Conference on computer graphics
SIGGRAPH Conference Status Active Genre Computer graphics conference Frequency Annual Country United States, Canada Inaugurated 1974; 51 years ago (1974 ) Most recent 2025 (Vancouver ) Next event 2026 (Los Angeles ) Organized by ACM SIGGRAPH Website siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH Asia Conference Status Active Genre Computer graphics conference Frequency Annual Country Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand Inaugurated 2008; 17 years ago (2008 ) Most recent 2024 (Tokyo ) Next event 2025 (Hong Kong ) Organized by ACM SIGGRAPH Website asia.siggraph.org
An exhibitor at SIGGRAPH 2023 demoing a full-body motion capture suit
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 has always been held in North America ; SIGGRAPH Asia , a second conference held annually, has been held since 2008 in countries throughout Asia , as well as twice in Australia .
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
Year
Location
Attendees
Exhibitors
Notes
2026
Los Angeles & Virtual
TBC
2025
Vancouver & Virtual
2024
Denver & Virtual [ 9]
8,800[ 10]
TBC
[1]
2023
Los Angeles & Virtual
14,275[ 11]
TBC
[2]
2022
Vancouver & Virtual[ 12] [ 13]
>11,700
>90
2021
Los Angeles & Virtual[ 14]
—
2020
Virtual[ 15]
>10,000
2019
Los Angeles [ 16]
18,700
180
2018
Vancouver [ 17] [ 18]
16,637[ 19]
160
2017
Los Angeles [ 20]
16,500
150
2016
Anaheim [ 21]
14,000
153
2015
Los Angeles [ 22]
14,800
143
2014
Vancouver [ 23]
14,045
175
2013
Anaheim [ 24]
17,162
180
2012
Los Angeles [ 25]
21,212
161
2011
Vancouver [ 26]
15,872
156
2010
Los Angeles [ 26]
22,549
160
2009
New Orleans [ 27]
11,000
140
2008
Los Angeles [ 28]
28,432
230
2007
San Diego [ 29]
24,043
230
2006
Boston [ 30]
19,764
230
2005
Los Angeles [ 31]
29,122
250
2004
Los Angeles [ 32]
27,825
229
2003
San Diego [ 33]
24,332
240
2002
San Antonio [ 34]
17,274
225
2001
Los Angeles [ 35]
34,024
303
2000
New Orleans [ 36]
25,986
316
1999
Los Angeles [ 37]
42,690
337
1998
Orlando [ 38]
32,210
327
1997
Los Angeles [ 39]
48,700
1996
New Orleans [ 40]
28,500
321
1995
Los Angeles [ 40]
40,100
297
1994
Orlando [ 40]
25,000
269
1993
Anaheim [ 40]
27,000
285
1992
Chicago [ 40]
34,148
253
1991
Las Vegas [ 40]
23,100
282
1990
Dallas [ 40]
24,684
248
1989
Boston [ 40]
27,000
238
1988
Atlanta [ 40]
19,000
249
1987
Anaheim [ 40]
30,541
274
1986
Dallas [ 40]
22,000
253
1985
San Francisco [ 40]
27,000
254
1984
Minneapolis [ 40]
20,390
218
1983
Detroit [ 40]
14,000
195
1982
Boston [ 40]
17,000
172
1981
Dallas [ 40]
14,000
124
1980
Seattle [ 40]
7,500
80
1979
Chicago [ 40]
3,000
79
1978
Atlanta [ 40]
1,500
44
1977
San Jose [ 40]
750
38
1976
Philadelphia [ 40]
300
10
1975
Bowling Green, Ohio [ 40]
300
1974
Boulder [ 40]
600
SIGGRAPH Asia
Year
Location
Attendees
Exhibitors
Notes
2027
TBC
2026
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
2025
Hong Kong
2024
Tokyo , Japan
8415
2023
Sydney , NSW , Australia
2022
Daegu , South Korea
2021
Tokyo , Japan
2020
Virtual (Seoul , South Korea )
2019
Brisbane , QLD , Australia
2018
Tokyo , Japan
2017
Bangkok , Thailand
2016
Macao
2015
Kobe , Japan
2014
Shenzhen , China
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]
See also
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