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Election ResultsThe following individuals were elected to serve as SIGGRAPH officers: ** FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2002 - JUNE 30, 2005 **PRESIDENT: Alain Chesnais VICE PRESIDENT: Barb Helfer ** FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2002 - JUNE 30, 2004 **DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Gudrun Enger DIRECTOR FOR CHAPTERS: Thierry Frey DIRECTOR AT LARGE: Jacquelyn Ford Morie ** FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2002 - JUNE 30, 2003 **DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION: Werner Hansmann DIRECTOR AT LARGE: Masa Inakage The tallies of the above have been checked. Ballots will be stored at ACM Headquarters for six months in case of questions. Following is the voting tallies for the 2002 SIGGRAPH election.
As of May 7, 2002, 763 ballots were returned and counted at the SIGGRAPH headquarters. Candidate Statements
Objectives/Priorities I have been very closely involved in all aspects of ACM SIGGRAPH - in the conference: serving as International Committee Chair for the 1997 and 2001 conferences; at the Executive Committee level: serving as Vice Chair between 1995 and 1999; and finally at ACM: where I currently sit on the ACM Executive Committee in my role as the SIG Governing Board Chair, overseeing SIG activities. Through all of these activities I have continued playing an active role in my local chapter. ACM SIGGRAPH has focused on better serving its members and has recently initiated meetings to determine the right strategy to make us into a more valuable organization for our members. Several key directions include:
If elected president, I would work on all three directions to make ACM SIGGRAPH an organization that meets our members’ needs and that they are proud to be a part of. I would also bring my business management experience to bear by developing the volunteer structure of the organization to make it more efficient and operational. In times where budgets are of major concern, we need to manage our organization in a cost conscious manner while maintaining a level of activity that makes us grow and improve member satisfaction.We need to ask tough questions concerning how we manage our efforts. We need to look at the activities that we support and ascertain that they are proceeding effectively. We also need to be able to curtail activities when they don’t achieve their goals. Given my recent experience at the ACM level, I would also strive to make ACM SIGGRAPH as active a participant in the ACM organization as possible.We are the largest special interest group and hold the most successful conference of all of ACM.We have learned a lot in developing this organization and I believe that we have a duty to work with the rest of ACM to share what we have learned. The level of excitement that ACM SIGGRAPH generates is something that I would like to spread throughout the whole ACM organization. The efforts that we are developing to make ACM SIGGRAPH a better member focused organization can be shared with the other ACM Special Interest Groups. By pooling our efforts we can become a much more effective organization as a whole and reach economies of scale that each individual SIG could not. Given our initiatives, SIGGRAPH can lead in this direction. ACM and SIGGRAPH Activities
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I attended my first SIGGRAPH annual conference in 1981, and was so inspired by the possibilities of our field that I haven't missed one since. Our community celebrates crossdisciplinary interaction, seeks new experiences and listens to those who push us in new directions, which has kept our conference and our community vital. The excitement and opportunities we have created for our members are a sign of how well we have done. Because I wanted to see that community continue to thrive, I've volunteered and contributed to the conference as a course organizer, course speaker, panels speaker, jury member, reviewer and panels chair, as well as serving the ACM SIGGRAPH organization as a task force member, website creator and most recently in my three years as Director for Communications. Despite our past successes, we cannot be complacent. Our community has already changed as the era of long-term employment has faded and as we have passed some of the milestones we sought for so long. The things that were exciting in our past, such as the first full-length CG movie, the routine use of CG in design or the Visible Human project (to mention only a few) are causes for celebration - but they can't be the source of our future excitement. We need to make sure that we continue to find, attract and showcase the new and innovative ideas related to computer graphics and interactive techniques, wherever they come from. The activities ACM SIGGRAPH needs to undertake as an organization to get to these results aren't always exciting themselves - we need to continually update and track our long-range plan identifying new areas to explore, to continue the evolution of our publications into more accessible electronic forms, to provide on-line archives of our conferences and symposia for the 51 nonconference weeks in a year, to integrate our operations and promotional work with ACM and other SIGs, to broaden our worldwide reach and to more actively promote and retain members. That's the spadework that can pay off in the excitement and enthusiasm that make the organization valuable to our community. I would be honored to help us get there as President of ACM SIGGRAPH. ACM or ACM SIGGRAPH Activities
