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ACM SIGGRAPH MTUS Chapter Participates in Inaugural “Animation Y’all” Conference

Mar 26, 2025 |

February 21–23, 2025 – The animation industry in Tennessee took a significant step forward with the inaugural “Animation Y’all” conference, held at Lipscomb University and hosted by Disney legends Tom and Tony Bancroft. The event brought together industry professionals, students, and educators for a dynamic weekend of panels, demonstrations, artist showcases, and networking opportunities.

Among the standout participants was the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Animation Department, whose faculty and students played an active role in promoting their animation program and their growing ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter. Led by Professor Kevin McNulty, a key member of AMC SIGGRAPH and the Professional Student Chapter Committee (PSCC), the MTSU booth was a vibrant display of student and alumni work. Monitors showcased animations, a 3D fan displayed digital art, and highlights from student-led clubs like the MTSU SIGGRAPH Chapter were prominently featured.

“When we first heard about this event, we knew we had to be part of it,” McNulty said. “To have it in Middle Tennessee and realize how close we all were—this conference showed that we have a community here. We just haven’t had the chance to connect like this before.”

McNulty emphasized the importance of building relationships at events like Animation Y’all:
“One of my main goals was meeting people I never would have had the opportunity to meet otherwise… and hopefully connecting more people with AMC SIGGRAPH. It’s also great to catch up with old friends and alumni! Seeing current students and alumni meet each other is always a highlight.”

Beyond the professional networking, McNulty highlighted the broader impact of industry events like SIGGRAPH and Animation Y’all:
“With conferences like these, the real value isn’t just about getting a job—it’s about building relationships, catching up with colleagues and friends, and sharing our love for the field.”

ACM SIGGRAPH UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TRAVEL GRANT

Feb 20, 2025 |

Applications Open: 18 February, 2025

Applications Close: 1 May, 2025

Acceptances: 7 May 2025

ACM SIGGRAPH offers support to new and existing members of the SIGGRAPH community whose potential career impact is recognized as extraordinary and who can demonstrate financial need to attend SIGGRAPH 2025. We most importantly intend to simultaneously highlight SIGGRAPH’s abiding recognition of the value that diversity from underrepresented groups brings to the CG/IT domains and its importance to their vibrancy and future positive impact on our communities and society.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Any ACM SIGGRAPH member number (professional or student) in the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques but not limited to, technology innovations, artistic production, education, societal services, leadership, and/or broader impacts within those industries.
  2. Grantees may receive only one grant per conference year.
  3. Budget requests and reimbursement are subject to the ACM SIGGRAPH travel policies.
  4. These grants will be awarded to individuals from underrepresented communities in the CG/IT fields listed in ACM SIGGRAPH annual demographic surveys and questionnaires. Nominees from universities, NGOs, industry, and governmental organizations including students, early career, industry, and academic professionals in the CG/IT domains will be considered and are encouraged to apply for travel grant support.

HOW IT WORKS:

Submit here by 1 May 2025 before 11:59 PM EST USA.

**Please also include 2 letters of recommendation (500-word limit) each due with application materials) to be emailed to urt@siggraph.org

REVIEW PROCESS:

A selection committee of current ACM SIGGRAPH members will review all the nominations. 

GRANTEES:

All grantees will be selected by 7 May 2025, and invited to attend SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Grantees will receive a Full Conference Pass and financial support reimbursing the documented cost of SIGGRAPH 2025 attendance.

PUBLICITY:

Any information supplied for the application must not be confidential and can be used for publicity purposes by ACM SIGGRAPH. Awardees permit ACM SIGGRAPH to use representative images of their work, member profiles, stories, subsequent activities in connection with the ACM SIGGRAPH community and organization, etc. for use in ACM SIGGRAPH publications, at conferences sponsored by ACM and/or ACM SIGGRAPH, or other publicity purposes.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

ACM’s conflict-of-interest (COI) guidelines apply to all award nominations. The ACM SIGGRAPH Award Chair of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee is responsible for ensuring the COI guidelines are followed and resolving any issues that cannot be resolved by the respective Award Committee Chair.

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Discover Excellence in Innovation, Artistry, and Community with the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Program

Nov 28, 2024 |

The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Program celebrates the pioneers, innovators, and visionaries in research, the arts, community service, computer graphics and interactive techniques. From groundbreaking technical achievements to transformative artistic contributions, these prestigious awards recognize individuals and teams shaping the future of our industry.

Why the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Matter

  • We Celebrate Excellence: Honoring lifetime achievements, revolutionary research, and emerging talents that drive the industry forward.
  • We Inspire Innovation: Recognizing contributions that push the boundaries of technology and creativity.
  • We Build Community: Highlighting those who foster collaboration, mentorship, and leadership within the ACM SIGGRAPH community.

