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- From: rsc@altair.csustan.edu (Steve Cunningham)
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- Subject: Change in SIGGRAPH leadership
- Summary: Judith R. Brown is new SIGGRAPH Chair
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.171359.26357@koko.csustan.edu>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 17:13:59 GMT
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- Change in ACM SIGGRAPH Leadership
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- JIM THOMAS has resigned as ACM SIGGRAPH chair effective October 26,
- 1992, citing "increased demands at work, a need to focus on family, and
- personal health" as his reasons. He goes on to say: "This was obviously
- not an easy decision but after a recent review of the status of
- SIGGRAPH, I am confident it is the right decision." He notes that
- SIGGRAPH has improved its financial planning and its volunteers'
- spirit, energy, and enthusiasm are alive and well.
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- JUDITH R. BROWN has assumed the position of SIGGRAPH chair, as provided
- by the SIGGRAPH bylaws. Judy has been vice chair since 1989 and also
- serves on the ACM SIG Board. She has contributed to SIGGRAPH activities
- as co-founder and vice chair of SIGGRAPH's Education Committee in 1983-
- 89, chair of the educators' courses at SIGGRAPH '87 and '88, co-editor
- and project chair for the 1989 Computer Graphics Career Handbook,
- SIGGRAPH '91 Educators' Program committee member, SIGGRAPH '92
- Fundamentals Seminar speaker, and guest editor of the August 1992 issue
- of Computer Graphics with focus on scientific visualization. She is a
- visualization specialist and manager of Advanced Research Computing
- Services at Weeg Computing Center, The University of Iowa. Speaking of
- SIGGRAPH's directions, Judy says:
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- "The field of computer graphics continues to grow and diversify.
- Through our membership, SIGGRAPH represents research, education,
- industry, science, the arts, and collaborations, and we support many
- activities in all these areas. We're looking forward to further
- innovations at SIGGRAPH '93 in Anaheim, August 1-6, where we will
- celebrate the twentieth anniversary of SIGGRAPH conferences."
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- WAYNE CARLSON has been appointed SIGGRAPH vice chair by the SIG Board
- chair, Randy Dipner, on the recommendation of SIGGRAPH chair Judy Brown.
- Wayne is Director of the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and
- Design and an associate professor in the Department of Industrial Design
- at Ohio State University, was a SIGGRAPH director in 1990-92, and has
- contributed to several SIGGRAPH technical programs, panel sessions, and
- film shows.
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- Jim Thomas has been active in SIGGRAPH for many years. Among his many
- accomplishments, he was a SIGGRAPH director in 1976-78, technical
- program chair of SIGGRAPH '80, co-chair of SIGGRAPH '87, and vice chair
- for conference planning, 1987-89. He has always given SIGGRAPH a very
- high priority in his life, and we wish him the best.
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- The terms of office for both the SIGGRAPH chair and vice chair positions
- expire on June 30, 1993, and Judy and Wayne will serve until that date.
- The upcoming elections will determine their successors.
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- For more information, contact:
- Alyce Kaprow, SIGGRAPH director for communications
- e-mail: kaprow@siggraph.org
- phone: 617 - 969 - 0288
-