SIGDOC

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SIGDOC is the Special Interest Group on Design of Communication of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an international learned society for computing. ACM SIGDOC was founded in 1975 by Joseph "Joe" T. Rigo. [1]

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Description

SIGDOC’s mission is to advance the state of knowledge, encourage the research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication.

SIGDOC emphasizes the following areas of special interest to its members:

Mission

The mission of SIGDOC includes:

SIGDOC Board

SIGDOC Awards

SIGDOC sponsors a number of awards as a means of recognizing outstanding contributions to the field. Awards are presented at the annual SIGDOC conference.

Rigo Awards

The Rigo Award is presented to an individual for a lifetime of significant work in the design of communication. Rigo Awards are given every other year, during even-numbered years. This award is named after Joseph Rigo, the founder of SIGDOC. [5]

Previous winners include the following:

Diana Awards

The Diana Award is given every other year, during odd-numbered years, to an organization which has collectively made an impact on the field. This award is named after Diana Patterson, a past chair for SIGDOC. [5]

Previous winners include the following:

Career Advancement Research Grant

Year [11] NameTitle
2020Sweta Baniya [12] Exploring Risk and Crisis Communication Practices of Transnational Feminists in Ensuring Equity and Justice During COVID-19
2020Avery Edenfield [12] Queer Becomings: The Ethics, Rhetoric, and Materiality of Care in Trans Networks
2019Stephen Carradini [11] Social Media Article Visualizer Project
2019Rob Grace and Jason Tham [11] Ideals and Realities: Exploring Usability in Born-Digital Scholarship
2018Eda Ozyesilpinar and Victor Del Hierro [13] Participatory Communication Design of Mapping Borderlands: Decolonizing Cartographic Information Design and Creating a Participatory Mapping Interface
2018Kristin Bivens and Candice A. Welhausen [13] Improving the Design of Visual Risk Communication through a Content Analysis of a Crowdsourced Public Health App’s Existing User Comments
2017Laura GonzalezDesigning a Multilingual User Experience Research Center to Support Language Accessibility in a Binational Community
2017Daniel Richards and Sonia StephensStory Mapping and Sea Level Rise: Bringing a Global Risk Home

Student Research Competition

The winner of the Student Competition is provided with subsidized participation in the SIGDOC conference, and the opportunity to publish and present their work.

