Panels

Lively discussion amongst leading experts in computer graphics and interactive techniques presents diverse perspectives for consideration and inspiration.

Below is a listing of the work presented at the SIGGRAPH 2020 Panels. To explore the content in detail, please review the program鈥檚 listing on the ACM Digital Library.

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Voices converge, collaborate, and explore big industry topics in SIGGRAPH Panel discussions.

Get ready to think beyond by attending SIGGRAPH Panels.

Panels provide a unique attendee experience with a moderator conducting a discussion with three or four expert panelists with varied viewpoints and experience. Interest and novel ideas arise through discussion, agreement, controversy, and audience interaction.

Panels are a mixture of sessions organized by special invitation and/or selected from juried proposals submitted through the General Submissions process.

In addition to the panels listed below, there is also content of interest in the Educator鈥檚 Forum, including:

Best Practices in Computer Classroom Layout

Geoffrey Beatty – La Salle University
Brittany Biggs – University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa
Scott Raymond – Austin Peay State University
Tad Leckman – University of California, Santa Cruz

School to Industry: Preparing for the Change

Glenn Goldman – New Jersey Institute of Technology
Greg Berridge – Sony Pictures Imageworks
Roula Lainas – Zoic Studios
James Tichenor – Facebook

Educating the Next Generation of Animation Professionals

Brittany Biggs – Brittany Biggs – University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa
Diana Reichenbach – Savannah College of Art and Design
Phillip Hall – Regent University
Scott Raymond – Austin Peay State University
Kara Oropallo – University of Texas at Dallas

ginger Alford General Submissions Chair
SMU Lyle School of Engineering

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Monday, 24 August 2020expand all聽路聽collapse all
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10:30am - 11:30am PST
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Technologies in Immersive Experiential Marketing
Jordyn Curley
Lara Cawsey
John Canning
Stephanie Perea
Samuel Conlogue
Sophia Moshasha
Live Session
Research & Education
VR
Wednesday, 26 August 2020expand all聽路聽collapse all
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3pm - 4pm PST Panel
Panel VR Theater Director's Panel - Part 1
4:30pm - 5:30pm PST
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Bringing VFX to the Table
Heath Hanlin
Shaina Holmes
Raqi Syed
Sunny Teich
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Production & Animation
Research & Education
Thursday, 27 August 2020expand all聽路聽collapse all
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8:30am - 10am PST
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NYIT Computer Graphics Lab Then and Now
Hank Grebe
Ed Catmull
Alvy Ray Smith
Theresa Ellis Rygiel
Dan Hopen
Pat Hanrahan
Rebecca Allen
Live Session
Research & Education
Rendering
12pm - 1pm PST
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Electronic Theater Director's Panel
Friday, 28 August 2020expand all聽路聽collapse all
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10am - 11am PST
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PDI The Beginning - Reflection on the Inception of PDI 40 Years Ago
Glenn Entis
Carl Rosendahl
Richard Chuang
Richard Chuang
Glenn Entis
Carl Rosendahl
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12pm - 1pm PST Panel
Panel VR Theater Director's Panel - Part 2