Initiatives

SIGCOMM’s Initiatives bring together the many ways we support, connect, and broaden our global networking community. These activities span travel opportunities, diversity and inclusion efforts, mentoring and engagement programs, and regional capacity‑building. Our goal is to ensure that researchers, students, and practitioners from all backgrounds and regions can participate fully in the SIGCOMM community, through conferences, research dissemination, and professional development. SIGCOMM’s ongoing commitments include Travel Grants that help students and early‑career researchers attend our events, such as the GeoDiversity Travel Grants aimed at researchers from historically under‑represented regions; Diversity and Inclusion initiatives such as the Ambassadors Program, Regional Centers, and access to a SIGCOMM Diversity Coordinator; Conference Pods that enable remote participation for those in underrepresented regions; and broader community outreach activities highlighted in SIGCOMM’s public mission and homepage. Explore the links below to learn more or get involved: 

Travel Grants

• Geo-Diversity Grants: Supporting early‑career researchers from historically under‑represented countries to attend SIGCOMM conferences.

• Student Travel Grants: Helping students participate in SIGCOMM‑sponsored events.

• Minority Faculty Travel Grants: Supporting faculty from minority‑serving institutions (in years when available).

Diversity & Inclusion

• SIGCOMM Ambassadors Program

• SIGCOMM Regional Centers

• N2Women Workshops & Events (co‑located with SIGCOMM conferences)

Conference Pods

• Enabling students and researchers in underrepresented regions to join SIGCOMM conferences and interact with participants remotely. 

Community Outreach

• Activities such as diversity workshops and community‑building programs that foster a stronger, more inclusive networking research community.