Vicki Hanson

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Donna Cappo Diana Marculescu

Kathleen Fisher Gerrit van der Veer

Vicki Hanson Pat Ryan

Norm Jouppi Bob Walker

Joe Konstan John White

Wayne Graves

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What is the value of SIG membership?

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Changing landscape Formation of chapters (SIGCHI, SIGGRAPH, India, China)

SIGs and SIG-related activities generate valuable DL content▪ DL access through ACM membership (or institution)

Computing as a discipline is changing▪ Non-computing professionals take advantage of SIG initiatives

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What do SIGs do? Conferences (generate DL content) Newsletters (generate DL content) Local chapters, affinity groups Listservs, websites, Facebook, LinkedIn

Outreach, advocacy, education

Are traditional membership numbers the right way to view SIG value?

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What is the impact of SIGs? What are SIG goals and how are they addressed?▪ Measure SIGs against their own goals▪ Today’s Program Reviews

What is the reach of SIGs?▪ Geographic reach, chapters, social networking, websites, and DL material ▪ Numbers not included in current member and attendance reporting

▪ ACM has ability to capture additional measures▪ First cut provided by Wayne Graves

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SIGGRAPH Active Members

Joined SIGGRAPH 2009

# Associate

Members

ACM Members

Non ACM Members

Student 16 451 95 356

Professional

32 3000 242 2758

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Member data not available for 3 chapters

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Lists # Lists 541

# Subscribers 21,326

Facebook SIGGRAPH Group 1,396 Facebook Members

SIGGRAPH Conference

1,291 Fans

SIGGRAPH Asia Group

1,048 Facebook Members

LinkedIn ACM SIGGRAPH Group

2,816 Members

YouTube SIGGRAPH Channel 415 Subscribers

166,868 Views

Total visits 3,491,934

Total page views 29,711,123

Total unique visitors

1,747,203

Total repeat visitors

275,973

Average visits per day

9,567March 8, 2010

SIGGRAPH Sponsored Total Published in 2009

Proceedings 391 28

Newsletter Issues 151 1

Published Articles 20,514 1,216

Times cited 120,407

Mean times cited per article

5.87

Downloads past 12 months 1,033,926 86,785

Mean downloads per article

50.40

Distinct authors 27,054 2,942March 8, 2010

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Total SIGGRAPH Members 6,598

Total Chapter Members 3,490

Total Mailing List Subscribers 21,326

Total Social Network People 6,966

Total 2009 Repeat Web Site Visitors 275,973

Total Authors 27,054

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* These categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive

What is the value of SIG membership?▪ Belonging to community of interest

Focus on SIG goals▪ What does SIG do to address community needs?▪ Measure SIG success by the degree to which they meet their goals

Value of SIGs beyond member numbers Reach of SIGs serving computing professionals

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