「今年最後になるかも…」といいつつ重要な情報なので書いておきます。

“Evolve”をテーマにした来年のSIGGRAPH2008ですが、投稿システムが様変わりし
ています！
http://www.siggraph.org/s2008/

2002年からいままで使えていたオンラインサブミッションシステムからSIGGRAPH
Information System (SIS)という新システムに移行したようです。
https://sis.siggraph.org/cgi-bin/SIS_SSL.py

アカウント作成はすぐできますが、入力項目が多いです。学会員番号も聞くし。
そして一番の変更は「すべての投稿が共通の締め切りを持っている」ということ
です。大丈夫かそれ？
ビデオ等は2つ目の締め切りがあるようですが…最終日はテラ単位の転送が来そう
だな…。
審査方式も大きく変わっているようです。

とりあえず今日時点の投稿可能状態としてはこんなかんじ。
[open] General Submission OPEN 17 October 2007 30 January 2008
[missing] Papers Forthcoming 11 December 2007 23 January 2008
[open] Student Volunteers OPEN 01 November 2007 24 February 2008
[missing] XSV: Ex-Student Volunteers CLOSED 17 October 2007 11 November 2007

つまりフルペーパーは本日から1月23日まで、ということですね。
そして「General Submission」では、従来のポスター、スケッチ、E-Tech、
Arts、CAFもろもろふくめて、すべての投稿において以下の項目をきかれます。
-Title of the Submission:
-Summary Statement:
A single-sentence executive summary that introduces the achievements of
your submission (50 words or fewer - proofed - suitable for conference
publicity).
-Description:
A short overview that highlights the innovations and significant
accomplishments, commentary, or contributions of your submission to the
SIGGRAPH community (150 words or fewer - proofed - suitable for
conference publicity).
-Optional web url to be used for conference publicity.
-Primary submission area:
-Secondary submission area:
ここがポイントですね
You are required to select one Primary submission area and may
optionally select a Secondary submission area. Use the links below for a
detailed explanation of each submission area.

• Complexity and Accessibility
• Future History
• Global Responsibility
• Impact on Society
• Professional Development and Education
• SIGGRAPH Core
• Slow Art
• Computer Animation Festival

-Primary keyword:
-Additional keyword:
-Check here if this work has appeared or been submitted elsewhere?
-Indicate whether this work has been presented, published or submitted
elsewhere. This includes work that is closely derivative of other work
or techniques. If so, please give details.
-Check here if your presentation at the conference will differ from the
materials you upload.
-Indicate whether your presentation will differ in some way from the
materials you upload. For example:
Electronic file format doesn’t properly capture physical characteristics
Unable to upload final imagery yet due to copyright restrictions
-Provide as much detail as possible, but remember that the jury will
evaluate your work based solely on the uploaded materials, so you must
make sure the uploaded materials capture or explain its merits. Any
notes you give here are for clarification purposes only).
If so, please give details.
-Check here to request review by the English Review Service.
Non-native English speakers may use the English Review Service to help
with text of submissions. Please note that this takes time, so your
submission must be sent to the English Review Service well in advance of
the published deadline.

次のページはいつものコピーライト関係のようです。

様変わりするとチャンスもあるでしょうけど…なんだかSIGGRAPHじゃなくなっ
ちゃうかんじもしますね。
誰がどうやって振り分けるのか、それが問題かも。

いなかげ先生辺りに聞けば何かわかるんだろうか…。