ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Meeting

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

Motions

Motion: The EC accepts the CAG’s recommendation to hold SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans.
For: White (Motion), Chesnais (second), Haley, Barry, Cook, Kilmer, Jortner, Spencer, Frey, McAfee, Rockwood

Motion: The EC accepts the CAG’s recommendation to approve the revised job description and CAG chair position terms.
For: Cook (Motion), Haley (second), Barry, Chesnais, Kilmer, Jortner, Spencer, McAfee, Rockwood
Abstain: Frey and White

Motion: The EC accepts the CAG’s recommendation for Terrence Masson as the SIGGRAPH 2010 conference chair.
For: White (Motion), Frey (second), Barry, Chesnais, Cook, Kilmer, Spencer, Jortner, McAfee, Rockwood, Haley

Motion: ACM SIGGRAPH will incorporate the Pioneers Program into the SIG Structure with details to be worked out.
For: Barry(Motion), White (second), Jortner, Chesnais, Cook, Kilmer, Spencer, McAfee, Rockwood, Frey, Haley

Motion: Move to accept the proposed FY08 budget subject to a 3% variation on the total operating expenses.
For: Jortner (Motion), Chesnais (second), Kilmer, Barry, McAfee, White, Haley, Cook, Frey, Rockwood, Spencer

Motion: ACM SIGGRAPH support use of the Creative Commons license on the siggraph.org site where appropriate.
For: Barry (Motion), Rockwood (second), Chesnais, Kilmer, McAfee, White, Haley, Cook, Frey, Spencer, Jortner

A motion was made and accepted concerning content capture at SIGGRAPH 2007 but was later found to be based on faulty information and was formally rescinded.