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SIGGRAPH Information

 How to Get Involved

ACM SIGGRAPH, one of over 35 Special Interest Groups of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is dedicated to the advancement of computer graphics and interactive techniques through activities that foster the exchange of information among graphics professionals of all kinds. The organization has a long tradition of bringing together a wide variety of people (users, researchers, teachers, product developers, artists, designers, and media developers) in an exciting exchange of ideas that benefit our entire community.

The heart of SIGGRAPH is its active, talented core of volunteers, and we are always looking for new people with new ideas to keep SIGGRAPH vibrant. It's easy to find SIGGRAPH volunteers at SIGGRAPH 97. Many very involved volunteers will be in the SIGGRAPH organization's booth in the South Lobby. You can also meet us at our joint open house with the SIGGRAPH 98 committee:

SIGGRAPH Get Involved
Wednesday, 6 August, 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Room 301, LACC

 Membership
SIGGRAPH is the world's largest professional society for persons working in computer graphics and interactive techniques. It has members all over the world and in every facet of the computer graphics field. Being a member of SIGGRAPH demonstrates your involvement in the computer graphics community and your support for SIGGRAPH's goals and activities. The strength of SIGGRAPH's voice on issues important to our field depends on its activities and on the number and quality of our membership.

As a SIGGRAPH member, you receive the Computer Graphics newsletter, the Conference Proceedings and Proceedings CD-ROM, and the Visual Proceedings and Visual Proceedings CD-ROM. You may also choose a less expensive "Lite" membership that includes only the newsletter. All members enjoy discounts on SIGGRAPH conferences and publications, and have the opportunity to subscribe to the proceedings of other computer graphics-related conferences through the Member Plus program.

You can join SIGGRAPH at the ACM booth in the South Lobby of the Los Angeles Convention Center, or look for membership information at:

http://www.siggraph.org/

 SIGGRAPH Activities
In addition to sponsoring the annual conference, SIGGRAPH has many activities that go on throughout the year and around the world. Many of the activity areas mentioned below have open meetings during SIGGRAPH 97.

 Publications
SIGGRAPH's Publications Committee is responsible for all of SIGGRAPH's publications in print, on CD-ROM, on video, and online. The committee is made up of people with skills in editing, writing, and producing various media, and is a great place for someone skilled in these areas to help others learn about computer graphics and interactive techniques. For information, contact Stephen Spencer, SIGGRAPH Director for Publications.

 Other Conferences
SIGGRAPH sponsors or has formal cooperation with about a dozen other conferences each year. These include such events as the Interactive 3D Graphics Workshop, the Computational Geometry Conference, the ACM Multimedia Conference, the Volume Visualization Symposium, UIST: User Interface Software and Technology Conference, and the Solid Modeling Conference. SIGGRAPH works with the organizers of SIGGRAPH-sponsored conferences and coordinates relationships with other conferences. For information, contact Chuck Hansen, SIGGRAPH Director at Large.

 Public Policy
SIGGRAPH's Public Policy Committee provides information on relevant external activities, such as proposed legislation, to SIGGRAPH members and others of the technical community. It also provides education on the implications of technology to the non-technical community. For information, contact Bob Ellis or Judy Brown, Co-Chairs of the Public Policy Committee.

 SIGGRAPH Meetings at SIGGRAPH 97
Annual SIGGRAPH Business Meeting
Thursday, 7 August, 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Room 502A, LACC

SIGGRAPH Education Committee Visualization Education Meeting
Tuesday, 5 August, 5 pm to 6 pm
Glenwood Room, Omni Los Angeles

SIGGRAPH Carto Project
Wednesday, 6 August, 1 pm to 2 pm
Room 305, LACC

SIGGRAPH Education Committee Annual Meeting
Wednesday, 6 August, 2 pm to 3 pm
Del Mar/Verdugo Rooms, Omni Los Angeles

SIGGRAPH Education Committee Breakout - Art
Wednesday, 6 August, 3 pm to 4 pm
Del Mar/Verdugo Rooms, Omni Los Angeles

SIGGRAPH Education Committee Breakout - Computer Science
Wednesday, 6 August, 3 pm to 4 pm
Balboa Room, Omni Los Angeles

SIGGRAPH Education Committee Breakout - K-12
Wednesday, 6 August, 3 pm to 4 pm
Sawtelle Room, Omni Los Angeles

SIGGRAPH Public Policy Activities
Thursday, 6 August, 1 pm to 3 pm
Room 305, LACC

SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, 9 August, 10 am to 3 pm
Westwood Room, Omni Los Angeles

 How to Contact SIGGRAPH
You can send email to SIGGRAPH people by addressing them as:

firstname-lastname@siggraph.org

The directors whose names appear here are also members of the Executive Committee. Their contact information is listed on the inside front cover of the Conference Proceedings and in all issues of the Computer Graphics newsletter.

