The 38th National Stereoscopic Association Convention
3D-Con July 25th-30th, 2012 • Hilton, 3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
CONVENTION SCHEDULE
This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change -- mostly to add activities. Check back regularly for updates and additions. See the Workshop page for details on the workshops and SIGs. See the Theatre page for details on the 3-D Theatre. The Theatre, Workshops, SIGs and exhibits are all clustered together on Level B2. Workshops (except as noted) will be in Balboa Bay I & II, SIGs will be in Emerald Bay II & III, and the Theatre is in Pacific Ballroom I, II and III. Last updated: July 18, 2012
NEW: See a visual calendar-style schedule here: 
3D-Con Schedule at a Glance
| Monday, July 23 (Pre-Convention) | |
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| All Day | Room Hopping |
| 3-5pm | Registration (Main Lobby) |
| Tuesday, July 24 (Pre-Convention) | |
| All Day | Room Hopping |
| 9-11am & 3-6pm | Registration (Main Lobby) |
| 12:30-6:30pm | Excursion #1: Afternoon Cruise on the Tall Ship "Spirit of Dana" |
| Wednesday, July 25 | |
| 8:30-5:00pm | Excursion #2: Queen Mary Tour and Aquarium of the Pacific |
| All Day | Room Hopping |
| 10am-6pm | Stereo Den (Level B1, Seal Beach Board Room) |
| 7:30am-noon & 4-9pm | Registration (Level B2, across from Stereo Theatre) |
| 6pm | SIG: First-Timers (Level B2, Emerald Bay II and III) |
| 8pm | 3-D Theater Opening Night Program (Level B2, Pacific Ballroom I, II and III) |
| Thursday, July 26 | |
| 7am-8pm | Registration (Level B2, across from Stereo Theatre) |
| All Day | Room Hopping |
| 8am | Workshop: Perspectives on 3-D Composition (Level B2, Balboa Bay I & II) |
| 8am | NSA Regional Directors Meeting (Lobby Level, Costa Mesa Boardroom) |
| 9am-5pm | Card/Print Competition Exhibition (Level B2, Emerald Bay I) |
| 9am-5pm | Image Prep Room for On-Site Comp (Level B2, Emerald Bay I) |
| 9-11am | 3-D Theater - Stereoscopic Photography I |
| 9am | Workshop: Beginner's Guide to StereoPhoto Maker |
| 9am | SIG: Medium Format (1st of 3 meetings) |
| 9:30am | NSA Board Meeting (Lobby Level, Costa Mesa Boardroom) |
| 10am-4pm | Art Gallery Setup |
| 10am-6pm | Stereo Den (Level B1, Seal Beach Board Room) |
| 10am | Workshop: Simple Improvements to Your Stereo Images for Competition |
| 10am | SIG: 3-D Movie Makers |
| 11am-noon | 3-D Theater - Jack Laxer |
| 11am | Workshop: Making High Quality Stereo Images while Hiking and Backpacking |
| 11am | SIG: APEC/DESC |
| 1-2pm | 3-D Theater - Stereoscopic Photography II |
| 1pm | Workshop: Making Stereocards the Easy Way |
| 1pm | SIG: View-Master |
| 2-3pm | 3-D Theater Shooting 2D for a 3D World: A discussion |
| 2pm | Workshop: Making Phantograms |
| 2:30pm | SIG: FujiFilm Cameras |
| 3-6pm | 3-D Theater - Stereoscopic Photography III |
| 4:30-6pm | Art Gallery Opening (Level B2, Pacific Ballroom 4) |
| 6pm | Stereoscopic Society of America Dinner at The Orchid Restaurant |
| 8pm | 3-D Theater In Conversation: Suzanne Lloyd |
| 9pm | 3-D Theater Dr. Barry Sandrew: Converting 2-D to 3-D |
| Friday, July 27 | |
| 7am-8pm | Registration (Level B2, across from Stereo Theatre) |
| 8am | Workshop: Big Ideas, Small Budgets the Fuji W3 |
| 8am | SIG: LA3D Club SIG Meeting |
| 9am-noon | 3-D Theater - 3-D Movies Eclectic Mix I |
| 9am | Workshop: 3D Editing with Magix and the Fuji W3 |
| 9am | SIG: Medium Format (2nd of 3 meetings) |
| 10am-5pm | Card/Print Competition Exhibition (Level B2, Emerald Bay I) |
