Normally I hate these kind of things, but this is one event I wouldn't mind going to, seeing as the V-Ray people are so rad and helpful. The fact that it's free also helps:
From the chaosgroup website:
A team of professionals from Chaos Software will visit London, UK to present the following products:
1.The newly released V-Ray 1.50SP3 (1.50 Service Pack 3)
2.The soon to be released V-Ray for Maya
3.pdplayer - the professional tool for multi-layered sequences preview, basic compositing and color corrections in real time.
4.Additionally Chaos Software will make official announcements on the release of V-Ray Interactive RT technology, as well as a few more upcoming products from Chaos Software.
The Chaos Software team will also conduct a number of commercial trainings:
1.In-depth V-Ray technology analysis
2.Cutting production costs by implementing V-Ray-based pipelines
3.Tips and tricks on using V-Ray features in ways never imagined before
May 13th, 2009, Wednesday
Morning session:10:00am-1:00pm
Afternoon session:
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Note: both sessions will have the same content.
Location:
London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel
The Wellington Ballroom
22 Park Lane London W1K 1BE, United Kingdom
More info and registration can be found here