Well, Siggraph is almost here. For those of you that are unfamiliar, Siggraph is THE annual computer graphics and animation conference. This year Siggraph will be in Boston at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from July 30th to August 3rd. The keynote speaker is still to be announced, and as always, most of the big names in the industry will also be there exhibiting.You can get into Siggraph for free thanks to the people over at NewTek. They are offering free Exhibit Only passes to Siggraph 2006. Just go to:http://registration.expoexchange.com/ShowSIG061/Default.aspx

• Click on the "Attendee" link.
• Select "Exhibits Only" at the bottom of the page and click on the "Next" button.
• Enter “New1155” for the "Exhibits Only Code" and click on the "Next" button.
• The rest should be self explanatory.

This will give you a free Exhibits Only pass as well as the option while registering to upgrade to the Exhibits Plus pass for $40 (normally $75 - $95). The Exhibits Plus pass allows you access to see the keynote via closed circuit television as well as getting into the Art Gallery, the Animation Theater, the Job Fair, and a number of other things.It should be a lot of fun.

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