Meeting Notes from July 22, 2021 The Executive Committee (EC) Handover session (link to video recording) summarized the accomplishments of the outgoing EC and introduced the incoming EC to the SIGCHI community. This was aimed at ensuring that the incoming…
Open Calls for the SIGCHI Executive Committee
With seven members currently on the new SIGCHI Executive Committee (six elected + one past president), we cannot wait to recruit the rest of our team! First in a series of such efforts are our open calls for the roles…
Welcoming the new SIGCHI Accessibility Committee
Soraia Prietch, Professor, Federal University of RondonópolisStacy Branham, Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine For the past nine months, the Adjunct Chairs for Accessibility as members of the SIGCHI Executive Committee (EC) have been working to identify the most pressing…
Thank you, SIGCHI!
With the SIGCHI election behind us and the results announced, we begin our work as the SIGCHI Executive Committee-elect by extending our gratitude towards the many members of our community who participated in and mobilized this election process. This extensive volunteer…
Statement Regarding the 2020 ACM Turing Award
The following email was sent Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021 to all SIGCHI Members by Helena Mentis SIGCHI President on behalf of the SIGCHI Executive Committee and was cosigned by 14 other ACM Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Subject: Statement Regarding the…
2021 SIGCHI Executive Committee Election
SIGCHI is a membership-based, volunteer-driven organization, and every three years, it holds an election for some of its officers (called the Executive Committee.) 2021 is an election year, and this is the first of a short series of posts explaining…
Welcoming The New Interim VP of Operations
For the past two years, I served as VP of Operations under SIGCHI. The role oversees our technology in the SIG. In my time, I helped shape our efforts around scalability, reachability, sustainability, and accessibility. Further, I’m incredibly proud of…
Upcoming AMAs: Equity, Accessibility, Outreach
As part of the SIGCHI Executive Committee’s commitment to listen, reflect, act, and represent, this summer we began holding Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions. Links to recordings and notes about the previous AMAs are included at the bottom of this post,…
Towards a More Equitable, Accessible, and Responsive SIGCHI
The SIGCHI Executive Committee (EC) has spent the last two years working to ensure greater equity, inclusion, and responsiveness within SIGCHI. Allison Druin, who served as our Adjunct Chair for Diversity & Inclusion from July 2018 to June 2020, started us off…
The 2020 SIGCHI Chapter Website Competition: Best Three Announced
The 2020 SIGCHI Chapter Website Competition is the first website competition for ACM SIGCHI local chapters, both professionals and students. This competition was held to serve as a recognition for SIGCHI chapters who are nurturing their website to curate their…