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SIGGRAPH Finances

SIGGRAPH Finances. Lost $2,800,000 last year SIGGRAPH 2009 - $1,900,000 (after ACM) SA2009 - $530,000 + (startup costs) For FY 2011 are under required fund balance by $1,200,000 Why? Global Economy SIGGRAPH Asia more expensive than expected (Convention Center costs, others)

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SIGGRAPH Finances

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  1. SIGGRAPH Finances • Lost $2,800,000 last year • SIGGRAPH 2009 - $1,900,000 (after ACM) • SA2009 - $530,000 + (startup costs) • For FY 2011 are under required fund balance by $1,200,000 • Why? • Global Economy • SIGGRAPH Asia more expensive than expected (Convention Center costs, others) • History: SIGGRAPH 2002 lost $1,800,000 • Cut budget 20% and moved back to West Coast (2003,2004,2005,2007,2008) • All made profit ($200,000 – $970,000)

  2. SIGGRAPH Finances • SIGGRAPH 2010 cut budget 20% and back to West Coast (7 of next 10 years) • SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 budget 50% of SA 2009 • SIGGRAPH Asia 2011 and beyond a small (500 – 1,000 attendee) technical only Conference • Cut rest of organization budget • Meetings, Travel, Print • Total surplus of $377,000 for FY 2011 • Should be above required Fund balance in 3 - 4 years

  3. Member benefits • ACM Digital Library • Reduced registration at a large number of conferences • Computer Graphics Quarterly (electronic) • SOMA DVD/Streaming Video of SIGGRAPH Conference • SIGGRAPH email aliases • Creative Heads Job Services • Awards • Steven Anson Coons Award for Lifetime Achievement • Computer Graphics Achievement Award • Significant New Researcher Award • Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art • Outstanding Service Award

  4. SIGGRAPH Goals • Become a more efficient organization • Restructured the Executive Committee (EC) to move all operations to a set of Standing Committees • EC members responsible for strategic issues, not operations • Volunteers can focus on one task • Support the Technical Community • SIGGRAPH Asia Papers Program (in 2009 almost as many accepted papers as SIGGRAPH) • Reduce load on SIGGRAPH Papers Committee and Authors can submit to two high quality conferences rather than one • Small Conferences • Sponsor/Co-Sponsor 12-20 per year • In-Cooperation 20-30 per year

  5. SIGGRAPH Goals • Form alliances with external organizations • Eurographics • Many technical conferences/workshops together • Digital Content Association of Japan • Computer Graphics – ARTS (Japan) • China National Center for Developing Animation, Cartoon, & Game Industry (NCACG) • Agreement to work together to support education activities in China • SIGGRAPH Village (International Resources Center) • Support Students: • SIGGRAPH Student Services Committee

  6. SIGGRAPH Goals • Support the Education Community: • Education Committee: CGEMs, curricular materials (education.siggraph.org) • Support the Digital Arts Community • Digital Arts Committee (arts.siggraph.org) • Expand our Chapters Community and better integrate them into SIGGRAPH • 60 Chapters in 15 countries and several are in formation • Associate Member (in implementation)

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