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VCUQatar Presents Animation Festival, 22 October, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, VCUQatar Atrium (22.10.2009)

VCUQatar Presents ACM SIGGRAPH Doha Chapter's 'Animation Festival'

Doha, Qatar - Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is presenting the first meeting of the ACM SIGGRAPH Doha Chapter with an 'Animation Festival' on Thursday, 22 October, 2009 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at the atrium in VCUQatar.

ACM SIGGRAPH Doha is a Professional Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics and will be featuring the very best Animation from around the world. Their goal is to bring to members in depth coverage of the latest developments and achievements in the field of computer graphics including animation, visual effects, multi-media, interaction design, virtual reality and other areas of creative fields.

The Association also wants to create a network of computer graphics and interactive technology professionals and students. This include artists, designers, programmers, technologists, media professionals, digital content creators, teachers, students, filmmakers, web developers and others form technical and creative fields. ACM SIGGRAPH plans to run free events where local, national and international keynote speakers may present their work or topics to the public forum. The forum gives attendees the opportunity to directly network with the speakers and other attendees.

In this first meeting, Muqeem Khan, Assistant Professor at VCUQatar will be presenting his research in virtual reality and 3D interactive technologies. After this short presentation, everybody get to watch the best animation from around the world. The Association will also try to organize a one-hour info/technique sessions "Gorilla Studio" for members to learn tools, techniques, process and innovative ways to achieve something in computer graphics.

The ACM SIGGRAPH Doha Chapter's "Animation Festival" will be held annually hereafter. After the festival, acknowledgements and awards are distributed to the individuals who submit their work to the festival. Judges comprise a select academia/industry panel, and participants get national and international attention through this competition. Speakers from academia and professional practices keynote the meetings.

The electronic theater screening takes place on 22 October, 2009 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM in the atrium at VCUQatar and is open to the public. Those wishing to participate on a regular basis can join the ACM SIGGRAPH Doha professional chapter for regular reminders at http://www.muqeemkhan.com/forms/

About Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar:
Established in the US in 1838 and in Qatar in 1998, Virginia Commonwealth University offers students from all over the world the opportunity to earn Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in fashion, graphic, interior design and painting & printmaking and a Master of Fine Arts degree in design studies. A team of highly skilled professors provide rigorous curricula that prepare students to assume leadership roles in the professional design field of their choice. VCUQatar regularly organizes and hosts exhibitions, gallery events, world-class conferences and holds an annual fashion show. The documentary entitled "VCUQatar", which highlighted the 10 year anniversary of Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar's rich history and the education the students are receiving, won a Capital Emmy at the 51st Emmy Awards in April 2009. VCUQatar is supported and funded by the Qatar Foundation. For more information please visit www.qatar.vcu.edu

About Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
Founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Qatar Foundation is a private, non-profit organization committed to the principle that a nation's greatest natural resource is its people. The headquarters of Qatar Foundation are located within its flagship project, Education City, a fourteen million square-meter campus which hosts numerous progressive learning institutions and centers of research, including branch campuses of six of the world's leading universities, plus a cutting-edge research and development center. Qatar Foundation also works to enhance the quality of life in Qatar by investing in community health and development.
For more information please visit: http://www.qf.org.qa