[General] SCA 2022 CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS

SCA 2022 CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS: - Doctoral Dissertation Award - nominations open - SCA Early Career Award - nominations open The ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation 2022 <http://computeranimation.org/awards.html> http://computeranimation.org/awards.html SCA Award Chairs Hayley Iben, Pixar Animation Studios Barbara Solenthaler, ETH Zurich - SCA DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD - NOMINATIONS OPEN The SCA Doctoral Dissertation Award is awarded to recognize a recent doctoral candidate who has successfully defended their Ph.D. dissertation in computer animation. This award recognizes young researchers who have already made a notable contribution very early during their doctoral study. The dissertation must have been defended in the year prior to the given SCA year (e.g., Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2021 for the 2022 SCA). The key criteria used to evaluate the nominations include technical depth, significance of the research contribution, and potential impact on theory and practice. Submission Materials (send to <mailto:sca2022awards@gmail.com> sca2022awards(a)gmail.com by June 24, 2022) Letter of nomination by a faculty member CV for the nominee, including a complete list of publications Electronic version (PDF) of the Ph.D. dissertation SCA EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER AWARD - NOMINATIONS OPEN The SCA Early Career Researcher Award is given to a researcher who has made a recent, significant contribution to the field of computer animation and is new to the field (i.e., received their Ph.D. or the equivalent up to five years ago, excluding eligible leaves for maternity, illness, parental). The intent is to recognize people who have already made a notable contribution very early in their careers and are likely to make more. Self-nominations accepted. Submission Materials (send to <mailto:sca2022awards@gmail.com> sca2022awards(a)gmail.com by June 24, 2022) Research statement (max 1 page) CV Brief nomination letter or email (optional)