{{Link http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000344#000000 Animation Nation}} is discussing an upcoming event sponsored by The Animation Guild and {{Link http://www.seejane.org/ See Jane}} concerning the paucity of women in the field. “Animation Guild statistics show that only 16% of people working in creative or rendering jobs in animation are women”. The panel discussion, called “Where the Girls Aren’t”, will feature: Kevin Koch, president of The Animation Guild; Geena Davis, actress and See Jane founder; Brenda Chapman, Pixar director and story artist; Dean de Blois, co-writer and director of Disney’s Lilo and Stitch; Jenny Lerew, DreamWorks story artist and blogmaster of the Blackwing Diaries; Fred Seibert, president of Frederator. The event will be held October 12, at 6:30, at the Burbank Public Library. For further information, contact the Animation Guild at (818) 766-7151 or info@animationguild.org.

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