SIGGRAPH News
Up one levelSIGGRAPH Asia Debuts in Singapore Next Year
ACM SIGGRAPH, the world’s largest society on computer graphics and interactive techniques, will mark its entry into Asia with SIGGRAPH Asia 2008, to be held in Singapore from 10 – 13 December 2008. At the event, experts from Asia and beyond will offer top-notch contents from the forefront of computer graphics theory and practice.
GRAPHITE 2007 Conference : Call for Participation
GRAPHITE 2007 Conference : Many disciplines one landscape. 1-4 December 2007. Perth, Western Australia.
History of Computer Graphics and Digital Art Project
Call for Participation for a project to archive available past and present research and imagery from the professional and scholastic arenas of Computer Graphics and Art. Texts and images will be recorded on the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee website.
The Minutes of the August 2007 EC Meeting have been posted.
These minutes were approved by the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee on August 22.
Randy Pausch Gives his last lecture
Randy Pausch gives his farewell lecture at Carniegie Mellon University.
Free Access This Month to SIGGRAPH Encore
Get access to over 1100 presentation videos from SIGGRAPH 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007.
Designing User Experiences
Hello SIGGRAPH Members! An opportunity exists for you to attend dux07, the conference on Designing User Experiences Co-sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM SIGCHI and AIGA Registrations are going fast and are limited, so act soon.
Call for Candidates ends November 4th
The ACM SIGGRAPH nominating committee is still considering candidates for the positions of President, Vice President and Director at Large for the 2008 elections until 4 November 2007.
Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH and the Vancouver International Film Centre present:
The Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH and the Vancouver International Film Centre present: SPARK VFX '08 Celebrating Innovation and Inspiration in Visual Effects January 30 – February 4, 2008
Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games
The Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games has premiered the leading techniques in real-time graphics and interaction for 22 years.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Announces 2nd International Animation Contest
(Chicago, IL) - ACM SIGGRAPH announced the return of FJORG! - the International Animation Contest at the upcoming SIGGRAPH conference in 2008. FJORG!, is an "iron animator" event in which 16 competing teams from around the world have 32 hours to create the most impressive character-driven animation of at least 15 seconds in length adhering to at least one of two themes and using at least one of 16 sound bites.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Announces New Format for Computer Animation Festival
To fully represent the growing computer graphics and interactive industries, SIGGRAPH's Computer Animation Festival is expanding into a full-scale film festival that will incorporate curated and competition screenings, discussion panels with filmmakers/artists/producers, and an expansive awards program. In addition, the Computer Animation Festival will be more accessible to the general public than ever before.
Dr. Tony Alley
Dr. Tony Alley was laid to rest in January 2008. Tony was a key member of the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee, and was was instrumental in the development of the Curriculum Knowledge Base project
January 2008 EC Minutes Posted
The minutes of the January 2008 Executive Committee meeting have been posted.
Graphics Researchers named ACM Fellows
Congratulations to Michael Cohen, Marc Levoy, Randy Pausch, and Demetri Terzopoulos on being named ACM Fellows.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008: Call for Participation is Open
Calling all innovators, researchers, producers, animators and artists! SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 invites the best and brightest to showcase their most innovative concepts and cutting-edge works in computer graphics and interactive techniques to academics, industry players and enthusiasts from 10-13 December. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to shape the future of SIGGRAPH Asia and this dynamic industry by contributing your ideas and sharing your work. The following programmes are now accepting submissions:
ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Candidates Announced
The candidates for the next ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee election have been announced.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008: Call for Participation is Open
Calling all innovators, researchers, producers, animators and artists! SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 invites the best and brightest to showcase their most innovative concepts and cutting-edge works in computer graphics and interactive techniques to academics, industry players and enthusiasts from 10-13 December. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to shape the future of SIGGRAPH Asia and this dynamic industry by contributing your ideas and sharing your work. The following programmes are now accepting submissions:
SpaceTime Student Gallery Opening at SIGGRAPH 2008 and in Second Life on Otis Island
The ACM SIGGRAPH SpaceTime Student Exhibition will be holding both a physical and a virtual opening at the SIGGRAPH 2008 conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 13 August at 5PM (PST) at the ACM SIGGRAPH "Village" located on the exhibit floor (Hall H)
Chair of Student Services Committee (S3)
The ACM SIGGRAPH Student Services Committee (S3) is hosting an open Call for Candidates for its Committee Chair position.
