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<strong>IA</strong><strong>TSE</strong> Participates in SIGGRAPH<br />
This August in Los Angeles, the<br />
<strong>IA</strong><strong>TSE</strong> had a booth for the second<br />
year in a row at SIGGRAPH, the annual<br />
conference on computer graphics.<br />
Attended by tens of thousands<br />
of computer professionals, this event<br />
provides an excellent opportunity for<br />
the <strong>IA</strong> to broaden its Visual Effects industry<br />
outreach campaign.<br />
Over a three-day period, <strong>IA</strong> representatives<br />
and union members from<br />
The Cinematographers, Editors, Art<br />
Directors and Animation Guilds (from<br />
both the U.S. and Canada) discussed<br />
with freelancers, students, and company<br />
management the benefits of<br />
working union. Many were surprised<br />
to hear that the majority of the employees<br />
listed in the credits that came<br />
before the VFX department in the<br />
latest summer blockbuster film enjoy<br />
portable healthcare, pension and<br />
standardized working conditions.<br />
Over the three days, hundreds<br />
of packets containing union information,<br />
VFXunion magnets highlighting<br />
the VFXunion website and twitter<br />
feed, and International Cinematographers’<br />
and Art Director Guild Magazines<br />
were distributed to SIGGRAPH<br />
attendees eager to learn more about<br />
the <strong>IA</strong>. It was standing room only as<br />
Business Agent Christian LeMay from<br />
Montreal (<strong>Local</strong> 667) spoke French<br />
with visitors while Dusty Kelly (<strong>Local</strong><br />
891) met with Vancouver-based employees.<br />
<strong>IA</strong> Representative Mark Kiracofe<br />
handed out Spanish language<br />
<strong>IA</strong><strong>TSE</strong> pamphlets to students from<br />
Mexico and Organizers Steve Kaplan<br />
(839) and Ben Pezillo (<strong>80</strong>0) fielded<br />
questions from VFX artists on topics<br />
ranging from unpaid overtime to the<br />
effect of state and global tax subsidies.<br />
Meanwhile, <strong>Local</strong> 600’s Mark<br />
Weingartner talked shop with other<br />
VFX supervisors and DP’s. Throughout<br />
the conference, <strong>IA</strong> International<br />
Representatives Vanessa Holtgrewe<br />
and Julia Neville scanned attendees’<br />
badges to create a contact list to keep<br />
employees up-to-date on upcoming<br />
union activities.<br />
Providing the benefits and protections<br />
of unionization to VFX workers<br />
in the U.S. and Canada is a priority<br />
of the <strong>IA</strong><strong>TSE</strong>. As such, we have reserved<br />
a booth at SIGGRAPH 2013,<br />
which will be held next summer in<br />
Anaheim, CA<br />
The <strong>IA</strong><strong>TSE</strong> CONNECTION<br />
Visit us on the Web: www.iatse-intl.org<br />
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/iatse<br />
Follow us on Twitter: @iatse<br />
www.flickr.com/groups/iatse<br />
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