Public Policy Committoe Activities Public Policy Activities at S I G G R A P H 99 Bob Ellis We held o u r annual c o m m i t t e e meeting which is the only time our committee meets face to face. Seven c o m m i t t e e members were present as well as the newly elected SIGGRAPH Chair (Judy Brown) and ViceChair (Alan Chalmers).We were fortunate to have ACM President Barbara Simons as our guest. Barbara was previously the Chair of USACM, the ACM's U.S. public policy organization and continues to have a strong interest in policy activities. She was able to give us some insight into her plans for ACM policy activities and, I hope, gain a better appreciation for our SIGGRAPH policy activities. Some details of recent ACM policy work can be found at w w w . a c m . o r g and at guests! The low attendance numbers are not surprising considering the competition we get from the conference.We were fortunate to have two attendees from the U.K. and one from France. For the program Myles Losch reviewed the material in our May
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