Did you know that the SIGGRAPH 2014 conference content (technical papers, course notes, etc.) is available for anyone to access - at no charge - through special open access links on SIGGRAPH.org? The content will be freely available until the start of SIGGRAPH 2015 in Los Angeles, so be sure to bookmark the page and pass it on!

ACM SIGGRAPH Director-at-Large Ramesh Raskar is part the MIT Media Lab team that has developed a system to visualize the movement of light at roughly half a trillion frames per second. Read more about it in Pritham Marupaka's ACM SIGGRAPH news article.

SIGGRAPH 2014 attendees: Register for SIGGRAPH Asia online before 15 October and get 20% off. Shenzhen hotel deals are also available now and good until the respective book-by dates. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Each year, ACM SIGGRAPH presents a very small number of awards that recognize exceptional achievements in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Among the most prestigious of honors in the field of computer graphics, ACM SIGGRAPH awards are presented to people who are leaders in their field, or destined to become so. The award talks give winners the opportunity to expound on their background and research. For those who missed them, the talks are now available to watch (in full) on YouTube, courtesy of SCOOP.

SIGGRAPH 2014 Award Recipients:
Noah Snavely, Significant New Researcher Award
Thomas Funkhouser, Computer Graphics Achievement Award
Scott Lang, Outstanding Service Award
Harold Cohen, Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement

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