details as they have been discussed in this thread:

Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Time: 8pm
Location: Acme Oyster House (http://www.acmeoyster.com/)
724 Iberville Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 522-5973

i will give it a try; some of us may be a little worn by then, but i'm up for a go at it. hope i can afford the food...:shrug:

see you all there...

[JCork]

i will give it a try; some of us may be a little worn by then, but i'm up for a go at it. hope i can afford the food...:shrug:

see you all there...

SIGGRAPH is a time to loose sleep! Haha! Expect 4-6 hours tops per night. :buttrock:

[malducin]

SIGGRAPH is a time to loose sleep! Haha! Expect 4-6 hours tops per night. :buttrock:

And maybe 2-3 hours at the Convention Center :-P

[malducin]

BTW, CGTalk Meetup will take place at the Reef Room (on the second floor) of the Acme Oyster House. Josh will probably have to add that info on the first post. Also we might have to ask for a small contribution to pay for the room rental. Everyone can order off the menu (no buffets) and there will be a cash bar.

Also don't forget to bring you portable DVD player, laptop, for those wanting to show their demo reels, etc.

Somebody better eat some raw oysters with me.

I might order 2 plates, one of raw, one of chargrilled, so don't feel alone.

[JCork]

And maybe 2-3 hours at the Convention Center :-P
That's a really good point! I totally forgot about the hours I got between events. Oh, the simple joys of SIGGRAPH! :love:

BTW, CGTalk Meetup will take place at the Reef Room (on the second floor) of the Acme Oyster House. Josh will probably have to add that info on the first post. Also we might have to ask for a small contribution to pay for the room rental. Everyone can order off the menu (no buffets) and there will be a cash bar.
Done. I added that info to the first post.

[ijenwang]

wow... right now I feel like meeting you guys is like meeting with all the Celebrities :bounce:
cause I know you guys awsome in CGTalk, but see you guys front of me in real life? never dream about it ahhhh~ :scream:

[Womball]

womball=Nathan.

[JCork]

womball=Nathan.

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan

[LolaToonHead]

Count me in! Can I bring a friend?

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)

[RobertoOrtiz]

My friend from pat experience I can say this..

Take the number of people you got so far, and multiply them by 3...


BTW Ill be there myself.

[malducin]

My friend from pat experience I can say this..
Take the number of people you got so far, and multiply them by 3...
BTW Ill be there myself.

That sounds like trouble, the room only holds 40 people ordering from the menu...

[JCork]

My friend from pat experience I can say this..

Take the number of people you got so far, and multiply them by 3...


BTW Ill be there myself.

Uh oh! If that's true then we may be in trouble and have to split up the group. The reservation malducin took care of is for 40 tops and they seem like they are going to be sticklers.

But, the best thing we can do is go off of estimates here, so maybe just get there early to reserve your spot?

[malducin]

Uh oh! If that's true then we may be in trouble and have to split up the group. The reservation malducin took care of is for 40 tops and they seem like they are going to be sticklers.

But, the best thing we can do is go off of estimates here, so maybe just get there early to reserve your spot?

If we had chosen one of the buffet options we could have gotten a capacity for 50 people and a lower room fee. Oh well.

Worst case people who can't fit in I guess will have to go toa regular table until someone comes out. We'll have to play it by ear. The only thing that might help is if people are coming and going (say late arrivals from the Evening Theatre)

[Womball]

Evening theatre? I thought the animation festival started on monday.

[jdrouse]

Wow what a cluster bomb thread. If the venue was still gonig to be the Acme Oyster place I noticed it closes at 10:00pm Sunday thru Thursday.

http://www.acmeoyster.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=87

If that is true that will hardly be enough time for misfits like us.

Correct me though. I couldn't decode all the data in thread.

[BOXXlabs]

-the word on the street is that at 10:00 when ACME Oyster closes, everybody's is going over to Paul H's hotel room to party like rock stars.

What's the room # again?

;)

[malducin]

Evening theatre? I thought the animation festival started on monday.