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In recent years ACM SIGGRAPH (and ACM itself) has attempted to play an increasing role in the worldwide community of computer graphics professionals - instituting cooperation with existing national or regional groups and encouraging new activities where there is interest but no formally constituted group exists.The post of VP has formal responsibility in these areas. The traumatic events of September 11 demand reflective thought and will inevitably lead to revisions of previously held views. There are fundamentally only two directions for SIGGRAPH's reaction - retrenchment or even more proactive pursuit of a functional worldwide community. Quite apart from the moral issues, I have two practical problems with the retrenchonist view. Firstly we operate in a global industry and marketplace. Although recent market downturns have affected things, global trade is still pervasive, in goods, services and labour/expertise. These trades are two-way. For example SIGGRAPH is arguably the biggest European or Asian conference in computer graphics. Equally many U.S. universities would struggle to teach computer science without hiring non-U.S. citizens as faculty and teaching assistants. None of us operates in isolation. Secondly ACM SIGGRAPH is already international - the proportion of non-Americans has increased over recent years and is approaching 25 percent.We need international understanding so that the good that is in all societies can share strength in negating the evil that is also in all societies. I would therefore seek to continue globalisation of the computer graphics community through appropriate liaisons and joint initiatives. Globalisation requires us to reinterpret the role of professional societies; to distinguish what are core ethical and professional values and local cultural convention.We must preserve and strengthen core values in multicultural environments. Areas such as education, cooperation arrangements, policy and conduct in business will be affected. SIGGRAPH is well placed to identify key issues of national and international policy within a complex but focused technical domain. Although September 11 naturally focuses the mind on the global role of the VP's job, liaisons are only one area of responsibility - there are others including symposia and other small events and project grants. Having personally organised about 30 international events and as a current member of the Special Projects Subcommittee, I think I have relevant experiences in these areas. As a potential deputy for the President I think it is important that the Vice President have executive experience. I have that experience as both a volunteer (as past Chair of Eurographics) and professionally (as a Dean). In summary, if elected, I would work to:
Biography I joined SIGGRAPH 20-plus years ago but most of my volunteer work has been with other related organisations and in ACM. I have attended SIGGRAPH since the early '80s and presented on a number of occasions. I have also participated by invitation in the SIGGRAPH meetings on strategic directions since the mid '90s. I helped organise the 25th anniversary celebrations and am currently a member of the Special Projects Committee. I have promoted liaison between SIGGRAPH and Eurographics, most recently organising a joint “in collaboration event” to follow-up the Campfire on Computer Graphics and Archaeology, adding to a list of about 30 events I have helped organise - the largest as General Chair of Eurographics 92. Within ACM, I am on ACM Council (since 1997), Chair of the Membership Activities Board and Liaison to the SIG Governing Board. I am a past Chair of Eurographics, Chief Editor of the EG journal and Liaison to the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies. I am a fellow of both EG and the BCS. I have worked in Jamaica (for the EU); in Greece (for the UN) and as examiner in Botswana and I have lectured widely - most recently to the SIGGRAPH Sydney chapter. I represent UK Professors and Heads of CS (CPHC) on the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) and serve on PITCOM Council. My current research interests are in the construction and use of virtual environments and intelligent avatars in edutainment for virtual heritage.
Objectives/Priorities Through its strategic planning, ACM SIGGRAPH decided on five key values which they thought embraced the organization and its activities: excellence, integrity, volunteerism, passion and cross-disciplinary interaction. The Vice President's mandate is to take those values and apply them year round to the small conferences, project grants and alliances which the organization makes. In doing so, three goals of the organization - fostering innovation and creative applications, pursuing involvement from the entire worldwide community and being a catalyst in the advancement of computer graphics and interactive techniques - are accomplished. Many people are familiar with ACM SIGGRAPH through its annual conference. This presentation is only the tip of some of the very best art, science, entertainment, education and interactive techniques that grows year around in our member and industry communities. As a member of ACM SIGGRAPH, I am personally very interested in the value of excellence and passion, which is exhibited through the project grants and the campfire initiative that the Vice President directly supports. The special projects, as an entity, help to support new initiatives within the organization. The campfires, which Alan Chambers started during his term as Vice President, enable computer graphics specialists to interact with scientists and professionals from other disciplines. I am also keenly interested in the member value of volunteerism as it strongly ties into the annual conference and the Executive Committee and the work that is done for the organization. Through my volunteer activities at the conference level, this organization has instilled the passion of helping others understand the benefits associated with being a member of this community. This passion for helping others has helped define my path both professionally and personally. One of my strengths is my ability to take diverse interests and team individuals into working partnerships. I have done this through my involvement with the conference in working with courses and the Pathfinders initiative, as well as in my professional endeavors. As technology progresses, it shrinks