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SUMMARY:AU 2024: The Design & Make Conference
DESCRIPTION:AU 2024 gathers the brightest across industries – from VFX\, architecture\, animation\, product design\, and more – to advance industry practices\, explore opportunities for the future\, and share ideas and insights on emerging technology like AI and open standards. \nRegister today. \nThere will be many OpenUSD activations and sessions at this year’s show\, including from AOUSD members. \nTuesday\, October 15\n4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | INDUSTRY TALK\nUnifying and Optimizing AECO Workflows with OpenUSD\nNVIDIA\, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) \n1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | PRODUCT DEMO\nWhat’s Cool in VRED 2025: A Comprehensive Review of the Past Year’s Exciting Developments\nAutodesk \nWednesday\, October 16\n3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | INDUSTRY KEYNOTE\nMedia & Entertainment Industry Keynote\nAutodesk \nThursday\, October 17\n9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | CASE STUDY\nCIMIC brings your largest ACC AEC models into Unity and Esri ArcGIS\nAutodesk\, IDD Tech \n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | PANEL\nOpenUSD: The Path to Interoperability in VFX and Beyond\nAnsys\, Autodesk\, Bright Machines\, DigitalFish\, Pixar
URL:https://aousd.org/event/au-2024-the-design-make-conference/
LOCATION:San Diego Convention Center (SDCC)
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SUMMARY:Alliance for OpenUSD Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join us in San Francisco at the Autodesk Gallery on November 15th for the inaugural Alliance for OpenUSD Summit\, where open source & standards experts\, 3D pioneers\, and industry leaders will converge to discuss the next era of innovation made possible by Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD). \n The summit will feature: \n\nOpening remarks from the Steering Committee\nInteractive presentations from the TAC\, Interest\, and Working Groups \nDynamic breakout sessions\n\nThe ultimate aim is to foster collaboration across all our members and fuel new ideas that will drive the future of OpenUSD.  \nThis is a hybrid\, free event open to Founding Members\, General Members\, Liaisons\, and Interest Group Contributors of AOUSD. Travel and accommodations will be at personal expense\, and venue space is limited. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendees. RSVP by Friday\, November 1. \nNot a part of the AOUSD community? Join the Alliance to attend.
URL:https://aousd.org/event/alliance-for-openusd-summit/
LOCATION:Private: Autodesk Gallery\, 1 Market St # 200\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241123
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SUMMARY:Supercomputing
DESCRIPTION:Hosted in Atlanta\, GA\, SC24 is the international conference for high-performance computing\, networking\, storage\, and analysis. SC24 is an unparalleled mix of thousands of scientists\, engineers\, researchers\, educators\, programmers\, and developers who intermingle to learn\, share\, and grow. \nRegister today to engage with AOUSD members at the show\, including: \n\nAnsys\, Booth 2741\nCadence\nIntel Corporation\, Booth 1704\, ES15\nMicrosoft\, Booth 1905\nNVIDIA\, Booth 2523
URL:https://aousd.org/event/supercomputing/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241207
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SUMMARY:SIGGRAPH Asia
DESCRIPTION:SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 will take place in Tokyo\, Japan\, at Tokyo International Forum. The annual event\, which rotates around the Asian region\, attracts technical and creative people from all over the world who are excited by research\, science\, art\, animation\, gaming\, interactivity\, education\, and emerging technologies. \nRegister today. \nFor resources on OpenUSD\, attend the instructor-led Learn OpenUSD courses at SIGGRAPH Asia on December 3.  \nEngage with AOUSD members at the show\, including: Adobe\, Ansys\, Apple\, Intel\, Meta\, Microsoft\, NVIDIA\, SideFX\, and Sony.