 SIGGRAPH Information Booths
The SIGGRAPH information booths, located on Level One, South Lobby of the Los Angeles Convention Center, provide information about these services and activities.

 ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the sponsor of the SIGGRAPH conference. ACM is an umbrella organization that has been serving information technology professionals since its inception in 1947. Through its magazines, journals, books, SIGs, and conferences, ACM offers its members access to the latest developments in information technology. Visit the ACM Booth, located in the south lobby area of SIGGRAPH 97. Special discounted conference rates will be available on membership, ACM Press Books, and the SIGGRAPH Books Series. Make sure to examine the new title available through ACM Press, Digital Illusion: Entertaining the Future With Interactive Technology, by Clark Dodsworth. Pick up free sample copies of Communications of the ACM, interactions -- New Visions of Human-Computer Interaction, and netWorker, The Craft of Network Computing. For more information, contact:

ACM
1515 Broadway
New York, New York 10036 USA
800.342.6626
(Continental US and Canada)
+1.212.626.0500 (Worldwide)
+1.212.944.1318 fax
acmhelp@acm.org

 SIGGRAPH One More Time
SIGGRAPH once again offers the opportunity to purchase conference proceedings, CD-ROMs, and slide sets from previous SIGGRAPH annual conferences as well as from other SIGGRAPH-sponsored conferences and workshops. Many items are in very limited quantities. For more information contact:

Stephen Spencer spencer@siggraph.org

 SIGGRAPH 98
Welcome to SIGGRAPH 98! The 25th SIGGRAPH Conference convenes 19-24 July in Orlando, Florida, to celebrate the convergence of past and future, technology and imagination, and the people who create computer graphics in all its amazing manifestations. Pick up a copy of the SIGGRAPH 98 Call for Participation. Meet the SIGGRAPH 98 Committee. And let us know how you can help us astound the world in Orlando.

For more information contact:

SIGGRAPH 98 Conference Management
Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Inc.
401 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611 USA
+1.312.321.6830
+1.312.321.6876 fax
siggraph98@siggraph.org

 Education
Education is the word most often used to describe SIGGRAPHÕs mission. SIGGRAPHÕs Education Committee supports computer graphics education, the use of computer graphics in education, and activities at many levels in many disciplines in many countries. The Education Committee booth features SPACE, a juried exhibition of student animations and posters, and a display of student slides submitted by faculty from around the world, and SPICE (Student Projects for Interactive Concepts in Education). The booth also serves as a central meeting area for educators who wish to make contact with others and to exchange information. The Education Committee welcomes new ideas and volunteers. For information, contact:

Marc J. Barr, SIGGRAPH Director for Education
#58 Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132 USA
+1.615.898.5118
+1.615.898.5682 fax
barr@siggraph.org

 SIGGRAPH Professional Chapters
The Professional Chapters of ACM SIGGRAPH, formerly called Local Groups, exist in over 30 cities in 10 countries around the world. They form an international multi-cultural network of like-minded people who develop, continue, and extend the work and achievements presented at the annual ACM SIGGRAPH Conference.

Each chapter includes members involved in education, the arts, research, development, industry, and entertainment who are interested in the development of computer graphics and its related technologies and applications. Here is your opportunity to continue your SIGGRAPH experience by joining a professional chapter. If there is no professional chapter in your local area, inquire at the SIGGRAPH Professional Chapters Booth about how to form one. For more information contact:

Scott Lang
SIGGRAPH Director for Professional Chapters
lang@siggraph.org

 SIGGRAPH Video Review
SIGGRAPH Video Review is the world's most widely circulated video-based publication. Since 1979, SIGGRAPH Video Review has illustrated the latest concepts in computer graphics and interactive techniques/technologies. Over one hundred programs provide an unequaled opportunity to study advanced computer graphics theory and applications. SIGGRAPH Video Review tapes are available at SIGGRAPH 97 in NTSC VHS and PAL VHS. For more information contact:

For more information contact:

SIGGRAPH Video Review
P.O. Box 12114, Church Street Station
New York, New York 10257 USA
800.342.6626 (USA/Canada)
+1.212.626.0500 (overseas)
+1.212.944.1318 fax
svrorders@siggraph.org