the boundaries between disciplines while allowing autonomous pursuit of discovery in a field. I think this ability to see common threads between individuals and communities and making introductions and liaisons as an asset to ACM SIGGRAPH. As an example,ACM SIGGRAPH needs to look at supporting areas like streaming media, motion analysis, motion recognition, archiving data and video through a multidimensional digital asset management initiative. As Vice Chair, I will seek out these and other technologies and their encompassing organizations to create the kind of cross-pollination that fuels the heart of ACM SIGGRAPH and our annual conference. If elected,my goals would be to expand the role of the small conferences and project grants in supporting new initiatives, use the “campfire” approach in forming interdisciplinary teams with findings presented at the conference and to expand the dialogue among computer graphics communities worldwide. Education
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Objective/Priorities In my candidate statement for the position of Director At Large two years ago, I focused on the importance of volunteerism. I still believe that volunteers are the core of our organization, and I want to develop programs that will benefit and enhance our volunteer workforce. I want to ensure that we are recruiting a wide range of potential volunteers and working with them to promote their involvement in ACM SIGGRAPH, both with our annual conference and other ongoing projects. In addition, I want to work with the volunteers we have already identified and provide them opportunities to develop and expand their skill sets. As Director At Large since July 2001, I have been in a unique position to drive projects which are strategic in nature, rather than program-specific. The two primary projects I have worked on centered on ideas that were developed during Executive Committee strategic planning sessions. Expanding and strengthening the ACM SIGGRAPH website are activities which we hope will increase traffic and provide the information our members seek.Working with fellow Director At Large David Ebert, we identified several areas in which we could immediately improve the website. I also led a task force exploring the concept of a traveling courses program, which would bring courses held at the annual conference to a wider audience throughout the year. Currently, we are developing three pilot programs that will help us gather data in order to create a final program plan. Both of these strategic ideas crossed many boundaries throughout the ACM SIGGRAPH organization, and I enjoyed being a driving force behind them. As Director for Communications, I'd like to focus on the needs of our customers, the members of ACM SIGGRAPH. For instance, what are the benefits of membership and how can we (from within the Executive Committee) add to our membership offerings to increase the value? In addition to the usual tasks of this position, I will continue to support our strategic initiatives and ensure that we are reaching out to any organization or group of people who might have an overlapping interest with ACM SIGGRAPH. I will work to develop programs that will promote computer graphics and interactive techniques. And I will work towards a web presence that will provide resources for our members and help us to continue to reach a wider audience. Serving two more years on the Executive Committee will be a rewarding and enriching experience. I look forward to influencing the direction of the organization, giving of my time and talents and providing focus as we move forward. Biography
My SIGGRAPH experience began in 1991 when I attended my first SIGGRAPH conference in Las Vegas. The energy and spirit of the group were contagious and I have rarely missed a conference since. Our organization provides members with an outstanding forum for many different computer graphics issues spanning from the technical issues of graphics implementation to the relevance of changing public policy in the areas of copyright and encryption. Members are the strength of an organization and ours is no exception. ACM SIGGRAPH has a strong tradition of volunteers who are essential to our function. The Director for Communications, overseeing membership activities and the ACM SIGGRAPH website, has a responsibility to work to strengthen our organization by building our membership. For many people ACM SIGGRAPH is defined by their experience at the annual SIGGRAPH conference. Not all the people who attend the conference each year are ACM SIGGRAPH members. In fact, many people join ACM SIGGRAPH for an initial year and do not return beyond that first year. While there are many people who strongly support both the annual conference and the organization, there is a much larger pool of people who are most enthusiastic about the annual conference without appreciating the year-round relevance of the organization to their activities. I will work to build our membership by looking beyond those areas that have traditionally been well represented in ACM SIGGRAPH and by trying to retain a larger percentage of members beyond the first year. I feel strongly that the organization must work to understand why these people do not choose to remain members and work to publicize advantages of membership clearly. Adding to the ACM SIGGRAPH community strengthens the group as a whole and benefits all members with opportunities only possible to a larger and more diverse organization. I want to assess the principal needs of our members and to determine how well we are meeting these needs. Are there services available that are not adequately publicized or benefits that might be modified to have broader appeal? Our strong website is a valuable means of communicating with our members. I will continue to develop our website as a means to provide information and services. Additionally, I will work to invite and to encourage feedback from the members to the organization. Education
Interests Professional Experience SIGGRAPH Experience
