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The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Program celebrates the pioneers, innovators, and visionaries in research, the arts, community service, computer graphics and interactive techniques. From groundbreaking technical achievements to transformative artistic contributions, these prestigious awards recognize individuals and teams shaping the future of our industry.

Why the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Matter

• We Celebrate Excellence: Honoring lifetime achievements, revolutionary research, and emerging talents that drive the industry forward.
• We Inspire Innovation: Recognizing contributions that push the boundaries of technology and creativity.
• We Build Community: Highlighting those who foster collaboration, mentorship, and leadership within the ACM SIGGRAPH community.

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Whether it’s honoring a career of innovation with the Steven Anson Coons Award, celebrating early-career breakthroughs with the Significant New Researcher Award, or spotlighting groundbreaking digital artistry through the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art.  The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Program spans every facet of the field and service to the community.

Join us at the annual SIGGRAPH conference to celebrate the recognition of brilliance in our community. Be inspired by the achievements of our peers and the future they’re shaping.

Nominate Today: Help us recognize the exceptional contributions of individuals in our field. Nominate a peer, mentor, or colleague who deserves to be celebrated.  All the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards will be acknowledged at SIGGRAPH 2025.

To nominate ACM SIGGRAPH members for various awards, the following steps outline the nomination process:

1. Understand the Awards: ACM SIGGRAPH presents multiple awards, including the Steven Anson Coons Award, Computer Graphics Achievement Award, Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement, and others. Each award has specific eligibility criteria and focus areas.
2. Eligibility and Guidelines:
   • Review the specific award’s guidelines for nominee eligibility, evaluation criteria, and required documentation.
   • Ensure the nominee meets all eligibility criteria, such as their contributions to computer graphics or digital art.
3. Prepare the Nomination:
   • Include a detailed nomination letter explaining the nominee’s achievements and why they deserve the award.
   • Collect supporting materials, such as a CV, list of publications or works, and letters of support from colleagues or peers.
4. Submission Process:
   • Follow the official nomination process outlined on the ACM SIGGRAPH Awards page.
   • Submit the nomination package by the deadline. Ensure all required documents are complete and in the specified format.
5. Award Committee Review:
   • The award committees evaluate nominations based on the set criteria.
   • Be prepared to provide additional information if requested by the committee.
6. Timelines and Deadlines:
   • Adhere to the announced timelines for nomination submission, as late submissions might not be considered.

For specifics on the nomination process or detailed forms, visit the ACM SIGGRAPH official awards page or contact their awards committee directly. If you’re managing the submission for a particular award or want further tailored advice, please ask and share details.

Visit ACM SIGGRAPH Awards to learn more and submit nominations. Together, let’s celebrate the best of computer graphics!

Do you have a vision for the future of computer graphics and interactive techniques? ACM SIGGRAPH is run by volunteers and the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee sets the strategic direction for the future of the organization and provides oversight over our organization’s year-round activities. Each year, the membership has the opportunity to vote for three new members for the Executive Committee.

The Nominations Committee’s goal is to assemble a slate of candidates for these three roles. The process of assembling a slate of candidates happens over the course of 3-4 months with the aim of finding 2-3 candidates for each position on the slate. The Nominations Committee interviews all prospective candidates. The committee will also sometimes recruit candidates if they feel the need for more representation from a sector of our community.

The Nominations Committee is composed of 5-7 ACM SIGGRAPH members and is overseen by the Nominations Committee Chair, who is a non-voting member of the committee.  The committee interviews all prospective candidates. Once the interview period is complete, the Nominations Committee puts together a slate that is then sent to ACM.

In addition to individual qualifications, the committee takes into consideration the slate as a whole.  The process is designed to ensure that membership will have choices that represent different perspectives and communities and that qualified candidates can be identified for specific roles. 

This year, we are looking for candidates to run for two open Directors-at-Large positions. The committee is looking for candidates who:

• Are ACM SIGGRAPH members
• Have a strong perspective about the future of our organization
• Have a proven track record of successful volunteerism
• Are collaborative and collegial 
• Are representative of the communities that comprise our organization
• Are willing to serve a portion of their term as the ACM SIGGRAPH Chair (with the exception of the Treasurer)

This year we are also issuing a call for the Treasurer position. The Treasurer provides financial oversight to the organization. Like the Directors at Large positions, the Treasurer serves a 3 year term. The first year of the term is spent as Treasurer-elect, working closely with the current Treasurer to ensure a smooth transition to serving the following two years as the Treasurer. 

If you are interested in running for the Executive Commitee, would like to nominate someone, or have questions about the process, please reach out. The Nominations Committee Chair can be reached at ec-nominations@siggraph.org.  Nominations for the positions listed above must be made no later than 11:59PM EDT on February 1, 2025. Nominations must be accompanied by the nominee’s name and email address. 

Visit ACM SIGGRAPH’s Policy Guidelines to learn more about the nominations and election process.

Mashhuda Glencross has been named as the Volunteer Development Committee Chair.  Dr Glencross research interests are in computer graphics, human computer interaction and the application of these areas to real industry problems.  She is the director for teaching and learning in the school of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Queensland where she leads Graphics and Visualisation research with a focus on its application to safety in severe weather events. With a background in industry focused research,  her work in computer graphics has been supported through industry contracts and research council funding. Dr. Glencross’s work has had commercial impacts across computer games, visual effects, displays, mobile phones and image-based capture technologies.

As chair of the Volunteer Development Committee at ACM SIGGRAPH, she is excited to bring her previous experience in the organization to help develop our future leaders. ACM SIGGRAPH is a global organization that is underpinned by its strong volunteer base, without whom our year long activities and conferences would not be possible. Her vision is to develop mentorship schemes to move this community of volunteers to key contributors of technical, art, and interactive techniques, content to both our annual conferences. Dr. Mashhuda Glencross said, “I’m keen to work with the Professional and Student Chapters Committee and the Student Volunteers program to help develop strong volunteer development and mentorship programs that pair up key volunteers in our organization with academic and/or practitioner volunteers.”  Her objective is for our student volunteers, chapter volunteers and conference volunteers that take part in our conferences to become lifelong contributors to year long events, become our future content contributors and our future leaders. She said, “I’m seeking support from our community of experts internationally and from members of SIGGRAPH Academy to take part in these development programs to help make this happen.”

If you are interested in participating in the program, please contact Mashhuda at volunteer-development-chair@siggraph.org.

The Outstanding Service Award is presented annually to recognize a career of outstanding service to ACM SIGGRAPH by a volunteer. It recognizes an individual who has given extraordinary service to ACM SIGGRAPH, both in the trenches and in positions of more responsibility or visibility, over a significant period of time. The award includes a lifetime Pioneers membership in ACM SIGGRAPH.

For more information about the Award and the list of past winners, go to https://www.siggraph.org/awards/outstanding-service-award/.

If you are interested in submitting a candidate please contact the Chair of the Outstanding Service Award Committee, Scott Owen, at owen@siggraph.org. The deadline is January 31, 2025.