Kooji does Boston - Day Seven

This was our last day to take in all the sights in Boston and also the last day for SIGGRAPH so after a quick swim in the hotel pool in the morning we planned out the day ahead. First we took a trip down to Charles Street, which is full of antique shops (and where we found a cool jeans jewellery trinket chain) and then on to the famous Cheers Bar on Beacon Hill. We stayed a while for drinks and then took the train back to the convention centre in time to gather the last few remaining brochures, key-rings and other freebies on the exhibition show floor before it closed at 3.30pm.

Heading inside the Cheers bar.

Thirst quenching, ice-cold beverages at Cheers. What bliss.

Johnny’s face got lodged inside his glass but luckily we were able to retrieve it.

We were so enthralled in our mad dash through the exhibits that by the time we went to find the others at the Education Booth, in time for the Awards Ceremony, they had already left to sit in the food hall. Unfortunately, we couldn’t work out which one they were in so we sat outside the main room with the Director for Education Colleen Case and Jake Pollak who is also a member of the Education Committee. We told them how much we had both been looking forward to this part of the trip all week since today’s award ceremony was the reason for our being here. I was really excited and so Jake gave me a sneak peek inside the room as they were setting up. Colleen told us this would be her last year as Director and that Scott Dunham will be taking over the role of Director for the ACM SIGGRAPH’s International “Space/Time” Student Interactive Competition this year.

Everyone was then allowed to take a seat inside the room but, because we were talking so much, we forgot to take anything from the buffet bar they had set up and by the time we realised it had all been cleared away. Silly us! The rest of the team arrived and, after several introductions from the committee, we patiently waited for our names to be called out. After a series of photographs we took of the team accepting their awards and several ones of me shaking hands (with each member of the Education Committee in turn!) Simon and Duncan hugged us goodbye and left hurriedly to catch their flight back to the UK.

The Leeds Met Team with Stephen Wroble.

Celebrating my success at the Awards Ceremony.

The ‘Kooji Creative’ Team.

Shaking hands with Jake Pollak.

Stephen Wroble, Coordinator, Interactive Media Category, SIGGRAPH Education Committee Space/Time Competition.

Colleen Case, ACM SIGGRAPH Director for Education.

Michael Mehall, SIGGRAPH Education Committee.

Kathy and Katherine.

Johnny and I then went to celebrate along with our new friends at a restaurant called the ‘Barking Crab’ where the SEMAFX Wrap Party was being held. We met more members of the group including Yael Lewis, a Matte Painter and Conceptual Illustrator and Sarah Randolph, an Animator and Editor (whose online portfolio can be found here: http://www.ladyloon.com). After chatting for a while we said our farewells and set off to catch our last train back to the hotel in Woburn. We had another swim in the hotel pool that evening then decided to call it a night.

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