Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Abbreviation CHI
Discipline Human-computer interaction
Publication details
Publisher ACM SIGCHI (International)
History 1982–
Frequency annual

The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) series of academic conferences is generally considered the most prestigious in the field of human–computer interaction. It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on computer–human interaction. CHI has been held annually since 1982 and attracts thousands of international attendees. CHI 2012 will be held in Austin, Texas, USA.

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History

The CHI conference series started with the Human Factors in Computer Systems conference in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US in 1982. During this meeting the formation of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) was first publicly announced. ACM SIGCHI became the sponsor of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. The first CHI conference was held in Boston, Massachusetts, US, in 1983. The second conference took place in San Francisco, in 1985. [1] Since then, CHI conferences have been held annually in spring each year. Until 1992 the conference was held in Canada or the US. In 1993 CHI moved to Europe for the first time and was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[2]

Over the years, CHI has grown in popularity. The 1982 meeting drew 907 attendees. CHI 90 attracted 2,314. Attendance has been fairly stable since then.[3] After the early years CHI became highly selective. Since 1993 the acceptance rate for full papers was consistently below 30 percent. After 1992 the average acceptance rate was around 20 percent. The number of accepted full papers is slowly increasing and reached 157 accepted papers with an acceptance rate of 22 percent in 2008.[4]

Tracks

The CHI conference consists of multiple tracks, including:

  • Academic papers and notes (short papers) on a variety of topics, such as (ubiquitous computing, visualization, USbility and user experience design)
  • Posters and demonstrations
  • Workshops and courses hosted by domain experts
  • Invited panels on relevant topics
  • Case studies from industry practitioners

Past CHI conferences

Past[5] and future[6] CHI conferences include:

Year City Country Link
2014 Toronto Canada Canada
2013 Paris France France
2012 Austin, Texas United States US [1]
2011 Vancouver Canada Canada [2]
2010 Atlanta United States US [3]
2009 Boston United States US [4]
2008 Florence Italy Italy [5]
2007 San Jose United States US [6]
2006 Montreal Canada Canada [7]
2005 Portland United States US [8]
2004 Vienna Austria Austria [9]
2003 Fort Lauderdale United States US [10]
2002 Minneapolis United States US [11]
2001 Seattle United States US [12]
2000 The Hague Netherlands Netherlands [13]
1999 Pittsburgh United States US [14]
1998 Los Angeles United States US [15]
1997 Atlanta United States US [16]
1996 Vancouver Canada Canada [17]
1995 Denver United States US [18]
1994 Boston United States US
1993 Amsterdam Netherlands Netherlands
1992 Monterey United States US
1991 New Orleans United States US
1990 Seattle United States US
1989 Austin United States US
1988 Washington United States US
1987 Toronto Canada Canada
1986 Boston United States US
1985 San Francisco United States US
1983 Boston United States US
1982 Gaithersburg United States US

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