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ACM's Special Interest Group on Design of Communication

SIGDOC is the Special Interest Group on Design of Communication of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an international learned society for computing. ACM SIGDOC was founded in 1975 by Joseph "Joe" T. Rigo.

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Description

SIGDOC’s mission is to advance the state of knowledge, encourage the research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication.

SIGDOC emphasizes the following areas of special interest to its members:

Mission

The mission of SIGDOC includes:

  • encouraging interdisciplinary problem solving related to the user-centered design, development, and delivery of communication and experiences
  • promoting the application of theory to practice by connecting member contributions from research and industry
  • studying and encouraging emerging modes of communication across organizations
  • promoting the professional development of communication strategists, architects, planners, and designers
  • providing avenues for publication of research and exchange of best practices
  • supporting the research and development of communication and processes, including applications, networks, and services

SIGDOC Board

  • Chair: Daniel Richards [Old Dominion University, USA]2
  • Vice Chair: Sarah Read [Portland State University, USA]3
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Susan Ann Youngblood [Auburn University, USA]4
  • Past Chair: Emma Rose [University of Washington, Tacoma, US]5
  • Managing Editor, CDQ: Derek Ross [Auburn University, USA]6
  • Conference Chair 2021: Andrew Mara [Arizona State University, USA]7
  • Program Chair 2021: Halcyon Lawrence [Towson University, USA]8
  • Program Chair 2021: Liz Lane [University of Memphis, USA]9
  • Microsoft Student Research Co-Chair 2021: Jack Labriola [Kennesaw State University, USA]10
  • Microsoft Student Research Co-Chair 2021: Sonia Stephens [University of Central Florida, USA]11
  • Sponsorship Chair: Jordan Frith [University of North Texas, USA]12
  • Access Chair: Sean Zdenek [University of Delaware, USA]13
  • Communications Manager: Luke Thominet [Florida International University, USA]14
  • Website Manager: Adam Strantz [Miami University of Ohio, USA]15
  • Social Media Manager: Jason Tham [University of Minnesota, USA]16
  • Student Representative: Nupoor Jalindre [North Carolina State University, USA]17
  • Member at Large: Natasha Jones [University of Central Florida, USA]18
  • Member at Large: Lisa Dush [DePaul University, USA]19
  • Organizational Liaison: (ATTW, IEEE, CPTSC, etc.): Lisa Meloncon [University of Cincinnati, USA]20
  • Health and Medical Communication Liaison: Kirk St. Amant [Louisiana Tech University, USA]21
  • Chair of EuroSIGDOC: Manuela Aparicio [NovaIMS, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal]22

SIGDOC Awards

SIGDOC sponsors a number of awards as a means of recognizing outstanding contributions to the field. Awards are presented at the annual SIGDOC conference.

Rigo Awards

The Rigo Award is presented to an individual for a lifetime of significant work in the design of communication. Rigo Awards are given every other year, during even-numbered years. This award is named after Joseph Rigo, the founder of SIGDOC.23

Previous winners include the following:

Diana Awards

The Diana Award is given every other year, during odd-numbered years, to an organization which has collectively made an impact on the field. This award is named after Diana Patterson, a past chair for SIGDOC.28

Previous winners include the following:

Career Advancement Research Grant 30

YearNameTitle
2020Sweta Baniya31Exploring Risk and Crisis Communication Practices of Transnational Feminists in Ensuring Equity and Justice During COVID-19
2020Avery Edenfield32Queer Becomings: The Ethics, Rhetoric, and Materiality of Care in Trans Networks
2019Stephen Carradini33Social Media Article Visualizer Project
2019Rob Grace and Jason Tham34Ideals and Realities: Exploring Usability in Born-Digital Scholarship
2018Eda Ozyesilpinar and Victor Del Hierro35Participatory Communication Design of Mapping Borderlands: Decolonizing Cartographic Information Design and Creating a Participatory Mapping Interface
2018Kristin Bivens and Candice A. Welhausen36Improving the Design of Visual Risk Communication through a Content Analysis of a Crowdsourced Public Health App’s Existing User Comments
2017Laura GonzalezDesigning a Multilingual User Experience Research Center to Support Language Accessibility in a Binational Community
2017Daniel Richards and Sonia StephensStory Mapping and Sea Level Rise: Bringing a Global Risk Home

Student Research Competition

The winner of the Student Competition is provided with subsidized participation in the SIGDOC conference, and the opportunity to publish and present their work.

