SIGGRAPH 2009 Recognition Policy for Presenters & Volunteers

The Recognition Policy for Presenters & Volunteers is designed to acknowledge and show appreciation for all contributions to the conference. The basic recognition policy is based on a percentage discount off the early registration fees for whatever registration category the presenter or volunteer chooses (regardless of when registration is completed), according to the following table. To register as a student and receive a discount off the Student Member registration fee, the contributor must be a current Student Member of ACM SIGGRAPH.

Category Eligibility Discount
Art & Music Performances Up to four presenters per piece. 50%
Art Galleries One presenter per piece. 50%
Computer Animation Festival and Real-Time Animations One presenter per piece. 50%
Conference Committee, Conference Advisory Group, Executive Committee Conference Committee members for this year's and next year's conferences, members of the Conference Advisory Group, and ACM SIGGRAPH's Executive Committee. 100%
Courses Up to two presenters for a two-session course      and one presenter for a one-session course. Some presenters are also eligible for travel reimbursement. 100%
Emerging Technologies Up to four presenters per demo. 100%
Ex-Student Volunteers (XSV) Volunteers with a full-time work commitment at the conference. 100%
FJORG! One Basic Conference registration per participant. 100%
Game Jam One Basic Conference registration per participant. 100%
Information Aesthetics One presenter per piece. 50%
Jurors Jurors and advisory-board members. 50%
Panels (includes Computer Animation Festival Panels) Up to five presenters per Panel (typically four presenters and a moderator/organizer). 25%
Papers: Art, Games, Technical, and Transactions on Graphics (TOG) One presenter per presentation. 50%
Posters One presenter per piece. 25%
Production Sessions Up to five presenters per Special Session      (typically four presenters and a moderator/organizer). 25%
Research Challenge Up to three collaborators per project. 25%
Social Games Up to four organizers per game. 100%
Student Volunteers Volunteers with a full-time work commitment at the conference. 100%
The Studio Volunteers with a full-time work commitment at the conference. 100%
Talks One presenter per presentation. 25%
Volunteers Volunteers with a full-time work commitment at the conference. 100%

Each presenter gets the highest discount available without aggregating discounts for multiple presentations. Discounts are ONLY transferable to an individual who is a co-contributor or co-presenter of the work and recognized as such in the SIGGRAPH 2009 Program and Buyer's Guide.

If a presenter's employer is willing to pay for registration, SIGGRAPH encourages the presenter to waive the recognition discount. Any overall savings goes to enhance the overall attendee experience at the conference.

Implementation Details

Presenters and volunteers will receive a single-use code for appropriate reduction of the early-registration fee. Discount codes and instructions for online registration will be sent via email in May.