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You’re invited to “A Conversation With…”

You’re invited to “A Conversation With…”

Jun 22, 2021 |

A Conversation With… is a series of chats focused on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, within a small group of people. These conversations are intended to be casual, intriguing and interactive thus enabling attendees to be part of the conversation. The sessions are intentionally limited to be around 8-10 people to make the conversations more personal. Every month we have different focus areas. The session will be a relaxed format, no slides, no prep needed, just a focussed chat. The session usually runs between 45-60 mins based on attendee engagement. So, would you like to join the conversation ?

LOCATION : Zoom
DURATION : 45-60 mins per session
ATTENDEES : 8-10 per session
TOPIC : Digital Humans

Event registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If spaces are still available, you will receive a confirmation invite to the event. Zoom link information will be sent out 2 days before the event

P.S : These sessions will not be recorded in any form.

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There will be three sessions on June 25.

Session #1

Session #2

Session #3

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Call for Candidates for ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers Chair

Jun 21, 2021 |

The ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers are members of ACM SIGGRAPH who have been involved with computer graphics and interactive techniques for twenty years or more. The Pioneers serve as an advisory board to the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee (EC) and are involved in many of the volunteering aspects of the organization and conferences. Each year at SIGGRAPH, the Pioneers get together for an exclusive, Pioneers-only reception with a distinguished speaker from the computer graphics community. It’s a chance for old friends to reconnect and new friends to be discovered. 

The Chair is responsible for the following:

  • Organizing and meeting with the Pioneers Steering Committee (PSC)
  • Organizing and monitoring the different ACM SIGGRAPH related activities of the Pioneers
  • Organizing the annual Pioneers reception at the SIGGRAPH Conference including, in consultation with the PSC, recruiting the speaker 
  • Acting as a liaison between the Pioneers and the EC to advise the EC and to ensure that the Pioneers’ activities are aligned with the strategic priorities of the EC
  • Work with the History Committee on such activities as providing speakers, reviewers, and authors for articles, books, etc. about computer graphics history and lessons learned
  • Initiate and coordinate projects of interest to ACM SIGGRAPH and the Pioneers

The Chair must submit a budget request to the Executive Committee every January and submit an annual report in June. The Chair can expect to spend an average of 5 or more hours/week on the chair activities. 

For those interested in applying for this position, please contact the ACM SIGGRAPH Project Manager (project-manager@acmsiggraph.org). Only applicants who are ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers in good standing as of the application deadline will be considered. Provide a CV and vision statement (why you’re interested in being chair and what you hope to accomplish in this volunteer role). The Pioneers Steering Committee will review all the candidates, conduct interviews if necessary, and make recommendations to the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee in order to identify the next Chair.

The deadline for applying is July 15, 2021 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled and the term will begin on September 1, 2021. The term is three years, renewable once.

Call for Nominations Editor-In-Chief ACM Transactions on Graphics

Call for Nominations Editor-In-Chief ACM Transactions on Graphics

Jun 8, 2021 |

Call for Nominations
Editor-In-Chief
ACM Transactions on Graphics

The term of the current Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the ACM Transactions on Graphics coming to an end, and the ACM Publications Board has set up a nominating committee to assist the Board in selecting the next EiC.  TOG was established in 1982 and has an impact factor from Thomson Reuters of 6.495 giving it the top ranking among all ACM Journals.

Nominations, including self-nominations, are invited for a three-year term as TOG EiC, beginning on September 15, 2021.  The EiC appointment may be renewed at most one time. This is an entirely voluntary position, but ACM will provide appropriate administrative support.

Appointed by the ACM Publications Board, Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) of ACM journals are delegated full responsibility for the editorial management of the journal consistent with the journal’s charter and general ACM policies. The Board relies on EiCs to ensure that the content of the journal is of high quality and that the editorial review process is both timely and fair. The EiC has final say on acceptance of papers, size of the Editorial Board, and appointment of Associate Editors. A complete list of responsibilities is found in the ACM Volunteer Editors Position Descriptions. Additional information can be found in the following documents:

Nominations should include a vita along with a brief statement of why the nominee should be considered. Self-nominations are encouraged and should include a statement of the candidate’s vision for the future development of TOG and research publications in graphics more generally. The deadline for submitting nominations for full consideration is July 21, 2021, although nominations will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Please send all nominations to the nominating committee co-chairs, Jessica Hodgins (jkh@cmu.edu) and Etienne Vouga (evouga@cs.utexas.edu) with a subject line of “TOG EiC”.

The search committee members are

  • Jessica Hodgins (Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook), Co-Chair
  • Etienne Vouga (The University of Texas at Austin), Co-Chair
  • Thabo Beeler (Google)
  • Mirela Ben-Chen (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)
  • Alec Jacobson (University of Toronto)
  • Taku Komura (Edinburgh University)
  • Emily Whiting (Boston University)
  • Kun Zhou (Zhejiang University)
  • Louiqa Raschid (University of Maryland) will serve as the ACM Publications Board Liaison

Two Award Committee chair positions now open

Jun 1, 2021 |

I’m John Hughes (Professor of Computer Science, Brown University), and as ACM SIGGRAPH’s Awards Chair, I help coordinate all of ACM SIGGRAPH’s various awards-related activities. I’m seeking new chairs for two Awards Committees: The SIGGRAPH Academy committee, replacing Holly Rushmeier, and the Art Award Committee, replacing Sue Gollifer.

For each position, the applicant should have strong organizational and communication skills, distinguished standing in the appropriate community, and be comfortable with presenting their award(s) at SIGGRAPH.

Please apply by email to jfh@cs.brown.edu by June 20, 2021, with contact information and a brief description of why you think you’d be appropriate for the position. 

ACM SIGGRAPH Volunteer Information Session, May 24, 1 PM ET

ACM SIGGRAPH Volunteer Information Session, May 24, 1 PM ET

May 17, 2021 |

Are you interested in volunteering with ACM SIGGRAPH? 

Please view the recording from the Monday, May 24, at 1 PM Eastern event to learn more about ACM SIGGRAPH and the current volunteer openings. Volunteering at ACM SIGGRAPH is vast with opportunities to develop and nurture new and existing communities, build relationships with external organizations, provide support to our membership, develop content and benefits provided to members, and more. We have volunteer opportunities at all levels of the organization and at all levels of time commitment. The one thing we all have in common is a passion for SIGGRAPH.

If interested in volunteering, please submit your information here and someone will be in contact with you soon!