ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee - Asia

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Symposium on Education

wobbe — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:34:55 +0000

The program for this year's Symposium on Education at SIGGRAPH Asia has been posted:

Symposium on Education Presentations & Workshops

More general information on this Symposium on Education:

SIGGRAPH Asia Symposium on Education

Call for Participation: Symposium on Education, SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Macao

wobbe — Fri, 27 May 2016 15:24:33 +0000

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2016 is calling for submissions of Education Papers, Education Talks (short presentations) and Education Workshops.
http://sa2016.siggraph.org/en/submitters/symposium-on-education

The deadline of submission is ~~June 15th~~ extended to June 30th, 2016.

Call for Participation: SA 2015 Symposium on Education

wobbe — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:30:20 +0000

We are excited to announce the Symposium on Education program at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015. The Symposium on Education invites people from both academia and the industry to present innovative research, methods and positions about the teaching and integration of computer graphics and interactive techniques in all areas of learning. We view education as a natural part of the lifelong learning process, and we wish to support the evolving integration of art and technology embraced by educators.

Submission Deadline: 12 June 2015 Extended to the 19th of June

SA 2015 is seeking submissions for Education Papers, Talks, Workshops, Panels, Student-Focus Talks, Workshops and Panels.

For more information, please see: http://sa2015.siggraph.org/en/submitters/symposium-on-education.html

SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Kobe: 2-5 November 2015

Kobe Convention Center, Kobe, Japan
http://sa2015.siggraph.org/en

Contact:

Miho Aoki, SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Symposium on Education Chair
Email: education_asia [at] siggraph.org

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 Education Panel

wobbe — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Thursday, 15 December

Approaches and Challenges towards Animation Education

Weihua Gao (Animation School of Communication University of China and one of the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee Asia Representatives) was one of the speakers on this panel that was describes as follows:

"Animation is being taught in schools all over the world at various levels of success. . In this panel we wish to explore current approaches towards animation education and share best practices as well as the challenges facing these schools. Aspects such as policies, enrolment and class management issues to curriculum structure, pedagogy and success stories can be brought up and discussed to find out how animation institutions are effectively educating their students and preparing them for their roles in the industry. Towards the end of the panel we can also explore future developments in animation education and possible challenges that lie ahead."

Moderator

Ahmad Al-Mahir Abu Bakar
Singapore Polytechnic

Education Panel on the SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 website

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008: A Platform for CG Educators Sharing Ideas

wobbe — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:19:00 +0000

ACM SIGGRAPH successfully kicked off its first SIGGRAPH Asia conference in Singapore during December 10th to 13th 2008.

The official report showed that more than 3200 attended and 49 countries were involved in this creatively inspired conference. About 80 percent of the attendance came from Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia and New Zealand.

By Weihua Gao
ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee Asian Representative
Communication University of China

On the exhibition floor, the SIGGRAPH village occupied a large area comprised of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee,the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee, the SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Committee, etc. The ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee presented its education-related activities and resources to the public, and also screened the SpaceTime 2008 student competition demo reel. Our educational online resources, such as CGEMS and cgSource, attracted much attention from the educators and researchers.

The Educators program chaired by Prof. Mark Chavez was a highlight of the Asia conference. The program included 9 forums with a total of 20 presentations, covering topics such as Methodologies in Learning, Methodologies in Teaching,Game Education, The Mindspace of Learning, Professional/Academic, and more. The ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee’s Asian Representative Prof. Weihua Gao and Prof. Zhigeng Pan co-chaired the Game Education and Professional & Academic sessions. Speakers from around the world shared their creative ideas, achievements, and experiences in animation, multimedia, and game education. This facilitated a useful dialogue between the east and west.

Following the successful tradition of SIGGRAPH conferences, the Asia conference consisted of featured speakers, Courses, Papers, Educators program, Computer Animation Festival, Exhibitions, Art Gallery, Emerging Technology, and so forth. The wide diversity of programs served the needs of artists, researchers, developers, gaming experts, filmmakers, and academics in the rising Asian regions.

See images from SIGGRAPH Asia 2008

[Aniwow!2008]

wobbe — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:21:00 +0000

Call for entries for [Aniwow!2008] 3rd China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival which will be held from Oct, 22nd 2008 to Oct, 25th 2008.

We sincerely look forward to your participation and call for your excellent art works!

ENTRY DEADLINE: Sept. 28, 2008

[Aniwow!2008] Awards have 4 categories

They are:

Animation
VFX
Interactive Design
Comic Art & Illustration

For more information about the festival, please read the attachment or visit the official site

If you have any questions about the competition, please don't hesitate to send your E-mail:
aniwow.lix [at] gmail.com (Europe,North America & South America)
aniwow.kiwi [at] gmail.com (Asia & Oceania)

•If you represent school or other education institute, we appreciate if you can disseminate this news in your students and organize them to participate in this event. We may send you our poster by mail later.

•If you are individual, we hope you could invite and arouse your students, classmates and friends to participate in this event together.

Thank you very much!

Organizing Committee for 3rd China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival

Tel: +86 10 6578 3458 +86 10 6578 3475 ext.116 Fax: +86 10 6578 3457

Official website: www.aniwow.org
Official E-mail: info [at] aniwow.org

Aniwow!2008]Animation School, Communication University of China
No.1 Ding Fuzhuang East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
100024, P. R. China

Edutainment 2007

wobbe — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:31:00 +0000

Edutainment 2007 is the 2nd International Conference on E-learning and Games. It is an international forum for researchers to share the developments and applications for e-learning and digital entertainment systems. Edutainment 2007 will be held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on June 11-13, 2007. The conference will include plenary invited talks, workshops, tutorials, paper presentation tracks, and panel discussions.

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ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee - Asia

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Symposium on Education

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Call for Participation: Symposium on Education, SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Macao

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Call for Participation: SA 2015 Symposium on Education

Submission Deadline: 12 June 2015 Extended to the 19th of June

SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Kobe: 2-5 November 2015

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SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 Education Panel

Thursday, 15 December

Approaches and Challenges towards Animation Education

Moderator

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SIGGRAPH Asia 2008: A Platform for CG Educators Sharing Ideas

ACM SIGGRAPH successfully kicked off its first SIGGRAPH Asia conference in Singapore during December 10th to 13th 2008.

By Weihua Gao
ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee Asian Representative
Communication University of China

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[Aniwow!2008]

Call for entries for [Aniwow!2008] 3rd China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival which will be held from Oct, 22nd 2008 to Oct, 25th 2008.

We sincerely look forward to your participation and call for your excellent art works!

[Aniwow!2008] Awards have 4 categories

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Edutainment 2007

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ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee - Asia

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Symposium on Education

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Call for Participation: Symposium on Education, SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Macao

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Call for Participation: SA 2015 Symposium on Education

Submission Deadline: 12 June 2015 Extended to the 19th of June

SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Kobe: 2-5 November 2015

Contact:

Tags:

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 Education Panel

Thursday, 15 December

Approaches and Challenges towards Animation Education

Moderator

Tags:

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008: A Platform for CG Educators Sharing Ideas

ACM SIGGRAPH successfully kicked off its first SIGGRAPH Asia conference in Singapore during December 10th to 13th 2008.

By Weihua Gao ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee Asian Representative Communication University of China

Tags:

[Aniwow!2008]

Call for entries for [Aniwow!2008] 3rd China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival which will be held from Oct, 22nd 2008 to Oct, 25th 2008.

We sincerely look forward to your participation and call for your excellent art works!

[Aniwow!2008] Awards have 4 categories

Tags:

Edutainment 2007

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By Weihua Gao
ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee Asian Representative
Communication University of China