URL:https://aousd.org/event/siggraph-asia/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250322
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SUMMARY:GTC 2025
DESCRIPTION:GTC 2025 will take place from March 17-21 2025 in San Jose\, California and online. Join thousands of developers\, innovators\, and business leaders to experience what’s next in agentic AI\, physical AI\, accelerated computing\, and more. \nExplore the catalog of OpenUSD sessions and trainings featuring AOUSD members at this year’s show\, and register now with code AOUSD20 for 20% off.  \nWe are excited that so many AOUSD members are exhibiting and presenting this year\, including Ansys\, Apple\, Bright Machines\, Cadence\, Delta Electronics\, Foxconn\, Homestyler\, Microsoft\, NVIDIA\, Rockwell Automation\, Siemens\, Trimble\, and Worley. See all sessions: \nMonday\, March 17\n10:00 – 11:45 a.m. | LAB\nDeveloping an OpenUSD Configurator Experience for Apple Vision Pro\nNVIDIA \n1:00 – 1:40 p.m. | SESSION\nAn Introduction to OpenUSD\nNVIDIA \n2:00 – 2:50 p.m. | CONNECT WITH EXPERTS\nOpenUSD Best Practices for Developing With NVIDIA Omniverse\nNVIDIA \n3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | SESSION\nPhotorealistic Digital Twin at Scale in Product Design\nSiemens \nTuesday\, March 18\n10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | KEYNOTE\nGTC 2025 Keynote\nNVIDIA \n3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | SESSION\nHow to Use Omniverse on Smart Factory Design: The Fii Omniverse Digital Twin Project on GB200 Production Line\nFoxconn Industrial Internet \n4:00 – 4:40 p.m. | SESSION\nDevelop the Future of Photoreal Spatial Computing With Apple Vision Pro and Omniverse\nApple\, NVIDIA \nWednesday\, March 19\n9:00 – 9:40 a.m. | SESSION\nDesigning and Simulating Next Generation Data Centers & AI Factories With Cadence and NVIDIA\nCadence\, NVIDIA \n10:00 – 10:40 a.m. |SESSION\nRefreshing Manufacturing Operations at Coca-Cola Consolidated With Digital Twins\nMicrosoft \n10:00 – 11:45 a.m. | LAB\nDeveloping OpenUSD Applications for Controllable Generative AI\nNVIDIA \n12:00 – 2:00 p.m. | BOOTH\nUsing Robotic Automation Insights to Revolutionize Server and GPU Design with Omniverse Kit App Streaming on Azure Cloud\nBright Machines\, Microsoft \n1:00 – 2:45 p.m. | LAB\nSoftware-in-the-Loop Testing for Robots With OpenUSD\, Isaac Sim\, and ROS\nNVIDIA \n3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | SESSION\nVisualizing California’s Infrastructure With Caltrans’ State-Scale Digital Twins\nTrimble \n4:00 – 4:40 p.m. | SESSION\nFrom Rendering to Reality: Using Visualization tools and GenAI to Improve Customer Decision Making Online\nHomestyler \n7:30 – 9:30 p.m. | MEETUP\nPhysical AI Developer Meetup\nNVIDIA \nThursday\, March 20\n11:00 – 11:40 a.m. | SESSION\nExploring Factory-Scale Digital Twin Simulation With Rockwell Automation\nRockwell Automation \n2:00 – 2:40 p.m. | SESSION\nTransforming Engineering Documentation: AI-Driven Specs for Enhanced Quality\nWorley \n3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | SESSION\nAI-Driven Digital Twins: Real-Time Physics and Accelerated Simulation Using the Omniverse Platform\nAnsys Inc. \n3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | SESSION\nDelta’s AI-Integrated Robot and D-Bot With Omniverse\nDelta Electronics \nFriday\, March 21\n8:00 – 9:45 a.m. | LAB\nLearn OpenUSD: Robotics Best Practices\nNVIDIA \n10:00 – 11:45 a.m. | LAB\nLearn OpenUSD: Foundations to Applied Concepts\nNVIDIA \n1:00 – 2:45 p.m. | LAB\nConnecting Industrial Data to Digital Twins With Microsoft Power BI\, NVIDIA Omniverse\, and OpenUSD\nNVIDIA
URL:https://aousd.org/event/gtc-2025/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251122
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SUMMARY:Alliance for OpenUSD Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join us in San Francisco at the Autodesk Gallery on November 21st for the second AOUSD  Member Summit\, where open source & standards experts\, 3D pioneers\, and industry leaders will discuss the next era of innovation made possible by Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD). \nThe summit will feature: \n\nOpening remarks from the Steering Committee\nInteractive presentations from the Technical Advisory Council\, Interest Groups\, and Working Groups\nDynamic discussions  sparking collaboration and progress\n\nOur goal is to bring collaboration across all our members and fuel new ideas that will drive the future of OpenUSD.  \nThis is a hybrid\, free event open to AOUSD General Members\, Interest Group\, and Working Group Contributors. Travel and accommodations will be at personal expense\, and venue space is limited. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendees. RSVP by November 14\, 2025. \nNot an AOUSD member? Join the Alliance to attend. \nDetails\n\nStart: November 21\, 2025\, at 9:00 AM PT\nEnd: November 21\, 2025 at 5:00 PM PT\n\nAddress: Autodesk Gallery\, 1 Market St # 200\, San Francisco\, CA 94105\n\nRSVP: Register here by Friday\, November 14\, 2025
