I'm Kent Trammell and I'm excited to offer rare in-person assistance and advice while we're together in Austin. Here's the need-to-know details and what to expect.

WHEN?
The Help Desk will be open for 3 hours both conference days, from 11am to 2pm. We're aiming to maximize availability around lunch while minimizing overlap with speakers / workshops.

PERSONNEL
We will have at least 2 people manning the desk at a time between:
- Myself (General Blender / 3D)
- Jonathan Lampel (General Blender / 3D)
- Spencer Magnusson (Tool Development)
- Kenny Phases (General Blender / 3D)

WHAT KIND OF HELP?
Bring your Blender/3D questions, bring your portfolio, bring your .blends! We're keen to provide general insight and advice about Blender, your professional aspirations, portfolio / artwork review, as well as digging into your .blend files.

Example Questions:
- How do I get started freelancing with Blender?
- I have a short film idea - how do I organize a production with Blender?
- I have a Blender addon idea - how should I structure it?
- Here's my latest model / render / animation - how can I improve it?

We will have couple computers at the desk for opening / navigating / troubleshooting your Blender scenes. Bring them on a flash drive or your own computer if you prefer.

DISCLAIMER: In order to be mindful of everyone's time, we may need to limit 10-15 min per person if there's a line. We just want to make sure we're able to give at least a little help to everyone who wants it.

There's an infinite variety of questions, goals, and issues with Blender so bring everything you've got and we'll do our best!

-Kent

PS: Dell is providing the Help Desk with two machines to run Blender. This is part of CG Cookie's great relationship and collaboration with Intel. Here is a link for more information on how you could receive free CG Cookie training via the Intel App pack with purchase of participating Intel products: https://softwareoffer.intel.com/Campaig…