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June Kim Tapped to Lead International Resources Committee

June Kim Tapped to Lead International Resources Committee in Inaugural Year as Standing Committee by Melanie A. FarmerJ The International Resources Committee (IRC), long a subcommittee of Communications, is now a standing committee in its own right. June Kim has taken...

The ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Educator Award

SIGGRAPH Members, The Executive Committee has established a new award to honor educators in computer graphics and interactive techniques who are making a significant impact on any educational level, from grade school through higher ed. The ACM SIGGRAPH...

SIGGRAPH Academy

SIGGRAPH Academy This year we were pleased to announce the SIGGRAPH Academy at SIGGRAPH 2018 in Vancouver. The initial class of inductees was drawn from previous award winners. However, moving forward, our goal is to induct a broader range of individuals who have made...

SIGGRAPH Frontiers

SIGGRAPH Members, The field of computer graphics and interactive techniques is diverse and evolving. The Executive Committee is supporting this evolution by setting up programs to bring emerging and related areas into the fold. We want ACM SIGGRAPH to be the place...

Accepting Nominations for the International Resources Committee Chair

Accepting Nominations for the International Resources Committee Chair The mission of the International Resources Committee (IRC) is to extend the reach and influence of the ACM SIGGRAPH conferences and organization globally through language and intercultural support....

ACM SIGGRAPH’S New External Relations Chair to Build Bridges, Fuel Collaborations

ACM SIGGRAPH’S NEW EXTERNAL RELATIONS CHAIR TO BUILD BRIDGES, FUEL COLLABORATIONS by Melanie FarmerACM SIGGRAPH has named Diana Arellano Chair of External Relations, to strengthen ties and form new collaborations with organizations within the computer graphics...

Volunteership at ACM SIGGRAPH

SIGGRAPH Members, Many of you already know the value we place on volunteership at ACM SIGGRAPH. Our organization is governed and driven by our a remarkable/energetic group of volunteers. Without member volunteers we would not—could not—have the dynamic, diverse and...

LET’S DRAW!: New Deep Learning Technique for Realistic Caricature Art

Press Release LET’S DRAW!: NEW DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUE FOR REALISTIC CARICATURE ART Data-driven method leverages deep learning AI for photo-to-caricature translation TOKYO, Japan, 16 October 2018 – Caricature portrait drawing is a distinct art form where...

The ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Educator Award

SIGGRAPH Members, The Executive Committee has established a new award to honor educators in computer graphics and interactive techniques who are making a significant impact on any educational level, from grade school through higher ed. The ACM SIGGRAPH...

Nomination for SACAG Chair

Nomination for SACAG Chair The current SIGGRAPH Asia Conference Advisory Group (SACAG) Chair, YT Lee, will be stepping down at the end of 2018. The nomination for the new Chair is now open. Here are the details: 1. Anyone who...