Cinesite is proud to announce that Stephen Winters, our Head of Information Technology, will be speaking at two major industry events this August in Vancouver.

🔹 AlmaLinux Day (Aug 9, 2025)
Stephen will join artists, developers, and sysadmins to discuss how open-source systems like AlmaLinux are powering VFX workflows.
🕒 Sat, Aug 9, 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM (local time)
📍 Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5T 0H2
🎟️ Learn more: https://events.almalinux.org/event/135/

🔹 SIGGRAPH 2025 Birds of a Feather Session (Aug 13, 2025)
Join Stephen for an open forum on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Best Practices, exploring both on-prem and cloud solutions for modern VFX and animation pipelines.
🕑 Wed, Aug 13, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
📍 East Building, Room 15, Vancouver
🎟️ Learn more: https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/presentation/?id=bof_137&sess=sess459

Whether you’re focused on building production workflows or adapting remote infrastructure, these discussions will offer valuable insights from an industry leader.