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SUMMARY:VES BAY AREA: PUB NIGHT IN MARIN
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a beer (on us)\, and visit with colleagues new and old!\nLooking forward to reconnecting with our Bay Area friends up in San Rafael.\nHope to see you there! \nWednesday\, May 14\, 6pm-8pm\nPond Farm Brewing Company\n1848 4th Street\nSan Rafael\, CA
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-bay-area-pub-night-in-marin-2/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250520T183000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Speed Networking
DESCRIPTION:????VIRTUAL SPEED NETWORKING EVENT????\nWe are excited to invite you to our first Virtual Speed Networking event! \n???? Virtual Event – via Zoom link\n???? Tuesday\, May 20th\n⏰ 6:30 PM (90 minutes) \n???? How it works:\n\nOnly VES Vancouver members are invited\, so you are guaranteed to be connecting with local senior industry professionals.\n Everyone meets in the main Zoom room\, and is randomly assigned into breakout rooms in pairs.\nYou get 5 minutes to meet and chat. Be warned\, the time goes fast!\nEach pairing\, you will either meet someone new and grow your professional network\, or reconnect with a friend or colleague and catch up.\nAfter 5 minutes\, everyone returns to the main room and we randomly assign new pairs.\nWe will repeat this until we run out of time — estimating that you will connect with around 15 members during the 90-minute call.\nIf you want to share your contact information with fellow participants\, so conversations can continue\, please enter your email into the optional filed in the RSVP section.\nNeed to join late or leave early? We understand everyone has other commitments so you are welcome to join or leave whenever you can\, although you’ll miss out on meeting some awesome fellow members ✨!\n\n???? Spaces are limited. Please sign up through the VES website link below. \n???? We look forward to seeing you there! \nThe VES Vancouver Board
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/virtual-speed-networking/
LOCATION:https://vesglobal.org/event/virtual-speed-networking/
CATEGORIES:Event,Meeting
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SUMMARY:A.I. Chapter III
DESCRIPTION:We are very happy to announce A.I. Chapter 3\n A new chapter of our episodic event on the evolution of machine learning tools for visual effects !\nIn this we have :\nBen Lock (moderator – Producer and Chair of the VES Education Committee)\nGenevieve Simpson (Chief of staff at Moonvalley)\nPaul Trillo (Director and video artist)\nBen Michel (Head of Generative Animation and a Founding Partner at Asteria Film) \nTopics include: \nClean Data\, Real Results: Building AI You Can Trust\nProduction teams need more than just powerful models—they need reliable ones. Mateusz Malinowski explains why clean\, consented data is essential to training vision models that can actually be used in high-end content pipelines. This session unpacks the technical and legal risks of messy data\, and how MoonValley is approaching model development with transparency and integrity. \nAI Tools in Filmmaking: Creative Enhancement or Threat?\nWith AI rapidly becoming part of the filmmaker’s toolkit\, where does it genuinely support the creative process—and where does it risk undermining it? Paul Trillo explores how AI can be used to accelerate experimentation\, generate new visual concepts\, and remove technical friction\, while still preserving the filmmaker’s artistic voice. \nAdding AI into a VFX Workflow\nIntegrating AI into a VFX pipeline requires more than just plugging in a tool—it demands rethinking process\, roles\, and quality control. Ben Michel shares practical insights from Asteria Film\, where AI is built into the studio’s foundation. He’ll cover the realities of building a pipeline that blends traditional methods with generative tools. \nUnderstanding AI’s Limitations – and Why Humans Still Matter\nDespite rapid progress\, out-of-the-box AI has significant limitations—from hallucinated outputs to challenges in consistency\, control\, and collaboration. This session looks at how to work around the technology’s shortfalls\, and why human creative judgment\, production experience\, and storytelling instincts remain essential to achieving professional results. \nJOIN US AND PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR ID AS IT IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE AWS HQ !
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/a-i-chapter-iii/
LOCATION:AWS HQ – 60 Holborn Viaduct\, London EC1A 2FD\, 60 Holborn Viaduct\, London\, EC1A 2FD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event
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SUMMARY:Virtual Production Stage Tour
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Production Stage Tour\nPixomondo and the Visual Effects Society invite VES members to an exclusive experience—step onto the stage and into the future of virtual production. \nGet hands-on with the LED volume technology and discover Clara\, Pixomondo’s new division dedicated to designing\, building\, and operating LED volumes for in-camera VFX—from concept to final frame.\nExperience PXO AKIRA\, a groundbreaking vehicle processing ecosystem that combines a motion platform\, robotic camera crane\, LED volume\, and racing simulator—revolutionizing vehicle-based storytelling for film\, TV\, and advertising. \n???? Date: Wednesday\, May 28th???? Time: 6:30 PM???? Location: Fort Langley Airport\, Hangar 16 – Bay C23945 River Road\, Langley BC\, V1M 3R4 \nPlease note that a shuttle might be available from Downtown Vancouver. Please contact the VES Board to confirm!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/virtual-production-stage-tour/
LOCATION:Fort Langley Airport\, Hangar 16 – Bay C\, 23945 River Road\, langley BC\, V1M 3R4\, Langley\, BC\, V1M 3R4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250530T180000
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SUMMARY:TEQ Talks | Auckland Edition
DESCRIPTION:TEQ Talks\n Auckland Edition\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				presented by \nVES NZ  and the VFX Guild\nFriday 30 May\n6pm Cocktail Hour\n7pm TEQ Talks start\nMedia Design School\n10 Madden Street\, Auckland 1010\n \n \n\nThe Visual Effects Society of NZ\, VFX Guild of NZ\, Media Design School\, and the Screen Sound and Music Guild invite you to our first Auckland TEQ Talks — fascinating short talks by innovators & creatives from VFX\, sound\, animation and beyond\, about the topics they’re most passionate about. \nRSVP Here:https://events.humanitix.com/teq-talks-or-auckland-edition \nNetworking drinks to follow at Good George \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				FollowFollow\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Amanda Davison\nExecutive VFX Producer\, Cause and FX \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				People Over Pixels: A Producer’s Path Through Visual Effects \nWhile technical skills open doors in visual effects\, it’s people skills that truly determine how far through those doors you will travel. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nick Jones\nNarrative Designer & Transmedia Producer\, Tentacular Games \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Worldbuilding as “Transmedia Play” \nTransmedia storytelling serves as a dynamic tool for worldbuilding by allowing creators to test and refine their fictional universes across various media formats. \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Follow\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Adam Rowland\nCreative Director\, Awkward Animations \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Anything Is Possible… In Stop Motion \nA behind-the-scenes peek at switching careers\, breaking into the NZ creative scene\, and building bold stop-motion stories. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				FollowFollow\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Graeme Revell\nComposer (The Crow\, Sin City) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Middle\, the Mundane and the Mendacious. \nAI and Human Intelligence Are Rapidly Converging The technology and business of AI push the future towards 3 M’s. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				RSVP here: \n \nhttps://events.humanitix.com/teq-talks-or-auckland-edition\n  \n  \nContact us: \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n						\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Name\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Email Address\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Message\n				\n			 \n						\n						\n							\n			\n				\n					12 + 13 = \n				 \n			\n							Submit
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/teq-talks-auckland-edition/
LOCATION:Media Design School\, 10 madden street\, Wynyard Quarter\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand
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