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Web3D 2021 starts today! at 3PM (GMT+1), with a knowledge-packed program! Program starts with a tutorial about 3D Spatial Sound in X3D, then the Opening key-note by Prof. Thierry Duval. Do not miss it!
Check the program at a glance, here:
https://web3d.siggraph.org/complete.../program-at-a-glance/
You can still register (it's free) at:
https://web3d.siggraph.org/registration/
We will also stream all sessions on YouTube... Stay tuned for the Live link 🙂Program

Registration | Web3D 2021 Web3D 2021 is a fully virtual conference. All presentations and interactions are streamed to participants using the Whova video conferencing platform. Registration Instructions Participants need to register in order to attend live and actively participate (Q&A, chat, etc.) in the streaming sessions....

Web3D and Khronos have signed a liaison agreement to cooperatively advance their standards to support Web-based 3D visualization, modeling and streaming. This agreement formalizes the mutual interest of the two organizations to build cohesive ecosystems of related technology standards including X3D and glTF.
https://www.newswire.com/news/web3d-consortium-and-khronos-group-deepen-cooperation-on-open-21320407

Web3D 2020: Call for Demonstrations - Web3D 2020 registration is free and open now!
All real-time web-based 3D applications are welcome: Art, Science, Engineering, Medical, Cultural. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your 3D innovations to a global audience at Web3D 2020 Conference!

Demonstrations | Web3D Consortium Web3D 2020 Registration is free and open now! Accepted demonstration videos will be compiled together and presented during the Plenary 2 session - Thursday 12 November 2020 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM UTC.

Rest In Peace Mitch, the Web3D Community will forever remember you and your contributions to 3D Graphics and VR!

A long-time Web3D member and advocate - Mitch Williams passed away on Monday March 11, 2019. We will always remember him for his innovation in 3D and VR. Mitch has been part of the Web3D community for several years as a Web3D Consortium Professional member and was recently elected as a Web3D Consortium board of director.
We last saw Mitch at SIGGRAPH 2018 in Vancouver. He told us that he had been diagnosed with cancer but was optimistic about his treatment and in good spirits and still actively pursuing 3D graphics at Samsung.
Mitch was always enthralled by the fundamental insights obtained when displaying information in three or more dimensions. He pursued his passion using a large variety of technologies from VRML to Java/Java3D to X3D. His passion extended to educating others as a writer (WebGL Hotshot) and teacher - middle school to college (UCLA, UC Berkeley, El Camino Community).
We was a constant and continual promoter of VRML and X3D being one of the first business to use 3D content on his website. His last professional efforts were to bring X3D into Samsung’s GearVR so that people could easily create 3D content for that device. Despite his health conditions he recently started leading the Web3D Mixed reality Working Group for using X3D in MAR applications.
Mitch was an educator and has inspired students to continue forward with their ideas through Pixar, Sony, Google, Samsung, Apple, the United Nations, Create, and beyond. He was an author for life and his words, his care, and the mark he has left will live forever.
Mitch was also a member of the LA ACM Siggraph Chapter and ACM SIGGRAPH. He was a SIGGRAPH Pioneer and Mentor for many of those years. He prided himself that he attended every SIGGRAPH Conference. Mitch along with Dave Blackburn, (Virtual Ventures) Kit Galloway & Sherrie Rabinowitz (Electronic Cafe), Cindy Ballreich (3Name3D), Mark Pesce (SGI), John DeCuir (Sony Picture Imageworks), Leonard Daly (Daly Realism), and others formed the Los Angeles VRML User Group from a BOF at Spring 1997 Internet World. They were soon joined by Carole Sumler and Tony Rockliff & Pascal Baudar (Cybertown).
Funeral services will be held at Eden Memorial Park in Los Angeles on 20 March, 2019 from 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm (details at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mission-hills-ca/mitchell-williams-8203502)

Mitchell Aaron Williams Obituary - Mission Hills, CA Celebrate the life of Mitchell Aaron Williams, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Groman Eden Mortuary.