ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, fɹˈæŋk ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ sˈɪɡɹæf kəmpjˈuːɾɚ ɡɹˈæfɪks kˈɑːnfɹəns ɪn ɔːɹlˈændoʊ ænd wʌzɐ dʒjˈʊɹɹɚɹ æt ðə "vˈɪdɪoʊ mˈæθ fˈɛstɪvəl" bɜːlˈɪn.
In 1998, Franke attended a SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference in Orlando and was a juror at the "VideoMath Festival" Berlin.