ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Sheraton, New Orleans, LA


Electronic Motions

The Chairs of the External Affairs and Communications Committees will,
in consultation with the other organization standing committees, choose
the recipients of the free passes for conferences of our affiliated groups.
For: For: Lang (motion), Schroder (second), Baylis, Cani, Foley, Kilmer,
Jortner, Owen, Saunders


To approve the minutes of the ACM SIGGRAPH EC May meeting.
For: Owen (motion), Kilmer (second), Baylis, Jortner, Foley, Schroder
Abstain: Lang, Saunders, Cani


To approve the appointments of George Drettakis and Sophie Revillard as
SA2010 Papers Chair and Courses Chair, respectively.
For: Schroder (motion), Lang (second), Owen, Foley, Saunders, Cani
Abstain: Kilmer, Baylis


Reserve Fund Motion

1. The two internal reserve funds, one for the SIGGRAPH Conference and
one for the rest of ACM SIGGRAPH, are hereby consolidated into one
reserve fund for all of ACM SIGGRAPH.

2. A Reserve Fund Committee (RFC) is established to oversee the reserve
fund and to evaluate all proposals for use of the reserve funds. The RFC
will recommend proposals to be funded to the Executive Committee (EC)
who will make the final decision. The RFC will consist of the following
people: Vice - President, Treasurer, CAG Chair, SACAG Chair, and a
representative of the Standing Committees. The representative of the
Standing Committees will be chosen by the Chairs of the Standing Committees.

The RFC will create a set of policies and procedures for use of the
reserve fund which will go into effect once they have been approved by
the EC.

This motion does not affect the current Small Conference Policy or the
current reserve fund request policy for the CAG."

For: Lang (motion), Saunders (second), Cani, Schroder, Owen, Kilmer,
Jortner, Foley, Baylis


To accept the SACAG’s recommendation of iWorks as the SA2009 registration
vendor.
For: Lang (motion), Saunders (second), Kilmer, Foley, Schroder, Jortner,
Owen, Baylis, Cani


To accept the CAG’s recommendation to hold S2012 in Los Angeles.
For: Saunders (motion), Kilmer (second), Foley, Schroder, Cani, Owen, Baylis
Against: Lang


Meeting Motions

Motion to approve the following new definition of the CAG and SACAG,
adding the Conference Strategic Advisor as a non-voting member:

"The CAG is comprised of the CAG Chair, the immediate past and current
years' conference chairs, any future conference chairs who have been
appointed and confirmed, one representative from the EC, the Conference
Strategic Advisor as a non-voting member, the Chief Staff Executive (as
a nonvoting member), and any other members - at - large as appointed by
the CAG."

and:

"The SACAG is comprised of the SACAG Chair, the immediate past and
current years' conference chairs, any future conference chairs who have
been appointed and confirmed, one representative from the EC, the Chief
Staff Executive (as a nonvoting member), the Conference Strategic
Advisor as a non-voting member, and any other members - at - large as
appointed by the SACAG."
For: Lang (motion), Jortner (second), Cani, Cook, Debevec, Owen,
Saunders, Schroder


Motion to approve the Sponsorship Policies as amended by the EC.
For: Saunders (motion), Jortner (second), Cani, Cook, Owen, Saunders,
Schroder
Abstain: Debevec, Lang