Yes it starts Monday, the Evening Theatre is Mon-Thu at 6:30-9pm. Those that go on Tuesday will be able to get to Acme for the CGTalk meeting.

Wow what a cluster bomb thread. If the venue was still gonig to be the Acme Oyster place I noticed it closes at 10:00pm Sunday thru Thursday

Whoa, didn't notice that. Do people want to start earlier? That way we can have people come and go. Most stuff ends at 6pm at SIGGRAPH, so maybe we could move the time to 7pm?

Let me know I can probably call tomorrow Acme or meet them in person and expand the hours.

[LolaToonHead]

At 10 p.m,, when it closes, we can just head elsewhere. We just have to make sure the folks who are coming late know where we are.
Any suggestions for late night places? I think it may be hard to swing all these people into one hotel room.

[BeDrinkab1e]

Forgot to do this last time. Sorry.


The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith

[tharrell]

Count me in as well!

--T

[JCork]

Yes it starts Monday, the Evening Theatre is Mon-Thu at 6:30-9pm. Those that go on Tuesday will be able to get to Acme for the CGTalk meeting.

Whoa, didn't notice that. Do people want to start earlier? That way we can have people come and go. Most stuff ends at 6pm at SIGGRAPH, so maybe we could move the time to 7pm?

Let me know I can probably call tomorrow Acme or meet them in person and expand the hours.

Well, I just heard word of another party that night. I think it was planned last minute, so there was no telling. It starts at 9pm, so after the Acme closes we could all head over to that. What do you say? Then we wouldn't have to change anything. Maybe it'll work out better than we planned.

"NVIDIA's BIG EASY BASH starts on Tuesday, August 4 at 9pm at The Famous Door in the French Quarter. It's going to be a long night!"

[JCork]

Updated:

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell

[huck2050]

Updated:

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba

[Halibate]

I foresee further changes to party locations and times.. but despite that i will try to make whatever whenever

Updated:

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba
24. Cody Schmidt

[uinku]

I'll be there unless something comes up.

Updated:

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba
24. Cody Schmidt
25. James Winkler

[Womball]

What time and date was this meetup decided on? I'm here in New Orleans.

[jdollus]

the first page was updated with the latest and greatest details.
I stopped by Acme Sat night and the food was great though it gets expensive quickly - those buffet quotes would have been a good deal.

[JCork]

the first page was updated with the latest and greatest details.
I stopped by Acme Sat night and the food was great though it gets expensive quickly - those buffet quotes would have been a good deal.

What he said. just check the first posting and that should tell you everything. :)

[MrPositive]

The CGTalk Meetup
1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba
24. Cody Schmidt
25. James Winkler
26. Clint Koch
27. Albert William
28. Allison Lazard
29. Adam Feasel
30. Ryan Wing

[JCork]

The CGTalk Meetup:

1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba
24. Cody Schmidt
25. James Winkler
26. Clint Koch
27. Albert William
28. Allison Lazard
29. Adam Feasel
30. Ryan Wing
31. Greg Oppman

[Chrma]

1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba
24. Cody Schmidt
25. James Winkler
26. Clint Koch
27. Albert William
28. Allison Lazard
29. Adam Feasel
30. Ryan Wing
31. Greg Oppman
32. Chris March

[Lena3]

Hey, sorry i didn't know we had to RSVP. I'll be there with my co-worker. See you tonight!

1. Josh Corken
2. Greg Silverman
3. Jason Mohan
4. Paul Hellard
5. Ryan Pote
6. Nathaniel Bostic
7. Becky Bostic
8. Juan Dominguez
9. Jelle Van de Weghe
10. malducin
11. Adam Glick
12. Paul Whitehead
13. Zeb Wood
14. Marcey Lee
15. Anthony Cortez
16. iJen Wang
17. Nathan Stromwasser
18.Grayscale ?
19. Eric Sheridan
20. Lola (Lavinia DeCastro)
21. Daniel Smith
22. Trey Harrell
23. Chris Huckaba
24. Cody Schmidt
25. James Winkler
26. Clint Koch
27. Albert William
28. Allison Lazard
29. Adam Feasel
30. Ryan Wing
31. Greg Oppman
32. Chris March
33. Lena Pizzacalla +1

[Womball]

Were going to miss today's Animation festival since that's from 6:30-9 pm. Hopefully that will be on the DVD they sell.

