From: "Clifford Lynch" <CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org>
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 23:30:30 -0400
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Subject: 3D imaging & printing for cultural heritage  -- Smithsonian, DC,
 Nov 13-14
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I wanted to share the announcement of this=20
fascinating and important conference being hosted=20
by the Smithsonian Institution on November 13-14,=20
2013 in Washington, DC.  It's free, though=20
registration is required and limited.

Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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The Smithsonian Institution invites you to attend=20
an event about museums and 3D technologies on the=20
National Mall in Washington, DC, Wednesday,=20
November 13th and Thursday, November 14th.=20
"Smithsonian X 3D" will feature two full days of=20
in-depth talks, panel discussions and a 3D=20
Technology Gallery showcasing how these=20
technologies will transform the work of the=20
Smithsonian Institution-and museum and research=20
institutions worldwide.

This event is fee, but seats are limited! More=20
information and rsvp at: http://3d.si.edu/

We will announce new strategies and tools to make=20
Smithsonian 3D data available to the world, and=20
you'll hear from curators, researchers and=20
educators about the projects which have created=20
3D models of familiar (and unfamiliar)=20
Smithsonian collection objects and scientific=20
explorations.

Keynote Speakers:

   *   Paul Debevec, Associate Director for=20
Graphics Research, University of Southern=20
California Institute for Creative Technologies &=20
Research Professor
Paul has created a series of Light Stage devices=20
for capturing and simulating how objects and=20
people reflect light, used to create photoreal=20
digital actors in films such as Spider Man 2,=20
Superman Returns, and The Curious Case of=20
Benjamin Button, and Avatar.
   *   Ren=E9 W.R.J. Dekker, Director of=20
Collections, Naturalis Biodiversity Center=20
(Netherlands)
Naturalis has embarked on the logistical feat of=20
digitizing 7 million natural history collection=20
items for an average of 1.86 Euros over a period=20
of 5 years.
   *   Saul Griffith, CEO, Otherlab
Saul is an entrepreneur and inventor who=20
co-founded six companies since 2004, co-authors a=20
series of children's books on building gadgets,=20
and writes a column for Make magazine.

Learn more and share with us about how=8A.

   *   Researchers and conservators can use 3D=20
capture to document and analyze a single artifact=20
or an entire field site
   *   Curators and educators can use 3D imagery=20
to explore complex ideas and share new discoveries
   *   Teachers, collaborators, and members of the=20
public can interact with Smithsonian museum=20
objects in new ways

Please join us as we explore how to grow the=20
Smithsonian's 3D digitization efforts from pilot=20
to program, and unleash the full potential of 3D=20
technology in the museum and research community.

G=FCnter Waibel
Director, Digitization Program Office, Smithsonian Institution