Objectives/Priorities In June 2001, when I accepted the position of Director for Chapters, I set for myself two goals, which may seem antagonistic, but are in fact inseparable:
Both ACM SIGGRAPH and its chapters attract a very diverse range of people with outstanding skills and experience in the arts, research, education and the business of computer graphics and interactive techniques. But because the chapters operate on a much smaller scale, they successfully reach out to people who may not be interested in a worldwide organization such as ACM SIGGRAPH and those who are not directly involved in computer graphics but are intrigued by this dynamic field and want to learn more about it. But if the chapters are to successfully transform that spark into a flame, they must receive stronger and more flexible support from the organization. This increased support will allow them to more effectively support the values of the organization (excellence, integrity, passion, volunteerism and crossdisciplinary interaction) at their local level. My first task has been to select and structure the Professional and Student Chapters Committee (PSCC), a group of very talented people who will help me pursue our two goals by working on these topics:
We have the will and the dedication necessary to succeed. We lack only the time. I ask for your vote so the PSCC can continue to build on the solid foundation we have established in the last few years. Biography After four years as a computer graphics developer at Dassault Systèmes, I am now in charge of quality assurance at Enition S.A., a French start-up developing an IP-based technology in the field of electronic payment. Since my professional activities veer away from computer graphics, I have decided to volunteer more of my spare time to ACM SIGGRAPH to satisfy my continuing fascination with computer graphics and interactive techniques. My involvement with the chapters began in 1995 as a member of the Paris ACM SIGGRAPH professional chapter. I have also worked very closely with recent Directors for Chapters, Colleen Cleary and Scott Lang, as Electronic Services Co-Chair and Translator on the Professional Chapters Steering Committee. I also have a good knowledge of the conference. Though I missed SIGGRAPH 96 and SIGGRAPH 98, I have been a member of the International Resources Committee for the last eight conferences, and I am chairing this committee for SIGGRAPH 2002.
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Interests Objectives/Priorities Since 1994 I have been impressed with the quality of character that I find in local SIGGRAPH membership as well as the officers that make the international organization work. This year, Scott Lang and Thierry Frey have been selflessly working overtime adjusting to a sudden change in chapter leadership. This kind of dedication reminds me of what motivated me to get involved in this organization in the beginning. Building a productive community over oceans and across continents is an admirable, satisfying task to undertake. Support for chapters in regards to new charters and continued development for existing chapters would be a priority for me. Old chapters need to keep members active and motivated without overburdening and exhausting volunteers. New chapters may need start-up funds to create venues and special events. I do not propose that any of this is not already being addressed; I would just like this to be an area that the Chapters Committee could focus on. Another area would be to create more interaction between chapters throughout the year and to create more outreach efforts to traditional artists organizations, museums, creative industries and educational institutions. All of these are old ideas and goals that might need some new approach to create more dynamic activity within the chapters. To begin with, I'm honored to be nominated. If elected, I would be dedicated and conscientious in handling the responsibility in guiding the chapters growth and development. Please give me your careful consideration in electing the Director for Chapters. Professional Experience
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Interests Statement As computers become more powerful, their potential for being turned into modern tools for creating graphics increases significantly. Computer scientists have developed sophisticated graphics systems, which meet the needs of various application areas. Our task as educators is to teach our students how to use up-to-date graphics systems, show them how these systems work, enable them to conduct research in the field and/or to take part in the development of graphics systems of the next generation. However, as computer graphics is becoming more complex it is also becoming impossible for a single graphics teacher to get - without expert support - acquainted with all the different aspects of the field which she or he needs for up-to-date education. Today there exists a wealth of valuable information, which has been accumulated and structured by volunteers from many disciplines, who have been cooperating in the SIGGRAPH Education Committee. Educators who start teaching in an area of computer graphics or need to update their teaching material can now benefit from these resources. Moreover SIGGRAPH provides a well established forum for graphics educators to meet and exchange experience. I'd be happy to share my experience to support the SIGGRAPH Education Committee in further pursuing the goals of providing educators with educational resources and materials, and furthermore in establishing a lively network within our community. Professional Experience
