Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Presents

Birds of a Feather Mixer

Meet those in affiliated local organizations

This quarter our social mixer includes folks from other local groups: IxDA (www.ixda.org), CHIFOO (www.chifoo.org), ASIFA Portland (www.asifaseattle.com), and Cascade SIGGRAPH (www.cascadesiggraph.org). This is your opportunity network and find out more about different related groups in the NW and meet like-minded folks.

What Cross-Organizational Social Mixer

Where Close to downtown, at the Lucky Lab Brewery in NW Portland, 1945 NW Quimby, Portland Oregon. Link to directions: http://www.luckylab.com/html/directions.html#beerhall

When Wednesday, November 15, 2006, around 5:30 PM

Why Network with like-minded folks and those in extended industries

Who Those interested in interaction design, computer-human interaction, animation and computer graphics.

RSVP Please RSVP to cascadesiggraph@gmail.com early so that we can reserve tables and plan for attendance

Cost Free admission

More About Each Organization

IxDA — The Interaction Design Association, IxDA (www.ixda.org), is a non-profit professional organization whose focus is promoting both the field of interaction design and the interests of an international community of practitioners, managers, educators, and students of interaction design. Our organization’s goals are to:

· communicate the unique perspective that interaction design brings to both industry and the broader design community

· promote awareness of the discipline, craft, and value of interaction design among business leaders, academia, consumers, and our colleagues

· advance the discipline of interaction design by encouraging the adoption of innovative methods

· encourage and recommend high standards of practice among interaction design professionals

· help establish standards for academic programs in interaction design

· develop an active, close-knit community of interaction design professionals worldwide.

CHIFOO — CHIFOO (pronounced ky - FOO'), the Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon (www.chifoo.org), is the local chapter of ACM SIGCHI, the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. The ACM is the Association for Computing Machinery, the national professional society for computing and information processing.

CHIFOO's purpose is to provide a mechanism for exchanging ideas, and organizing workshops & similar educational activities related to computer-human interaction.

ASIFA — The Association International du Film d'Animation, or the International Animated Film Association (www.asifaseattle.com), is the Pacific Northwest’s foremost organization for the animation community, with a collective membership of professional animators, filmmakers, students, teachers and fans as well as affiliated professions such as voice-over actors, composers, puppeteers, illustrators and cartoonists. The Northwest has a rich history of experimental and independent animation, as well as commercial production in the areas of stop-motion, computer graphics visualization, interactive and video game animation. The mission is to promote the art of animation and foster the development of the animation industry in the Pacific Northwest.

ASIFA Seattle was founded, in 1988, as ASIFA-NW, and split into Seattle and Portland chapters in 2006. It is one of nine U.S. chapters of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA, which was established in 1960. As of 2005, there were approximately 2000 ASIFA members in more than 30 ASIFA chapters worldwide.

SIGGRAPH — The Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter (www.cascadesiggraph.org) exists to serve the needs of the Oregon and Southwest Washington computer graphics industry and students. Through meetings, workshops, conferences, and other activities, the Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter works to promote an increased knowledge of and greater interest in the educational, artistic, and scientific aspects and applications of modern technology to graphics, enhancing communication between persons in Oregon and Southwest Washington that have an interest in any aspect of computer graphics.

Location and Registration

The night will loosely start at 5:30 and go until people are done (8:00?) This is a chance to casually meet SIGGRAPH and sister organization members, in the Portland area.

This particular event is free. Usually, most Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH meetings are free to Cascade Chapter members and non-members pay a $5.00 admission fee at the door. Annual local membership can be purchased at the door for $25.00 ($18.00 for students), with cash or check but not credit cards. For more information on Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH and membership registration, visit the Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH website at www.cascade.siggraph.org/.

There is food and drink available for purchase and there will be light appetizers available. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to cascadesiggraph@gmail.com for planning purposes. For more information, please call Demetra Gilmore Arnett at 503.367.1522.

Parking and Directions

There is parking on the street and in the parking lot aside the building. For directions, visit http://www.luckylab.com/html/directions.html#beerhall.

Reader contact

Demetra Gilmore Arnett, Vice Chair

(503) 367-1522, cascadesiggraph@gmail.com

Cascade SIGGRAPH general information

Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH

PO Box 10583
Portland, OR 97296 -10583

email address: info@cascadesiggraph.org