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Work-in-Progress (posters)
The Work-in-Progress (WIP) posters offer a great venue to show
exciting new work that is in an early stage and can benefit from
discussion with colleagues. We encourage practitioners and
researchers to visit the Work-in-Progress posters to see new work,
provide feedback and engage in discussions and collaborations.
Work-in-Progress posters will be displayed in the Commons
(Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1) in two groups: Group 1 posters will be
available for viewing on Monday and Tuesday, and Group 2
posters will be available for viewing on Wednesday and Thursday.
Work-in-Progress authors will be available near their posters
during the “Interact with Poster Authors” coffee breaks (Tuesday
morning for group 1, and Thursday morning for group 2).
Doctoral Consortium (posters)
Students who participated in the pre-conference Doctoral
Consortium will display their posters throughout the conference in
the Commons (Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1). The students will be
available at their posters for discussion during the Wednesday
morning “Interact with Poster Authors” session.
n STUDENT COMPETITIONS
Student Design Competition
(posters and brief presentations)
This year’s Student Design Competition (SDC) challenge is to
design an object, interface, system, or service intended to help us
to develop and share awareness, understanding or appreciation
for our domestic experience as it relates to space, place, and
threshold. Students were asked to find new solutions, new groups
of people and new issues that could benefit from the application
of good design with appropriate technology. Students were also
asked to apply appropriate design methods such as ethnography,
contextual and phenomenological research to understand the
problem space, and develop human-focused design solutions to
support, assist, enhance or otherwise benefit their target
audience.
The top fifteen entries were selected from 61 submissions. The
finalists were invited to submit a poster detailing their solutions.
Students’ work will be displayed in the Commons (Exhibit Hall 4,
Level 1). SDC judges will select four finalists to present their work
in a special SDC session on Wednesday. See if you can guess the
winners, who will be announced at the end of the Closing Plenary
on Thursday!
Student Game Competition
General Information
The Games and Entertainment Community created this
competition to showcase student work in areas of game design
and development that connect strongly to the CHI community of
research and practice. Students submitted games as well as
extended abstracts clarifying innovative aspects of their work. The
jury selected three finalist games in each category—Serious
Games, and Innovative Interface—and the winner in each category
will be announced at the awards session on Tuesday afternoon.
CHI attendees can play the games at the Interactivity session in
the Commons (Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1) directly after the awards
session Winners will also be announced at the Closing Plenary on
Thursday.
Student Research Competition
(posters and brief presentations)
The Student Research Competition provides a forum for
undergraduates and graduate students to share their research
results, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills,
while competing for prizes. The CHI competition is a branch of a
broader ACM Student Research Competition sponsored by
Microsoft Research. Student Research Competition entries will be
displayed as posters in the Commons (Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1), and
finalists will present their work in a conference session on
Wednesday morning. Winners will be announced at the Closing
Plenary on Thursday.
n SPECIAL EVENTS
Conference Reception & Exhibits Grand Opening
The Commons (Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1)
Monday, 18:00 – 20:00
Kick off CHI 2012 at the Grand Opening Reception, located inside
The Commons. The Commons is the ideal place to catch up with
old friends and meet new ones. The reception will feature the best
that Austin has to offer, including Texas style cuisine and
entertainment. Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World, after
all! Following the reception, we hope that you will take advantage
of all the restaurants that Austin has to offer – from classic Texas
BBQ to authentic Mexican cuisine. Gather a group of colleagues
for an informal dinner to satisfy your Texas-sized appetites in the
famous 6th Street Music District.
Admission to the opening reception is included with your
conference registration; additional tickets may be purchased at
the Registration Desk. Tickets will not be available at the door.
Job Fair & Recruiting Boards
The Commons (Exhibit Hall 4, Level 1)
Tuesday, 17:00 – 19:30
CHI 2012 is featuring a Job Fair on Tuesday evening. Recruiters and
job candidates are invited to take advantage of this key event. Visit
the Recruiting Boards and designated exhibit booths throughout
the conference to find out more about available positions.
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