This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Mashhuda Glencross is the SIGGRAPH 2016 General Submissions Chair. Her work has spanned a diverse range of areas including computational photography, 3D reconstruction/imaging, visual...
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Everything You Think You Know About Networking is Wrong
18 February 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Business
The concept of networking has always struck me as absurd. To me, networking isn’t a skill to be perfected, or a critical proficiency to be checked off a list. It’s something we already do. As humans, we learn, grow, and carve out our place in the world by building...
Netflix & Binge: 10 Titles to Spark Creativity this Holiday
10 December 2015 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Film, Visual Effects
The holidays are upon us which means ... MORE TIME AT HOME. If you plan to relax this holiday season with a blanket and some Netflix, we support you. And, we have a few suggestions for artistic masterpieces that, if you watch them, might be kinda, sorta, work-related...
Are Computer Graphics Always the Answer?
3 December 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Visual Effects
Photo credit: Industrial Light & Magic workers stage the Battle of Hoth for "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back." Courtesy of ILM This post was originally published on the ACM SIGGRAPH News blog in January 2015. With the highly anticipated release of...
Balance and Harmony: Recapping SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
12 November 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Art, Conferences, Education, Emerging Technologies, Industry Leaders
The Kobe Convention Center was bustling with activity as it played host to Asia’s premier graphics, animation, art and technology event. Held from 2 to 5 November 2015, the 8th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Conference and Exhibition brought together over 7,000 computer graphics...
Digital Maps of the Future: Carto BOF at SIGGRAPH 2015
24 September 2015 • by Theresa-Marie RhyneACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Data, Interactive Techniques
Image: Projected detailed visualization of a digital atlas created by Theresa-Marie Rhyne, 2015. Courtesy Theresa-Marie Rhyne Today, we often use step-by-step navigation software like Global Positioning Systems (GPS), instructions from web sites like Map Quest, or our...
Noteworthy News You May Have Missed from SIGGRAPH 2015
27 August 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Education, Emerging Technologies, Film, Interactive Techniques, Virtual Reality
Amid all of the education, demonstrations, and networking at SIGGRAPH 2015, chances are you missed something worth discovering. Not to worry! SIGGRAPH 2015 received plenty of media attention and we've rounded up of some of the most noteworthy news items and stories to...
Spend a Week at SIGGRAPH Student Program
22 May 2015 • by Barb HelferACM SIGGRAPH, Education, Industry Leaders
One of the core components of ACM SIGGRAPH is its first-class educational support. The community accomplishes this through a variety of avenues. Today we are exploring the Spend a Week at SIGGRAPH Student Program, which focuses on underrepresented groups who...
Voting, Volunteerism, and Value
30 April 2015 • by Barb HelferACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
It is that time of year again when ACM SIGGRAPH members are asked to vote for our elected Executive Committee (EC) members. In mid-April, members were sent a unique 10-digit code via email. You can still use this PIN to CAST A VOTE until June 1st. It is also the time...
Celebrating Chapter Pride
23 April 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
Local and regional chapters help the ACM SIGGRAPH community promote excellence in computer graphics and interactive techniques.These professional and student chapters throughout the world organize meetings, site visits, conferences, screenings, art shows, and special...
What to Expect at SIGGRAPH 2015
16 April 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Industry Leaders
SIGGRAPH 2015 is fast approaching and we want you to be ready, so we sat down with Conference Chair Marc J. Barr to learn what has inspired the planning process for what promises to be a true "Xroads" for technological thinkers. Tell us about the “aha” moment when you...
Learning to Color with the Apple Macintosh and Related Devices
2 April 2015 • by Theresa-Marie RhyneACM SIGGRAPH, Art, Graphics, Research, Theory
When the Macintosh and Lisa Computers were introduced by Apple Inc. in the early and mid 1980s, it was my good fortune to be a programmer analyst and long range planner with the Center for Information Technology at Stanford University. My day job involved exploring...