SIGDOC is the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group (SIG) on Design of Communication (DOC).
SIGDOC’s mission is to advance the state of knowledge, encourage the research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication.
The ACM SIGDOC provides a forum for researchers and practitioners of the design of communication, including information architecture, information design, user assistance, help, and documentation (traditional and user-contributed) as well as technology that supports and enhances communication, including blogs, forums, chat, and wikis.
The SIG fosters the study and publication of processes, methods, and technologies for communicating, designing, developing, and delivering these artifacts. Members include technical communication professionals, content strategists, usability specialists, information architects, software engineers, educators, researchers, web designers, system developers, computer scientists, information technology professionals, and managers responsible for researching, producing, and/or supervising the creation of user interfaces, information architecture, content, websites, and social media.
Visit the SIGDOC webpage for complete information about the organization. SIGDOC meets annually for its international conference.
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Conference Chair | Stacey Pigg | North Carolina State University |
| Program Co-Chair | Josephine Walwema | University of Washington |
| Program Co-Chair | Daniel Hocutt | University of Richmond |
| Local Co-Chair | Chris Lam | University of North Texas |
| Local Co-Chair | Autumn Hood | Senior UX Designer, Sabre (Southlake, TX) |
| Microsoft Student Research Competition Chair | Sonia Stephens | University of Central Florida |
| Sponsorship Chair | Jordan Frith | Clemson University |
| Social Media Manager | Jason Tham | Texas Tech University |
| Website Manager | Adam Strantz | Miami University of Ohio |
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Daniel P. Richards | Old Dominion University |
| Vice Chair | Sarah Read | Portland State University |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Susan Ann Youngblood | Auburn University |
| Past Chair | Emma Rose | University of Washington, Tacoma |
| Editor in Chief, CDQ | Derek Ross | Auburn University |
| Member at Large | Natasha Jones | Michigan State University |
| Member at Large | Lisa Dush | DePaul University |
| Communications Manager | Luke Thominet | Florida International University |
| Website Manager | Adam Strantz | Miami University of Ohio |
| Social Media Manager | Jason Tham | University of Minnesota |
| Access Chair | Sean Zdenek | University of Delaware |
| Student Representative | Nupoor Ranade | North Carolina State University |
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Organizational Liaison (ATTW, IEEE, CPTSC, etc.) |
Lisa Melonçon | University of South Florida |
| Chair of EuroSIGDOC | Manuela Aparicio | ISCTE-IUL, Portugal |