SIG

SIG is short for Special Interest Group and refers to themed meeting held at conventions. Common SIG themes include species interest like "foxes", particular media like "puppetry" or practices like "spirituality". SIGs are generally held in a round-robin style, with the participants in a circle and everyone (the famous and the not-famous) given an equal chance to speak on the topic. This differentiates SIGs from lectures or panel discussions.