Award Categories

Whether it’s honoring a career of innovation with the Steven Anson Coons Award, celebrating early-career breakthroughs with the Significant New Researcher Award, or spotlighting groundbreaking digital artistry through the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art.  The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Program spans every facet of the field and service to the community.

Join us at the annual SIGGRAPH conference to celebrate the recognition of brilliance in our community. Be inspired by the achievements of our peers and the future they’re shaping.

Nominate Today: Help us recognize the exceptional contributions of individuals in our field. Nominate a peer, mentor, or colleague who deserves to be celebrated.  All the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards will be acknowledged at SIGGRAPH 2025.

To nominate ACM SIGGRAPH members for various awards, the following steps outline the nomination process:

  1. Understand the Awards: ACM SIGGRAPH presents multiple awards, including the Steven Anson Coons Award, Computer Graphics Achievement Award, Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement, and others. Each award has specific eligibility criteria and focus areas.
  2. Eligibility and Guidelines:
    • Review the specific award’s guidelines for nominee eligibility, evaluation criteria, and required documentation.
    • Ensure the nominee meets all eligibility criteria, such as their contributions to computer graphics or digital art.
  3. Prepare the Nomination:
    • Include a detailed nomination letter explaining the nominee’s achievements and why they deserve the award.
    • Collect supporting materials, such as a CV, list of publications or works, and letters of support from colleagues or peers.
  4. Submission Process:
    • Follow the official nomination process outlined on the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards page.
    • Submit the nomination package by the deadline. Ensure all required documents are complete and in the specified format.
  5. Award Committee Review:
    • The award committees evaluate nominations based on the set criteria.
    • Be prepared to provide additional information if requested by the committee.
  6. Timelines and Deadlines:
    • Adhere to the announced timelines for nomination submission, as late submissions might not be considered.

For specifics on the nomination process or detailed forms, visit the ACM SIGGRAPH official awards page or contact their awards committee directly. If you’re managing the submission for a particular award or want further tailored advice, please ask and share details.

Visit ACM SIGGRAPH Awards to learn more and submit nominations. Together, let’s celebrate the best of computer graphics!

Data Feminism in Action

Data Feminism in Action

Oct 18, 2024 |

Women of SIGGRAPH Conversations (WOSC) presents a conversation with Catherine D’Ignazio, author of “Data Feminism.”

Catherine D’Ignazio is an Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT. She is also Director of the Data + Feminism Lab which uses data and computational methods to work towards gender and racial justice. D’Ignazio is a scholar, artist/designer and hacker mama who focuses on feminist technology, data literacy and civic engagement. She has run reproductive justice hackathons, designed global news recommendation systems, created talking and tweeting water quality sculptures, and led walking data visualizations to envision the future of sea level rise. With Rahul Bhargava, she built the platform Databasic.io, a suite of tools and activities to introduce newcomers to data science. Her 2020 book from MIT Press, Data Feminism, co-authored with Lauren Klein, charts a course for more ethical and empowering data science practices.

This talk will explore examples of data feminism in action, particularly as they relate to data visualization and technology design. In a grounded case study of co-designed technology, she will show how ethical principles can help us orient ourselves, but they cannot anticipate all the messiness and friction that inevitably arise in a design process.

Join WOSC at 11am on October 24th PST.

Register for the webinar

Volunteer Development Committee Chair Named

Oct 18, 2024 |

Mashhuda Glencross has been named as the Volunteer Development Committee Chair.  Dr Glencross research interests are in computer graphics, human computer interaction and the application of these areas to real industry problems.  She is the director for teaching and learning in the school of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Queensland where she leads Graphics and Visualisation research with a focus on its application to safety in severe weather events. With a background in industry focused research,  her work in computer graphics has been supported through industry contracts and research council funding. Dr. Glencross’s work has had commercial impacts across computer games, visual effects, displays, mobile phones and image-based capture technologies.

As chair of the Volunteer Development Committee at ACM SIGGRAPH, she is excited to bring her previous experience in the organization to help develop our future leaders. ACM SIGGRAPH is a global organization that is underpinned by its strong volunteer base, without whom our year long activities and conferences would not be possible. Her vision is to develop mentorship schemes to move this community of volunteers to key contributors of technical, art, and interactive techniques, content to both our annual conferences. Dr. Mashhuda Glencross said, “I’m keen to work with the Professional and Student Chapters Committee and the Student Volunteers program to help develop strong volunteer development and mentorship programs that pair up key volunteers in our organization with academic and/or practitioner volunteers.”  Her objective is for our student volunteers, chapter volunteers and conference volunteers that take part in our conferences to become lifelong contributors to year long events, become our future content contributors and our future leaders. She said, “I’m seeking support from our community of experts internationally and from members of SIGGRAPH Academy to take part in these development programs to help make this happen.”

If you are interested in participating in the program, please contact Mashhuda at volunteer-development-chair@siggraph.org.