URL:https://aousd.org/event/alliance-for-openusd-summit-2025/
LOCATION:Private: Autodesk Gallery\, 1 Market St # 200\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260227
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SUMMARY:ASWF Open Source Forum
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URL:https://aousd.org/event/aswf-open-source-forum/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260320
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SUMMARY:NVIDIA GTC 2026
DESCRIPTION:GTC 2026 will take place from March 16–19\, 2026 in San Jose\, California and online. From physical AI and AI factories to agentic AI and inference\, GTC 2026 will showcase the breakthroughs shaping every industry. \nExplore the catalog of OpenUSD sessions and trainings featuring AOUSD members at this year’s show\, and register now with code AOUSD20 for 20% off.  \nWe are excited that so many AOUSD members are exhibiting and presenting this year\, including Cadence\, Foxconn\, Lightwheel\, Microsoft\, PTC\, Schneider Electric\, Siemens and NVIDIA.  \nFor a limited time at GTC\, attendees can complete the OpenUSD Development Certification for free. Join our onsite prep session and livestream community office hours to ensure you’re exam-ready. \nSunday\, March 15       \n8:30-4:30 p.m. | Workshop\nOpenUSD Crash Course: Build 3D Data Pipelines for Physical AI\nNVIDIA partnered with UME Studio \nMonday\, March 16      \n11:00-1:003:45 p.m.  |  Keynote\nNVIDIA GTC 2026 Keynote with Jensen Huang\nNVIDIA \n2:00-3:45 p.m.  |  Lab\nAssembling Industrial Digital Twins with OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse Libraries\nNVIDIA \nTuesday\, March 17   \n8:00-9:45 a.m. | Lab\nBuild Robot-Ready Assets for Physically Accurate Simulations \nLightwheel \n9:00-9:40 a.m. | Talk\nBeyond the Basics: OpenUSD for Advanced Physical AI Simulation\nNVIDIA \n9:00-9:40 a.m. | Talk\nAutonomous AI Factories: A Technical Preview of Agent-Native Production\nMicrosoft \n10:00-10:40 a.m. | Talk\nA New Standard for Unified Power and Infrastructure Design With OpenUSD\nSchneider Electric \n10:00-11:30 a.m. | Tutorial\nDeep Dive: Streaming Immersive Robotics Teleoperations\nLightwheel \n1:00-2:45 p.m. | Lab\nAdvance World Simulation With 3D Gaussian Splatting for Large-Scale Environment Reconstruction \nNVIDIA \n3:00-3:40 p.m. | Talk\nHow Open World Models are Powering the Next Breakthroughs in Physical AI\nNVIDIA \n4:00- 4:40 p.m. | Panel\nHow to Build Planetary-Scale AI Infrastructure\nCadence\, PTC\, Schneider Electric\, NVIDIA \n4:00- 5:00 p.m. | Lightning Talk\nBuilding the Next Wave of AI-Enabled Robots\nLightwheel \nWednesday\, March 18  \n8:00–8:45 a.m. | Certification\nYour Path to Physical AI and OpenUSD Certification at GTC\nNVIDIA \n10:00-10:40 a.m. | Talk\nDevelop Physical AI Applications and Build Data Factories With the Robotics Ecosystem\nFoxconn \n11:00-11:40 a.m | Talk\nAI-Driven Digital Twins Optimize Facility Simulation and Autonomous Driving\nDelta Electronics \n4:00-4:40 p.m. | Panel\nAutonomous Networks: The New Brain of Telco Operations\nAccenture \n5:40- 5:55 a.m. | Talk\nMaximize Tokens-per-Watt With AI Factory Digital Twins\, From Chip to Grid\nSiemens \n7:30–9:30 p.m. | Meetup\nPhysical AI Developer Meetup\n*Must be registered with a conference pass for day of event \n 
URL:https://aousd.org/event/nvidia-gtc-2026/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
