Woohoo! If you’re a fan of The Simpson’s you won’t want to miss Industry Giants 2008: Drawing on Ideas!  Mike Anderson, supervising director for the popular animated television series, headlines the Industry Giants Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Forum. The eventtakes place Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2008 on the Spring Creek Campus of Collin County Community College, 2800 Spring Creek Parkway in Plano, Texas. It’s open to the public, students and industry professionals.

Hosted annually by Collin’s Applied Graphic Design Technology department and the computer graphics, animation, game development non-profit, A Bunch of Short Guys, Industry Giants 2008 features MasterClasses and a one-day forum and panel discussion. The event features a distinctive lineup of speakers working in all areas of animation and visual effects for film, television and games.

For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.industrygiants.org.