2003 ACM SIGGRAPH Elections

The ACM SIGGRAPH 2003 election results are in. Anthony Baylis was elected Treasurer; Colleen Case, Director for Education; and Masa Inakage, Director at Large.

We appreciate the commitment to ACM SIGGRAPH that all the candidates made in accepting the nominations and regret that the candidates who were not elected will not serve on the Executive Committee at this time. We are sure that such outstanding volunteers will have many other opportunities to serve within ACM SIGGRAPH, and we look forward to continuing to work with all the candidates in some way.

Each year the Nominating Committee, led by the Past President of ACM SIGGRAPH, looks for nominees for the following year's Executive Committee positions. The committee will be nominating for three positions in 2004: Director for Communications, Director for Chapters, and Director at Large. More information about the duties of each position can be found in our bylaws at http://www.siggraph.org/gen-info/bylaws.html. The Nominating Committee for 2003-2004 will be chaired by Judith R. Brown and can be reached at NominatingCommittee@siggraph.org. Anyone interested in a leadership position in ACM SIGGRAPH is encouraged to contact us to express your interest or to suggest good candidates.

We appreciate the interest of everyone who voted in this election and remind all members of ACM SIGGRAPH that your votes set the direction of the organization.

Below are the totals as reported by Monique Chang of ACM Headquarters. "No votes" means that there were ballots that did not show a vote for a particular office or offices. "Invalid means that there was a vote but that it was not valid, and "No Signature" means that the ballot was received but there was no signature on the envelope.

For the 2002-2003 Nominating Committee,

Judy Brown, Chair

Alan Chalmers

Oscar Garcia

Election Results

As of May 7, 2003, 642 ballots were returned and counted at headquarters.

ACM SIGGRAPH 2003 Elections Nominating Committee Report

This year ACM SIGGRAPH members will elect three members of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2003. The Nominating Committee sought colleagues whom we believe can successfully lead ACM SIGGRAPH in the changing world of computer graphics and interactive techniques. We are pleased to present you with a group of professionals with experience as ACM SIGGRAPH volunteers as well as solid achievements in industry, research, and academia.

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 ballot material. Other names may be added to the ballot by the petition process described below. Ballots, including copies of the candidate statements will be mailed to ACM SIGGRAPH members in a first class mailing in the spring of 2003, and we hope you will all read the statements carefully and vote. Any questions about nominations, petitions, or elections can be directed to Judy Brown, jbrown@siggraph.org.

The ACM SIGGRAPH Nomination Committee

Judy Brown, Chair
Alan Chalmers
Oscar Garcia

Slate for 2003 ACM SIGGRAPH Elections

Treasurer

Anthony Baylis, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign, Illinois

Ann Eakes, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas

Director for Education

Colleen M. Case, Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan

Werner Hansmann, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Director at Large

Masa Inakage, Keio University, Fujisawa City, Japan

David Spoelstra, MediaMachine, Indianapolis, Indiana




Call For Petition Candidates

ACM 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 2003, a petition candidate for any of the offices being contested must submit 67 signatures. Each signature must be accompanied by member name, address, and membership number. Notice of intent to submit a petition should be sent to the address below by December 31, 2002, and completed petition should be sent to the same address and must be received by January 31, 2003.

Pat Ryan
ACM Headquarters
One Astor Plaza, 17th floor
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036 USA

A copy of the completed petition must also be sent to the address below and received by January 31, 2003:

Judy Brown
ACM SIGGRAPH Past President
P.O. Box 5345
Coralville, IA 52241