Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The mission of the ACM SIGGRAPH’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee can be evolved to further create a welcoming environment where members and our affiliates feel safe, have a sense of belonging, and their voices are heard through activities and actions. This is a constant work in progress.

As our organization evolves and changes, we must remain agile and responsive to the changing needs of our communities. We aim to act as a pillar and foundational support for a vision of the future of the organization as a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive community, and we acknowledge that there is much work to be done to achieve this.

Our Purpose

Promoting inclusivity, equity, and access to empower a diversity of people and content across all communities, inspiring our members to tell authentic stories through computer graphics and interactive techniques.

We are committed to expanding and broadening the many communities of SIGGRAPH to be advocates for others and allies to all.

Our Goals

Year-round initiative
- Enhance the DEI webpages with more content and resources for the community by the next annual report (June 2025)
- Contribute at least one blog, podcast, or webinar content per month on DEI topics for the ACM SIGGRAPH community by June 2025
- Collaborate with External Relations committees to build organization-affiliated workshops/webinars to raise awareness about DEI topics for our community.
- We organize DEI x Adaptive Technology sessions to spread the understanding of DEI to SIGGRAPH.
Volunteerism
- Collaborate with both conferences on integrating diversity and inclusion topics, themes, and best practice DEI procedures for members by SIGGRAPH 2024 + SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.
- Leverage DEI more to build the organization’s size and culture.
Membership
- Create an annual DEI professional development workshop for EC and Standing Committee Chairs and have it active by December 2024
- Work with EC to build ROI for volunteerism and membership
- Explore the building affinity groups in the organization by the next annual report (June 2025)
- Enhance call for participation that results in double the number of applications for the Underrepresented Travel Grant for SIGGRAPH 2025
- Provide input into the membership and nomination committee’s process in selecting Standing chair and Executive Committee candidates to make sure it’s a reflection of the diversity of our membership by the 2025 summer election