All Education, all the time!

It's my last day in the office before heading to LA. ACK.

(A perfect time to write a blog post, of course.. not like i don't have a zillion things to do, but I like this better!)

I am just finalizing some details on our Education initiatives at SIGGRAPH, and I received some fantastic news from Kevin, our PR manager. I'll share that later on..

At SIGGRAPH 2008, Softimage will be holding an Education Summit on Monday, August 11th from 3-5pm at the Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles. We are expecting representatives from the leading art and design schools from around the world, and we have a packed agenda for them. We'll be showing off XSI 7 and integration with CryEngine 2 and Gamebryo.. presenting new training material from Escape Studios designed specifically for educators and "How to integrate XSI 7 & ICE into your curriculum," presented by Softimage Certified Instructor Adam Sale. And longtime Softimage user and studio owner Marc Bourbonnais of ModusFX will be sharing his thoughts on how instructors can help in "Preparing Students for their First Job."

More details can be found here: http://www.softimage.com/events/sig08/edu_summit.aspx

We are also holding the 2nd annual Production Challenge on Sunday, August 10, also at the Sheraton, from 11am-8pm. This is a master class to end master classes.. 4 of the industry's top XSI artists will be creating a shot LIVE in front of an audience. You won't be taught about techniques at this event.. you will learn both how and why these talented artists use the software in a real, live production scenario. It's also FREE!

Don't miss it - register HERE: http://www.softimage.com/events/sig08/prod_challng.aspx

For the 2nd year in a row, Softimage is sponsoring the Student Volunteer Program with 300+ licenses of SOFTIMAGE XSI 7 Academic. At the end of the show, each volunteer will have a FREE license of XSI 7. That's approximately $90,000 worth of software!

Ooh.. I just got GREAT news from our partners over at Digital-Tutors. Every attendee of our events at SIGGRAPH will receive a special promotion code for a brand new, not-yet-announced training title for XSI 7.. which will entitle them to 40 per cent off the cost of the training!
http://www.digitaltutors.com/store/home.php?cat=32

So my great news.. A few months ago, Digital Content Producer Magazine asked us to help promote a student cover contest for their SIGGRAPH issue. Well, they chose a Softimage XSI artist from Centre NAD here in Montreal!

Here's a mini shot of the cover:

See you soon!

jen