Blue GFX Tomorrow

Registration is still open for the Blue GFX Expo taking place tomorrow in London on Thursday 9th November 2017.

We're encouraging all our students in the London area to attend this excellent (and free!) event.

What's BlueGFX Expo all about?
BlueGFX Expo is a superb opportunity to learn about the latest developments in our industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet industry folks and try out the latest products. 

This year speakers include Tom Box from Blue Zoo, one of the UK's biggest TV animation companies, Stuart Penn from Framestore, and experts from Autodesk showing the latest tools.

For animation students, this is a great chance to catch up with new technology and meet in person people from the UK's top animation and visual effects houses. You can see the full agenda below:



Recruiters
BlueGFX Expo is always well-attended by recruiters from London's animation and VFX houses, scouting for talent. Having the opportunity to meet recruiters in person is a great opportunity - you become a human face, not just another cv in an in-box.

Coin St Conference Centre
How much does it cost?
BlueGFX Expo is free.

When is it taking place?
The BlueGFX annual expo is on Thursday November 9th and lasts all day.

Where is is happening?
At the Coin Street Centre on London's South Bank, just across Waterloo Bridge (see photo above).  The address is 108 Stamford St, London, South Bank SE1 9NH.  See the map below, courtesy of Google Maps.




See you there!


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