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List of Resources to Help the SIGGRAPH Production and Artist Communities

Mar 31, 2020 |

This page is a list of resources that we have assembled to help our production and artist communities find support and resources as we all work through these terribly challenging times.   We apologize in advance for the lack of geographic diversity listed here.  We plan to update this list on a regular basis so if locate reliable and useful resources that are of interest to our global community, if you can share them with us at dir-communications@siggraph.org we will seek to add them to this page.

Grow your skillset:

Financial Help:

Resources for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers

Reel and Portfolio Hosting

Get your portfolio/demo-reel on-line (and don’t forget to connect it to your Linked-in site)

Mental Health Help

Additional Sites of Interest

(We are not endorsing nor able to guarantee the quality of the information on these sites so please approach with some discretion):

Call for Nominations for ACM SIGGRAPH Early Career Development Chair

Feb 5, 2020 |

The Early Development Chair will organize the student services and early career committee plans, develops, and facilitates activities that bring additional year round value to the student members, and emerging professionals of ACM SIGGRAPH through integration with the SIGGRAPH community and career development year round. Activities include managing the mentoring program, XSV, and facilitating portfolio/reel/statement reviews. The committee will provide best practices for advising and supporting SIGGRAPH community members in the early stages of their careers.

The SIGGRAPH Executive Committee has set as one of its primary goals the support of our members throughout their careers through mentoring, lifelong learning, and professional development both in the research and practitioner areas. Since these tasks are interconnected, the different committees should work together and with the conferences to achieve their goals. For example, the Early Career Development Committee should work with the Lifelong Learning Committee and Professional Development Committee to ensure that materials appropriate for people early in their careers are developed.

The Chair must put in a budget request to the EC every January and submit an annual report in June. The Chair can expect to spend 5-10 hours/week on the committee activities. 

For those interested in applying for this position, please contact Rebecca Strzelec. Provide a CV and vision statement (why you’re interested in being chair and what you hope to accomplish in that role). The Nominations Committee will review all the candidates and make recommendations to the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. All applications received by March 1 will receive full consideration.

We intend to fill the position by June 1 to allow an orderly transition. The position will begin September 1 and run for a three year term with the possibility of renewal for an additional three years.

Call for Nominations for ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Career Development Chair

Feb 5, 2020 |

The new Practitioner Career Development Chair will organize a committee that plans, develops, and facilitates activities that support the career development of practitioners working in industry and academia. The focus will be on how these activities relate to areas of professional interest to the SIGGRAPH community (SIGGRAPH areas). The Committee will create and manage a mentoring program and provide guidance on promotions, hiring, project management and leadership, business development and entrepreneurship, moving into management and career changes, again focusing on how these relate to SIGGRAPH areas. The Committee will facilitate networking, i.e.,  connecting practitioners doing related work.

The SIGGRAPH Executive Committee has set as one of its primary goals the support of our members throughout their careers through mentoring, lifelong learning, and professional development both in the research and practitioner areas. Since these tasks are interconnected, the different committees should work together and with the conferences to achieve their goals. For example, the Practitioner Career Development Committee should work with the Lifelong Learning Committee to ensure that materials appropriate for practitioners are developed.

The Chair must put in a budget request to the EC every January and submit an annual report in June. The Chair can expect to spend 5-10 hours/week on the chair activities. 

Those interested in applying for this position please contact Rebecca Strzelec. Provide a CV and vision statement (why you’re interested in being chair and what you hope to accomplish in that role). The Nominations Committee will review all the candidates and make recommendations to the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. All applications received by March 1 will receive full consideration.

We hope to fill the position by June 1 to allow for an early ramp-up. The position will begin September 1 and run for a three year term with the possibility of renewal for an additional three years.

Call for Nominations for ACM SIGGRAPH Research Career Development Chair

Feb 5, 2020 |

The new Research Career Development Chair will organize a committee that plans, develops, and facilitates activities that support the career development of members with research careers in academia and industry. The Committee will create and manage a mentoring program, provide guidance on tenure and promotions, career changes, funding, research management, and leadership of large projects and large teams. It will provide best practices for advising and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students and interns.

The SIGGRAPH Executive Committee has set as one of its primary goals the support of our members throughout their careers through mentoring, lifelong learning, and professional development both in the research and practitioner areas. Since these tasks are interconnected, the different committees should work together and with the conferences to achieve their goals. For example, the Practitioner Career Development Committee should work with the Lifelong Learning Committee to ensure that materials appropriate for practitioners are developed.

The Chair must put in a budget request to the EC every January and submit an annual report in June. The Chair can expect to spend 5-10 hours/week on the chair activities. 

For those interested in applying for this position, please contact Rebecca Strzelec. Provide a CV and vision statement (why you’re interested in being chair and what you hope to accomplish in that role). The Nominations Committee will review all the candidates and make recommendations to the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. All applications received by March 1 will receive full consideration.

We hope to fill the position by June 1 to allow for an early ramp-up. The position will begin September 1 and run for a three year term with the possibility of renewal for an additional three years.

Call for Nominations for ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Development Chair

Feb 5, 2020 |

The new Professional Development Chair will organize a committee that plans and develops content that assists our members with necessary job skills such as speaking, writing, interviewing (both as the interviewer and as the job candidate), managing, and leading people. The Chair will work closely with the Early Career, Research Career, and Practitioner Career Committees to identify needed content. 

The SIGGRAPH Executive Committee has set as one of its primary goals the support of our members throughout their careers through mentoring, lifelong learning, and professional development both in the research and practitioner areas. Since these tasks are interconnected, the different committees should work together and with the conferences to achieve their goals. For example, the Practitioner Career Development Committee should work with the Professional Development Committee to ensure that materials appropriate for practitioners are developed.

The Chair must put in a budget request to the EC every January and submit an annual report in June. The Chair can expect to spend 5-10 hours/week on the chair activities. 

For those interested in applying for this position please, contact Rebecca Strzelec. Provide a CV and vision statement (why you’re interested in being chair and what you hope to accomplish in that role). The Nominations Committee will review all the candidates and make recommendations to the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. All applications received by March 1 will receive full consideration.

We hope to fill the position by June 1 to allow for an early ramp-up. The position will begin September 1 and run for a three year term with the possibility of renewal for an additional three years.