Campfires: Organising an event

Submitting a Proposal

To organise a Campfire you need to submit the following by the 30 November to campfires@siggraph.org :

  1. The proposal

    Write not more than a one page motivation as to why your proposed Campfire is in line with the strategic goal of Campfires, which is to bring together leading researchers and developers from a variety of disciplines to exchange state-of-the-art information and explore future directions for computer graphics.

  2. The invited attendees

    Provide the list of the 30 invited attendees including their name, affiliation and the discipline they will represent at the Campfire.

    At least some of these invitees should already have been contacted prior to the proposal being submitted and should have indicated their willingness to participate should the proposal be successful.

  3. Promotion of the event

    Provide details as to how this Campfire will be made known to others in the field. This should include email-mailing lists, popular websites from which to point to the Campfire, relevant conferences at which flyers could be distributed, etc.

  4. Structure of the campfire

    Campfires typically consist of the invited presentations and associated panel sessions. It is expected that any of the attendees may participate on these panels. Your proposal should include some of the key topics facing this multi-disciplinary field which will be the subject of the talks and panels.

Selection Process

After the closing date (30 November) all Campfire proposals will be reviewed by a select committee and those which most closely match the strategic goals will be selected to be held in May.

Notes

  1. Each selected Campfire is provided with support funding (currently $6200) to facilitate holding the event. This funding may be used:
    • $ 600 - publicity
    • $ 600 - adminstration
    • $5000 - to directly support the event

    It is expected that all attendees will pay their own travel and accommodation expenses to the event. (A very favourable rate has been negotiated with the conference site in Snowbird to keep these costs to a minimum). Furthermore, a registration fee of $50 is charged per delegate to cover the costs of printing the pre- and post- proceedings. The $5000 may be used to sponsor an event during the Campfire (for example, a Micro-brewery fest), cover the costs of one key speaker etc.

  2. A detailed report of the Campfire is required to be placed on the Web shortly after the event, including the preconference proceedings.

Queries

If you have any questions, or require any further information, please contact Alan Chalmers at :

Alan.Chalmers@bris.ac.uk

 

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