In July 2018 a new set of elected SIGCHI EC members began their term. As outlined in a prior blog post, a strong value for this EC is to be Open. This refers to both having public processes as well as…
Outcome of the First Call for SIGCHI Grand Challenges
As previously posted here, the new SIGCHI EC wanted to identify the strategic initiatives to be the focus of our work for the next three years. We began this process by distributing a call in early July 2018 to the…
SIGCHI EC Values and Strategic Initiatives
With the start of any new SIGCHI Executive Committee (EC), it is healthy to assess the state of the organization and lay out a plan moving forward for the new term. Thus, at the start of the July 2018 meeting…
2018 SIGCHI Executive Committee Election Instructions
Now that you know about the 2018 Executive Committee election, and which positions are up for election, this post will explain how you can vote in this year’s election. Step 1: Be an active SIGCHI member before the voter registration deadline of…
SIGCHI Executive Committee Roles and Responsibilities
SIGCHI is run by the Executive Committee (EC), which includes elected officers, appointed office-holders, and the President of the most recent EC. The ACM structure and function of a typical SIG provides general details with respect to this committee. The…
2018 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.) 2018 is an election year, and this is the first of a short series of posts explaining…
Gary Marsden Student Development Fund
Gary Marsden Student Development Fund In recognition of Gary Marsden’s contributions and inspiration in HCI4D and support of HCI in the developing world, ACM SIGCHI established the Gary Marsden Student Development Fund in 2015. This fund is especially intended for…
CHI 2014 Education Workshop- Position Papers
Position papers for the CHI 2014 Workshop, “Developing a Living Curriculum to Support Global HCI Education” The following Workshop papers were written by attendees at the 2014 CHI Workshop, “Developing a Living Curriculum to Support Global HCI Education.” Ashktorab, Z.…
Research Reports
Report of 2012 Education Activities Provided to the EC for feedback in early 2013. Final Report on SIGCHI Education Project, 2011-2014 This report summarizes the activities of the SIGCHI Education Project from 2011-2014. It was presented to the SIGCHI…
Key books, articles, and conference proceedings
A curated set of texts HCI is a complex and interdisciplinary topic. For these reasons there is no definitive book, journal article, or even conference that encompasses the diversity of research and practice in HCI. Still- there are resources that…