| Editor |
Gutwin, Carl Mandryk, Regan Sengers, Phoebe Moscovich, Tomer Consolvo, Sunny Voida, Amy Nichols, Jeffrey Kiesler, Sara Cutrell, Ed Cranor, Lorrie Pipek, Volkmar Hoonhout, Jettie Feiner, Steven Tscheligi, Manfred Chi, Ed Dabbish, Laura Czerwinski, Mary Farnham, Shelly Ishii, Hiroshi Thomas, John McCrickard, Scott Abowd, Gregory O'Hara, Kenton Thom-Santelli, Jennifer Rohs, Michael Dumais, Susan Fitzpatrick, Geraldine Booth, Kelly Tang, John Toups, Zach John, Bonnie Blevis, Eli Holmquist, Lars Erik Mackay, Wendy Zhai, Shumin Heer, Jeffrey Ko, Andrew Pietriga, Emmanuel Churchill, Elizabeth Harrison, Chris Lai, Jennifer Hourcade, Juan Pablo Fussell, Susan Naaman, Mor Begole, Bo Pratt, Wanda Busse, Daniela Carpendale, Sheelagh McGrenere, Joanna Bruckman, Amy Terrenghi, Lucia Kraut, Robert Gergle, Darren Neustaedter, Carman Höök, Kristina McDonald, David Lipford, Heather Richter Butler, Keith Dontcheva, Mira Edwards, Keith Jacob, Rob Baudisch, Patrick Olson, Judith S. Martino, Jacquelyn Bardzell, Shaowen Roudaut, Anne Cao, Xiang Counts, Scott Lindley, Siân Wulf, Volker Karat, John Terveen, Loren Erickson, Thomas Kam, Matthew Hudson, Scott Gajos, Krzysztof Dow, Steven Buie, Elizabeth Palen, Leysia Fogarty, James Palanque, Philippe Bigham, Jeffrey Cassell, Justine Voida, Stephen Costabile, Maria Francesca Teevan, Jaime Muller, Michael Kaye, Jofish Kittur, Niki Miller, Rob MacLean, Karon Inkpen, Kori Ju, Wendy Gerber, Elizabeth Salvucci, Dario Benford, Steve Piper, Anne Marie Danis, Catalina Zhao, Chen Stolterman, Erik Wigdor, Daniel Kientz, Julie Vera, Alonso Tan, Desney Kellogg, Wendy A. Hayes, Gillian Doherty, Gavin Fitzgerald, Melanie Paul, Sharoda Cosley, Dan |
| Abstract |
Over the last year or so, we have been blessed with the challenge, the opportunity, and the distinct pleasure of organizing the CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the premier international conference for the field of human-computer interaction. CHI 2011 takes place in gorgeous, energetic, sophisticated Vancouver BC, a city renowned for its innovation in entertainment, sustainability, accessibility, and inclusivity. The New York Times calls it, "a liquid city, a tomorrow city, equal parts India, China, England, France and the Pacific Northwest." Vancouver lays a beautiful backdrop for our conference, which boasts nearly 30 years of wonderful work. Behind the success of the conference is our diverse community of faculty and students, of researchers and practitioners, of young and, well, also of experienced. It is a community of designers, technologists, psychologists, social scientists, biologists, artists, engineers, anthropologists, musicians; the list goes on. Wherever we are, we are always a community of near and far. Most impressively, ours is a community that cares deeply about innovating, learning, sharing, and interacting; all with the common goal of using technology to shape the way people around the world live and play. Returning attendees will recognize the general conference format - 2 days of small intimate workshops, followed by 4 days of technical content, all surrounded by social and intellectual exchanges. In addition to the familiar venues that form the core of the conference, we have also arranged various special events, such an keynotes by Howard Rheingold and Ethan Zuckerman; invited talks by ACM SIGCHI award winners Terry Winograd, Larry Tesler, Alan Newell, and Clayton Lewis; an HCI museum exhibit hosted by Bill Buxton; and a panel celebrating Stu Card's achievements and contributions to the field of HCI. With the record number of submissions and accepted content this year, we hope that you will utilize the print and electronic programs, but also the daily CHI Madness presentations that provide a glimpse of the day ahead. In the interest of continuing to evolve the conference to best serve our needs, we will experiment with shorter talks this year (20 minute slots for long pieces of content and 10 for shorter ones) to infuse even more energy into the program. We will also have a pretty full slate of social media applications to help you connect with other attendees and to provide you with the fullest experience possible. . |
