[Bf-education] Bf-education Digest, Vol 73, Issue 5

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi,

Montreal has a huge 3d industry... many studios there. It would be  
interesting to find out what we can do to break the Autodesk dominance  
there.

-Ton-

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Ton Roosendaal  Blender Foundation   ton at blender.org    www.blender.org
Blender Institute   Entrepotdok 57A  1018AD Amsterdam   The Netherlands

On 25 Nov, 2011, at 19:01, James Halliwell wrote:

> No plans to visit LA, but on the Blender 3d education side of  
> things, working with the City of Montreal, I have arranged to begin  
> a Blender 3D club with the use of the resources  and space they will  
> provide. If the popularity and interest of the Club is good, they  
> are open to adding Blender 3D courses to the list of computer  
> courses that are currently provided. Planned start is Jan 2012.
>
> A sad thing I find in Montreal is that some places advertise Blender  
> courses but do not give them. This inculdes The National Film Board  
> and a place called  Centre NAD. Centre NAD has not given a Blender  
> courses after the last ones give by Jean Francois Guillmette.   
> Blender is being used to attract students and then  3D Max other are  
> promoted and taught. I am sure this is hurting Blender overall in  
> Montreal. I have written to these groups in the hope that they would  
> stop this practice, but to no avail.
>
> Blender Rocks!
>
>
> James Halliwell
> Montreal QC
>
>
>
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> > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:33:40 +0100
> > From: Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org>
> > Subject: [Bf-education] Siggraph educator Birds of Feather
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > Marc Barr, SIGGRAPH Education Committee Chair, has asked me if  
> Blender
> > Foundation would be interested organizing a "Birds of a Feather" for
> > educators.
> >
> > It could be about free/open learning of 3D creation at schools/
> > colleges. Stuff that's by-default not possible with Adesk sw :)
> >
> > Although I think it's cool to have educators meet there and discuss
> > matters, it would be much more interesting if such a BoF would be
> > presented/hosted well, with use cases and some presenters.
> >
> > Anyone on this list interested, and already planning to visit  
> Siggraph
> > LA 2012?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Ton-
> >
> >  
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