For those of us that will be in LA this year for SIGGRAPH. Lets start a list of parties that we come across! Feel free to contribute.
Digital Fusion Monday party
Registration for The Foundry GeekFest is now open and filling up fast.
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Houdini 11 Launch Event -Tuesday, July 27th
http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1751&Itemid=226