refocus-now is hosting its 2005 Calendar Competition featuring the best photography, digital imaging and mixed media work being used in advertising, design and the publishing market sectors. The calendar will be published in autumn with each of the competition winners receiving 20 copies for their own use. The remainder will be distributed to commercial art buyers, art directors and designers and sold from the refocus-now Website. The four categories cover all four seasons and entrants can interpret the theme for each category however they wish. The judges will be looking for strong, inspired and imaginative imagery that capture the spirit of each season. For further details and guidelines, visit http://www.refocus-now.co.uk.

STUDIOTOOLS DISCOVERY NIGHT & DIGITAL SKETCHING CONTEST Great Eastern Technology 6pm-9pm Join us for this free seminar exploring StudioTools, the world's leading industrial design software for the product design and transportation markets. We will explore the features and capabilities of StudioTools, ImageStudio and PortfolioWall. Discover how this 3D software solution can work for you. All attendees will receive a StudioTools 11 Personal Learning Edition CD. DIGITAL SKETCHING CONTEST - HELD BOTH EVENINGS! The contest will be held each night after the presentations. Everyone registered to compete will have 10 minutes to sketch a design on a Wacom Cintiq Tablet. Visit us online for more information and to register! MORE INFORMATION: http://www.get.com/3dweek.html VIEW PRIZES: http://www.get.com/3dweek_prizes.html REGISTER: http://www.get.com/3dweek_registration.html

Discreet invites local 3D creators to experience a free demonstration of the new features of its 3ds max 7 software. Beno

Discreet invites local 3D creators to experience a free demonstration of the new features of its 3ds max 7 software. Jason Crosby, producer at Digital Dimension, will speak from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society.

Located blocks away from Warner Bros. Studios, in Burbank, California, Digital Dimension specializes in 3D animation, motion graphics and visual effects for the film, television and interactive industries. The company, founded in 1995, has earned a Visual Effects Society Award and four Emmy Awards. Digital Dimension recently produced more than 100 invisible effects for the New Line film CELLULAR and recently completed visual effects work on EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING.

To register, log on to www.discreet.com/events.

3ds max 7 launch, Philippines
Free Seminar

Date: 15th October 2004

Time: 1.30 - 5.30 pm

Venue: Quezon A Ballroom
Basement level 1
Makati Shangri-La Hotel
Ayala Avenue
corner Makati Avenue
Makati City 1200
Philippines

Free: Afternoon snack with coffee/tea

Register Now! Or for more information,
please contact LMK Commercial:
852-5223 / 852-2554 / 852-7306
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kailash@mydestiny.net

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The Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo and Multimedia Conference (OEGE) is a one day conference that seeks to bring together students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts in all areas of Computer-Aided Technology and highlight Oklahoma as a creative outlet for these industries.

Computer-Aided Technology encompasses all creative industries that use computers for the development of their designs, such as video game, multimedia, graphic design, web design, CAD, GIS, video editing, animation, and digital art.

By offering an educated workforce, we strive to make Oklahoma a prime location for game development, multimedia, animation, etc., thus expanding this growing creative industry.

The Istanbul Animation and Visual Effects Short Film Competition is first and only animation festival in Turkey.

3X3 MAGAZINE is entering its fourth year judging the world's best contemporary illustration judged by some of the world's best illustrators. It has expanded the categories in its professional show to include three categories: children's book illustration -- both published and unpublished; animation; and a separate category for work done specifically for gallery exhibits. This year's categories include our usual advertising, editorial, institutional, books, and unpublished, including self-promotion. And three new categories: children's books, animation and art-for-sale. For the animation category, the judges include: Mario Cavalli, Dave McKean, Run Wrake, Oscar Grillo and Eric Goldberg.

Digital Video Expo East is a core event for digital video trends or equipment for the audio, broadcasting, digital photography, independent filmmaking, lighting, visual effects, video or high definition industry. This year's conference sessions will cover technical, legal and business challenges driving change in the industry. For more information, visit www.dvexpo.com.

Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local SIGGRAPH chapter are sponsoring 4th Generation Media presentation lead by Bruce Curling from Anark Corporation. Curling's presentation will cover the key concepts of 4th Generation Media as it impacts hardware penetration in the current high-tech market. The presentation will also provide an overview of potential applications for interactive 3D multimedia technologies and demonstrate how customers such as Microsoft and NVIDIA are using Anark technologies to facilitate product launches, market presentations, screen savers and Web presentations. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. at the Art Institute of Portland, located at 1122 N.W. Davis Street (Near Powell's Books), Portland. Registration and networking will be from 6:30