LDraw.org will host two back-to-back Birds of a Feather sessions at SIGGRAPH 2004 this year. Last year was LDraw.org's first year participating in SIGGRAPH. LDraw activities included an activity area at a LEGO fan booth and an introductory BOF session.

This year, while there will be no LDraw booth, we are expanding to two BOF sessions; one to introduce people to virtual LEGO software, and the other to share ideas about developing these virtual LEGO tools. The Developer Roundtable ties into the L PRIZE, a new software developer contest being launched by Tim Courtney.

The sessions are as follows (expand article for more info):

Virtual LEGO: Intro to Free 3D LEGO Modeling Software
Presenter: Tim Courtney
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 505
Date: Wednesday, August 11
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm

Developing LEGO CAD Software (Roundtable)
Presenter: Orion Pobursky
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 505
Date: Wednesday, August 11
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Additionally, Tim and Orion will be presenting short LDraw blurbs at two of three Blender community sessions:

• Blender Community Meeting, Sunday August 8, 4-6pm, Room 505
• Blender Artist Showcase, Monday August 9, 4-6pm, Room 506

You can learn more about the Blender Community's BOF sessions here.