EVENTS
Conferences & Other Events
SIGBED EVENTS
How to apply for (co-)sponsorship
or in-cooperation statusConferences and workshops can be sponsored or co-sponsored by SIGBED, or held in cooperation with SIGBED. In addition to all the benefits that derive from SIGBED in-cooperation status, meetings sponsored by SIGBED enjoy financial security.
The approval process for SIGBED co-sponsorship and in-cooperation status has two phases: informal approval by SIGBED’s volunteer leadership, and formal approval from ACM. To apply for SIGBED co-sponsorship or in-cooperation status, start by sending a request to the SIGBED Chair and Vice Chair at least 10 months before the conference is to take place. The request should include all the information required for a request for in-cooperation status, plus, when seeking co-sponsorship, a list of other available financial resources, such as other sponsorships and grants. After obtaining informal approval from SIGBED the meeting organizers apply for official approval from ACM.
Co-sponsorship and in-cooperation status offers benefits but also gives responsibilities to both parties. SIGBED will advertise the events which it co-sponsors or is in cooperation with through its web site and SIGBED Review published quarterly. In addition to following the ACM policies on co-sponsorship and in-cooperation, SIGBED requires the following from the conference:
For “co-sponsored by ACM SIGBED”, the conference will:
- Mention “Co-sponsored by ACM SIGBED” in any advertisement and proceedings of the event (including the SIGBED logo and a link to the SIGBED web site in electronic documents).
- Publish the proceedings in the ACM Digital Library.
- Nominate one of the members of the conference steering committee to be the ACM SIGBED contact person.
For “in cooperation with ACM SIGBED”, the conference will:
- Mention “In cooperation with ACM SIGBED” in any advertisement and proceedings of the event (including the SIGBED logo of and a link to the SIGBED web site in electronic documents).
- Publish the proceedings in the ACM Digital Library, unless it is explicitly disallowed by the proceedings publisher.
We expect organizers of co-sponsored and in-cooperation events to be members of ACM SIGBED.