YearTypePlaceNameSchoolTitle
2021Graduate1Ian Stark [14] Texas Tech UniversityNeuro-Positionality in User-Centered Design: TheCase of Student Disability Services
2021Graduate2Jiaxin Zhang [14] Texas Tech UniversityDesigned for Equitable Learning: A Study of UCD and Liquid Syllabus in an Online Synchronous Course
2021Graduate3Yingying Tang [14] Auburn UniversityA Robot Wrote This?:Readers’ Perceptions of Automated Technical Writing
2021Undergraduate1Hannah Goodsell [15] Worcester Polytechnic InstituteA Jersey for Helmutt: How Video Games Communicate Information
2021Undergraduate2Kylie Call [15] Virginia TechStrategies for International Communication Design
2021Undergraduate3Koyo Nakamura, Han Feng, Sebastian Priss, and Hannah Mei [15] University of WashingtonDesigning to Support Bedtime Reflection
2020Graduate1Danielle Stambler [16] University of Minnesota“Eating Right” and User Experience with an Employee Wellness Program
2020Graduate2Sarah Fadem [16] Rutgers UniversityDesigning a Decision Aid for Patients Considering Bone Marrow Transplant
2020Graduate3Nicole Lowman [16] University at BuffaloAdvising the Buffalo Police Advisory Board: Toward a More Usable Technology
2020Undergraduate1Sanjana Ponnada [16] Arizona State UniversityImproving user experience and accessibility of CDC’s COVID-19 symptoms self-checker with better design practices
2020Undergraduate2Rita Flanagan [16] University of PittsburghPrinciples of Technical and Public Communication as a Provisional Framework for Undergraduate Researchers Writing with and About Indigenous Peoples
2020Undergraduate3Kenyan Burnham [16] Texas TechInstructor Roles in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2019Graduate1Nupoor Ranade [17] North Carolina State UniversityConditional Usability Testing for UX Optimization
2019Graduate2Yeqing Kong [17] North Carolina State UniversityArtificial Intelligence in News Photographs: A Cross-Cultural Visual Content Analysis
2019Graduate3Angela Glotfelter [17] Miami University, OhioAlgorithmic Circulation: The Impact of Algorithms on Content Strategy and Management Practices
2019Undergraduate1Nicholas Hennigan [17] University of Milwaukee, WisconsinOptimizing Design Thinking: Theatrical Improv’s Affect on Creativity Within Groups
2019Undergraduate2Andrea Ausmus [17] Arizona State UniversityFood (In)Security Interface
2018Graduate1David Mueller [18] North Carolina State UniversityActions and Strategies: A Verbal Data Analysis of Phishing Emails.
2018Graduate2Jason Tham [18] University of MinnesotaLearning from Making: A Design Challenge in Technical Writing and Communication
2018Graduate3Yeqing Kong [18] North Carolina State UniversityConstructing Artificial Intelligence in Newspaper: A Cross-Cultural Analysis in the US and China
2018Undergraduate1Tyler William Black [18] University of WaterlooCross-Disciplinary Instructional Design and Communication
2017Graduate1Allegra SmithPurdue UniversityCan you Hear Me Now? Revaluing Listening's Role in User Research Practice.
2017Graduate2Jennifer PierreUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Examining Wrong Planet: An analysis of design characteristics for computer-mediated-communication among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2017Graduate3John FallonUMass AmherstLinking Heterogeneous Datasets for Visualization and Situational Awareness
2017Undergraduate1Jenny Yao and Hannah WeiMITCreating Better-Informed Consumers and Reducing Dark Pattern Tendencies Through Improved Terms of Service Solutions
2017Undergraduate2Megan SmithPurdue UniversityA Pinch of Salt. A Hint of Disaster
2017Undergraduate3Alexis Scott Georgia Institute of Technology The "Continuous Course Lab" in the Tech Comm Classroom
2016Graduate1Chris LindgrenUnderstanding Big Data Processing as Designing Provisional Texts
2016Undergraduate1Erin CampbellParticipatory Museums: The User Experience of Creative Agents
2016Graduate2Arthur BergerCommercial Proposal Collaborative Writing Practices
2016Undergraduate2Leslie SimmsUniversity of Central Florida [19] Balancing the Equation of Undergraduate Research: The Importance of Reading, Learning, and Presentation Stability in the Success of STEM Laboratories
2016Graduate3John SherrillTeaching Documentation Through 3D Printing and Instructables
2016Undergraduate3Tommy Truong and Eric MartinVirtual Reality in Pedagogy

Annual conference

SIGDOC - ACM International Conference on Design of Communication.

YearDateNrHost InstitutionCityCountryNotes
SIGDOC 2021Oct 5-936 Arizona State University Hybrid Virtual-Hub EventUnited States [3]
SIGDOC 2020Oct 5-936 University of North Texas Virtual EventUnited States [20]
SIGDOC 2019Oct 4-637 Portland State University Portland, OregonUnited States [4]
SIGDOC 2018Aug 3-536 Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)Milwaukee, WisconsinUnited States [21]
SIGDOC 2017Aug 11-1335 Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Canada [22]
SIGDOC 2016Sept 23-2434 Washington, D.C. [23] United States
SIGDOC 2015July 15–1733 University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland [24] Ireland
SIGDOC 2014Sept 27-2832Colorado Springs, Colorado [25] United States
SIGDOC 2013Sept 30-Oct 131 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina [26] United States
SIGDOC 2012Oct 3-530University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington [27] United States
SIGDOC 2011Oct 3-529 Pisa, TuscanyItaly [28]
SIGDOC 2010Sep 26-2928Sao CarlosBrazil
SIGDOC 2009Oct 5-727Indiana UniversityBloomington, IndianaUnited States
SIGDOC 2008Sep 22-2426 ISCTE Lisbon Portugal [29]
SIGDOC 2007Oct 22-2425University of Texas - El PasoEl Paso, TexasUnited States
SIGDOC 2006Oct 18-2024Coastal Carolina UniversityMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaUnited States
SIGDOC 2005Sep 21-2323Coventry, EnglandUnited Kingdom
SIGDOC 2004Oct 10-1322University of MemphisMemphis, TennesseeUnited States
SIGDOC 2003Oct 12-1521San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States
SIGDOC 2002Oct 20-2320Toronto, OntarioCanada
SIGDOC 2001Oct 21-2419Santa Fe, New MexicoUnited States
SIGDOC 2000Sep 24-2718Boston, MassachusettsUnited Statesheld with IEEE IPCC.
SIGDOC 1999Sep 12-1417New Orleans, LouisianaUnited States
Conference Chairs
Conference Chairs
YearNameInstitutionLocationNotes
2021Andy Mara Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, United States [3]
2020Stacey Pigg North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, United States [20]
2019Julie Staggers Washington State University Pullman, Washington, United States [4]
2019Sarah Read Portland State University Portland, Oregon, United States [4]
2019Lars Soderlund Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon, United States [4]
2018Tammy Rice-Bailey Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States [21]
2018Nadya Shalamova Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States [21]
2017Rebekka Andersen University of California, Davis Davis, California, United States [22]
2016Douglas Walls North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, United States [23]
2016Michael Trice Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States [23]
2015Kathie Gossett Iowa State University (ISU)Ames, Iowa, United States [24]
2014Kathie Gossett Iowa State University (ISU)Ames, Iowa, United States [25]
2013Michael Albers East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina, United States [30]
2012Mark Zachry University of Washington Seattle, Washington, United States
Chapters' events

