ACM SIGGRAPH EC Meeting
August 3, 2007
San Diego, CA

Attendance: Scott Owen, Alyn Rockwood, Fran McAfee, Scott Lang, Mk Haley, Kathryn Saunders, Rick Barry, Stephen Spencer, Rob Cook, Peter Schröder, Jim Kilmer, Alain Chesnais, Jeff Jortner, Jackie White, Gregg Talley, Jessica Fried, Thierry Frey

Guests: Darren Ramdin, YT Lee, Adrien Sng, Masa Inakage, Michael Pique

Motion: To commend to outgoing members, Fran McAfee, Mk Haley and
Rob Cook.
For: Owen (motion), Kilmer (second), Barry, Jortner, Lang, Saunders, Rockwood, Schröder

Motion: Accept the SIGGRAPH Asia RFP committee’s recommendation
for Koelnmesse to be a key contractor for a 3-year term.
For: Rockwood (motion), Owen (second), Kilmer, Barry, Jortner, Lang, Saunders, Schröder

Motion: To approve the SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 (SA) preliminary budget and rational.
For: Schröder (motion), Barry (second), Jortner, Lang, Saunders, Rockwood, Kilmer, Owen

Motion: Approve the SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 proposal to be held in Yokohama, Japan with Masa Inakage as Conference Chair.
For: Barry (motion), Schröder (second), Rockwood, Owen, Kilmer, Jortner, Lang, Saunders

Motion: Recommend Jim Kilmer as an EC representative to the CAG
for a three-year term.
For: Schröder (motion), Rockwood (second), Jortner,
Abstain: Owen, Saunders, Kilmer
Absent: Lang

Motion: Recommend Thierry Frey as an EC representative to the CAG
for a two-year term.
For: Barry (motion), Jortner (second), Owen, Schröder, Rockwood
Abstain: Saunders, Kilmer
Absent: Lang

Motion: The EC reserves the right to appoint a representative to each standing committee.
For: Barry (motion), Saunders (second), Rockwood, Owen, Kilmer, Jortner, Lang, Schröder

Motion: EC appoints Stephen Spencer as Chair of the Publications Committee.
For: Kilmer (motion), Rockwood (second), Barry, Lang, Owen, Jortner, Saunders, Schröder

Motion: EC appoints Thierry Frey as Chair of the Information Services Committee.
For: Saunders (motion), Kilmer (second), Barry, Lang, Owen, Jortner, Rockwood, Schröder

Motion: EC appoints Scott Lang as Chair of the Professional and Student Chapters Committee.
For: Barry (motion), Kilmer (second), Saunders, Owen, Jortner, Rockwood, Schröder
Abstain: Lang

Motion: EC appoints Scott Lang as chair to the small conference
and external relations committee.
For: Rockwood (motion), Schröder (second), Saunders, Jortner, Owen, Barry, Kilmer
Abstain: Lang

Motion: EC appoints Rick Barry as chair of the Education Committee.
For: Jortner (motion), Schröder (second), Kilmer, Owen, Rockwood, Saunders, Lang
Abstain: Barry

Motion: EC appoints Kathryn Saunders as chair of the member services and communication committee.
For: Jortner (motion), Rockwood (second), Owen, Kilmer, Lang, Barry, Schröder
Abstain: Saunders

Motion: To establish a standing committee of ACM SIGGRAPH called the Papers Advisory Group to
- represent the interests of the papers community to the EC, the CAG, the SIGGRAPH Asia CAG, the ACM, and TOG
- keep history and provide recommendations on the papers process as appropriate
- recommend SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia papers chair candidates (final selection must be confirmed by the conference chair)
- advise the papers chairs
- other duties as determined by the EC

For: Schröder (Motion), Rockwood (second), Barry, Jortner, Kilmer, Lang, Saunders, Owen


Motion: Appoint Rob Cook as Chair of the Papers Advisory Group.
For: Schröder (Motion), Jortner (second), Barry, Rockwood, Kilmer, Saunders, Lang, Owen