| 10am-5pm | Image Prep Room for On-Site Comp (Level B2, Emerald Bay I) |
| 10am-5pm | Art Gallery |
| 10am | Workshop: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CS6 for Stereoscopic 3D |
| 10am-6pm | Stereo Den (Level B1, Seal Beach Board Room) |
| 11am | Workshop: Alioscopy trigger in Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Auto-Stereoscopic 3D Display |
| 11am-5pm | 3D Show and Tell (Bristol III). Altervision 3D and other displays |
| 1-3pm | 3-D Theater - 3-D Movies Eclectic Mix II |
| 1pm | Workshop: Lenticulars - How to Make Them |
| 1pm | Workshop: Comic Worlds in 3D: The Making Of Safety Geeks SVI |
| 2pm | SIG: Vintage |
| 2-4pm | Trade Fair Set Up |
| 2pm | Workshop: New Professional Dual lens Eng style cameras: Panasonic 3DP1, Sony TD300, and Panasonic Z10000 |
| 3-4pm | 3-D Theater - Jim Chabin, Friday Afternoon Presentation in Theatre |
| 3pm | Workshop: Restore and Color your B&W Stereo Images on your PC |
| 4-5pm | 3-D Theater - Lenny Lipton, Friday Afternoon Keynote Speaker in Theatre |
| 5-6pm | I3DS hosted reception in the Pacific Ballroom Foyer (Level B2) |
| 6pm | Auction Preview |
| 7pm | Auction |
| 8-10pm | 3-D Theater - Spotlight on 3-D in Music Videos |
| 10:30pm-midnight | 3-D Theater - Friday After Dark !ADULTS ONLY! |
| Saturday, July 28 | |
| 7am-6pm | Registration (Level B2, across from Stereo Theatre) |
| 8am | Workshop: Holography & Stereoscopy - Relations and Differences |
| 9am-4pm | Trade Fair |
| 9am-5pm | 3D Show and Tell (Lobby Level, Bristol III). Altervision 3D and other displays |
| 9am | Workshop: 3D and Comedy A Panel Discussion Exploring New Dimensions in Funny |
| 9am | SIG: 3D Center of Art & Photography |
| 10am | Workshop: 2D/3D Conversions: a 10 year perspective |
| 10am | SIG: Medium Format (3rd of 3 meetings) |
| 10am-6pm | Stereo Den (Level B1, Seal Beach Board Room) |
| 10am-5pm | Card/Print Competition Exhibition (Level B2, Emerald Bay I) |
| 10am-2pm | Image Prep Room for On-Site Comp (Level B2, Emerald Bay I) Note: deadline is 2pm Saturday. |
| 10am-5pm | Art Gallery |
| 11am-1pm | 3-D Theater - International 3-D shows I |
| 11am | Workshop: KLUTHO's ZOO 3D with OMEGA3D system |
| 1pm | SIG: My3D Viewing Tools for iPhones and iPods |
| 2-4pm | 3-D Theater - International 3-D shows II |
| 4-5pm | 3-D Theater - Behind the 3D of Columbia Pictures' The Amazing Spider-Man |
| 6pm | Social/Banquet at The Orchid Restaurant |
| 8-8:30pm | Awards Ceremony (in the Stereo Theatre) |
| 8:30-10:30pm | 3-D Theater Brian May's Brief History of 3-D |
| 11pm-midnight | 3-D Theater - Saturday Late Night Comedy !ADULTS ONLY! |
| Sunday, July 29 | |
| 8am | President's Breakfast at The Orchid Restaurant |
| 9:00am | SIG: Stereoscopic Society of America (SSA) |
| 9am-1pm | 3D Show and Tell (Bristol III). Altervision 3D and other displays |
| 10am-1pm | Registration (Level B2, across from Stereo Theatre) |
| 10am-noon | 3-D Theater - Showcase of 3D-Con Award Winners |
| 10am-4pm | Trade Fair |
| 10am-2pm | Art Gallery Take Down |
| 10am-2pm | Card/Print Competition Take Down |
| 10:30am | SIG: Stereo Sisters (NOT for women only) |
| 1-2:30pm | 3-D Theater - Presentation on 3-D in Video Games and Entertainment |
| 2:30-3pm | 3-D Theater - 3-D Gaming |
| 2:30-8:00pm | Excursion #3: Mission San Juan Capistrano and the Sawdust Festival |
| 7:30pm-9pm | Poolside 3-D Glasses Fashion Show |
| 9pm-11pm | Poolside Dive-In Theater |
| Monday, July 30 | |
| 8-5:30pm | Excursion #4: Los Angeles Downtown Architecture Tour, Downtown Independent theatre, Dreamworks Animation Studio |
