Barbara Helfer
About Barbara Helfer
- Affiliations
- Immersion Corporation, Senior Software Systems Manager
- Location
- The Villages, Florida, United States of America
- Bio
SIGGRAPH 2022
Barb’s first experiences with SIGGRAPH were as an attendee and exhibitor at SIGGRAPH 1988 in Atlanta. In 1995, she volunteered as a reviewer of course proposals for the Courses program; this gave her the confidence to lead the program as Chair in 1997. In 2001, she became Chair of the Pathfinders Program, which serves first-time attendees, as well as a Fundamentals Seminar presenter at the conferences. From July 2002 through July 2005, Barb also served as Vice President of ACM SIGGRAPH.
In 2013, Barb was appointed the Chair of the Communications and Membership committee and continues to serve in a deputy capacity. She is the guiding force who has been diligently focused on providing the SIGGRAPH community with year-round information on the computer graphics industry, the annual North America and Asia SIGGRAPH conferences, and the ACM SIGGRAPH organization through the official website, social media outlets, and newsletters. While serving as chair, Barb streamlined the global communication channels to meet tight deadlines to achieve impressive results. In social media alone in 2018, Barb’s contributions led to a 50% increase in Instagram followers, 181% increase in Facebook content impressions, the North America SIGGRAPH account gained verified status on Twitter, and a 15% increase in YouTube views. In March 2019, ACM SIGGRAPH’s celebration of Women’s History Month from the organization’s member profiles created the highest engagement rates on ACM SIGGRAPH’s Facebook page history.
Barb was awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Service Award in 2022.
- SIGGRAPH Member Profile
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- Awards and Recognition
- SIGGRAPH 2022 Outstanding Service Award: Helfer
SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions
SIGGRAPH Organization Committee Positions
- Steering Committee Member
- ACM SIGGRAPH Pioneers
- Leadership History Overview
- Pioneers Steering Committee Member: 2025-2026
Conference Contributions
- Experiences
- Presentations
Other Information
- Roles
- ACM SIGGRAPH Village Coordinator
- ACM SIGGRAPH Village Presenter
- Awardee
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Courses Organizing Committee Chair/Co-Chair
- Courses Organizing Committee Member
- Emerging Technologies Organizing Committee Member
- Panel Moderator
- Pathfinders Chair
- SIGGRAPH Outstanding Service Award Committee Member
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