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ACM SIGGRAPH News
From the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
28,400+ Fill the Halls of SIGGRAPH Conference
(Los Angeles, CA) - SIGGRAPH 2008, the 35th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, announced today that 28,432 (pre-audit) artists, research scientists, gaming experts, developers, filmmakers, students, and academics from 87 countries joined together for the annual conference and exhibition in Los Angeles this week. Plus, more than 230 international companies exhibited - an increase in exhibits from the previous year. "When we began planning for SIGGRAPH 2008 three years ago, the vision was to enhance the attendee experience and evolve along with the changing needs of the industry," said Jacquelyn Martino, SIGGRAPH 2008 Conference Chair from IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. "The result was a dynamic, multi-sensory, and cutting-edge event."
"The Art of Proposal Writing" Course Slides Available Online
At SIGGRAPH 2008, Steve Cunningham, Lawrence Rosenblum and Mike McGrath offered a course titled "The Art of Proposal Writing" organized by Barb Helfer. The slides were not available in time for the SIGGRAPH 2008 CD-ROM, however they are now available.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Reports are Live
reports.siggraph.org/s2008 is live! Click below for the latest and greatest from this year's international conference. We'll keep you updated throughout the week.
SIGGRAPH 2008 Art Gallery Podcasts
Audio tours of the Art and Design Galleries: Slow Art & Design and Computation are now available in multiple languages.
Annual Report for FY 2008
The ACM SIGGRAPH Annual Report for FY 2008 has been posted.
SIGGRAPH Community mourns the death of Bertram Herzog
Bertram Herzog, dear colleague, cherished friend and brilliant computer scientist has died. A leader and innovator in the SIGGRAPH community for over 30 years, Bertram was instrumental in establishing ACM SIGGRAPH as the world's premier computer graphics professional society and was celebrated during his lifetime with the 2002 Outstanding Service Award to recognize his visionary, technical and managerial contributions to ACM SIGGRAPH.
May 2008 Executive Committee Minutes Posted
The minutes of the May 2008 Executive Committee meeting have been posted.
Executive Committee election results
We are pleased to announce that the election results are in. Scott Owen was elected President, James Foley Vice President and Marie-Paule Cani Director at Large. We'd like to congratulate the winners and thank all of the candidates who came forward to run in these elections!
SpaceTime Student Gallery Opening at SIGGRAPH 2008 and in Second Life on Otis Island
The ACM SIGGRAPH SpaceTime Student Exhibition will be holding both a physical and a virtual opening at the SIGGRAPH 2008 conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 13 August at 5PM (PST) at the ACM SIGGRAPH "Village" located on the exhibit floor (Hall H)
