SIGGRAPH 2025
2025-08-10 - 2025-08-14
SIGGRAPH 2025 will take place from August 10-14 2025 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The annual event is the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques worldwide. The show covers five key official Interest Areas: Arts & Design, Gaming & Interactive, New Technologies, Production & Animation, and Research & Education.
Several AOUSD members will be attending, including Pixar Animation Studios, ASWF, Autodesk, and NVIDIA.
Register today here.
This year’s show will include several OpenUSD sessions, trainings, and networking opportunities. Stay tuned for more details.

Schedule
Sunday, August 10
10:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. | SESSIONS
Open Source Days Main Program
Academy Software Foundation
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | LAB
Learn OpenUSD: Robotics Best Practices
NVIDIA
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | LAB
Digital Twin Robotics: Immersive Software-in-the-Loop Testing With OpenUSD and Isaac Sim
NVIDIA
2:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | LAB
USD in Production
880 Productions, Autodesk, Netflix Animation Studio, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Wētā FX
5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. | SESSIONS
Physical Lighting in OpenUSD
Open Source Days by Academy Software Foundation
NVIDIA
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | BIRDS OF A FEATHERBeers of a Feather Evening ReceptionAcademy Software Foundation
Monday, August 11
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | LABDeveloping an OpenUSD Configurator Experience for Apple Vision ProNVIDIA
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | BIRDS OF A FEATHERAlliance for OpenUSD + Academy Software Foundation USD Working GroupOpen Source Days by Academy Software Foundation880 Productions, Apple, Laika, NVIDIA, Pixar Animation Studios
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | LABDeveloping Industrial Digital Twin Applications for Apple Vision ProNVIDIA
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | BIRDS OF A FEATHERUSD, Hydra and OpenSubdiv: Pixar’s Open Source MeetupPixar Animation Studios
Tuesday, August 12
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | LABLearn OpenUSD: Preparing 3D Assets for Simulation and Physical AINVIDIA
10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | WORKSHOPTown Hall: Gaussian Splats – Ready for StandardizationBentley Systems, NVIDIA
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | PANELFrom Pixels to Possibilities: OpenUSD’s Role in Next-Gen Content CreationAutodesk Vision SeriesAutodesk, Digital Fish, Epic Games, Pixar Animation Studios
12:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | LABLearn OpenUSD: Asset Modularity and InstancingNVIDIA
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | SESSIONHigh-Fidelity Rendering for Physical AI With NVIDIA Omniverse RTXNVIDIA
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | BIRDS OF A FEATHERState of 3D Asset Interoperability using USD and glTFAutodesk, Bentley Motors Limited, Bentley Systems, Khronos Group, NVIDIA, Pixar Animation Studios
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | OFFICE HOURSUSD Office HoursNVIDIA
Wednesday, August 13
9:00 a.m. – 4:50 p.m. | DAYOpenUSD DayNVIDIA
9:00 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. | SESSIONBeyond Rendering: Why Graphics Are Needed For Physical AIOpenUSD Day by NVIDIANVIDIA
9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | SESSIONIntroduction to OpenUSD for Physical AIOpenUSD Day by NVIDIANVIDIA
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | SESSION
Accelerating Embodied AI With Simulation
OpenUSD Day by NVIDIA
Lightwheel
11:30 p.m. – 11:55 p.m. | SESSION3D Gaussian Splatting for Realistic Physical AI SimulationsOpenUSD Day by NVIDIANVIDIA
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | SESSIONBeyond Hollywood: Expanding 3D Skills into New Frontiers in AI & Digital TwinsOpenUSD Day by NVIDIAAurora, Meta, NVIDIA
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | SESSIONAutomating 3D Content at Scale With Digital Twins and OpenUSDOpenUSD Day by NVIDIAINDG
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | SESSIONAccelerating Creature Animation Workflows With Boxel StudioAutodesk Vision SeriesBoxel Studio
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | SESSIONAdvancing Humanoid Robots With Simulation-First ApproachOpenUSD Day by NVIDIAHexagon
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | SESSIONHow Disney Droids Come to Life With Physics SimulationOpenUSD Day by NVIDIADisney Research, NVIDIA
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | MEETUPOpenUSD Developer MeetupNVIDIA
Thursday, August 14
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | CERTIFICATION
OpenUSD Developer Certification Exam
NVIDIA
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | LAB
Synthetic Data Generation for Robot Learning Pipelines With NVIDIA Cosmos
NVIDIA
1:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | FORUM
glTF Ecosystem Forum
Khronos Group

Alliance for OpenUSD Summit
2025-11-21 | Private: Autodesk Gallery, 1 Market St # 200, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
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).
The summit will feature:

Opening remarks from the Steering Committee
Interactive presentations from the Technical Advisory Council, Interest Groups, and Working Groups
Dynamic discussions sparking collaboration and progress

Our goal is to bring collaboration across all our members and fuel new ideas that will drive the future of OpenUSD.
This 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.
Not an AOUSD member? Join the Alliance to attend.
Details

Start: November 21, 2025, at 9:00 AM PT
End: November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM PT

Address: Autodesk Gallery, 1 Market St # 200, San Francisco, CA 94105

RSVP: Register here by Friday, November 14, 2025

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
2025-12-15 - 2025-12-18
SIGGRAPH Asia 2025, the 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia, will take place from 15 – 18 December 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
As a premier event in computer graphics, interactive techniques, AI, XR, animation, and gaming, SIGGRAPH Asia brings together researchers, developers, creators, and industry professionals to exchange ideas and showcase innovations shaping the future.
Register today.

Schedule
Tuesday, December 16
2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | EDUCATOR’S FORUM
Overcoming Facial Animation Hurdles by Leveraging Interdisciplinary Knowledge and AI-Assisted Creative Process
Adobe
2:50 – 3:55 p.m. | TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATION
Animation, Simulation & Deformation
Meta
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. | EXHIBITOR TALK
Adobe Substance 3D Keynote and Demo with our Guests from More VFX and Rising Sun Pictures
Adobe
4:51 – 5:02 p.m. | TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATION
Control Operators for Interactive Character Animation
Epic Games
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | SESSION
From Gaussian Splats to GeoAI: Powering the Next Generation of Digital Twins
Esri
Wednesday, December 17
10:00 – 12:00 p.m. | LAB
Advancing World Simulation With 3D Gaussian Splatting for Large-Scale Environment Reconstruction
NVIDIA
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | LAB
Applying AI Weather Models With NVIDIA Earth-2
NVIDIA
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | FEATURED SESSION
From Pixels to Physics: How Advancements in Graphics Are Accelerating Physical AI
NVIDIA
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | FEATURED SESSION
Pixar Animation Studios – Panel: Alien Abduction! The Truth Behind the Making of Pixar’s Elio (VFX, Photography, Character, etc)
Pixar Animation Studios
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. | LAB
Accelerating ROS 2 Workloads With NVIDIA GPU-Powered Libraries and Generative AI Models
NVIDIA
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. | LAB
Synthetic Data Generation for Robot Learning Pipelines With NVIDIA Cosmos
NVIDIA
