SIGCHI President and SIGCHI Vice-President for Conferences

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

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