I am at the Denver Convention Center, sitting the very from row. About 2000 of us are about to experience the Siggraph Fast Forward.
Everyone who is presenting a technical paper this year will be giving a short synopsis of their work. There are several hundred papers this year, so I think each presenter will be getting less than half a minute.
I was a participant in the very first ever Siggraph Fast Forward in 2002. So I know how thrilling and nerve wracking this brief but critical live performance will be for this year’s presenters.
I look forward to the next few hours of having my head filled with wonderful new ideas. Wishing everyone good luck!!!