You can post messages at the Blender Conference 2012 forum to discuss ideas, arrange car pools, share accommodation, etc.
"De Balie" has a real cinema with excellent projection facilities. We will collect submissions this year to assemble a great 90 minute Short Film festival, which will run friday evening.
The winners of the Awards have been voted for!
Best Animation: Park, Danaiel Martinez Lara
Best Design: Reversion, Giancarlo NG
Best short film: Our New World, Niklas Holmberg
Virtual World Blender Conference, 2nd Life.
If you organize an event parallel to the Blender Conference, let us know!
As usual we'll try to find a place that fits 150 people for food and drinking fun together. This will be again in De Krakeling - like in 2010 - with an awesome Thai food buffet cooked by Blender Institute's favorite chef Judy!
The day after everyone's invited to drop by at the Blender Institute to inspect the premises! Opening hours: 11-18h.
The conference venue is 20-25 minutes walk from the central railway station. Alternatively you can take Tram lines 1 2 or 5 too (exit Leidseplein).
Hostels and other options
1. Stayokay Amsterdam Vondelpark (Walking distance)
phone: +31 (0)20 551 31 90
www.stayokay.com
2. Stayokay Amsterdam Stadsdoelen
Kloveniersburgwal 97
1011 KB Amsterdam
tel: +31 (0)20 624 68 32
http://www.stayokay.com
3. Stayokay Amsterdam Zeeburg
(Is 30-40 minutes walk, but easy tram connection).
3. Camping Zeeburg Amsterdam (they have cabins)
It's close, although not walking distance. Has tram connection though.
Zuider IJdijk 20
Amsterdam
T: +31-20-694 44 30
www.campingzeeburg.nl
The annual conference was again in Amsterdam, De Balie, 12-13-14 October. A special edition this time; celebrating on Saturday the 10th birthday of Blender as Open Source project!
Every year we have a great mix of technical talks, scientific presentations, case studies from studios and workshops by artists and developers. The Blender Conference is really for everyone who's interested in Blender in general.
The conference schedule overview.
Article about conference, by Arno Kroner
To get an impression of how previous Blender Conferences went you can check on the reports and schedule of conferences since 2005 in the header of this page.
Mark in your calendars: the last weekend of October, 25-26-27 October, in Amsterdam. End of daylight saving weekend again! (Date is 99.99% sure).
Friday: Opening & Welcome, Ton Roosendaal
