With the start of any new SIGCHI Executive Committee (EC), it is healthy to assess the state of the organization and lay out a plan moving forward for the new term. Thus, at the start of the July 2018 meeting…
SIGCHI launched Early Career Mentorship Fund for Developing Communities
SIGCHI launched Early Career Mentorship Fund for Developing Communities In order to better support emerging HCI communities in the developing world, ACM SIGCHI has established Early Career Mentorship Fund for Developing Communities. This fund is especially to support early-career…
Volunteers for SIGCHI EC Vice President Positions
Over the next few months, we will be looking for members to join the SIGCHI Executive Committee (EC) in various leadership and committee member positions The following is the first call for nominations for the following appointed VP positions: Publications,…
SIGCHI GRAND CHALLENGES
We are interested in what our membership considers important issues for attention over the next three years. The SIGCHI Grand Challenges call is an opportunity for you to voice your concerns right to the EC and for us to respond…
SIGCHI Election Results
The following SIGCHI officers have been elected for terms beginning July 2018 through June 2021. President Helena Mentis – University of Maryland – Baltimore County Executive Vice-President Cliff Lampe – University of Michigan Vice-President for Membership and Communications Regina Bernhaupt…
SIGCHI Report on Conferences
SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction) is led by the SIGCHI executive committee. Since SIGCHI first sponsored CHI, we have sponsored nearly 300 conferences and provided in-cooperation support to over 420. SIGCHI currently sponsor 24 conference series which includes CHI and…
SIGCHI Across Borders Initiative (SABI) next event June 2018
The SIGCHI Across Borders Initiative (SABI) is SIGCHI’s effort to reach out to HCI students, researchers, and practitioners in places where the field is still in nascent stages, as well as to learn more about HCI approaches in these contexts…
SIGCHI Across Borders initiative (SABI) 2018
The SIGCHI Across Borders Initiative (SABI) is a SIGCHI effort to reach out to HCI people in places where HCI is still in its infancy. Growing out of the HCI Across Borders (HCIxB) activities that SIGCHI has sponsored and/or been…
CHI 2018 keynotes and talk recordings available on YouTube
The video recordings of CHI 2018 including 241 paper presentations are now freely accessible on the official SIGCHI YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/acmsigchi. You will find all CHI videos in the “ACM CHI Conference” section or the “ACM CHI 2018 Paper Presentations”…
The Second Boom of SIGCHI Local Chapters
In the first meeting of the current SIGCHI Executive Committee (EC) in July 2015 in New York City, two chapter-related goals were set for this EC term. In line with SIGCHI’s outreach and global development strategy, the two goals were:…