SIGBOVIK

   SIGBOVIK ([1]special interest group on Harry Q. Bovik) is a [2]computer
   science conference running since 2007 that focuses on researching and
   presenting [3]fun ideas in fun ways, [4]scientifically but in a
   lighthearted [5]hacker spirit similar to e.g. [6]esoteric programming
   languages research or the [7]IOCCC. SIGBOVIK has its own proceedings just
   like other scientific conferences, the contributors are usually
   professional researchers and experts in computer science. The name seems
   to be a reference to the "serious" conferences such as [8]SIGGRAPH, SIGMOD
   etc. (SIGBOVIK is organized by the Association for Computational Heresy
   while the "serious" SIGs are run by Asscoiation for Computing Machinery,
   ACM).

   A famous contributor to the conference is for instance Tom7, a [9]PhD who
   makes absolutely lovely [10]youtube videos about his fun research (e.g.
   this one is excellent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXy041BIlA).

   { Skimming through the proceedings sadly most of the stuff seems rather
   silly, though there are a few good papers, usually those by Tom7. Maybe
   I'm just dumb. ~drummyfish }

See Also

     * [11]ioccc
     * [12]NaNoGenMo

Links:
1. sig.md
2. compsci.md
3. fun.md
4. science.md
5. hacking.md
6. esolang.md
7. ioccc.md
8. siggraph.md
9. phd.md
10. youtube.md
11. ioccc.md
12. nanogenmo.md