CHI
The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (or CHI as it’s typically called) is the premier international conference for the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). This flagship conference is generally considered the most prestigious in the field of HCI and attracts thousands of international attendees annually. CHI has been sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction (SIGCHI) since 1983. However, CHI was born in 1982 as the “Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems” and following the 1983 CHI conference, it’s been held annually since 1985.
This conference series page has details of all past CHI conferences and the current CHI steering committee. The following table of past CHI conferences includes details of the location, paper acceptance rates, attendance figures and links to the proceedings and recorded talks (where available). The year archive page (e.g. CHI ’17) includes details of organisers involved in that year. While details of the upcoming CHI conferences can be found here.
Past CHI Conferences
| Archive | Location | Acceptance Rate (Accepted/Submitted) |
Attendance | Publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI ’18 | Montreal, QC, CA | 666/2592 = 25.7% | Final figures to come | Proceedings* Extended Abstracts* 2018 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’17 | Denver, CO, US | 600/2400 = 25% | 2939 | Proceedings* Extended Abstracts* 2017 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’16 | San Jose, CA, US | 565/2435 = 23% | 3624 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts SEACHI Symposium 2016 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’15 | Seoul, KR | 379/1520 = 25% | 2896 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2015 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’14 | Toronto, ON, CA | 465/2043 = 23% | 3001 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2014 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’13 | Paris, FR | 392/1963 = 20% | 3443 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2013 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’12 | Austin, TX, US | 370/1577 = 23% | 2616 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2012 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’11 | Vancouver, BC, CA | 410/1532 = 27% | 2861 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2011 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’10 | Atlanta, GA, US | 302/1346 = 22% | 2384 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2010 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’09 | Boston, MA, US | 277/1130 = 25% | 2358 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2009 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’08 | Florence, IT | 157/714 = 22% | 2361 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2008 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’07 | San Jose, CA, US | 182/840 = 22% | 2620 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts 2007 YouTube Videos |
| CHI ’06 | Montreal, QC, CA | 151/626 = 24% | 2250 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’05 | Portland, OR, US | 93/372 = 25% | 1947 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’04 | Vienna, AT | 93/578 = 16% | 1815 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’03 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, US | 75/468 = 16% | 1435 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’02 | Minneapolis, MN, US | 61/414 = 15% | 1726 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts Case Studies |
| CHI ’01 | Seattle, WA, USA | 69/352 = 20% | 2832 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’00 | The Hague, NL | 72/336 = 21% | 2628 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’99 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | 78/312 = 25% | 2264 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’98 | Los Angeles, CA, US | 81/351 = 23% | 2310 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’97 | Atlanta, GA, US | 55/234 = 24% | 2081 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’96 | Vancouver, BC, CA | 55/256 = 21% | 2344 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’95 | Denver, CO, US | 66/228 = 29% | 2254 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’94 | Boston, MA, US | 70/263 = 27% | 2618 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’93 | Amsterdam, NL | 62/330 = 19% | 1608 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’92 | Monterey, CA, US | 67/216 = 31% | 2350 | Proceedings Extended Abstracts |
| CHI ’91 | New Orleans, LA, US | 56/240 = 23% | 1762 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’90 | Seattle, WA, US | 47/260 = 18% | 2263 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’89 | Austin, TX, US | 54/199 = 27% | 1611 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’88 | Washington, DC, US | 39/187 = 21% | 1450 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’87 | Toronto, ON, CA | 46/166 = 28% | 1300 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’86 | Boston, MA, US | 47/122 = 39% | 1275 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’85 | San Francisco, CA, US | 35/170 = 21% | 1250 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’83 | Boston, MA, US | 59/176 = 34% | 1000 | Proceedings |
| CHI ’82 | Gaithersberg, MD, US | 75/165 = 45% | 906 | Proceedings |
| Overall | 5105/22121 = 23% |
*These links provide open access for 12 months after becoming active in the ACM DL.
CHI Attendance
CHI Income
CHI Expenses
CHI Steering Committee
The CHI Steering Committee oversees the activities of all conference committee chairs from CHI 2018 onwards. It ensures that the objectives of the conference as established by the Steering Committee and Executive Committee of SIGCHI are met. The CHI Steering Committee was created by SIGCHI Executive Committee in 2016. Its first meeting was organized in Denver (USA), December 10th-11th 2016. From CHI 2018 onwards, this committee serves as a focal point for communications between the conference committee, CHI attendees, CHI committees, CHI vendors, CHI liaison, SIGCHI and the SIGCHI Services Staff. With respect to CHI conference series and individual CHI conferences, the responsibilities of this CHI steering committee and the SIGCHI executive committee are outlined on the responsibilities page.
Members (updated January 31st, 2019)
- Regina Bernhaupt (CHI 2020 General co-chair)
- Steve Brewster (CHI 2019 General co-chair, CHI 2013 and 2014 Papers & Notes Co-Chair)
- Andy Cockburn (CHI 2020 TPC co-chair, CHI 2014 and 2015 Papers & Notes Co-Chair)
- Anna Cox (CHI 2018 and CHI 2019 TPC co-chair)
- Ashley Cozzi (for the setup phase only) – ACM liaison and CHI conference historical perspective
- Tovi Grossman (CHI 2014 TPC co-chair)
- Carl Gutwin (CHI 2011 Papers & Notes co-chair)
- Takeo Igarashi (CHI 2021 TPC co-chair)
- Kori Inkpen (CHI 2015 and 2016 TPC co-chair)
- Katherine Isbister (CHI 2021 TPC co-chair)
- Matt Jones (CHI 2014 General co-chair)
- Jinwoo Kim (CHI 2015 General co-chair)
- Yoshifumi Kitamura (CHI 2021 General co-chair)
- Joe Konstan (CHI 2012 chair)
- Regan Mandryk (chair elect) (CHI 2018 General co-chair)
- Jennifer Mankoff (Accessibility at CHI conferences)
- Joanna McGrenere (CHI 2020 TPC co-chair)
- Floyd Mueller (CHI 2020 General co-chair)
- Philippe Palanque (chair) (CHI 2014 General co-chair) – contact Phil here (palanque at acm.org) – CHI 2019 and CHI 2020 liaison
- Aaron Quigley (CHI 2021 General co-chair)
Past members
- Scooter Morris (CHI General co-chair 1992, past SIGCHI VP for conferences and past CMC chair)
- Cliff Lampe (CHI 2016 and CHI 2017 TPC co-chair)
- Allison Druin (CHI 2016 General co-chair)