SIGCHI Awards

SIGCHI identifies and honors leaders and shapers of the field of human-computer interaction with the SIGCHI Awards. We recognize individuals who have contributed to the advancement of the field of human-computer interaction. There are four kinds of SIGCHI Awards: the CHI Lifetime Achievement Award, election to the CHI Academy, the CHI Lifetime Service Award and the CHI Social Impact Award.

The criteria for the awards are given below, as well as information about the Awards Committees and making nominations for these awards.

SIGCHI Award Recipients (1998-2008)

These awards are presented at the annual CHI Conference. The scripts for the 2002 and 2003 presentations are available.

CHI Lifetime Achievement Award

The CHI Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals for outstanding contributions to the study of human-computer interaction. This award recognizes the very best work in shaping the field. It is awarded for a lifetime of innovation and leadership and carries an honorarium of $5000. The criteria for the award are:

• Cumulative contributions to the field.
• Influence on the work of others.
• Development of new research directions.

CHI Academy

The CHI Academy is an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. These are the principal leaders of the field, whose efforts have shaped the disciplines and/or industry, and led the research and/or innovation in human-computer interaction. The criteria for election to the CHI Academy are:

• Cumulative contributions to the field.
• Impact on the field through development of new research directions and/or innovations.
• Influence on the work of others.

CHI Lifetime Service Award

The CHI Lifetime Service Award goes to individuals who have contributed to the growth of SIGCHI in a variety of capacities. This award is for extended services to the community at large over a number of years. Criteria for this award are:

• Service to SIGCHI and its activities in a variety of capacities.
• Extended contributions over many years.
• Influence on the community at large.

CHI Social Impact Award

This award is given to individuals who promote the application of human-computer interaction research to pressing social needs. The recipient should have past or current work within the HCI profession that demonstrates social benefit according to criteria such as:

• facilitating use of computer and telecommunication technology by diverse populations
• increasing access to technology for those with limited educational opportunities
• reducing economic barriers for access to information and communication technologies
• promoting privacy, security, trust, and safety
• improving medical care, education, housing, water supplies, and nutrition
• supporting technologies for international development and conflict resolution
• improving human communication and reducing isolation

The committee's award statement will describe the positive impact that the person or team has achieved. ACM SIGCHI appreciates Ben Shneiderman's efforts in initiating this award, providing seed funding, and advising in the selection process.

Awards Committees

Two Awards Committees are appointed by the SIGCHI Executive Committee. The SIGCHI Achievement Awards committee, chaired by Gary Olson (CHI Academy Member and Lifetime Award winner), selects the recipients of the CHI Lifetime Achievement Award and elects individuals to the CHI Academy. The SIGCHI Service Award committee, chaired by A.J. Brush (SIGCHI VP for Membership and Communications), selects the recipients of the CHI Distinguished Service Award and CHI Social Impact Award. The committees gather nominations for the awards and decide who will receive them. To prevent conflicts of interest, neither current members of the awards committees nor elected officers of SIGCHI are eligible for awards. Both Awards Committees seek input from many sources in reaching their decisions, including nominations from the SIGCHI community.

Nominations for awards to be presented at CHI 2009 in Boston are due by November 17, 2008. Nominations should include a brief summary (maximum one page) of how the nominee meets the criteria for the award, as well as the names and contact information of people who are knowledgeable about the qualifications of the nominee.

General questions should be sent to sigchi-ac-awards at acm.org.
Nominations for CHI Academy and CHI Lifetime Awards should be sent sigchi-achieve-awards at acm.org to the attention of Gary Olson.
Nominations for CHI Social Impact Award should be sent to sigchi-service-awards at acm.org to the attention of A.J. Brush.

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Send comments on http://sigchi.org/documents/awards/ to the Chair of the Achievement Awards committee, Stu Card, at sigchi-ac-awards@acm.org