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CHI 99 will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from May 15 to May 20, 1999. Diverse members of the global HCI community meet at the CHI conference to share the excitement of discovery and invention, to make and strengthen professional relationships and friendships, and to tackle real-world problems.
The theme of CHI 99 is "The CHI Is the Limit." For many technologies in many contexts of use, the limiting factor for success is the interaction between the user and the system. The human-computer interaction is, literally, the limit.
CHI 99 will focus on identifying the practical and theoretical limits of HCI and pushing those limits to heights that have never been reached before. HCI professionals from around the world will gather to identify, analyze, and solve the technical, theoretical, organizational, and practical problems that limit the successful use and deployment of HCI systems.
ACM SIGCHI has just published the CHI 99 Call for Participation. CHI 99 invites submissions on the full range of HCI-related topics, including, but by no means limited to:
CHI 99 extends a special invitation for submissions related to the conference theme, "The CHI is the Limit." Theme-related submissions focus on the analysis of situations in all application areas where human-computer interaction is the limiting factor on success, as well as on new approaches for transcending those limits.
Because of the unique limitations encountered by older users, CHI 99 particularly invites submissions concerning HCI for today's and tomorrow's elders -- including all of ourselves. The Development Consortium for CHI 99 will focus on "Senior CHI" and the building of bridges between the HCI and gerontechnology communities. Submissions related to HCI and aging are especially encouraged in all submission categories.
CHI 99 offers more opportunity than ever for presentation of technical work in the video medium. Demos may now be given in video format, as well as live format. Authors of video demos will present their work in technical sessions, just as authors of live demos do. Demos of techniques and methodologies are encouraged, including ones that involve live subjects. Video Demos will be included in the CHI 99 Video Program.
CHI 99 also introduces a new category of video submission called Video Papers. This highly-refereed submission category offers the opportunity to submit the same high-quality material associated with traditional textual papers, but using the dynamic medium of video. It is intended for presenting work that is difficult to portray on paper. Video Paper authors will present their work in technical sessions, just as authors of traditional textual papers do. Video Papers will be included in the CHI 99 Video Proceedings.
The field of HCI includes many interests and perspectives on human-computer interaction. In order to serve this large and heterogeneous community, CHI 99 invites technical submissions in 12 different participation categories:
Lead a fun mix of summer camp, technology, and HCI
Present live or video demos of systems, concepts, and techniques
Share your in-progress doctoral work with other doctoral students
Present late-breaking results or on-going work
Discuss and debate issues in HCI
Report research or practical results
Develop a research agenda for CHI and aging
Meet people with similar interests in informal settings
Present student-authored work as an interactive poster
Teach HCI methods, theory, and research areas
Report research or practical results in the video medium
Discuss focused topics in a small-group setting
The ACM SIGCHI organization is run as a partnership between hundreds of volunteers and the professional staff. The quality of the CHI technical programs is directly attributable to the efforts of volunteer reviewers and the many hours of dedication that these HCI professionals contribute to the field. Experienced members of the HCI community are invited to submit their names to the CHI 99 reviewer database. This database will be used by the co-chairs of each submission category to identify potential reviewers. If you want to volunteer to review submissions for CHI 99 please submit your name to the reviewer database by completing the Sign-Up Form at:
http://www.acm.org/sigchi/volunteers
Students are encouraged to volunteer to be Student Volunteers at CHI 99. In return for their help at the conference, student volunteers receive many benefits, including free conference registration, some meals, a Conference Reception ticket, a student volunteer T-shirt, and an invitation to the volunteer thank-you party. An electronic application form may be obtained from: chi99-sv@acm.org.
The Call for Participation can be obtained on-line at
http://www.acm.org/sigchi/chi99/call
or in print from the CHI 99 Conference Office via email at: chi99-office@acm.org
or via postal mail at:
CHI 99 Office
Conference & Logistics Consultants, Inc.
703 Giddings Avenue, Suite U-3
Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
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