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SIGGRAPH (short for Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques) is the name of the annual conference on computer graphics
Computer graphics

Computer graphics are graphics created by computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer....
 (CG) convened by the ACM
Association for Computing Machinery

The Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership was approximately 83,000 as of 2007....
 SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH

ACM SIGGRAPH is the New York-based Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques....
 organization. The first SIGGRAPH conference was in 1974. The conference is attended by tens of thousands of computer professionals. Past SIGGRAPH conferences have been held in Dallas
Dallas, Texas

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, Seattle
Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

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, New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

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, San Diego and elsewhere across the United States
United States

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highlights of the conference are its Animation Theater and Electronic Theater presentations, where recently created CG films are played.






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SIGGRAPH (short for Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques) is the name of the annual conference on computer graphics
Computer graphics

Computer graphics are graphics created by computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer....
 (CG) convened by the ACM
Association for Computing Machinery

The Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership was approximately 83,000 as of 2007....
 SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH

ACM SIGGRAPH is the New York-based Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques....
 organization. The first SIGGRAPH conference was in 1974. The conference is attended by tens of thousands of computer professionals. Past SIGGRAPH conferences have been held in Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
, Seattle
Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
, New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
, San Diego and elsewhere across the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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Some highlights of the conference are its Animation Theater and Electronic Theater presentations, where recently created CG films are played. There is a large exhibition floor, where several hundred companies set up elaborate booths and compete for attention and recruits. Most of the companies are in the engineering, graphics, motion picture, or video game industries. There are also many booths for schools which specialize in computer graphics or interactivity.

Dozens of research papers are presented each year, and SIGGRAPH is widely considered the most prestigious forum for the publication of computer graphics research. The recent paper acceptance rate for SIGGRAPH has been less than 20%. The papers accepted for presentation at SIGGRAPH are currently printed in a special issue of the ACM Transactions on Graphics
ACM Transactions on Graphics

ACM Transactions on Graphics is a quarterly scientific journal that aims to disseminate the latest findings of note in the field of computer graphics....
 journal. Prior to 2002, SIGGRAPH papers were printed in the SIGGRAPH Conference Proceedings series of publications.

In addition to the papers, there are numerous panels of industry experts set up to discuss a wide variety of topics, from computer graphics to machine interactivity to education. SIGGRAPH also offers many full- and half-day courses in state-of-the-art computer graphics topics, as well as shorter "sketch" presentations where artists and researchers discuss their latest work.

In 1984, Pixar's
Pixar

Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville, California, United States. To date, the studio has earned twenty-two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and three Grammy, among many other awards, acknowledgments and achievements....
 first animated short, The Adventures of André & Wally B.
The Adventures of André & Wally B.

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, premiered at SIGGRAPH. Pixar has debuted numerous shorts at the conference since.

SIGGRAPH Asia

As of 2008, SIGGRAPH conferences have been held in Asia (known as ), in addition to the conferences in the United States. The first SIGGRAPH Asia conference was held in Singapore from the tenth to the thirteenth of December 2008 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Specific SIGGRAPH Conferences

YearLocationLinksNotes
1974Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

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1975Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the United States Census 2000, the population of Bowling Green was 29,636....
  
1976Philadelphia  
1977San Jose
San Jose, California

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1978Atlanta  
1979Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
  
1980Seattle  
1981Dallas  
1982Boston  
1983Detroit  
1984Minneapolis  
1985San Francisco  
1986Dallas  
1987Anaheim  
1988Atlanta  
1989Boston  
1990Dallas  
1991Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip

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1992Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
  
1993Anaheim  
1994Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
1995Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
  
1996New Orleans  
1997Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
  
1998Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
1999Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
  
2000New Orleans,  
2001Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, The best animations from the 2001 conference are .
2002San Antonio,  
2003San Diego,  
2004Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, ,  
2005Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles Convention Center

The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
, , SIGGRAPH 2005 was held from July 31 to August 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It is estimated that 25,000 people attended.
2006Boston, SIGGRAPH 2006 was held from July 30 to August 3 in Boston.
2007San Diego, SIGGRAPH 2007 was held August 5-9 in San Diego.
2008Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, SIGGRAPH 2008 was held in August 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
2009New Orleans, SIGGRAPH 2009 will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
.
2010Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 SIGGRAPH 2010 will be held August 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
2011Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 For the first time ever, the main SIGGRAPH conference will be held outside the United States.


See also

  • Association for Computing Machinery
    Association for Computing Machinery

    The Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership was approximately 83,000 as of 2007....
  • ACM SIGGRAPH
    ACM SIGGRAPH

    ACM SIGGRAPH is the New York-based Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques....
  • ACM Transactions on Graphics
    ACM Transactions on Graphics

    ACM Transactions on Graphics is a quarterly scientific journal that aims to disseminate the latest findings of note in the field of computer graphics....
  • Computer Graphics
    Computer Graphics (Publication)

    Computer Graphics is a publication of ACM SIGGRAPH. It has published the yearly proceedings of the annual SIGGRAPH conferences, as well as a variety of papers on a quarterly basis....
    , a publication of ACM SIGGRAPH
  • The list of computer science conferences
    List of computer science conferences

    This is a list of academic conferences in computer science. Most of these academic conferences are annual or bi-annual events.The order with which the conferences are listed in their respective fields corresponds to a rough and non-authoritative ranking of their quality and...
     contains other academic conferences in computer science.


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