Looks like São Paulo Brasil is becoming a hub of Blender activity. After Game Cultura in July, São Paulo will be hosting SAIA 2006 at the Instituto de Artes da UNESP (a government funded public university). At the conference (which has several kinds of workshops), there will be Blender presentations as well as discussions on art. There will be Blender related activities October 24 and 25 10:00am to 12:00pm. Check out the flier below or the website:
