SIGGRAPH

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SIGGRAPH Conference
ACM SIGGRAPH logo.svg
StatusActive
GenreComputer graphics conference
FrequencyAnnual
CountryUS, Canada
Asia: Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand
Inaugurated1974;50 years ago (1974)
Most recent2024 (Denver)
Next event2025 (Vancouver)
Organized by ACM SIGGRAPH
Website siggraph.org
An exhibitor at SIGGRAPH 2023 demoing a full-body motion capture suit. SIGGRAPH 2023 Mocap.jpg
An exhibitor at SIGGRAPH 2023 demoing a full-body motion capture suit.
Hydraulophone, presented at SIGGRAPH 2007 Nessie siggraph 2007 34.jpg
Hydraulophone, presented at SIGGRAPH 2007
This narrated animation shown as a Daily at SIGGRAPH 2015 describes a method of automatically mapping of 87 gigapixels of data over Greenland.

SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques) is an annual conference centered around computer graphics organized by ACM, starting in 1974 in Boulder, CO. The main conference is usually held in North America though is not limited in location possibilities; SIGGRAPH Asia, a second conference held annually, has been held since 2008 in countries throughout Asia.

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Overview

The conference incorporates both academic presentations as well as an industry trade show. Other events at the conference include educational courses and panel discussions on recent topics in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

SIGGRAPH Proceedings

The SIGGRAPH conference proceedings, which are published in the ACM Transactions on Graphics, has one of the highest impact factors among academic publications in the field of computer graphics. [1] [2] [3] The paper acceptance rate for SIGGRAPH has historically been between 17% and 29%, with the average acceptance rate between 2015 and 2019 of 27%. [4] [5] The submitted papers are peer-reviewed under a process that was historically single-blind, [6] but was changed in 2018 to double-blind. [7] The papers accepted for presentation at SIGGRAPH are printed since 2003 in a special issue of the ACM Transactions on Graphics journal. Prior to 1992, SIGGRAPH papers were printed as part of the Computer Graphics publication; between 1993 and 2001, there was a dedicated SIGGRAPH Conference Proceedings series of publications. [8]

Awards programs

SIGGRAPH has several awards programs to recognize contributions to computer graphics. The most prestigious is the Steven Anson Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics. It has been awarded every two years since 1983 to recognize an individual's lifetime achievement in computer graphics.

Conference

The SIGGRAPH conference experienced significant growth starting in the 1970s, peaking around the turn of the century. A second conference, SIGGRAPH Asia, started in 2008.

SIGGRAPH

YearLocationAttendeesExhibitorsNotes
2026 Los Angeles & VirtualTBCTBC
2025 Vancouver & VirtualTBCTBC
2024 Denver & Virtual [9] 8,800 [10] TBC
2023 Los Angeles & Virtual14,275 [11] TBC
2022 Vancouver & Virtual [12] [13] >11,700>90
2021 Los Angeles & Virtual [14] TBCTBC
2020Virtual [15] >10,000
2019 Los Angeles [16] 18,700180
2018 Vancouver [17] [18] 16,637 [19] 160
2017 Los Angeles [20] 16,500150
2016 Anaheim [21] 14,000153
2015 Los Angeles [22] 14,800143
2014 Vancouver [23] 14,045175
2013 Anaheim [24] 17,162180
2012 Los Angeles [25] 21,212161
2011 Vancouver [26] 15,872156
2010 Los Angeles [26] 22,549160
2009 New Orleans [27] 11,000140
2008 Los Angeles [28] 28,432230
2007 San Diego [29] 24,043230
2006 Boston [30] 19,764230
2005 Los Angeles [31] 29,122250
2004 Los Angeles [32] 27,825229
2003 San Diego [33] 24,332240
2002 San Antonio [34] 17,274225
2001 Los Angeles [35] 34,024303
2000 New Orleans [36] 25,986316
1999 Los Angeles [37] 42,690337
1998 Orlando [38] 32,210327
1997 Los Angeles [39] 48,700
1996 New Orleans [40] 28,500321
1995 Los Angeles [40] 40,100297
1994 Orlando [40] 25,000269
1993 Anaheim [40] 27,000285
1992 Chicago [40] 34,148253
1991 Las Vegas [40] 23,100282
1990 Dallas [40] 24,684248
1989 Boston [40] 27,000238
1988 Atlanta [40] 19,000249
1987 Anaheim [40] 30,541274
1986 Dallas [40] 22,000253
1985 San Francisco [40] 27,000254
1984 Minneapolis [40] 20,390218
1983 Detroit [40] 14,000195
1982 Boston [40] 17,000172
1981 Dallas [40] 14,000124
1980 Seattle [40] 7,50080
1979 Chicago [40] 3,00079
1978 Atlanta [40] 1,50044
1977 San Jose [40] 75038
1976 Philadelphia [40] 30010
1975 Bowling Green, Ohio [40] 300
1974 Boulder [40] 600

SIGGRAPH Asia

YearLocationAttendeesExhibitorsNotes
2026TBC
2025 Hong Kong
2024 Tokyo, Japan
2023 Sydney, NSW, Australia
2022 Daegu, Korea
2021 Tokyo, Japan
2020Virtual (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
2019 Brisbane, QLD, Australia
2018 Tokyo, Japan
2017 Bangkok, Thailand
2016 Macao
2015 Kobe, Japan
2014 Shenzhen, PRC
2013 Hong Kong
2012 Singapore
2011 Hong Kong [41] 7,500 [42] 122 [42]
2010 Seoul, Republic of Korea [43] 9,238 [44]
2009 Yokohama, Japan [45] 6,400 [45]
2008 Suntec City, Singapore [46] 3,200 [46] <80 [47]

SIGGRAPH sponsored a number of conferences related to the field of computer graphics, including the ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation, [48] the ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction and Games (formerly known as Motion in Games). [49]

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