YearTypePlaceNameSchoolTitle
2021Graduate1Ian Stark37Texas Tech UniversityNeuro-Positionality in User-Centered Design: TheCase of Student Disability Services
2021Graduate2Jiaxin Zhang38Texas Tech UniversityDesigned for Equitable Learning: A Study of UCD and Liquid Syllabus in an Online Synchronous Course
2021Graduate3Yingying Tang39Auburn UniversityA Robot Wrote This?:Readers’ Perceptions of Automated Technical Writing
2021Undergraduate1Hannah Goodsell40Worcester Polytechnic InstituteA Jersey for Helmutt: How Video Games Communicate Information
2021Undergraduate2Kylie Call41Virginia TechStrategies for International Communication Design
2021Undergraduate3Koyo Nakamura, Han Feng, Sebastian Priss, and Hannah Mei42University of WashingtonDesigning to Support Bedtime Reflection
2020Graduate1Danielle Stambler43University of Minnesota“Eating Right” and User Experience with an Employee Wellness Program
2020Graduate2Sarah Fadem44Rutgers UniversityDesigning a Decision Aid for Patients Considering Bone Marrow Transplant
2020Graduate3Nicole Lowman45University at BuffaloAdvising the Buffalo Police Advisory Board: Toward a More Usable Technology
2020Undergraduate1Sanjana Ponnada46Arizona State UniversityImproving user experience and accessibility of CDC’s COVID-19 symptoms self-checker with better design practices
2020Undergraduate2Rita Flanagan47University of PittsburghPrinciples of Technical and Public Communication as a Provisional Framework for Undergraduate Researchers Writing with and About Indigenous Peoples
2020Undergraduate3Kenyan Burnham48Texas TechInstructor Roles in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2019Graduate1Nupoor Ranade49North Carolina State UniversityConditional Usability Testing for UX Optimization
2019Graduate2Yeqing Kong50North Carolina State UniversityArtificial Intelligence in News Photographs: A Cross-Cultural Visual Content Analysis
2019Graduate3Angela Glotfelter51Miami University, OhioAlgorithmic Circulation: The Impact of Algorithms on Content Strategy and Management Practices
2019Undergraduate1Nicholas Hennigan52University of Milwaukee, WisconsinOptimizing Design Thinking: Theatrical Improv’s Affect on Creativity Within Groups
2019Undergraduate2Andrea Ausmus53Arizona State UniversityFood (In)Security Interface
2018Graduate1David Mueller54North Carolina State UniversityActions and Strategies: A Verbal Data Analysis of Phishing Emails.
2018Graduate2Jason Tham55University of MinnesotaLearning from Making: A Design Challenge in Technical Writing and Communication
2018Graduate3Yeqing Kong56North Carolina State UniversityConstructing Artificial Intelligence in Newspaper: A Cross-Cultural Analysis in the US and China
2018Undergraduate1Tyler William Black57University of WaterlooCross-Disciplinary Instructional Design and Communication
2017Graduate1Allegra SmithPurdue UniversityCan you Hear Me Now? Revaluing Listening's Role in User Research Practice.
2017Graduate2Jennifer PierreUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Examining Wrong Planet: An analysis of design characteristics for computer-mediated-communication among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2017Graduate3John FallonUMass AmherstLinking Heterogeneous Datasets for Visualization and Situational Awareness
2017Undergraduate1Jenny Yao and Hannah WeiMITCreating Better-Informed Consumers and Reducing Dark Pattern Tendencies Through Improved Terms of Service Solutions
2017Undergraduate2Megan SmithPurdue UniversityA Pinch of Salt. A Hint of Disaster
2017Undergraduate3Alexis ScottGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe "Continuous Course Lab" in the Tech Comm Classroom
2016Graduate1Chris LindgrenUnderstanding Big Data Processing as Designing Provisional Texts
2016Undergraduate1Erin CampbellParticipatory Museums: The User Experience of Creative Agents
2016Graduate2Arthur BergerCommercial Proposal Collaborative Writing Practices
2016Undergraduate2Leslie SimmsUniversity of Central Florida 58Balancing the Equation of Undergraduate Research: The Importance of Reading, Learning, and Presentation Stability in the Success of STEM Laboratories
2016Graduate3John SherrillTeaching Documentation Through 3D Printing and Instructables
2016Undergraduate3Tommy Truong and Eric MartinVirtual Reality in Pedagogy

