[General] Call For Participation: SIGGRAPH XSV 2007

Dear Collegues, Here is a call for participation to the SIGGRAPH XSV 2007 program. This is quite a new program that was created last year. As an SIGGRAPH'06 XSV, I would like to encourage you and especially your ex-students who are not a student anymore (ie who graduated) to apply, especially exciting for anyone who would rather like a career in academia! This is really a great opportunity for new researchers and I am willing to answer any question (mailto:zabador@cg.tuwien.ac.at) you might have in addition to the great website and FAQ prepared by Janet McAndless, XSV2007 Chair. -------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: SIGGRAPH Ex Student Volunteer Opportunity SIGGRAPH 2007 XSV: Ex-Student Volunteer Mentoring Program Call for Participation Deadline Approaching: 14 November 2006, 11:59pm Eastern time Submission details are online here: http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/volunteers/xsv/ Submission forms are online here: http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/presenters/forms/index.html Call For Participation: Have you served or wanted to serve as a Student Volunteer for SIGGRAPH 2006, 2005, or 2004? Are you finished with school now and no longer qualify for the Student Volunteers Program? If you'd like to stay involved but are not exactly sure how, the XSV program may be right for you. SIGGRAPH 2007 wants to collaborate with you in this second year of a new initiative. We seek a very few recent undergraduate or graduate students who who are interested in SIGGRAPH conference volunteer work. Those interested in ACM SIGGRAPH and starting careers in computer graphics and interactive techniques will be selected for an opportunity to apprentice with a SIGGRAPH 2007 committee or co-located symposium. As an apprentice, you will be assigned to a specific committee and mentored by the respective program/committee chair. With mentored assistance, you will take on appropriate responsibilities within a team of volunteers who work to make the conference a success. If you are selected, your responsibilities may start as early as December 2006 and continue until the conference is over in August 2007 (but not full time, so don't worry too much about that). This initiative promises to be very competitive. Only one position exists for each of the following areas: Art Gallery Computer Animation Festival Emerging Technologies / Emerging Display Technologies Workshop Graphics Hardware 2007 symposium GraphicsNet Panels & Special Sessions Sandbox Video Game Symposium Sketches & Posters NPAR (Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering) SCA (Symposium on Computer Animation) If you're not familiar with an area above, but it sounds interesting, check the SIGGRAPH 2007 web site or Google the name to gain more information. Interested candidates will not apply directly for the XSV program, but must obtain 3 references to complete their applications (see http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/volunteers/xsv/applying.html for details). Any questions, let me know. Please also forward this announcement to any others who may be interested. Best Regards, Janet McAndless xsv2007(a)siggraph.org SIGGRAPH 2007 XSV Chair