ACM SIGGRAPH News
From the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
Computer Graphics Educational Materials Source (CGEMS) Call for Materials
Spreading Educational Excellence in Computer Graphics & Digital Arts - Deadline: February 1, 2009
Call For Participation - Computer Graphics Education Workshop 2009
Teaching Computer Graphics in Context • Sponsored by Eurographics and ACM SIGGRAPH • March 29-30, 2009, Munich, Germany
Looking for candidates for chair of the Education Committee
We are looking to appoint a new chair for the Education Committee starting January 1, 2009.
SIGGRAPH Asia is coming up!
The SIGGRAPH Asia conference on 10-13 December in Singapore is shaping up very nicely.
Anthony (Tony) Baylis Appointed Education Committee Liaison
The ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee has appointed Anthony (Tony) Baylis as Liaison the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee.
August 2008 EC Meeting Minutes Posted
The minutes of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee (EC) meeting held in August 2008 have been posted.
28,400+ Fill the Halls of SIGGRAPH Conference
(Los Angeles, CA) - SIGGRAPH 2008, the 35th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, announced today that 28,432 (pre-audit) artists, research scientists, gaming experts, developers, filmmakers, students, and academics from 87 countries joined together for the annual conference and exhibition in Los Angeles this week. Plus, more than 230 international companies exhibited - an increase in exhibits from the previous year. "When we began planning for SIGGRAPH 2008 three years ago, the vision was to enhance the attendee experience and evolve along with the changing needs of the industry," said Jacquelyn Martino, SIGGRAPH 2008 Conference Chair from IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. "The result was a dynamic, multi-sensory, and cutting-edge event."
"The Art of Proposal Writing" Course Slides Available Online
At SIGGRAPH 2008, Steve Cunningham, Lawrence Rosenblum and Mike McGrath offered a course titled "The Art of Proposal Writing" organized by Barb Helfer. The slides were not available in time for the SIGGRAPH 2008 CD-ROM, however they are now available.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Reports are Live
reports.siggraph.org/s2008 is live! Click below for the latest and greatest from this year's international conference. We'll keep you updated throughout the week.
