1. Vicki Hanson March 8, 2010

2. Donna CappoDiana Marculescu Kathleen FisherGerrit van der Veer Vicki HansonPat Ryan Norm JouppiBob Walker Joe KonstanJohn White Wayne Graves March 8, 2010

3. What is the value of SIG membership? March 8, 2010

4. 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 March 8, 2010

5. 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? March 8, 2010

6. What is the impact of SIGs? What are SIG goals and how are they addressed? Measure SIGs against their own goals Todays 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 March 8, 2010

7. SIGGRAPH Active Members Joined SIGGRAPH 2009

8. #Associate Members ACM Members Non ACM Members Student1645195356 Professional3230002422758 March 8, 2010 Member data not available for 3 chapters

9. March 8, 2010 Lists# Lists541 # Subscribers21,326 FacebookSIGGRAPH Group1,396Facebook Members SIGGRAPH Conference1,291Fans SIGGRAPH Asia Group1,048Facebook Members LinkedInACM SIGGRAPH Group2,816Members YouTubeSIGGRAPH Channel415Subscribers 166,868Views

10. Total visits3,491,934 Total page views29,711,123 Total unique visitors1,747,203 Total repeat visitors275,973 Average visits per day9,567 March 8, 2010

11. SIGGRAPH SponsoredTotalPublished in 2009 Proceedings39128 Newsletter Issues1511 Published Articles20,5141,216 Times cited120,407 Mean times cited per article5.87 Downloads past 12 months1,033,92686,785 Mean downloads per article50.40 Distinct authors27,0542,942 March 8, 2010

13. Total SIGGRAPH Members6,598 Total Chapter Members3,490 Total Mailing List Subscribers21,326 Total Social Network People6,966 Total 2009 Repeat Web Site Visitors275,973 Total Authors27,054 March 8, 2010 * These categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive

14. 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 March 8, 2010