ABSTRACT
Mission, purpose, values and an overview of the organisation.
- ACM SIGGRAPH’s Mission
Our mission is to promote the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques.
- ACM SIGGRAPH’s Purpose
Our purpose is to foster a membership community whose core values help them to catalyze the innovation and application of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
- ACM SIGGRAPH’s Values
- Excellence
We value excellence in the information and experience provided by our products and activities.
- Integrity
We value personal and organizational integrity in the selection of our content and in our interpersonal and organizational relationships.
- Volunteerism
We value volunteers and volunteerism in an environment that actively supports its volunteers.
- Passion
We value the passion our community feels for ACM SIGGRAPH and for the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
- Cross-Disciplinary
- Interaction
We value the interaction among the many disciplines that make up our community.
- Copper Giloth (USA) graduated from the University of Illinois in 1980, with a MFA in Electronic Visualization. She was the first person to graduate from this program. Following graduation, Giloth began working with computers as her primary medium. This included the creation of ACM Siggraph Art Show competitions. The 1983 edition was on display throughout the U.S., Canada, France, and Japan. In 1985, Giloth joined the faculty of University of Massachusetts Amherst. [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Giloth]
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