I won't be arriving until Monday morning... Sorry I'll miss this!
-Tim C.
On 7/23/2015 6:20 PM, Matt Lind wrote:
I have arranged a Siggraph dinner for most of the past 15 years,
usually on Sunday evening to kick off the week as it has the fewest
conflicts with other Siggraph activities. It’s a time to put a face to
a name, share war stories from the studio, and make new connections to
build your network. While most attendees are Softimage users, it’s not
strictly the case. I encourage students and other guests come along.
The dinner is casual, and everyone pays his/her own way.
I typically rotate restaurants each time and pick somewhere nice. The
exception being the past few times Siggraph was in Los Angeles with
dinner at Trader Vic’s. Well, Trader Vic’s is no more (in LA) Sad
smile. I have a few replacements in mind, but wanted an idea of who
would be interested in meeting as head count determines whether I have
to leave deposits, use fixed menus, and so forth. I would like ball
park figures on those details to more quickly rule in/out possible
restaurants. Preliminary thinking is someplace in the LA Live
district immediately north of the convention center, but it only has
chain restaurants and closes a little earlier being a Sunday.
Alternate choice is the Pacific Dining Car on 6th street which is
built in a converted railroad car and a tad pricey (tourist
attraction), but is open 24 hours and food is rated as very good.
Date:
Sunday August 9, 2015
Time
Meet and greet: 6:00 pm – closed
Seated for dinner at roughly 7:15 pm
Anybody can show up for meet and greet, but only those who
RSVP will be seated for dinner.
Where:
TBD based on response.
if you’re interested in attending, send an email to
matt(dot)lind(at)mantom(dot)net <mailto:matt.lind@mantom%28dot%29net>
with subject “Siggraph dinner 2015”. Please include the following
information with your RSVP:
- your name
- number of guests (including yourself)
- any special needs (food allergies, dietary needs, handicap
access, etc...)
- most reliable contact info you can be reached (email/phone/text/...)
(think in terms of when you’re in Los Angeles)
Please only RSVP if you’re sure you want to and can attend. Late
comers are OK (to attend technical papers fast forward, for example)
as long as you notify me in advance. Whatever you do, don’t RSVP and
then not show up. That leaves me and others on the hook for anything
reserved and not used. Don’t be that guy.
thanks,
Matt
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