Birds of
a Feather

Each BOF will be required to select the type of content that is to be presented upon submission.

Birds of a Feather Presentation: The purpose of these BOFs is to share non-commercial information with like-minded participants via a presentation of speaker(s) or panelists.

Birds of a Feather Meet-Ups: The purpose of these BOFs is to gather informally and have a discussion with others who have interests in the same topic.

• All BOF requests are submitted through the BOF submission system. BOF submissions close on Friday, 11 July.
• BOFs begin on 10 August, when the conference opens and can be scheduled through 14 August.
• Time slots are first-come, first-served.
• BOF sessions in the convention center can be no longer than four hours, including setup, and teardown. Longer BOF sessions may be held in one of the SIGGRAPH 2025 official hotels.
• Listings for sessions from the same submitter/organizer in the same sequential time will be posted as one BOF session and not listed as individual sessions.
• There is no charge for use of the meeting rooms in the convention center.
• All costs related to any BOF in the Vancouver Convention Centre, or a hotel are the responsibility of the organizer.
• BOF room sets in the convention center are permanent and cannot be changed. If your BOF requires a set different than what is provided in the convention center, select a hotel as your preferred location.
• A BOF session submission must be filled out for each event even if from the same submitter/organization.

BOF session requests can be made through the SIGGRAPH 2025 website until Friday, 11 July 2025. Make sure all the information in your submission is accurate and complete before submitting. Missing information may delay processing your request. Email bofs-s2025@siggraph.org with any questions

If your request is approved, you will receive an email acknowledgment within two weeks that includes all necessary contact information. BOFs located in hotels will receive a confirmed room assignment at that time. BOFs held in the convention center will receive a room assignment three weeks prior to the conference.   

There will be one BOF room in the convention center set with a microphone, LCD, and screen at no cost to organizers. This room is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Indicate on your BOF submission if you are interested in the pre-set room.

For other convention center and hotel BOF rooms, organizers must provide their own AV set. Organizers may use their own or order through the contact provided in the BOF confirmation. Any charges are the responsibility of the organizer.

BOFs can be recorded using the following guidelines:

• If only the presenters are being recorded, the organizer needs to handle getting permission directly from all presenters. SIGGRAPH will not be involved in gathering these permissions.
• If the audience is being recorded, the organizer either needs to get signed permissions from all audience members or provide signage at the door telling attendees that they are being recorded by the organizers, not SIGGRAPH, for this session.
• SIGGRAPH will not include these recordings in their virtual platform.

ASCAP and BMI are membership associations of U.S. composers, songwriters, and publishers of every kind of music. Whenever music (recorded or live) is played at an event, a license must be purchased from these associations. The license purchase is the responsibility of the organizer and not the venue where the event is to be held.

Exhibitors cannot request BOFs for commercial presentations. Contact exhibits@siggraph.org for commercial presentations.