Annual conference

SIGDOC - ACM International Conference on Design of Communication.

YearDateNrHost InstitutionCityCountryNotes
SIGDOC 2021Oct 5-936Arizona State UniversityHybrid Virtual-Hub EventUnited States59
SIGDOC 2020Oct 5-936University of North TexasVirtual EventUnited States60
SIGDOC 2019Oct 4-637Portland State UniversityPortland, OregonUnited States61
SIGDOC 2018Aug 3-536Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)Milwaukee, WisconsinUnited States62
SIGDOC 2017Aug 11-1335Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaCanada63
SIGDOC 2016Sept 23-2434Washington, D.C.64United States
SIGDOC 2015July 15–1733University of LimerickLimerick, Ireland65Ireland
SIGDOC 2014Sept 27-2832Colorado Springs, Colorado66United States
SIGDOC 2013Sept 30-Oct 131East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina67United States
SIGDOC 2012Oct 3-530University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington68United States
SIGDOC 2011Oct 3-529Pisa, TuscanyItaly69
SIGDOC 2010Sep 26-2928Sao CarlosBrazil
SIGDOC 2009Oct 5-727Indiana UniversityBloomington, IndianaUnited States
SIGDOC 2008Sep 22-2426ISCTELisbonPortugal70
SIGDOC 2007Oct 22-2425University of Texas - El PasoEl Paso, TexasUnited States
SIGDOC 2006Oct 18-2024Coastal Carolina UniversityMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaUnited States
SIGDOC 2005Sep 21-2323Coventry, EnglandUnited Kingdom
SIGDOC 2004Oct 10-1322University of MemphisMemphis, TennesseeUnited States
SIGDOC 2003Oct 12-1521San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States
SIGDOC 2002Oct 20-2320Toronto, OntarioCanada
SIGDOC 2001Oct 21-2419Santa Fe, New MexicoUnited States
SIGDOC 2000Sep 24-2718Boston, MassachusettsUnited Statesheld with IEEE IPCC.
SIGDOC 1999Sep 12-1417New Orleans, LouisianaUnited States
Conference Chairs Conference Chairs
YearNameInstitutionLocationNotes
2021Andy MaraArizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona, United States71
2020Stacey PiggNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina, United States72
2019Julie StaggersWashington State UniversityPullman, Washington, United States73
2019Sarah ReadPortland State UniversityPortland, Oregon, United States74
2019Lars SoderlundWestern Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon, United States75
2018Tammy Rice-BaileyMilwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States76
2018Nadya ShalamovaMilwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States77
2017Rebekka AndersenUniversity of California, DavisDavis, California, United States78
2016Douglas WallsNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina, United States79
2016Michael TriceMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States80
2015Kathie GossettIowa State University (ISU)Ames, Iowa, United States81
2014Kathie GossettIowa State University (ISU)Ames, Iowa, United States82
2013Michael AlbersEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina, United States83
2012Mark ZachryUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States
Chapters' events

Former Chairs

SIGDOC's former chairs include:

Citations

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