Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH

• Book signing at Powell’s Technical Bookstore 5 – 6pm
• Lecture at The Portland World Trade Center 7 – 8pm
• Doors at the World Trade Center open at 6:30pm
• Lecture starts promptly at 7pm

The number of books, articles, and conferences on innovation, creativity, and design is staggering. Yet, there is still precious little on what designers actually do, how they do it, and how they interact with the other disciplines involved in bringing concepts to fruition. This talk is based in the premise that design is a distinct discipline with specific skills and practices. Furthermore, the physical and cultural ecosystem in which designers work has a huge impact on their ability to exercise these skills. This talk aims to shine some light on design skills and their relationship to various aspects of this ecosystem. The purpose is not to make everyone a designer; rather, it is to help both designers and non-designers better understand how and where they fit into the larger mosaic that makes up the partnership required to go effectively from concept to practice.

Bill Buxton is a designer and a researcher concerned with human aspects of technology. His work reflects a particular interest in the use of technology to support creative activities such as design, film making, and music. Bill’s research specialties include technologies, techniques and theories of input to computers, technology mediated human-human collaboration, and ubiquitous computing. In December 2005, he was appointed Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. Prior to that, he was Principal of his own Toronto-based boutique design and consulting firm, Buxton Design, where his time was split between working for clients, lecturing, and trying to finish a long-delayed book on sketching and interaction design.He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he still works with graduate students.

BOOK SIGNING

(Free and open to the public)

Powell’s Technical Book Store

33 NW Park Ave

Portland, OR 97209

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LECTURE

(Members free; $5 public)

Networking and social hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby,

with the lecture starting at 7:00 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

Portland World Trade Center

Bridge Level

121 SW Salmon Street

Portland, OR 97204

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IXDA / CHIFOO / SIGGRAPH / ASIFA – Social

November 15, 2006

5:30pm – ??

This quarter our social mixer includes folks from other local groups: IxDA (www.ixda.org), CHIFOO (www.chifoo.org), ASIFA Portland (http://www.asifaseattle.com), and Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH (http://www.cascade.siggraph.org). This is your opportunity network and find out more about different related groups in the NW and meet like-minded folks.

Lucky Lab Brewery in NW Portland

1945 NW Quimby

Portland, OR 97210

(503) 517-4352

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The Event is FREE!

(You pay for your own beer and food.)

Please RSVP to cascadesiggraph ( at ) gmail.com

so that we can plan for attendance.

For more information, please contact Demetra at 503.367.1522

Brainstorm with us to generate ideas for the 2006 – 2007 Season. You can influence and co-create the kind of events Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH will have in the coming year. Specifically, we hope to collaborate and co-sponsor events with other organizations to attract great speakers, get an economy of scale, and multiply our efforts. If you’ve ever wanted to work together with SIGGRAPH or simply want to lend your ideas, we welcome you.

Meeting to plan this season’s events; your participation welcome!

Tektronix Bldg 38

CHIFOO is graciously letting us use their meeting space at Tektronix, in Beaverton. Parking is free and there will be some light snacks available. Directions and can be found at:

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Tektronix Campus Building Map

For more information, please contact Demetra at 503.367.1522