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Since the early '80s my contributions to ACM SIGGRAPH include organizing the early “Frame Buffer” shows, exhibiting work in the '86 and '95 Art Shows, presenting papers, chairing a panel, working with the “Dream Curriculum” committee, helping outreach, etc. Three years ago I was invited to work with the Education Committee and this year organized the student animation competition (SPACE). The Education Committee has established a strong presence at the annual conference and has developed several “year-round” projects to develop and support educational resources. The strength of the committee reflects the dedication of its members and the leadership of Director Mike McGrath, which if elected, I will build upon, specifically in the areas of outreach, demo- and geographically, and in extending and promoting resources to educators. I want to provide content and methods of evaluation and pedagogical frameworks for those who are developing new curriculum. Computer graphics education in art and design has seen a fairly steady progress, though perhaps no obvious conclusions (not necessarily a bad thing in a creative arena). Graphics in computer science education, firmly established in the “tool building” curriculum of the '80s, is being reassessed in an era where highly sophisticated graphics software and hardware is readily available. I will work with people from both disciplines and from the professions that they serve to foster an open exchange of ideas. Perhaps my best qualification for this position is that I have been involved in both the arts and computer science areas of computer graphics education; in the arts since 1971, starting some of the first courses in computer graphics for artists and designers in England and the United States, and in computer science as an instructor at West Coast University and, as of this year, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at California State University, Los Angeles. Professional Experience
Education Interests Objectives/Priorities In my role as Director at Large over the past two years, I have helped with the strategic planning of the organization, served as an Executive Committee representative to the Conference Advisory Group (CAG) and been involved in the creation of the following two new initiatives:
I would like to continue my role as a member of the SIGGRAPH Executive Committee to achieve the following goals:
I would like to continue my service to the membership of ACM SIGGRAPH and would like to help lead ACM SIGGRAPH as a member of the Executive Committee. Professional Experience
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Interests Statement This is the aspect of SIGGRAPH I feel is most important for the future: to encourage the integration of this diversity of talents, wisdom, knowledge and understanding. I believe collaboration is the heart and soul of what makes SIGGRAPH great. I want to encourage increased cross-disciplinary fertilization. I have learned so much from other fields of knowledge that informs my work in exciting and diverse ways. As a Member at Large, I would work to encourage more SIGGRAPH participation from communities we don't see often enough, and help inform these communities about what SIGGRAPH can do for them. These include the medical community - from surgery to cognitive science, artificial intelligence researchers, interactive and innovative artists, CAD and industrial designers, government research and, of course, educators. Another area I would like to work on is keeping the work and spirit of SIGGRAPH constant throughout the year and throughout the world. I would like to help continue the efforts already underway that are expanding the reach of SIGGRAPH to other countries and into year-round activities.We all agree that sharing of information should be more than a once-a-year event. Efforts should be made to make the results of the summer conference and other valuable SIGGRAPHsponsored events available through on-line resources where people have access to them. The SIGGRAPH Education Committee has made a good start at this effort, and I would like to see it increased to augment SIGGRAPH's on-line educational efforts. Finally, I would like to see even more innovation shown at and supported by SIGGRAPH, so it is indisputably the place to see the future before it happens. I would like to work with others who have ideas on how to increase SIGGRAPH's leadership in this arena. SIGGRAPH has been, and must continue to be, about quality, not quantity - in all its broad and diverse aspects. Collaboration, information and invention: these are the strengths of the ACM SIGGRAPH organization and where I would be honored to serve with my talents and time. Professional Experience
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I believe that computer graphics and interactive techniques will be the core technology for the emerging broadband domain. SIGGRAPH has been focusing on the technical aspect of these core technologies, but I believe that killer content and services will become equally important. Furthermore, the broadband technology will allow stronger global collaborations in research, development and production. I have a unique background with experiences in both production and academia and international achievements. In addition, I have an art background as well as an engineering background. Given the assumptions I made above, I have several recommendations to strategically expand SIGGRAPH activities to account for the broadband generation. First, SIGGRAPH should be more active as a global community. The International Committee has been very successful in attracting international participants, but we should start looking for possibilities to offer even stronger international support, such as translations at the conference, as well as a higher level of exposure to foreign countries as a global brand. Second, the community should utilize broadband networking to share and communicate as an international and global organization. The annual conference should not be the sole international activity. The secure broadband network allows SIGGRAPH to share databases including but not limited to papers, artworks and career opportunities. More on-line tutorials and courses could be an achievable and valid service. Third, it is becoming extremely important to focus on content and creativity issues. SIGGRAPH currently offers technical paper sessions but there should be creative paper sessions to share industry and production know-how that could lead to the next areas of technical research. To summarize, I believe that (1) the broadband- based global branding of SIGGRAPH, (2) strong support for on-line-based communities and database sharing and (3) more focus on content and service oriented research and applications are the key issues for SIGGRAPH's strategies. Education
