ACM SIGGRAPH is recruiting for the chair of the Practitioner Award Committee.
The SIGGRAPH Practitioner Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the practice and advancement of Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. The award recognizes the very best and most influential applications and practitioners. The award includes a $2,000 cash prize.
The Chair solicits nominations for the Award by advertising the Award through the standard ACM SIGGRAPH channels, e.g., website, Interactions Newsletter, and social media during the late Fall and again in early January. Nominations for the Practitioner Award must be submitted to the Chair by January 31 of each year. The Chair may gather additional information on the nominees and maintains the list of previous nominees who did not receive the award as they may be carried forward as candidates.
The Practitioner Award Committee consists of five members who serve three-year terms. Each year one or two members rotate off, and new members join the committee. These new members are chosen by the Chair based on recommendations from past Committee members. The Committee discusses the candidates over several sessions, gradually narrowing the candidate pool until a winner is selected. The Chair facilitates the conversation and takes notes of the committee’s decisions but does not contribute to selecting the award winner.
Once an awardee is selected, the chair works with the SIGGRAPH Awards chair to coordinate announcement of the selection and its presentation at the SIGGRAPH conference.
If interested in the position, please contact the SIGGRAPH Awards chair, Jeff Jortner. Applications for the position will close August 15,2025.