[jdollus]

Might stop by w/3 others but probably won't be until after the theater around 9:30 just before acme closes up for the night.

[Womball]

I'm not exactly sure how to get there from the Garden Inn Hilton. I can find Iberville st, but not sure what intersection it is on it. I'm going to wonder around till I find it though. I will be wearing a baby blue polo shirt, plus a leather kangol style hat.

[JCork]

Hey guys, I just wanted to say that it was really awesome finally being able to put the face to the user name! All this talking on here; I was getting pretty used to everyone's avatars. That's expected though.

We really had a great place and thanks to everyone who helped organize the event and everyone who decided to come party. It was a pleasure getting to know you. You can be sure I'll be back every year to come! :buttrock:

[PaulHellard]

Hey guys (and gal),

Thanks for the fantastic turn up on the night. I knew it already but you were a cool collection of people. Thanks for making Garth, Andrew and I feel so welcome.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs125.snc1/5374_112592466364_625306364_2391422_5603838_n.jpg


It was mighty to meet you all... (sorry, y'all!)

[RobertoOrtiz]

Guys it was a lot of fun...

thanks tomalducin for all his work....


here are some pics of the event

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/robertoortiz1/siggraph09/1.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/robertoortiz1/siggraph09/3.jpg

[ijenwang]

AWSOME!!!

the meeting was ROCK :D
More party tonight at Republic
(828 S peter St.)

[jd1981jr]

This is not Juan. Make this be a lesson that you should always sign out of CGTalk after using a public computer.

Don't worry I only read half of you most important messages. ;)

[JCork]

This is not Juan. Make this be a lesson that you should always sign out of CGTalk after using a public computer.

Don't worry I only read half of you most important messages. ;)

Yo Juan, I came to CGTalk on the SV computers and it just so happens I jumped on a computer that you must have used before me. Without thinking I just made made a post on here and after I published it, knew my name could not have changed to Juan. Hahaha! Regardless, sorry about that. I couldn't find a way to delete the message, so I just went ahead and made a learning experience out of it.

Anyways, just wanted to say that I'll upload the pictures I took last night on here when I get back to the hotel tonight. Was all tired from an awesome night and fell right asleep, so sorry for the delay. But not too worry, they will be up! :thumbsup:

[tharrell]

Great meeting everyone last night!

Any details on the Republic thing tonight (ie time & whose party?)

--T

[JCork]

Great meeting everyone last night!

Any details on the Republic thing tonight (ie time & whose party?)

--T

Haven't heard anything about that, but I'll keep my ears open. I do know that there is the Pixar Renderman User Group event tonight.

[jd1981jr]

<<<< real Juan

its cool Josh, i thought i logged off all my stuff but i guess i forgot to log off this forum. im so used to having it open on my laptop at all times. anyways, good looking out and hope you enjoyed the secret messages i have saved haha.

[Titus]

I think I got the response of why Malducin coudn't be there, he was completely drunk at the lucasfilm party.

[uinku]

Nice meeting everyone at the party. I think we had a pretty good turn out. Thanks to those who have posted pictures so far and to anyone that posts more. We're still missing, what, six more group pics?
(btw I'm the guy on the far right in the first pic)

[JCork]

I think I got the response of why Malducin coudn't be there, he was completely drunk at the lucasfilm party.

Wow! That kinda sucks.

[Titus]

Wow! That kinda sucks.

Well that wasn't completely true :D, just that we ended at that party and we're sorry to have missed the CGS meeting.

[JCork]

Well that wasn't completely true :D, just that we ended at that party and we're sorry to have missed the CGS meeting.

