Local Chapters

ACM SIGCHI Local Chapters help the ACM SIGCHI community to promote and advance human-computer interaction locally and around the globe. For the developing parts of the world, Local Chapters often serve as the first front to promote HCI education, research and practice in the region. SIGCHI Local Chapters are unique in building bridges between academics, practitioners and students in the field of HCI.

Overall, there are 68 SIGCHI local chapters that consist of 57 Professional Chapters and 11 Student Chapters on 6 continents in 36 different countries, impacting over 4,000 chapter members. The geographical coverage of SIGCHI chapters is greater than ever.

While each chapter has its own unique approach, the professional and student chapters organize conferences, symposiums, meetings, seminars, summer schools, book clubs, networking opportunities, discussion forums, job boards, community outreach, design challenges and other special events year-round. Many chapters host their own local conferences and hold contests for HCI students.

Location-Based and Theme-based Chapters.

Location-based SIGCHI Chapters are anchored in specific locations, facilitating local networking, professional interactions, and community growth. These chapters help us foster a strong HCI community in their regions and represent SIGCHI locally, bringing our values and objectives to various corners of the world. They serve as platforms for individuals to connect, share knowledge, and organise locally-focused HCI events. An example is our PhillyCHI chapter, based in Philadelphia, or our Mumbai SIGCHI chapter, based in Mumbai, which is strongly connected with its local community, organising regular events and establishing successful partnerships with local companies and organisations.

On the other hand, Theme-Based SIGCHI Chapters focus on specific HCI-related topics or themes. These chapters transcend geographical boundaries and bring together individuals worldwide with shared interests. They offer a platform for in-depth exploration of specific areas within HCI, such as extended reality or arts in HCI. These chapters help push the boundaries of our understanding by concentrating on advancements and challenges within their respective themes.

How To Start a SIGCHI Chapter

You can start your ACM SIGCHI Chapter in 4 steps:

Step 1: Enter chapter name, chapter email address, chapter type, and chapter sub-type.

Step 2: Enter the names of three individuals to serve as Chair, Vice-Chair, and Treasurer. These individuals must have an ACM Professional Membership and relevant SIG Membership.

Step 3: Enter chapter contact information (postal address and phone number).

Step 4: Enter the names of at least ten (10) individuals willing to carry out the chapter’s mission and participate in activities. The last name, first name, and email addresses of these members will be required through the automated chartering application.

How To Run a Chapter

ACM SIGCHI Chapter-in-a-Box contains the resources required for organizing and maintaining an ACM chapter. This compilation of materials and practices includes advice about recruiting members, ideas for activities, how-tos for running meetings and conferences, and much more.

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SIGCHI Local Chapters

Below is a listing of SIGCHI Local Chapters worldwide.

To update your Local SIGCHI Chapter information, please send a message to ACM and SIGCHI representatives containing the information to be updated.

Africa

Namibia: Windhoek ACM SIGCHI, Windhoek. Chartered Chapter. Contact: apeters at nust.na
South Africa: Protea ACM SIGCHI, Cape Town. Chartered Chapter. Contact: mdensmore at cs.uct.ac.za

Asia


Bangladesh: SIGCHI Dhaka, Dhaka. Chartered Chapter. Contact: bhuiyan_moin at hotmail.com
China: SIGCHI China. Chartered Chapter. Contact: acm.sigchi.china.chapter at iel.iscas.ac.cn
India: Delhi ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Delhi. Chartered Chapter. Contact: nitendra at yahoo.com; IIT Bombay ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, Mumbai. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: sigchimsc at gmail.com; NID Bangalore ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Bangalore. Chartered Chapter. Contact: hardik_c at nid.edu; Mumbai ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Mumbai. Chartered Chapter. Contact: acmsigchimumbai at gmail.com; Srishti Institute ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, Bangalore. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: shristi.acm at gmail.com; SRMIST ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, Chennai. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: namanmaheshwari_ra at srmuniv.edu.in
Indonesia: Indonesia ACM SIGCHI, Jakarta. Chartered Chapter. Contact: yohannes at chiuxid.org; IPB University ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, Bogor. Chartered Chapter. Contact: himalkom at apps.ipb.ac.id
Japan: Japan ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Sendai. Chartered Chapter. Contact: chairs at sigchi.jp
Korea: SIGCHI Korea, Seoul. Chartered Chapter. Contact: contact at sigchi.kr
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Skudai. Chartered Chapter. Contact: masitah at utm.my
Manila: Manila ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Manila. Chartered Chapter. Contact: briane.samson at dlsu.edu.ph
Pakistan: Lahore ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Lahore. Chartered Chapter. Contact: suleman.shahid at lums.edu.pk
Srilanka: Colombo ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Colombo. Chartered Chapter. Contact: colombosigchi at gmail.com
Taiwan: Taipei ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Taipei.Chartered Chapter. Contact: kuanwenchen at ntu.edu.tw
Thailand: Bangkok ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Bangkok. Chartered Chapter. Contact: thippaya.chintakovid at gmail.com

