Welcome to CHI 2010!
SIGCHI is proud to sponsor the premier annual conference in the field
of human-computer interaction. Many notable events and advances in HCI
have taken place at past CHI conferences, and this year is no exception.
We are also extremely grateful to Elizabeth Mynatt, the CHI 2010 Conference
Chair, Keith Edwards and Tom Rodden, the CHI 2010 Technical Program
Co-Chairs, and their entire committee for putting together such an impressive
program and experience.
The CHI conference, sponsored by ACM’s Special Interest Group
on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI), is an ideal forum for people
to meet, both formally and informally, to exchange views, to share experiences,
and to learn. This conference brings together professionals from research
and practice; people from industry, academia, and government; long-time
veterans of HCI and newly emerging students and professionals; all in
an environment designed to encourage interaction. We invite you to take
an active part in that interaction; introduce yourself to people, interact
with presenters and speakers, renew old friendships or make new ones.
SIGCHI is an international group of professionals who share an interest
in the many diverse facets of HCI. SIGCHI is committed both to advancing
the field of HCI and to facilitating exchange of information within
the SIGCHI community.
While the CHI conference is the single most visible activity of SIGCHI,
we also sponsor and support a wide range of more specialized conferences
in areas ranging from interactive system design to user interface technology
to computer-supported cooperative work to user interfaces imbued with
artificial intelligence. Please consult the SIGCHI conference schedule,
or visit our website at http://www.sigchi.org for more information.
SIGCHI and ACM also produce some of the most highly respected publications
in the field. All members receive interactions, a highly-acclaimed magazine
covering the broad field of HCI and user interface design. ACM Transactions
on Computer-Human Interaction, now in its 16th year, is our flagship
journal — a quarterly publication with the top-quality archival
research aimed at researchers and those translating research into practice.
SIGCHI is truly an international organization, with 66 chapters in
30 countries on six continents. We encourage all SIGCHI members to join
their local chapter — or if there isn’t one in your area,
we would love to help you create one. And don’t forget virtual
communities! SIGCHI hosts dozens of electronic mailing lists on topics
ranging from HCI and the Web, to HCI education, to public policy and
beyond. These lists range from dozens of subscribers to thousands, and
are an excellent way to keep up with the field and with friends.
Finally, on behalf of ACM SIGCHI, we again want to thank the conference
committee and all of the hundreds of volunteers who make this conference
possible. Their work makes this a rewarding experience for each of us.
Gerrit C. van der Veer
SIGCHI President
John "Scooter" Morris
SIGCHI Vice-President for Conferences