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SUMMARY:Adobe Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Adobe Summit will take place April 20-22 in Las Vegas\, Nevada. \nAs the premier annual Digital Experience Conference\, Adobe Summit is where AOUSD members are exploring how AI and emerging workflows — including digital twins — are shaping the future of content creation at scale. \nWe are excited to see several AOUSD members will be presenting\, including Adobe\, Accenture\, Coca-Cola\, and NVIDIA. \nRegister today. \nMonday\, April 20\n9:30-11 am PDT | Session\nAdobe Digital Twins: Making Every Product a Content Pipeline [L423]\nAdobe \n11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m PDT | Session\nVelocity at Scale: How Coca Cola Deaveraged Its Content Supply Chain [S915]\nAdobe\, The Coca-Cola Company \n2-4 p.m. PDT | Keynote\nDay One Keynote\nAdobe\, NVIDIA \n4:30-5:30 p.m. PDT | Session\nHow SAP Is Rebuilding the Content Supply Chain for AI-Powered Scale [S707]\nAccenture
URL:https://aousd.org/event/adobe-summit-2026/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260425
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SUMMARY:Hannover Messe 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hannover Messe will take place April 20-24 in Hannover\, Germany. \nAs the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology\, Hannover Messe is where AOUSD members are exploring how physical AI\, simulation\, and digital twin workflows — including OpenUSD-based solutions — are shaping the future of industrial automation. \nWe are excited to see several AOUSD members will be presenting\, including Microsoft\, NVIDIA\, PTC\, and Siemens. \nMicrosoft \n\nBringing Humanoids to Production\nPhysical AI in Practice – How do we move from fixed automation to adaptive systems?\nAccelerating Physical AI and Robotics for Autonomous Manufacturing\n\nNVIDIA \n\nBeyond the Pilot: Scaling Industrial AI in the Cloud\n\nPTC \n\nPowering Industrial Organizations with AI: Strategies for Data-Driven Innovation\n\nSiemens  \n\nEnabling High Fidelity CFD for the Next Industrial Revolution\nFrom Data Silos to Living Factory: Scaling the Industrial Metaverse with Siemens Digital Twin Composer on AWS\n\nRegister today. \nMonday\, April 20\n4:00-5:00 p.m. CEST | Panel\nPhysical AI in Practice – How do we move from fixed automation to adaptive systems?\nNVIDIA\, Siemens \nWednesday\, April 22\n1:30-2:15 p.m. CEST | Panel\nPowering Industrial Organizations with AI: Strategies for Data-Driven Innovation\nPTC\, NVIDIA\, Microsoft \n2:35-3:15 p.m. | Panel\nBringing Humanoids to Production\nHexagon\, NVIDIA\, Microsoft\, BMW
URL:https://aousd.org/event/hannover-messe-2026/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260724
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SUMMARY:SIGGRAPH 2026
DESCRIPTION:SIGGRAPH 2026 will take place from July 19-23 2026 in Los Angeles. The annual event is the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques worldwide.  \nRegister today here. \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 19\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 AM\n  KEYNOTE\nKeynote: State of the Foundation \nASWF Open Source Days\nASWF\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 AM\n  SESSION\nOpenVDB: Major Changes to File Format\, NanoVDB and Tools \nASWF Open Source Days\nILM\, NVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 AM\n  SESSION\nWe’re All In This Together: The Making Of Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers \nSIGGRAPH\nPixar\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM\n  LAB\nBeyond 3D: From Real-World Objects to Digital Assets and Physical AI \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n2:40 PM\n  SESSION\nTilted Mipmap Video: OpenAPV in Unreal Engine 5.8 \nASWF Open Source Days\nEpic Games\n\n\n\n\n\n3:45 PM\n  LAB\nHow To Build End-To-End Physical AI Systems for Robots \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n4:05 PM\n  SESSION\nAdvancing Physically Based Rendering in OpenUSD: MaterialX and OpenPBR in Production \nASWF Open Source Days\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n4:15 PM\n  SESSION\nBringing Arbitrary MaterialX BSDF Networks To RenderMan XPU \nASWF Open Source Days\nPixar\n\n\n\n\n\n4:25 PM\n  SESSION\nA Reference Renderer for OpenUSD Interoperability \nASWF Open Source Days\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n4:45 PM\n  SESSION\nOpenUSD Proposals Across Domains: Challenges and Methodology  \nASWF Open Source Days\nPixar\, NVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 PM\n  RECEPTION       \nBeers of a Feather Evening Reception \nASWF Open Source Days\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, July 20\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM\nKEYNOTE\nSIGGRAPH 2026 Opening Session & SIGGRAPH 2026 Keynote: Lanny