Europe

Bled: Bled ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Bled. Chartered Chapter. Contact: klen.copic at gmail.com
Cyprus: Cyprus SIGCHI, Cyprus. Chartered Chapter. Contact: jahna.otterbacher at gmail.com
Estonia: Estonian SIGCHI Professional Chapter of ACM, Tallinn. CharteredChapter. Contact: David Lamas.
Finland: SIGCHI Finland, Oulu. Chartered Chapter. Contact: pj at sigchi.fi
Toulouse: Toulouse SIGCHI, Toulouse. Chartered Chapter. Contact: SIGCHI-Tolouse-officers at listserv.acm.org
Paris: SIGCHI Paris, Paris. Chartered Chapter. Contact: sigchi.paris at gmail.com
Germany: German ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Munich. Chartered Chapter. Contact: michael.koch at unibw.de
Greece: Greek ACM SIGCHI Chapter (GrCHI), Athens. Chartered Chapter. Contact: info at greekchi.acm.org
Ireland: Ireland ACM SIGCHI, Dublin. Chartered Chapter. Contact: gavin.doherty at cs.tcd.ie
Italy: Italian ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Milano, Italy. Chartered Chapter. Contact: zmaristella.matera@polimi.it
Poland: CHI Poland (CHI Polska), Warsaw. Chartered Chapter. Contact: info at hci.org.pl
Romania: Romania ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Bucharest. Chartered Chapter. Contact: pribeanu at ici.ro
Spain: Spain ACM SIGCHI, San Mateo. Chartered Chapter. Contact: Victor.Penichet at uclm.es
Switzerland: Swiss ACM SIGCHI Chapter (SwissCHI), Zürich. Chartered Chapter. Contact: johannes.schoening@unisg.ch
UK: UK ACM SIGCHI, Newcastle. Chartered Chapter. Contact: john.c.vines at gmail.com
Yerevan: Yerevan ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Yerevan. Chartered Chapter. Contact: arman.arakelyan at aua.am

Latin America

Brazil: BR-CHI, Rondonopolis-MT. Chartered Chapter. Contact: sigchi.brazil at gmail.com
Cafeteros: Cafeteros ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Cali. Chartered Chapter. Contact: yenny.mendes at unad.edu.co
Chile: Santiago ACM SIGCHI, Macul City. Chartered Chapter. Contact: santiago.chile.sigchi at gmail.com; Valparaíso ACM SIGCHI,Valparaíso City. Chartered Chapter. Contact: daniela.quinones at pucv.cl
Ecuador: Quito ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Quito City. Chartered Chapter. Contact: jorge.perez.medina at udla.edu.ec
Guatemala: Guatemala City ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Guatemala City. Chartered Chapter. Contact: litomd at gmail.com

Mexico: Mexico ACM SIGCHI, Mexico City. Chartered Chapter. Contact: luis.adrian at gmail.com

Middle East

Egypt: Cairo ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Cairo. Chartered Chapter. Contact: cairo.acm.sigchi.chapter at gmail.com
Iran: Iran ACM SIGCHI, Tehran. Chartered Chapter. Contact: kbazargan at atu.ac.ir,
Israel: IsraHCI, Tel Aviv. Chartered Chapter. Contact: info at israhci.org
Jordan: Amman ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Amman. Chartered Chapter. Contact: fouad.q at zuj.edu.jo
Kuwait: Kuwait City ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Safat. Chartered Chapter. Contact: dari.alhuwail at ku.edu.kw
Saudi Arabia: KACST ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Riyadh. Chartered Chapter. Contact: areej at mit.edu; Riyadh ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Riyadh. Chartered Chapter. Contact: aseel.alhadlaq at gmail.com
Qatar: Doha ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Doha. Chartered Chapter. Contact: sigchiqatar at zohomail.com

North America

California: BayCHI, San Francisco Bay Area. Chartered Chapter. Contact: chair at baychi.org