Former Chairs

SIGDOC's former chairs include:

Citations

  1. 1 2 Mehlenbacher, Brad (2011). "The evolution of communication design". Proceedings of the 29th ACM international conference on Design of communication. SIGDOC '11. New York, NY, USA: ACM. pp. 249–256. doi:10.1145/2038476.2038524. ISBN   9781450309363. S2CID   2065675.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SIGDOC Board
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Official 2021 Conference site.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Official 2019 Conference site
  5. 1 2 "SIGDOC Rigo and Diana Awards". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian Researcher Wins Coveted Rigo Award". Microsoft Research. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Spyridakis receives Rigo Award". Human Centered Design & Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Washington (UW). 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Rebekka Andersen Chairs SIGDOC 2017 and Presents Workshops on State of Education in Technical Communication". UC Davis, Writing Program. 29 October 2017.
  9. ↑ 2019 Rigo Announcement
  10. ↑ LL&C Receives ACM SIGDOC Diana Award. August 16, 1999. Copyright 1996-2013 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
  11. 1 2 3 "Career Advancement Research Grant".
  12. 1 2 2020 Career Advancement Awards Announcement
  13. 1 2 2018 Career Advancement Awards Announcement
  14. 1 2 3 Announcement of 2021 Graduate SRC Winners
  15. 1 2 3 Announcement of 2021 Undergraduate SRC Winners
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of 2020 SRC Winners
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 List of 2019 SRC Winners
  18. 1 2 3 4 List of 2018 SRC Winners
  19. ↑ "UCF Students Compete at an International Conference".
  20. 1 2 Official 2020 Conference site.
  21. 1 2 3 Official 2018 Conference site.
  22. 1 2 . Official 2017 Conference site.
  23. 1 2 3 Official 2016 Conference site
  24. 1 2 Official 2015 Conference site
  25. 1 2 Official 2014 Conference site
  26. ↑ . Official 2013 Conference site.
  27. ↑ 2012 ACM SIGDOC Conference. Official website of the Austin, Texas chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.
  28. ↑ Aristidis Protopsaltis, Nicolas Spyratos, Carlos J. Costa, Carlo Meghini (Eds.): Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference on Design of Communication, SIGDOC 2011, Pisa, Italy, October 03 - 05 2011. ACM 2011.
  29. ↑ Henrique O'Neill, Manuela Aparicio, Carlos J. Costa, Aristidis Protopsaltis (Eds.): Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference on Design of Communication, SIGDOC 2008, Lisbon, Portugal, September 22-24, 2008. ACM 2008.
  30. ↑ Official 2013 Conference site
  31. ↑ Carlos J. Costa, Manuela Aparicio (Eds.): ISDOC 2013 International Conference on Information Systems and Design of Communication, ISDOC '13, Lisboa, Portugal, July 11–12, 2013. ACM 2013, ISBN   978-1-4503-2299-7
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