ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Meeting

Friday, January 30, 2009

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

ACM Headquarters, New York

Minutes

Attendance:  Scott Owen, Tony Baylis, Marie-Paule Cani, Jim Foley, Jeff Jortner, Alyn Rockwood, Kathryn Saunders, Peter Schröder, Thierry Frey, Jackie White, Pat Ryan, Donna Cappo, Erin Butler, Gregg Talley, Bob Niehaus

Absent: Jim Kilmer, Scott Lang

Electronic Motions Approved

To approve the official publication date of the technical papers presented at our annual conference(s) (SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia) as two weeks prior to the start of the event.

For: Schröder (motion), Cani (second), Baylis, Foley, Jortner, Lang, Owen

Abstain: Saunders, Kilmer

To approve Rebecca Strzelec as the Chair for SIGGRAPH 2012.
Passed

To approve the new policy on the relationship between Standing Committees and Conferences.

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

Abstain: Lang, Schröder

To approve the policy for New Projects.

For: Owen (motion), Foley (second), Baylis, Jortner, Saunders, Schröder

Abstain: Cani, Kilmer, Lang

To approve Audio Visual Services contract for SIGGRAPH 2009-2013 conferences awarded to Freeman AV.

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

To approve the Design Contract for S2010-2014.

For: Schröder (motion), Kilmer (second), Jortner, Owen, Saunders,

Abstain: Baylis, Cani, Foley, Lang

To remove the EAAC as an advance-purchase option from the ACM SIGGRAPH Membership Plus package.

For: Kilmer (motion), Schröder (second), Baylis, Cani, Foley, Jortner, Owen

Abstain: Lang, Saunders

To approve Computer Data Services for a three year contract as the registration vendor for the SIGGRAPH Conference.

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

To approve Travel Technology Group for a three year contract as the Housing vendor for the SIGGRAPH Conference.

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

Abstain: Foley, Schröder

To approve granting SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia Student Volunteers a 1-year Student Membership, upon their acceptance and confirmation to the Student Volunteer program.

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

Meeting Motions

Motion to increase professional membership dues to $42 and student membership to $30 per year, effective July 1

For: Jortner (motion), Baylis (second), Cani, Foley, Owen, Saunders, Schröder

Abstain: Kilmer, Lang

Motion to approve Thierry Frey as SACAG chair for a one year period beginning January 30, 2009.

Motion to add the following paragraph to our agreement with NCACG:

ACM SIGGRAPH will display content from our Conferences and other Programs at the Annual NCACG Event in Shanghai. NCACG will display content from its Conferences and other Programs at the SIGGRAPH or SIGGRAPH Asia Conference.

For: Owen (motion), Baylis (second), Cani, Foley, Jortner, Saunders, Schröder

Abstain: Kilmer, Lang

Motion that SIGGRAPH nominate Jessica Hodgekins for the ACM Female Researcher Award.
Passed

Motion to nominate Holly Rushmeyer for the ACM Female Researcher Award.
Passed

Motion that the Awards Committee submits nominations for the ACM Female Researcher Award in future years.

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

Abstain: Kilmer, Lang, Schröder

Motion to approve Marc Barr as Chair of the Education Committee.

Motion passed.

ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Meeting

Saturday and Sunday, January 31-February 1, 2009

Newark, New Jersey

Minutes

Attendance:  Scott Owen, Tony Baylis, Marie-Paule Cani, Jim Foley, Jeff Jortner, Jim Kilmer, Scott Lang, Alyn Rockwood, Kathryn Saunders, Peter Schröder, Thierry Frey, Jackie White, Donna Cappo, Erin Butler, Gregg Talley, Bob Niehaus

Guests:  Ronen Barzel, Pete Braccio, Jacquelyn Martino, Terrence Masson, Rebecca Strzelec

Motion to thank Alyn Rockwood for his service as SACAG chair.

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

Motion to thank Thierry Frey for his service as Information Services Chair.

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

Motion to thank Rick Barry for his service as the Education Committee Chair.

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

Motion to thank Yong Tsui Lee and his committee for a successful creative and technical SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Conference.

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

Motion to approve the SIGGRAPH 2009 Conference budget.

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

Motion to approve the SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference preliminary budget.

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

Motion to approve the Conference Reserve Fund request for Leonardo for $105,000 over a three year period.

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

Motion to eliminate production of EAAC for 2009 and foreseeable future

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

Motion to accept a contract with Los Angeles to hold five SIGGRAPH conferences in LA over the next 15 years.

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