Student Meet Up
It’s the first day of SIGGRAPH! Meet up with all other Animation Mentor peeps and tour the floor together. Wear an Animation Mentor T-shirt to find your friends.

When: 9:45 AM
Where: Lobby H in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Informal Animation Mentor Gathering
Calling all Animation Mentor students and alumni, please plan to meet us at D.B.A on Frenchman Street. Cash Bar ($8 - $10 per drink)

When: 8 – 10 PM
Where: D.B.A. on Frenchman Street
http://www.drinkgoodstuff.com/no/default.asp

Animation Q&A with Shawn Kelly & Industry Experts
Have your animation questions answered by the animation industry insiders.

Panelists Include:
Bryan Engram – Animation Director at Reel FX Entertainment
Paul Allen – Mentor and Senior Character Animator at Terminal Reality, Inc.
Robin Linn – Artist Management at Radium/Reel FX Entertainment
Scott Benza – Animation Director at Industrial Light and Magic

When: 11 AM – 12 PM
Where: Student Volunteer Lounge, Rooms 240-242

Animation Mentor Birds of a Feather
Demo Reel Reviews with Bobby Beck and Shawn Kelly

When: 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Where: Room 263, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Reel FX & Animation Mentor Party
Join Reel FX and Animation Mentor for some happy hour fun!

When: 4 - 7 PM
Where: Gordon Biersch
200 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
http://www.neworleansrestaurants.com/gordonbiersch/

Recommendation
Check out the Computer Animation Festival ($50 Day Pass)
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/computer_animation_festival/index.php