Understandable. I had the privilege of attending the Lucas Film Animation Party in Singapore and it was really awesome! Did the Storm Troopers guard the entrance at this one too? Haha!

[Edenvisuals]

Lotta fun Tuesday night everyone! Josh great job sticking it through the posts, Malducin, thanks for reserving the room (wish I could have thanked you in person), Greg ~ thanks for making me try oysters. They are indeed a quality treat! Paul ~ great to speak with you!


Until next year ehhh?

[JCork]

Lotta fun Tuesday night everyone! Josh great job sticking it through the posts, Malducin, thanks for reserving the room (wish I could have thanked you in person), Greg ~ thanks for making me try oysters. They are indeed a quality treat! Paul ~ great to speak with you!


Until next year ehhh?

Yeah Zeb! I wish I couldn've tried the oysters, but unfortunately, nobody wanted to bring me to the hospital. Haha!

[JCork]

I just posted a blog post recapping the CGTalk Meetup. I hope you enjoy it! You can find some additional pictures on there as well.

http://tinyurl.com/kro5mb

[bboss70]

Sorry I had to miss the meetup everyone. The friend that I'm staying with was stayin at his girls house that night and I don't have a key to his house. So I choose a bed over a party. I really hate that I missed meeting everyone. I have my last shift tomorrow (friday) from 3:15-5:15 and I'll be in the SV room for a good half hour after my shift. Don't be shy, come up and let me know who you are and that your active on the forums. I'm the big black guy and don't worry, I don't bite.

[Fess]

Sorry I missed it. Hangover from the night prior..
Pics look great and everyone looks happy.

-J

[PsychoSilence]

Dang! I missed it :(

[TiMrozek]

Good Party guys. This was a weird week. I have no smart phone or laptop and therefore wasn't online for a full week. Weird to be at Siggraph and to be completely unplugged too.

Anyway, it was great to meet everyone that I met. So see you all in LA in a year?

[LolaToonHead]

I think this was the best party I attended while at Siggraph. I met truly wonderful people from all over the world and had a blast.
I don't think I'll make it to next year's conference, but I hope you do it again in years to come.

[Womball]

I was a little disappointed Malducin wasn't there. I was expecting Ironman to blast in and than drink a barrel of booze.

[JCork]

I was a little disappointed Malducin wasn't there. I was expecting Ironman to blast in and than drink a barrel of booze.
That would have been bad ass!

[marceylee]

I'm so sorry guys I couldn't make it. It looked like i missed out on a really awesome time. I got dragged to another thing without my full knowledge. Well, it's def my loss and I will beat myself with a wet noodle 500 times as punishment.

[malducin]

I was a little disappointed Malducin wasn't there. I was expecting Ironman to blast in and than drink a barrel of booze.

That would have been bad ass!

Hahaha. I'll do that in LA. I'm still pissed I missed the Sake party because it was improperly listed at the Sheraton. I still got my fair share of drinking during the weekend at Muriel's and The Gumbo Shop (note to self, don't drink on an empty stomach).

Sorry for not being there, but as I mentioned I might miss it. Didn't get my confirmation for the Lucasfilm party until noon Tuesday, and I had to attend to say hi to a few people. I thought I might then be able to go to Acme's but the Lucasfilm party didn't end till 11pm. Glad to hear everyone had a great time. I did make it to Acme for my share of oysters the Saturday after SIGGRAPH.

But next time lets have the party on Sunday, preferably at a hotel. I promise to out-tequila anyone hehe, and do something really ridiculous ;-).

Ohh, and marceylee, thanks for pointing out Frenchman St. Too bad the Blue Nile closes early (or doesn't open at all) on Sundays. But seem like a great place for better music than most stuff on Bourbon.

See ya next year.

[Womball]

Next time I will have to book a flight for night time on Saturday rather than the morning. I missed out on Friday night on Bourbon St!

I'd go to the LA one if you did the ironman entrance. there was a figure of you in one of the booths.