Professional Experience ACM SIGGRAPH Activities
I have read the ACM SIGGRAPH Director at Large job description carefully. I realize that although the job of the Director at Large is very challenging, I am willing to accept the challenge and have confidence that I can fulfill the job properly. If elected, I intend to do the following:
Professional Experience Prof. Jiaoying Shi was born in Ningbo of Zhejiang Province in 1937. He finished his school education in Ningbo, and graduated from the Department of Physics at Leningrad University of USSR in 1960. He worked as an Assistant Professor at North-West Polytechnic University in Xi'an from 1960 to 1963. He worked as an Assistant Professor at Shanghai University of science and technology in Shanghai from 1963 to 1973. Then he joined the Radio Electronics Department of Zhejiang University in 1973. In 1978 he transferred to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the same university. In the years from 1982 to 1984, he worked as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronics of University of Florida, U.S. After he returned from the U.S., he rejoined Zhejiang University. He was promoted as a full Professor in 1987. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (1985-1988), the Dean of the Division for University Scientific Research Affairs (1988-1991) and the Director of State Key Lab of CAD&CG for 10 years (1989-1998). The State Key Lab of CAD&CG he leads is evaluated as one of the top 10 excellent research labs in China (see 1995 November issue of American Journal of Science). In the 1960s, he did basic research and teaching in the nuclear physics area. In the 1970s he changed his research direction into minicomputer hardware design and applications. Since 1980 his research interests lie on computer-aided design and computer graphics. Since 1990 his works are concentrated on visualization in scientific computing and virtual environments. He received the First Prize for Science and Technology Progress awarded by Zhejizng Province twice, and the Second Prize for Science and Technology progress awarded by State Department of Education once. The CAD support software system developed by his research group was the first commercialized software with domestic intellectual property. He has published more than 100 papers and four books. Professor Shi is actively involved in international academic exchange programs. He established close relationships with many universities and research institutes in different countries especially with German FhG-IGD led by Professor Encarnação and GMD in Bonn. He served as a member of the International Program Committee for various international conferences including Eurographics and GraphiCon. He organized several international conferences and workshops in CAD, computer graphics, visualization and virtual reality areas in the past 10 years in China. ACM SIGGRAPH 2002 Slate of Candidates AnnouncedNominating Committee ReportThis year ACM SIGGRAPH members will elect seven members of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee for terms beginning July 1, 2002. The nominating committee sought colleagues whom we believe can successfully lead ACM SIGGRAPH in the changing and exciting world of computer graphics and interactive techniques. We are pleased to present you with a group of persons with experience within ACM SIGGRAPH and with solid achievements in industry, in academia, and as volunteers. The nominating committee has selected two nominees for each position. The statements from the candidates will appear in the February issue of Computer Graphics and in the ballot materials. Other names may be added to the ballot by the petition process described below. Any questions about nominations, petitions, or elections can be directed to Steve Cunningham, cunningham@siggraph.org As specified in the transition plan to the new three-year term structure that was part of the 2001 Bylaws revision, the terms for these members varies from one year to three years. Anyone who is elected to a one-year term and is not an incumbent is eligible for re-election to that office in 2003; anyone elected to a two-year or three-year term will not be eligible for re-election. The terms of office are indicated with each position. Ballots, including copies of the candidate statements, will be mailed to ACM SIGGRAPH members in a first-class mailing in the spring of 2002, and we hope you will make the effort to read the candidates' statements and vote carefully. Ballots are NOT included in this issue of the newsletter. The ACM SIGGRAPH Nominating Committee
Slate for 2002 ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee ElectionsPresident (three years):
Vice President (three years):
Director for Communications (two years):
Director for Chapters (two years):
Director for Education (one year):
Director at Large (two years):
Director at Large (one year):
Call For Petition CandidatesACM and SIGGRAPH bylaws allow candidates to be added to the slate of nominees upon receipt of a petition signed by 1% of the voting members of ACM SIGGRAPH. In 2002, a petition candidate for any of the offices being contested must submit 68 signatures. Each signature must be accompanied by member name, address and membership number. Notice of intent to submit a petition must be sent to the address below by December 31, 2001, and completed petition should be sent to the same address and must be received by January 31, 2002.
A copy of the completed petition must also be sent to the address below and received by January 31, 2002:
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