Follow the User Guide to start building your site.
Upcoming Events
As narrated by the tagline of the last AWE Conference in Long Beach, CA, and since followed up by the daily news stories about the future of Hollywood and public social media AI usage and what's real and what's not, the AI+XR Medium and it's fall out is now here.
Join us for a Presentation and Discussion with Alvin Wang Graylin, Author of "Our Next Realty" and the current Chairman of the Virtual World Society. With over 35 years in AI and Immersive technologies and as the former Global Vice President at HTC, Alvin is an ideal guide to lead a discussion on AI, XR, and the broader ethical issues we now face.
Alvin has been writing and lecturing globally about the civic and cultural challenges we face in a possible "Age of Abundance" driven by the convergence of AI and XR, which is forming a new medium with new creative and business possibilities. He's assembled a presentation using elements of his most current talks and writings that focus on the ethical challenges and requirements we all will face as these powerful mediums become mainstream and we face our choices of how to benefit or not from their usage.
There'll be plenty of Q and A time for audience discussion, and this will be the LA ACM SIGGRAPH Meeting of 2026 on AI that you won't want to miss!
Hosted and moderated by XR/media veteran and LA ACM SIGGRAPH Vice Chair, Larry Rosenthal.
The origin stories and trajectories of women in VFX will be highlighted in this panel co-hosted by Donna Tracy and Diane Piepol. It will be presented in conversation with Lydia Bottegoni, Judith Crow, Laurel Klick, and Alison Yerxa. We will investigate the when, where and how these women gained entry into the rarified world of VFX, where those paths led, along with, their experience of the titanic transition of Hollywood to digital media and tools. We will also consider parallels to the current revolution underway in media production.
Each of their stories track unique paths, obstacles, and successes as artists, software designers, supervisors, producers and directors working in the industry. All these women have a perspective and a vision to share that gives insight into the zeitgeist of the time in LA’s digital effects and CG communities. Their enduring determination drove them to contribute their talents, skills, and ultimately, their creative lives, while striking out upon their paths.
These women have walked through walls in their journeys. This is an opportunity to learn how they made it possible and accomplished what they have achieved.
Participants subject to change.