Canada: Ottawa ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Ottawa. Chartered Chapter. Contact: mike at neoinsight.com
Chicago: Chicago ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Chicago. Chartered Chapter. Contact: acm at chicagochi.org
Drexel University: Drexel University ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: sj532 at drexel.edu
Iowa: CHI ISU, Iowa State University. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: gilbert at iastate.edu
Massachusetts: BostonCHI, Greater Boston. Chartered Chapter. Contact: chair at bostonchi.org
Michigan: University of Michigan ACM Student SIGCHI, Ann Arbor. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: sochi-officers at umich.edu; Oakland University ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, Rochester. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: zytko at oakland.edu
Portland: CHIFOO, Portland. Chartered Chapter. Contact: secretary at chifoo.org
Pennsylvania: PhillyCHI, Philadelphia. Chartered Chapter. Contact: phillychi at gmail.com
Texas: Abilene Christian University ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, Abilene. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: sigchi at acu.edu; Texas A&M University ACM SIGCHI Student Chapter, College Station. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: tamusigchi at gmail.com
Twin Cities: Twin Cities ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Minneapolis. Chartered Chapter. Contact: annaprisacari at gmail.com
Utah: NUCHI, Provo. Chartered Chapter. Contact: Wendy.Sudar at imail.org
Virginia: GMU SIGCHI, Fairfax. Chartered Student Chapter. Contact: cforough at gmu.edu
Washington: Puget Sound SIGCHI, Bellevue. Chartered Chapter. Contact: pssigchi at gmail.com

Oceania

Brisbane: ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Brisbane. Chartered Chapter. Contact: bne.sigchi at gmail.com
Melbourne: Melbourne ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Port Melbourne. Chartered Chapter. Contact: Jeni Paay at swin.edu.au
New Zealand: SIGCHI_NZ, Palmerston Nth. Chartered Chapter. Contact: sallyjo at cs.waikato.ac.nz
Sydney: Sydney ACM SIGCHI Chapter, Sydney. Chartered Chapter. Contact: wdanusha at gmail.com
Western Australia: Western Australia ACM SIGCHI Chapter (WACHI), Perth. Chartered Chapter. Contact: artur.lugmayr at artur-lugmayr.com

Articles

https://sigchi.org/2018/04/the-second-boom-of-sigchi-local-chapters/

Roussou, M., Avouris, N., Lepouras, G. & Kujala, T. (2018). GrCHI: Human-computer interaction set in rich heritage. Interactions, 25(4).

PhillyCHI Board (2018). Reflections on Community Growth in Philadelphia. Interactions, 25(2).

Santana-Mancilla, P., Castro, L., Tentori, M., Rocha, M.M., Rodríguez, M. & Kujala, T. (2017). CHI-Mexico: Ten Years of the Mexican Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Interactions, 24(6).

Peters, A., Winschiers-Theophilus, H. & Kujala, T. (2017). HCI out of Namibia. Interactions, 24(4).

Sari, E., Tedjasaputra, A., & Kujala, T. (2017). Update from Southeast Asia – CHIUXID 2017. Interactions, 24(2).

Furtado, E.S., Conte, T., Barbosa, S.D.J., Melo, P., Maciel, C., de Souza, C.R.B. & Kujala T. (2016). Evangelizing HCI research and practice in Brazil. Interactions, 23(6).

Doherty, G. & Kujala, T. (2016). European Chapter Initiative: More HCI speakers in the Distinguished Speakers Program. Interactions, 23(4).

Bazargan, K. & Kujala, T. (2016). SIGCHI’s Iran Chapter: Empowering Local HCI to Create a Better Shared Sociotechnical Future. Interactions, 23(2).

Lamas, D., Zaphiris, P, Law, E. & Kujala, T. (2015). HCI Summer School in Tallinn. Interactions, 22(4).

Sari, E., Tedjasaputra, A. & Kujala, T. (2015). Growing Together with Indonesian SIGCHI. Interactions, 22(2).

Lee, G., Lee, H., Lim, Y., Lee, U. & Kujala, T. (2014). HCI Korea and the SIGCHI Korea Chapter. Interactions, 21(6).

Kujala, T. (2014). SIGCHI Local Chapters in 2014. Interactions, 21(4).

Szostek, A. & Kujala, T. (2014). CHI Poland – A Network of Local Chapters. Interactions, 21(2).

Prates, R.O., Barbosa, S., da Silveira, M.S., de Souza, C.S., Baranauskas,C. et al. (2013). HCI Community in Brazil – Sweet 16! Interactions, 20(6).

Williams, S., Jacobson, F., Frisberg, N., T Kujala, T. (2013). BayCHI: Serving the Bay Area CHI Community for Over 20 Years. Interactions, 20(4).

Kujala, T. & Häkkilä, J. (2013). User Experiences From the Land of a Thousand Lakes. Interactions, 20(2).

Contact sigchi-vp-chapters at acm.org if you are interested in writing a column on your Chapter (three columns per year).

Contact

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sigchi-vp-chapters@acm.org

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