#CHI2026

CHI 2026 takes place in Barcelona at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona. CHI 2026’s General Chairs are Nuria Oliver and David A. Shamma and the CHI 2026 Technical Program Chairs are Heloisa Candello, Pablo Cesar, and Pedro Lopes. The entire committee is excited to bring the conference to the Iberian peninsula for the first time and we look forward to engagements with the broader Mediterranean region.

We have a website up:

https://chi2026.acm.org/

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For #chi2026 we have opened a call for volunteers:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGHGP98

As the conference has been growing, the CHI Steering Committee (with input from many other CHI futures committees and a symposium that has been run over the years) put forth a new format for the conference (see: https://chi.acm.org/new-chi-format-to-launch-at-chi-2026/).

In short summary, technical program submissions will fall into six submission areas:
Papers
Panels
Meet up
Posters
Workshops
Interactive demos

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For #chi2026 , the aim is to reduce the number of types of submissions and rename them to be more self-explanatory to simplify the conference program. We have explained the changes and historical background for the restructuring in detail. 2026 will be adding more guidance for authors and session organizers later.

CHI runs because of its volunteers. Chairs fill roles from papers to demos and from accessibility to family, it’s a massive community led operation. We invite you to join us!

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For #chi2026 we want to announce this open call for volunteers!

If you’re new to CHI or conference organization or a long time volunteer, we want to hear from you. We have a call for volunteers form as we look for technical chairs (papers, panels, etc.) as well as organizational chairs (accessibility, diversity, web/design, etc.).

The call is open now, is easy to fill out, so please consider offering to volunteer.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGHGP98 The call will be open until December 10th.

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The CHI conference Steering Committee is seeking feedback on potential future CHI locations, to guide the decision for where #chi2028 or #chi2029 might be outside of the normal rotation, e.g. in the global south.

This post has more details https://chi.acm.org/chi-steering-committee-site-selection-consultation/ with links to further details on site selection and the survey itself which closes Nov 15th.

Jogging at CHI in person at #CHI2024 in Hawaii 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

If you are packing for #CHI2024, here is your chance to bring your running shoes for another "Jogging at CHI" event! We are organizing a jog around the conference venue to discuss interactive technology and sports. We invite you to bring your running gear with you (and any jogging apps, your own prototypes etc.). We meet Wednesday, May 15 at the Registration after the last paper session.

#sportshci #running

Join our online-only panel at #chi2024 discussing sustainabilities and HCIs from the Global South’s perspective. Supported by #SIGCHI Sustainability Committee.

Pose questions via https://t.ly/KynYf

#Sustainability #GlobalSouth #HCI

On the final day of #everythingopen:

@aquigley demonstrated a fascinating approach to detecting the type of a material using radar
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/60/

@darrylb123 showed how Berry scripting can be used within Tasmota to provide functionality within the device itself
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/55/

Paul Schulz (https://www.mawsonlakes.org/) gave an introduction to ESPHome and how it can be used
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/42/

@Unixbigot explained how local voice control is possible when you keep it lightweight
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/56/

Simon Lees (http://simotek.net/) abused 80s video tech to smash together analog video for interesting results
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/44/

@raejohnston gave a brutal rundown of the groups (more than you think) that are not represented in STEM and some possible ways to address that imbalance
https://2024.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/57/