You're probably talking about the discussion list meetings.
Now, the discussion list meeting was founded on these three principles:
1. Drink and gab
2. ???
3. Profit!
http://maps.google.com/maps?sll=42.349283,-71.045194&hl=en&f=q&q=pub&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.350584,-71.049571&spn=0.019918,0.029912
Amusingly, there's a pub right in the vicinity of the conference hall called "Quiet Man Pub & Restaurant". Coincidence?
- ½
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf
> Of Bradley Gabe
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 18:24
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: siggy: (was Re: combating heavy aliasing artifacts)
>
>
> Funny, I always thought they were an informal gathering of friends who
> wanted to hear Joey say "I'll tell you what!"
>
> > >> Speaking of siggy, is the list planning on doing its
> usual Monday night
> > >> get together?
> >
> > I've been handling those details the past few years.
> >
> > While many xsi users were part of the ordeal, it was never
> designed as an
> > "xsi list" get together per se. My intention was to set up
> a casual get
> > together of people I know from different facets of the
> industry (education,
> > students, government, film, post, ...) and allow them to
> meet as well as
> > introduce their own friends to the group in the process
> letting it build
> > year over year. The concept being that this industry is
> not very stable and
> > it's always nice to have options and resources to tap when
> things get slow
> > rather than being left out in the cold one day when the
> phone stops ringing.
> > Also, it allows you to get a taste of what others do in
> case you're tired of
> > your job and want to make a career switch - you'd have a
> starting point to
> > get the ball rolling. Think of it as industry
> cross-pollination, but at a
> > personal level.
> >
> > I started it all on a few simple principles:
> >
> > - no salesman, software vendors, company reps, or the like.
> > It's a casual get together, not a seminar to pitch products.
> >
> > - group size should be limited so everybody meets
> > everybody at a personal level.
> >
> > - each person pays for his/her own food and drink
> >
> > - chosen restaurant / bars are affordable for all and
> > accomodating of people's eating habits (vegetarian, ethnic, ...)
> >
> > - environment should be open, casual, friendly, and within
> > easy travel distance for those attending.
> >
> >
> > I'm still looking into hotel arrangements for myself. If I
> can find
> > something reasonable, then I'll go ahead and put the plans
> together for
> > "It's that time again" #5.
> >
> >
> > Matt
> >
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> > Animator / Technical Director
> > Softimage certified instructor:
> > Softimage|3D
> > Softimage|XSI
> > Matt(at)Mantom.net
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