Siggraph attendance beats forecast

We’ve been tracking Siggraph’s attendance since the conference started and attending almost that long as well. Siggraph went through an explosive period, climaxing 22 years ago in 1997 ago just before the internet bubble popped. Since then, the attendance has dropped hitting an all-time low in 2009 during the great recession. History of attendance of Siggraph since its inception   One of the influences on attendance at Siggraph is that it moves from city to city. Conferences that are fixed in one location generally have improved attendance. Moving from city to city can be a hardship on some exhibitors and