[malducin]

Maybe I'll do my Blues Brothers impersonation instead...

It did see a lot of people leave by Friday, not many people left to do stuff. Titus and I did manage to get some great food and later go to Preservation Hall, to hear some fantastic music.

It was strange on Bourbon though. A sorority (TKE) arrived out our hotel lke Thursday night and were in full force at Bourbon. Then on Saturday was the Dirty Linen charity race around the French Quarter which caused a bt of a mess, and then there were a lot of people (men and women) in red dresses at night.

[Animechx]

Maybe I'll do my Blues Brothers impersonation instead...

It did see a lot of people leave by Friday, not many people left to do stuff. Titus and I did manage to get some great food and later go to Preservation Hall, to hear some fantastic music.

It was strange on Bourbon though. A sorority (TKE) arrived out our hotel lke Thursday night and were in full force at Bourbon. Then on Saturday was the Dirty Linen charity race around the French Quarter which caused a bt of a mess, and then there were a lot of people (men and women) in red dresses at night.

oh, yeah!! we saw them too!!! :scream: a few started out that Friday night in Bourbon Street running through. i was a little taken back even around that atmosphere-!

we saw the league of them as we left for our flight Saturday morning. it's some sort of tradition of 'The Running of the Red Dress'. they wouldn't tell us of its origins or what route they were taking; the Driver of our shuttle warned all the other guys about them & where they were starting out from once we accidentally found that out.

it was kinda disturbing seeing these huge, tall guys walking around in semi-disguise & in bright red dresses. what would their employers & families think of them if they saw them that way?:eek: guess that was why they were partially masked & keeping secrets....?

[Womball]

I saw that too. I didn't know what to make of it. Although I figured I should probably stay out of the way. The pinkies. They started off at Friday afternoon.

[cspangler]

I popped into the meetup for a brief moment. I agree with the above comment about having the meetup on Sunday.

Yes, I stayed for the weekend. That was a Hasher race, the Red Dress run http://nolareddress.tumblr.com/post/114434585/hashers . They run from bar to bar and drink and run and drink again, with a party and drinks at the end of the race. Which means they are drinkers with a running problem. The Hashers are nation wide.

Also, there were a bunch of smokers and high end models checking into my hotel for that cigar and pipe and tobacco conference that was gearing up. I overheard a couple of fun quips such as "we started smoking at 5:00 am this morning" and "I can barely talk and can't taste anything, but am looking forward to trying your cigars later."

[Animechx]

I popped into the meetup for a brief moment. I agree with the above comment about having the meetup on Sunday.

Yes, I stayed for the weekend. That was a Hasher race, the Red Dress run http://nolareddress.tumblr.com/post/114434585/hashers . They run from bar to bar and drink and run and drink again, with a party and drinks at the end of the race. Which means they are drinkers with a running problem. The Hashers are nation wide.

Also, there were a bunch of smokers and high end models checking into my hotel for that cigar and pipe and tobacco conference that was gearing up. I overheard a couple of fun quips such as "we started smoking at 5:00 am this morning" and "I can barely talk and can't taste anything, but am looking forward to trying your cigars later."

'Hashers', hunh? hm....

if memory serves, the original language from where we get hashish is related to hash(er); it was a weed or plant that was used to make potent drugs for assassins to use when out for their kill. so there may be some relation to the modern-day 'Hasher' title here after all. interesting. i wonder if any of them were at the SIG Conference?:curious:

and the quip about the smoking in the morning & loss of taste buds, but they still wanted to smoke even more is just sad & hilarious! :eek: don't they get the point??? :banghead: wow.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Guys here are my photos from the conference...
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs190.snc1/6370_120399607982_556412982_2530420_6548829_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2530421&id=556412982)

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs190.snc1/6370_120399612982_556412982_2530421_4172984_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2530421&id=556412982)

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs190.snc1/6370_120399617982_556412982_2530422_45760_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2530421&id=556412982)

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs170.snc1/6370_120399597982_556412982_2530418_4113313_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2530421&id=556412982)