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<p>SIGCOMM is the <a href="/facts/Association_for_Computing_Machinery/abI2atlP">Association for Computing Machinery</a>'s <a href="/facts/Special_Interest_Group/FGwon2J1">Special Interest Group</a> on Data Communications, which specializes in the field of <a href="/facts/Communication/EGEkchsT">communication</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">computer networks</a>. It is also the name of an annual 'flagship' conference, organized by SIGCOMM, which is considered to be the leading conference in <a href="/facts/Data_communication/1yAhaANd">data communications</a> and networking in the world. Known to have an extremely low acceptance rate (~10%), many of the landmark works in Networking and Communications have been published through it. </p><p>Of late, a number of workshops related to networking are also co-located with the SIGCOMM conference. These include Workshop on Challenged Networks (CHANTS), Internet Network Management (INM), Large Scale Attack Defense (LSAD) and Mining Network Data (MineNet). </p><p>SIGCOMM also produces a quarterly magazine, <i>Computer Communication Review</i>, with both peer-reviewed and editorial (non-peer reviewed) content, and a bi-monthly <a href="/facts/Academic_journal/SBI7Ue0q">refereed journal</a> <i><a href="/facts/IEEE%2fACM_Transactions_on_Networking/VPTAcYnI">IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking</a></i>, co-sponsored with <a href="/facts/IEEE/UddC4pUW">IEEE</a>. </p><p>SIGCOMM hands out the following awards on an annual basis </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/facts/SIGCOMM_Award/mmDmMjgA">SIGCOMM Award</a>, for outstanding lifetime technical achievement in the fields of data and computer communications</li> <li>The Rising Star Award, for a young research under the age of 35 who has made outstanding contributions during this early part of their career.</li> <li>The Test of Time Award recognizes papers published 10 to 12 years in the past in a SIGCOMM sponsored or co-sponsored venue whose contents still represent a vibrant, useful contribution.</li> <li>Best Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award at that year's conference.</li> <li>The SIGCOMM Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes excellent thesis research by doctoral candidates in the field of computer networking and data communication.</li> <li>The SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award recognizes the development of a networking system that has had a significant impact on the world of computer networking.</li></ul>