NOLA welcomes SIGGRAPH

There is a ton of good stuff going on in New Orleans this week for the SIGGRAPH conference.

If you’re headed to the conference this week, Chris Reade and I are going to be speaking on the NOLA startup scene at 9:30 am on Tuesday & Thursday this week. Stop by the Louisiana Economic Development booth — #2900.

New Orleans is also rolling out the red carpet for SIGGRAPH attendees with a ton of great stuff going on.

• Monday: Ernst Cafe — 600 S. Peters — Free beer from 6–8 with SIGGRAPH badge. Sponsored by DDD.

• Tuesday:

• LePhare — 523 Gravier — Free mojitos from 6–8 with SIGGRAPH badge. Sponsored by DDD.

• Net2NO 1st Annual Netty Awards — Bridge Lounge — 1201 Magazine St. — Free beer & wine 6–8. Sponsored by New Orleans Tech.net and Hartwig Moss.

• Wednesday:

• Republic — 828 S. Peters — Drink specials from 6–11. Sponsored by GNO, Inc & LITE & LED. Check out the event flyers.

• Tweetup @ Ernst Cafe — 600 S. Peters — Drink specials & live music 5pm.

• Thursday: LOA — 221 Camp Street. Free specialty cocktails from 6–8 with SIGGRAPH badge. Sponsored by DDD.

If I’ve missed anything, please let me know in the comments. I’ll happily add to or edit this post. It’s going to be a great week for SIGGRAPH.