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SIGMM Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis in Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications

This award will be presented every year to a researcher whose PhD thesis has made contributions and has the potential of very high impact in multimedia computing, communication and applications. The goal will be to evaluate contributions towards advances in multimedia including multimedia processing, multimedia systems, multimedia network protocols and services, multimedia applications and interfaces. The award will recognize members of the SIGMM community and their research contributions in their PhD theses as well as the potential of impact of their PhD theses in multimedia area.
The selection committee will focus on candidates’ contributions as judged by innovative ideas and potential impact resulting from their PhD work. The award includes a $500 honorarium, an award certificate of recognition, and an invitation for the recipient to receive the award at a current year’s SIGMM-sponsored conference, the ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM Multimedia). A public citation for the award will be placed on the SIGMM website, in the SIGMM Records e-newletter as well as in the ACM e-newsletter.
Submission Deadline: ~~January 3, 2010~~ Extended to January 30, 2010
More Info: http://sigmm.utdallas.edu/SIGMM%20Awards/thesisaward

SIGMM Award for Outstanding Technical Contributions to Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications

Presented annually to a researcher who has made significant and lasting contributions to multimedia computing, communication and applications. The award includes a $1000 honorarium, and the recipient is invited to present a keynote talk at the ACM International Conference on Multimedia.
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2010
More Info: http://sigmm.utdallas.edu/SIGMM%20Awards/award_taa

Multimedia Grand Challenge

Presented to researchers who build working systems that significantly address the challenges proposed by industry leaders such as Google, Yahoo!, and Nokia. The top submissions, selected by the MMGC program committee of academics and the industry partners, will be presented and demonstrated in a live session during the ACM Multimedia conference. Finally, the best submission(s), as chosen by corporate partners, win the challenge (prize details will be announced soon).
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2009
More Info: http://multimediagrandchallenge.com

ACM Awards

Nomination process

http://awards.acm.org/html/award_nominations.cfm

Please note that the deadline for submission of nominations for 2009 is November 30, 2009 for all awards, unless otherwise indicated. Please refer to the ACM website for the latest information.