Smoot\, Inventions\, Innovations\, and Imagination: Lanny Smoot’s Prolific Path \nSIGGRAPH\nDisney\n\n\n10:00 AM\nBIRDS OF A FEATHER\nUSD\, Hydra\, OpenExec and OpenSubdiv: Pixar’s Open Source Meetup \nSIGGRAPH\nPixar\n\n\n12:00 PM\nBIRDS OF A FEATHER\nASWF Diversity & Inclusion Working Group \nSIGGRAPH\nAOUSD\, ASWF\n\n\n3:45 PM\nKEYNOTE\nNVIDIA Keynote \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n5:30  PM\nRECPTION                                  \nNVIDIA Developer Meetup \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 21\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM\nLAB\nHydra in Production \nSIGGRAPH\nPixar\, Autodesk\n\n\n9:00 AM\nSESSION\nWorld Models: The Frontier of Physical AI\, Unlocked By Graphics \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n10:00 AM\nSESSION\nOpenUSD for AI Agents\, Open Models\, and 3D Graphics Pipelines​ \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n10:00 AM\nBIRDS OF A FEATHER\n3D Assets: New features\, Tooling\, and What Comes Next \nSIGGRAPH\nMeta\n\n\n10:15 AM\nLAB\nHands-on Course: Introduction to Slang: The Next-Generation Shading Language \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n10:30 AM\nSESSION\nBuilding SimReady 3D Worlds for Physical AI \nSIGGRAPH\nLightwheel\n\n\n11:30 AM\nSESSION\nHow to Develop a Real-Time 3D Digital Twin for Rapid Engineering Design \nSIGGRAPH\nLightwheel\n\n\n12:00 PM\nLAB\nHands-on Course: Hands-On Machine Learning with Slang: Building High-Performance GPU Inference Pipelines \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n1:00 PM\nSESSION\nCareer Growth in Physical AI: Bringing 3D Graphics Skills into Robotics and Digital Twins \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n2:00 PM\nLAB\nUSD in Production \nSIGGRAPH\nPixar\, Autodesk\n\n\n2:00 PM\nWORKSHOP\nEfficient 3D Content Creation for Immersive Experiences \nSIGGRAPH\nByteDance\n\n\n2:00 PM\nSESSION\nBuilding Physics-Aware\, RTX-Enabled Apps with NVIDIA Omniverse Libraries and AI Agents \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n3:00 PM\nSESSION\nAutonomous Vehicle Simulation Technologies with NuRec\, OmniDreams\, 3D Gaussian \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n4:00 PM\nSESSION\nIntroduction to Newton: Open-Source GPU Physics for Robotics \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 22\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM\n   LAB                                            \nNVIDIA Hands-On Lab: Ray Trace Your Way To A Better Life with Omniverse Libraries\, OpenUSD\, Agents\, and You \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:15 AM \n  LAB                               \nHands-on Course: Accelerate Robot Learning With NVIDIA Isaac Lab and Newton \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:15 AM      \n LAB                                   \nNVIDIA Hands-On Lab: SimReady or Not\, Here Comes Gravity with OpenUSD for Simulation \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 PM\nSESSION.                \nToys meet Tech: The Making of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 \nSIGGRAPH\nPixar\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 PM \n  LAB\nHands-on Course: Simulating a Dextrous Hand For Robotics With OpenUSD \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n1:45 PM\n SESSION      \nHands-on Course: Debugging USD composition \nSIGGRAPH \nPixar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:45PM\n LAB                               \nNVIDIA Hands-On Lab: Blender\, Oranges\, and OVRTX (Not Your Typical Smoothie) \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n3:30 PM\n LAB\nNVIDIA Hands-On Lab: Isaac Sim and the Fine Art of Making Your Robot Pick Things Up \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n4:15 PM\n SESSION       \nBringing The Mandalorian and Grogu to Life: Virtual Production\, Creatures\, and VFX Innovations \nSIGGRAPH\nILM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, July 23\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:15 AM\n LAB                                              \nHands-on Course: From 3D Captures to Simulated Digital Environments \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 PM\n LAB\nHands-on Course: Advance World Simulation With 3D Gaussian Splatting for Large-Scale Environment Reconstruction \nSIGGRAPH\nNVIDIA\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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