Thursday June 11, 2009
Graphics on the Web: Going Beyond Images and Rectangles
by Vladimir Vukicevic

Over the past few years, browser innovation has proceeded at a fever pitch. As a result, the open web has many capabilities that were not possible even a few years ago, all available in a standards-compliant and cross-platform way. In this presentation, we'll look at some of the recently available capabilities, as well as provide a look at features that are currently being worked on. We'll also examine efforts to get 3D capabilities into the browser, and talk about some of the core improvements in browser technologies that are making this possible.

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Vladimir Vukicevic has been involved with the Mozilla project for four years, and is currently the Firefox technical lead. Vlad is interested in bringing new capabilities to the open web platform, especially in the graphics and multimedia areas, to enable the development of rich and engaging web applications. In the past, he's been involved in improving portions of the Firefox UI, optimizing the browser's rendering layer, as well as implementing features such as the HTML5 Canvas in Firefox.

Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Events are open to the public.

Times:
7:30pm, Doors open, drinks, snacks
8:00pm, Feature presentation - "Graphics on the Web: Going Beyond Images and Rectangles "

Location:
"Garage I", building 4, Apple R&D Campus
4 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA, 95014

Directions:

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Coming from San Jose:

1. Take 280 North to De Anza Blvd.
2. Turn left on to 'De Anza', heading south.
3. Take the first left on to 'Mariani'.
4. Turn left on 'Infinite Loop'.
5. Look for building 4 ( it has a giant 6 foot tall number four in front of it ).
6. Enter the main lobby doors, go up the stairs to your far left to find Garage I.

Coming from San Francisco:

1. Take 280 South to De Anza Blvd.
2. Turn right on to 'De Anza', heading south.
3. Take the first left on to 'Mariani'.
4. Turn left on 'Infinite Loop'.
5. Look for building 4 ( it has a giant 6 foot tall number four in front of it ).
6. Enter the main lobby doors, go up the stairs to your far left to find Garage I.

Membership Info and Entrance:

We are accepting annual memberships. Membership applications are available at our meetings. Membership dues are $20 per year.

SV SIGGRAPH holds meetings at least one Thursday every month. Meetings are not usually held in December or in the summer.

$5 donation per meeting for non-members.
Free for Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH members
Free for full-time students (with valid ID).