11/16/2011

Hey Austin. I’m sorry to have to write this note, but due to a shortage of people who can devote time to the Austin Chapter of SIGGRAPH, we are seriously considering filing to CLOSE THE CHAPTER. We will be sending out an email soon as the official way to do this is by a vote from the membership. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP SIGGRAPH GOING, you will need to step up ASAP and let us know that you are willing to take on the responsibility of leadership. This week I will be talking with ADAM GLICK and the other officers from last year to confirm the process for closing the chapter.

 

7/6/2011

Open Call for Nominees for The Board of Directors

Austin ACM SIGGRAPH is run by a committed and enthusiastic team of volunteers who simply love computer graphics technology and anything associated with it. This team, the Austin ACM SIGGRAPH Board of Directors, provides direction and oversight for the local organization.

It’s almost election time for 2011 and we are seeking nominees for both our (elected) officers and the Board of Directors (appointed) committee chair volunteers. Ballots will be sent to all Austin ACM SIGGRAPH members this summer. All nominees must be current members of Austin ACM SIGGRAPH, but new members are most welcome. Experience with the organization as a volunteer is also strongly encouraged, but not required.

Without member participation, volunteering and input, Austin ACM SIGGRAPH wouldn’t exist. We need you to help make it all happen!

Nominations must be accompanied by the nominee’s name, address, telephone number, and email address. It should also include a brief bio (maximum of 100 words) and a statement explaining why the nominee would like to run for the Board. This statement should be no more than 250 words and address the following items:

• Why do you want to be a member of the Austin ACM SIGGRAPH Board of Directors?
• What activities would you like to see Austin ACM SIGGRAPH develop?
• In what areas would you like to participate on committees?
• What current interests of yours do you feel would contribute to board and the Austin ACM SIGGRAPH community?

If you wish to nominate somebody else, contact the secretary: [mailto:secretary@atxsigg.org]

Chapter Officer Responsibilities

The four elected officers include: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.  The following is expected of all elected officers for the Austin ACM SIGGRAPH board of directors.

• Be  voting members of both ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH (ask us about this!)
• Be voting members of Austin ACM SIGGRAPH (have paid your $35 membership fee)
• Elected by voting members of the chapter
• Take office on July 1st and serve for 1 year

The follow lists the responsibilities specific to each currently OPEN office:

Chair – principal officer and is responsible for leading the Chapter and managing its activities in accordance with the policies and procedures of the ACM. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Chapter and of its Board of Directors.

Vice-Chair — preside at meetings in the absence of the Chair, assist the Chair in the management of the Chapter and perform other duties that may be assigned by the Chair. The Vice-Chair is also responsible for organizing and overseeing the Chapter’s program schedule.

Secretary — keep the minutes of all business and Board of Directors meetings of the Chapter. Other duties of the Secretary include:

• Maintaining the records of the Chapter.
• Preparation of the Chapter’s Annual Activity Report and submission of this report to the ACM SIGGRAPH Director for Chapters and ACM Headquarters.
• Notification to the ACM SIGGRAPH Director for Chapters and ACM Headquarters of any changes in the officers of the Chapter.
• Submission of any proposed amendment to these bylaws to the Chairs of the Membership Activities Board, the ACM Constitution and Bylaws Committee and the ACM SIGGRAPH Director for Chapters for approval.
• Assist the Chair in the management of the Chapter
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair

Treasurer — chief financial officer of the Chapter. Duties of the Treasurer include:

• Managing the finances of the Chapter according to the policies and procedures of the ACM, including paying all bills and preparing budgets for each Chapter committee.
• Keeping full and accurate accounts of receipts and expenditures of the Chapter.
• Completing and submitting the Annual Financial Report to ACM Headquarters.
• Assist the Chair in the management of the Chapter.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair

Additional Board Membership Positions (Commitee Chairs) and Associated Responsibilities

• Programming and Special Events Committee — chaired by the Vice-Chair and is responsible for the planning, arranging and execution of the Chapter’s activities
• Sponsorship Chair – responsible for identifying and recruiting corporate sponsorship to fund the Chapter’s activities
• Membership Committee Chair — responsible for collecting dues, maintaining the member database, and dealing with member inquiries throughout the year
• Media & Public Relations Committee Chair — responsible for assisting each of the other committees with their publicity needs and maintaining the Chapter mailing lists
• Web Site Committee Chair — responsible for the continued development and regular maintenance of the Chapter’s web site
• Graphics Chair – responsible for maintaining the quality and consistency of the Chapter’s visual brand across all activities
• Volunteers Committee Chair — responsible for maintaining the Chapter database of volunteers and coordinating volunteers as needed by the chapter throughout the year

The following is expected of all Commitee Chairs of the Austin ACM SIGGRAPH Board of Directors (BOD)

• Attend the meetings of the Board Of Directors (BOD) that are scheduled about once a month except during the summer. These meetings are typically held in downtown Austin on a weeknight (@ 6th street Opal Divines Meeting Room, 2nd Wednesday of the month). They start around 6:30PM and last approximately 1 1/2 – 2 hours.
• Attend and provide support at our chapter events. This support includes, but is not limited to being an usher, checking people in, and collecting money. Board members are expected to attend at least four Chapter events during the year.
• Serve on at least one organization committee. Each committee has different needs. To find out more about a particular committee, please contact the committee chair listed on the [Leadership page] on our site. Our current committees include the following:

• Contribute on a regular basis via email. Since we don’t have much face-to-face time each month, it is important that you are able to participate in email discussions in a timely manner.
• Bring an awareness of Austin ACM SIGGRAPH to other organizations and/or companiesthat you may be involved in. Austin ACM SIGGRAPH is always looking for other groups to collaborate with. If you are active in another society or your job puts you in a position to arrange events that might be of interest to our membership, we expect that you will share this knowledge with the BOD.

Please have your completed nominations in to us no later than 11:59pm on July 22nd, 2011 so that we can prepare the ballots to send out to our membership on Monday July 25th. Late nominations will not be accepted. For nomination requirements, online nomination forms and a list of duties and obligations expected of Austin ACM SIGGRAPH board members, please visit our website:

Help make this election cycle a success and If You or somebody you know might be interested in helping take the chapter forward as a new member of its leadership, please throw your name in the hat!

 

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ACM Siggraph Austin’s member meeting schedule has changed from First Mondays to Second Wednesdays.

By doing this we were able to reserve the 6th street Opal Divines Meeting Room for an entire year. The room comes complete with a P.A. system, and 120” screen monitor with multi-media capabilities. Perfect since we are now incorporating guest speakers into our monthly meeting itinerary.

So our next meeting will be on June 8th at 7:00. We are still trying to get confirmation on a few speakers for June, but know that the guest speaker series will be solid after this month. We know you want more show and less tell so as this chapter and our leadership grows we will become more adept at bringing cool “Siggraph worthy” things to fruition. Thank you, to everyone who takes the time to come out and talk with us every month. We hope you like the new space and our upcoming plans.

 

 

 

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“Visualizing Our Future: Space, Media & Web Exploration – a Minitalk”

Description: 4 (four) 20-minute presentations on diverse topics related to data-visualization and web-based visual media technologies and techniques with a panel-style Q&A/audience interaction at the end.

Features: NASA/JPL keynote, TACC/ACES Vizlab open house w/ live realtime demos of 307Megapixel display wall (the country’s highest resolution display of it’s type) and 4K projection system, 100CPU compute farm, multi-GPU visual computing cluster, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 14th

Portfolio Posse/Career Catalyst