Media Registration
Online Media Registration is closed. Anyone wishing to register as media must do so at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 301. Please carefully review the requirements for media registration below and be prepared to present the appropriate documentation when registering on site. If you have any questions, please contact Autumn Wolfer at +1.213.743.6225.
Media Registration Office Hours
| Sunday, 10 August | 5 - 7 pm |
| Monday, 11 August | 8 am - 6 pm |
| Tuesday, 12 August | 8 am - 6 pm |
| Wednesday, 13 August | 8 am - 6 pm |
| Thursday, 14 August | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Friday, 15 August | 9 am - 4 pm |
Media Registration Guidelines
Before you get started with your registration, please carefully review the categories below. You must represent a media format that fits into one of these categories in order to be considered for SIGGRAPH 2008 media credentials. Those requesting media registration must be currently employed by a publication or news organization. Account representatives, sales executives, book authors, and engineers do not meet the criteria for media registration.
Each organization is limited to five media representatives, except university publications, which are limited to one. If there are multiple registrants for an organization, each media registrant must establish a separate login account and submit a separate registration.
Please Note: Even if you have qualified for a SIGGRAPH media badge in the past, you must re-qualify for SIGGRAPH 2008.
For Business Trade Publications
Includes reporters and editors from magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and wire services. Must provide:
- Business card
- Current publication masthead that includes your name/editor's name
- Original letter of assignment* signed by publication executive stating that you have been retained by the publication to cover SIGGRAPH 2008
*Required of all editors and reporters to verify they have been retained to cover SIGGRAPH 2008 by the publication. If you are the Editor-in-Chief, you do not have to provide an Original Letter of Assignment.
For Television and Radio
Includes broadcast reporters, producers, and camera operators from news organizations. Must provide:
- Business card
- Original letter of assignment signed by station/show executive stating that you have been retained by the publication to cover SIGGRAPH 2008
For Analysts
Industry analysts must provide:
- Business card from a recognized analyst firm
- One (1) or more bylined articles dated within the past six months
For Freelance Writers
Freelance writers include those who have been retained to cover SIGGRAPH 2008 by an eligible news organization as determined by the SIGGRAPH 2008 Media Team. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media registration. Freelance writers must provide:
- One (1) or more bylined articles published within the last six months
- Original letter of assignment signed by publication executive stating that they have been retained by the publication to cover SIGGRAPH 2008
For Online Publications
Includes reporters from online publications that must contain editorial content and must cover the computer graphics industry. Personal web pages and blogs will not be accepted. Must provide:
- Business card
- Two (2) or more bylined articles printed from their web site
- Original letter of assignment stating that you have been retained by the web site to cover SIGGRAPH 2008
For University Publications
Includes any reporter representing a University publication. University publications are limited to one media representative. Reporters must provide:
- Two (2) or more bylined articles published in the university publication within the last six months
- Original letter of assignment from the university stating that you have been retained by the publication to cover SIGGRAPH 2008
Your Media Registration Credentials Entitle You to Access the Following:
- Art & Design
- Awards Presentation
- Birds of a Feather
- Classes
- Computer Animation Festival
- Exhibition, Exhibitor Tech Talks
- Featured Speakers
- FJORG!
- Informal Forums
- International Resources
- Job Fair
- New Tech Demos
- Posters
- Production Sessions
- Roundtables
- Special Events
- The Studio
- Talks
- Technical Papers
- Technical Papers Fast Forward
Your Media Registration Credentials DO NOT Entitle You to the Following:
- ACM Transactions on Graphics (Conference Proceedings Special Issue)
- Full Conference DVD-ROM
- Electronic Art & Animation Catalog
- SIGGRAPH Video Review
- Reception