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. The year-long activities of the committee include: Creation of multilingual audio guides (recorded translations) for the SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia programs: Emerging Technologies, VR Village, Art Gallery and Studio, with the […]

ACM SIGGRAPH’S NEW EXTERNAL RELATIONS CHAIR TO BUILD BRIDGES, FUEL COLLABORATIONS by Melanie Farmer ACM SIGGRAPH has named Diana Arellano Chair of External Relations, to strengthen ties and form new collaborations with organizations within the computer graphics community and with those communities that intersect with computer graphics. Arellano, whose connection to the SIGGRAPH conference began as a student volunteer in 2007, most recently served as International Resources Chair. She […]

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 artists sketch a person’s face in an exaggerated manner, most times to elicit humor. Automating this technique poses challenges due to the amount of intricate details and shapes involved and level of professional skills it […]

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 knows a suitable candidate can make a nomination. 2.       Please provide the justification for your nomination, highlighting your candidate’s services for the SIGGRAPH organization, […]

The proposed bylaw changes by the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee (EC) have been approved by the ACM EC when the member voting failed to meet the ten percent rule required for all bylaw changes. These changes will start in the voting taking place in next summer's elections. The biggest bylaw change is all elected positions will become director positions rather than electing a person to a specific position such as the President, Vice-President, and Treasurer as we have done in the past. The EC […]