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Festival of FIN

Thu 19+Fri 20 November

Twenty-five years of shots, and two whole days off the tools to celebrate them. Talks, tournaments, life drawing, Bad Santa, a jam session and a Christmas party that starts before it should. Pick what you want, we'll sort the rest.

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The line-up

Three stages, no clashes we can't fix
The main events
Headline Act (All Staff Town Hall)Compulsory◆
Party Time!◆
Main Floor — talks
Bad Santa◆
Machine Learning Talk◆
Fireside Chat (with Special Guests)◆
Recovery Breakfast◆
Fun & Games
FIN Onscreen Movie Marathon◆
Life Drawing◆
VFX Trivia (Pub Style)◆
Honey Heist (TTRPG)◆
Table Tennis Tourney◆
Mario Kart Tourney◆

Running order

Tap anything you fancy. Nothing is first-come-first-served — we allocate places after sign-ups close and confirm by email.

Thu 19 NovFri 20 Nov
11:30
– 12:30
Welcome
SocialFoyerEveryone welcome
12:30
– 14:00
Bad Santa (divided up based on numbers)
Gift swapMain FloorPlaces allocated
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14:00
– 15:00
Machine Learning Talk
TalkMain FloorEveryone welcome
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15:00
– 16:00
Hotel check-in and party prep
BreakYour hotelEveryone welcome
16:00
– 17:30
Headline Act (All Staff Town Hall)
All handsMain FloorNo exceptions
Compulsory
17:30
– 18:15
Buses to the party, from the office
TransportOut frontEveryone welcome
18:15
– 00:00
Party Time!
HeadlineUnder wrapsEveryone welcome
08:30
– 10:00
Recovery Breakfast
SocialLevel 2Everyone welcome
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10:00
– 18:00
FIN Onscreen Movie Marathon
ScreeningDrop in any timeEveryone welcome
10:00
– 11:00
Department Head Meetings (TBC)
MeetingDepartment headsEveryone welcome
11:00
– 12:00
Fireside Chat (with Special Guests)
TalkMain FloorEveryone welcome
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12:00
– 13:00
Lunch break
BreakOut and aboutEveryone welcome
12:30
– 14:00
Honey Heist (TTRPG)
GameRoom TBCPlaces allocated
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13:00
– 14:00
Bring your things
ActivityRoom TBCEveryone welcome
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13:00
– 14:00
Life Drawing
WorkshopStudio 4Places allocated
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13:00
– 14:00
Mario Kart Tourney
TournamentThe ArenaPlaces allocated
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13:00
– 14:00
Table Tennis Tourney
TournamentThe ArenaPlaces allocated
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13:00
– 14:00
Tour de FIN
TourRoom TBCPlaces allocated
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14:00
– 15:15
VFX Trivia (Pub Style)
QuizRoom TBCEveryone welcome
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The FIN crew
The FIN crew

Get your
wristband

Register your interest, tell us what you want in on, and we'll allocate places once sign-ups close. Everyone gets into the party regardless.

01Pick sessions in the running order
02Fill this in — 30 seconds, tops
03Sign-ups close Fri 6 Nov, invites follow