DIGITAL EVENT FOR BRISBANE

ASIA’s largest computer graphics conference has chosen Brisbane as the host city for its next event, expected to bring 6,000 people to the Sunshine State.

To be held in late 2019, the SIGGRAPH Asia conference and exhibition will attract some of the world’s top technical and creative talents for four days of discussions and demonstrations.

It will include a Computer Animation Festival which will showcase some of the latest visual effects and digital animation techniques.

The event was secured for Australia by a bid led by Brisbane Marketing, Tourism Events Queensland, the Brisbane SIGGRAPH chapter and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC).

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said securing SIGGRAPH Asia demonstrated the city’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

“The conference component of SIGGRAPH Asia will deliver an impressive $3.6 million in economic impact alone,” he said.

“I’m delighted that SIGGRAPH Asia organisers also recognised the opportunity to hold the event during Brisbane’s annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, making it the ideal complement to our city’s celebration of culture and the arts.”

The managing director of event’s organiser Koelnmesse, Mathias Kuepper, said the Queensland event would be promoted at this year’s conference in Bangkok and next year’s in Tokyo.