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Chair’s Corner: Farewell Essay

As with most goodbyes, this moment is bittersweet. I am very excited to pass the chores of being chair onto my successor and claw some time back for my own research and other endeavors. At the same time, I have been honored to serve as chair of SIGGRAPH and generally...

Announcing the RCDC@SIGGRAPH Junior Scientist Mentoring Program

The SIGGRAPH Research Career Development Committee is excited to launch a mentoring program for junior scientists (PhD/postdoc/faculty) in computer graphics. Our goal is to connect researchers with mentors who can provide guidance at key junctures in career...

Chair’s Corner: The SIGGRAPH Budget

One of the most frequent criticisms I hear about SIGGRAPH is that the organization is opaque or, equivalently, I hear about a lack of transparency. To the extent that this critique is fair, it is not due to a desire for secrecy (there are only a handful of things that...

Call for Volunteers – SIGGRAPH History Online Archives

The SIGGRAPH History Online Archives team is looking for volunteers. The project involves helping to develop the SIGGRAPH History online archives which are in progress.  We need volunteers to do: data entry, proofreading, quality assurance, image processing, and web...

Chair’s Corner: Results of the Conference Papers Program Survey

Howdy. I wrote last month about a proposal for a new Conference Papers program. Over the last month we conducted a survey of the technical papers community (if you want to participate the survey is here: https://forms.gle/ZKe2jen24yEg57C87). I have been tracking...

Call for Candidates for ACM SIGGRAPH Education Chair

The ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee supports educators in computer graphics and interactive techniques.  This work encompasses both technical, creative, applied and interdisciplinary studies at all post-secondary levels that intersect curricular areas of...

Pioneers Press Release – Featured Speaker 2021 Announcement

On behalf of our more than 700 members, SIGGRAPH Pioneers Chair Ed Kramer is incredibly excited to announce our Featured Speaker for the 2021 virtual SIGGRAPH Pioneers Reception will be Donna J. Cox! Just to list Donna Cox’s personal history – positions she has...