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ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM )

ACM SIGMM provides an international forum for multimedia researchers, engineers, and practitioners. We organize conferences, publish journals, and offer benefits to our members.

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ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM )

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  1. ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM ) SIGMM Chair: Klara NahrstedtSIGMM Vice-chair: Wolfgang EffelsbergSIGMM Conference Chair: Nevenka Dimitrova SIGMM Mission: SIGMM provides an international interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, and practitioners in all aspects of multimedia computing, communication, storage, and applications.

  2. Membership and Volunteer Development • Building a very strong international volunteer base through • SIGMM-sponsored conferences/workshops (ACM Multimedia, NOSSDAV, MM&Sec, MIR, MMSys); • Publication Venues (TOMCCAP, SIGMM Records, Springer Multimedia Systems Journal) • SIGMM Committees (Executive Committee, Awards Committee, Workshop/Conference TPCs,….)

  3. Fund Balance

  4. SIGMM Conferences ACM Multimedia - Premier Yearly Conference Approximately 300 papers submitted; approx. 16% accepted 100% SIGMM sponsorship since 2008 New Tracks Multimedia Human Interfaces Digital Arts Program and Exhibitions ACM NOSSDAV – 100% sponsorship since 1991 MM&Sec - 100% sponsorship since 2004 New Conferences ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys) – 100% sponsorship beginning 2010 Multimedia Information Retrieval (MIR) – 100% sponsorship since 2008 CIVR – 50% co-sponsorship since 2007 ICDSC – 25% co-sponsorship since 2007 SIGMM in-cooperation with 4 events in FY’04; FY’05; and FY’06; 8 events in FY’07; 15 events in FY’08; 19 events in FY’09

  5. Member Benefits and Publications ACM MM and workshop proceedings SIGMM Records (e-newsletter) SIGMM Mailing List Reduced registration fee for SIGMM students at fully sponsored SIGMM venues Access to ‘Members Only’ areas of the SIGMM Web Site – extensive update of web site, becoming a big resource for members and community. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP) since 2004 Awards: Extension of Awards at ACM Multimedia Best open source software, best digital art piece New SIGMM award SIGMM Award for Technical Achievements since 2008 Best associate editor award for TOMCCAP editorial board

  6. Past/Future Challenges, Progress and Plans • Past Challenges - Membership; Publications; New Venues • Future Challenges - Membership; Inclusion of new communities; Provision of useful services to members • Progress and Plans - ACM SIGMM Retreats every 5 years • Retreat – 2003, Berkeley, USA (Actions and Progress) • Increased importance of Web site and other publications • Establishment of TOMCCAP and new research directions – haptics, authoring systems, collaborative tools • Retreat – 2008, Vancouver, Canada (Future Plans) • SIGMM Reorganization due to larger and more diverse community • Educational Efforts • Industry/Academia Impact Efforts • Special Projects to include new communities • New Awards – best PhD thesis, distinguished service • New Research directions - MM in social communities; MM in health and assistive living (and other CPS); 3D MM, pervasive MM

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