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SUMMARY:Educators Forum Panel: Framing the Future: How collaboration betwe
 en Higher Education and Industry is Empowering Graduates
DESCRIPTION:SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 is excited to announce the return of the ed
 ucation program! The Educator’s Forum invites people from both academia an
 d the industry to present innovative research, methods and developments re
 lated to the teaching of computer graphics and interactive techniques and 
 application of computer graphics and interactive techniques in all areas o
 f learning.\nSupporting the conference theme – Connecting Stories, being a
 ble to tell stories and communicate effectively through and across a diver
 se range of social, cultural, professional, technical, and creative networ
 ks, and communities is a vital part of the educational experience. SIGGRAP
 H Asia views education as a natural and essential part of the lifelong lea
 rning process and supports the evolving integration of art and technology 
 embraced by educators.\n\n\nAs an international gathering of industry prof
 essionals and academics, the Educator’s Forum will present perspectives th
 at appeal to a wide spectrum of interests and share educational strategies
  adopted in both industry and academia to make the learning process more s
 atisfying, productive, and meaningful.\n\nFraming the Future: How collabor
 ation between Higher Education and Industry is empowering graduates\n\nAus
 tralia and New Zealand have faced unique challenges in growing their VFX a
 nd Animation industries. Not least of these are their geographical isolati
 on and a smaller talent pool from which to hire. In this panel, we will di
 scuss how companies across the region have built courses in collaboration 
 w...\n\n\nMiho Aoki (University of Alaska Fairbanks); Gregory Bennett (Auc
 kland University of Technology); Mark Flanagan and Caitlin Procter (Animal
  Logic); Alwyn Hunt (Adobe, The Rookies); Egan Wesener (Rising Sun Picture
 s); and Ben Cooke (DNEG Sydney)\n---------------------\nFraming the Future
 : How collaboration between Higher Education and Industry is empowering gr
 aduates\n\nPanel Discussion:\nAustralia has faced unique challenges in gro
 wing its VFX and Animation industries. \nNot least of these are its geogra
 phical isolation and a small talent pool from which to hire.\n\nIn this pa
 nel, we will discuss how companies across the continent have built courses
  in collaboration w...\n\n\nMark Flanagan (Animal Logic), Alwyn Hunt (the 
 Rookies), Alex Weight (University of Technology Sydney), Egan Wesener (RSP
 ), and Ben Cooke (DNEG)\n\nRegistration Category: Full Access, Enhanced Ac
 cess, Trade Exhibitor, Experience Hall Exhibitor
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