The Governance Advisory Board (GAB) ensures that the structure, policies, and procedures of ACM SIGGRAPH are reflective of what we do, what we should be doing, and are the most effective and efficient possible. The scope of the GAB is all of ACM SIGGRAPH, both the major conferences (SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia) and all of the subunits (Standing Committees, Advisory Boards, and Affinity Groups). The GAB does not make final decisions on issues but sends them to the Executive Committee for approval. Changes are reflected either in the ACM SIGGRAPH Policy Guidelines or in the Bylaws. The ACM SIGGRAPH Chair shall always be a member of the Governance Advisory Board. The other members of GAB are either Executive Committee Directors or Chairs of other ACM SIGGRAPH units. For example, as of July 2025 the GAB consisted of the Chair-elect, Chair, Past-Chair, Past-Past-Chair, Treasurer-elect, CAG and SACAG Chairs, and the Chair of the Arts Advisory Board. The GAB has a bi-weekly Zoom meeting. Since the meetings are virtual, there is no budget associated with the GAB.
The Chair’s responsibilities are:
- Is an ex officio member of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee
- Attends all EC meetings and acts as parliamentarian and advisor on policy issues.
- Tracks all senior leadership position terms that are not tracked by the Nominations Committee (Affinity Group Chairs, Advisory Group Chairs, and Award Sub-Chairs) and reports to the Chair of EC when a term is nearing end.
- Oversees the GAB’s compliance with ACM SIGGRAPH and ACM policies.
- Ensures that meetings are properly planned and conducted efficiently.
- Presents all GAB proposed policies to the ACM SIGGRAPH EC for approval.
- Supervises and/or develops documents and policies: specifically, the Chair maintains the GAB To Do list, the Change Log for the ACM SIGGRAPH Policy Guidelines, and the annual report. The Chair will also be responsible for updating the ACM SIGGRAPH Policy Guidelines when new policies are approved.
- Ensure that the Committee’s activities are in line with its objectives and mission.
- In consultation with the committee shall identify initiatives, tasks, a need for subcommittees and areas for the GAB to pursue.
- Oversees management of GAB initiatives and ongoing projects.
- Maintains open and frequent communication with the GAB members. The Chair shall keep GAB members informed of all important deadlines, initiatives, and other GC related information and provide updates at least quarterly.
- In consultation with the committee shall identify the need for additional GAB members.
Interested applicants should send their applications to project-manager@acmsiggraph.org.