Meeting Agenda - 2000.09.27

September 27th, 2000

Location:

DC1304

Time:

1:30 p.m.

Chair:

Stephen Mann 

1. Adoption of the Agenda - additions or deletions

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour last week:

Vincent Ma, with Eric Hall as Chair

Coffee hour this week:

??

Coffee hour next week:

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3. Next meeting

Date:

Wednesday, October 4th, 2000

Location:

DC1304

Time:

1:30 p.m.

Chair:

Michael McCool  

Technical presentation:

Vincent Ma  

4. Forthcoming

Chair:

1. Joanne McKinley (October 11th) 
2. Kevin Moule (October 18th) 
3. Chris O'Sullivan (October 25th)

Tech Presenters:

1. Stephen Mann (October 11th) 
2. Michael McCool (October 18th) 
3. Joanne McKinley (October 11th) 

5. Technical Presentation

Presenter:

Tim Lahey 
 
 

Title:

An Introduction to Fabric Simulation

 

Abstract:

Fabric is becoming of greater interest to animators and researchers alike. This talk will focus on the necessary components of fabric simulation, what has been done in the past, and what needs to be done to realistically model fabric.

6. General Discussion Items

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7. Action List

• DGP Visit to happen November 25th. Kevin and Joanna are organizing.

8. Director's Meeting

• For new grad students: Things you ought to do
  1. Software agreement.
  2. Read some parts of the web pages talking about acceptable behaviour.
  3. Lab duties.
  4. Have a web page telling elementary things about you:
     • Why you are in the lab
     • Who you are
     • Who is in charge of you
     • Something about yourself
  5. Have .plan and .project files.

9. Seminars

• Wednesday, 27 September 2000, 3:30PM - Computer Science (Algorithms and Complexity Group), DC1304 David Wood: -- Three-Dimensional Orthogonal Graph Drawing: Attacking the Two-Bends Problem
• Donald Knuth, "The Art of Computer Programming: All Questions Answered" on October 18 at 3:30 p.m., the Humanities Theatre
• Donald Knuth, "Randomization and Religion", Wednesday, October 18, at 8 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre,
• Donald Knuth, "All Other Questions Answered" October 19 at 3:30 p.m., the Humanities Theatre
• Donald Knuth, "God and Computer Science," Thursday, October 19, at 8 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre,
• Donald Knuth, "The Joy of Asymtotics," for the faculty of mathematics on October 20 at 2:30 p.m.,

10. Lab Cleanup