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n PROCEEDINGS CONTENT
Research papers and notes document work that makes a lasting
and significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding
of human-computer interaction. Papers and Notes publications
appear in the CHI Proceedings.
CHI Papers (20 min presentations)
CHI Papers present significant contributions to research,
development, and practice in all areas of the field of humancomputer
interaction. All accepted papers were rigorously
reviewed. Papers in the CHI Proceedings are read and cited
worldwide and have a wide impact on the development of HCI
principles, theories, techniques, and practical application.
CHI Notes (10 min presentations)
CHI Notes are briefer and more focused than CHI Papers, but
follow the same strenuous review process. The goal of CHI Notes
is to increase diversity of the fully reviewed technical program by
encouraging submissions that might not fit well within the
traditional CHI Papers program.
ToCHI Papers (20 min presentations)
Papers from the journal, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human
Interaction (ToCHI), will be presented orally at CHI. Authors of
papers that were published over the prior year in ToCHI have the
opportunity to share their work with you here at CHI.
n CONTEMPORARY TRENDS
Contemporary Trends provoke, intrigue, and inspire the CHI
audience. These submissions record the history of HCI practice.
The publications behind the selection of these presentations
appear in the CHI Extended Abstracts.
Courses (one to three 80 min units)
The goal of Courses is to provide professional development
opportunities to existing or prospective HCI community members.
Courses are strictly limited and pre-registration is required; the
Course notes you receive at registration will serve as your entry
ticket. You may register for courses that have not yet been filled at
the registration desk in the lobby area on Level 1.
Case Studies (10 or 20 min presentations)
Case Studies provide researchers and practitioners a venue to
present empirical inquiries that investigate particular phenomena
within a real-world context. Case Studies are discussions of the
practice of HCI based on real world experience, described and
generalized such that their value extends beyond the specific
cases that are reported.
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Panels (80 min sessions)
Panels allow audience members to understand and interact with
different perspectives on an emerging or controversial topic.
These sessions stimulate thought and discussion about
contemporary trends of interest to the community. Panels are
varied in their structure and mechanisms for interaction, but all
provide considerable time and attention for collecting and
responding to audience concerns.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) (80 min sessions)
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) enable conference attendees who
share similar interests to meet and conduct facilitated discussion.
alt.chi (15 min presentations)
alt.chi opens the conference up for unusual, challenging, and
thought-provoking work that might not otherwise be seen. alt.chi
is a place to experiment with how CHI submissions are presented,
submitted, reviewed, and selected. These sessions allow the
controversial, hard to publish, and/or alternative perspectives on
HCI to express themselves in a format that encourages lively
audience participation.
CHI Communities’ Invited Events
Community events sessions offer a variety of panels, talks, and
presentations from practitioners and researchers at the forefront of
their respective communities. You will see a number of “invited”
panels, courses and SIG meetings in the program that have been
coordinated by specific Communities.
Video Showcase (80 min session)
The videos track is a forum for human-computer interaction that
leaps off the page: vision videos, reflective pieces, humor, novel
interfaces, studies and other moving images relevant to HCI. This
year’s selections will premiere on Tuesday morning, during the 11:30
session. There will be an encore performance at 19:00, Tuesday
evening, culminating in the Golden Mouse award ceremony.
Popcorn and drinks are available at the evening performance.
Interactivity (demos)
Interactivity is your chance to fully engage at a personal level by
touching, squeezing, hearing or even smelling interactive visions
for the future: they come as prototypes, demos, artworks, design
experiences as well as inspirational technologies. Interactivity is
also an alternative to the traditional textual format at CHI to
disseminate advancements in the field. Interactivity promotes and
provokes discussion about the role of technology by actively
engaging attendees one-by-one. There is a Permanent Collection
(available throughout most of the conference) and a Limited Time
Collection (available at a specific time on Tuesday and
Wednesday). Presenters will be available to interact with attendees
at specific times.
• Monday 18:00–20:00 (Opening Reception)
• Tuesday 15:50–19:00 (Highlight on Interactivity)
• Wednesday morning, lunch, and afternoon breaks
• Thursday morning break