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The tone of the conference is upbeat. The contributors and the Technical Program Committee are excited about shaping the future of human-computer interaction (HCI) and extending its boundaries! They recognize the impact of HCI on our lives now and in the future.
The plenary speakers will provoke thought about the conference theme by approaching it from opposite directions. Rick Prelinger, of Prelinger Associates, is a film archivist. With the aid of numerous film clips he will discuss past claims about the future and discuss why some have been realized and others have not. In contrast, Douglas Coupland, best-selling author of microserfs, will address contemporary claims for the future. Where are we going and what will we find when we get there?
Additional highlights are our six invited speakers. There will be two invited presentations each day from experts in HCI. In keeping with the theme these speakers will share their personal perspectives on the past and give us their views of the future. Stu Card of Xerox PARC will present his visions of how people's tasks and work will change and how, in turn, technology must change to accommodate their needs. Bill Buxton of Alias|Wavefront will give his perspective on the future of devices and displays. Tora Bikson of The Rand Corporation will analyze changing user populations and discuss the applications that they will need. Terry Winograd of Stanford University will consider the evolution and need for variable design methods. Jeff Johnson of UI Wizards, Inc. will assess current and future social impacts of HCI on society. Tim O'Shea of the Open University will share his views on the history and future development of HCI in education.
You will also find other compelling activities in the Technical Program: Papers, Technical Notes and Design Briefings are published in the Proceedings and provide a high-quality technical infrastructure to the overall program.
Panels address provocative HCI issues in a variety of formats designed to encourage audience participation.
Demonstrations enable participants to view systems in action and discuss them with the people who created them. Most demonstrations will occur in both a presentation and participatory mode to encourage greater interactivity.
The CHI 97 Video contains a showcase of nine innovative HCI design, methodology and interaction techniques. Organization Overviews brief attendees on the work of organizations engaged in HCI research and practice.
Interactive Posters, including Social Action Posters, present work best conveyed in an informal and interactive setting.
Late-Breaking Results (short talks or demos) present interesting work of a current or ongoing nature.
Workshops take place prior to the main conference. They bring together people with a very focused interest. The Basic Research Symposium is a special workshop covering a range of fundamental HCI research topics.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide short meetings during the conference, again centered around a focused shared interest.
The Doctoral Consortium, which is held prior to the main Conference, enables doctoral students, in an advanced stage of their research projects, to interact with more experienced researchers.
This year we are also launching the first meeting of the Development Consortium. This is a special event, which this year will encourage participation of people from countries that have had little presence at CHI until now.
CHI 97 offers a new vision of CHI submission categories. To better differentiate between archival quality publications and other conference events, we distinguish between papers of archival quality and other interesting, but less-developed work.
Technical Notes are in the Proceedings along with Papers and Design Briefings. All of these submissions went through the same rigorous review process, with reviews from multiple experts and a meta-review that synthesized the separate reviews. In addition, we introduced the categories of Informal Presentations and Late-Breaking Results to recruit current or ongoing work. These submissions were lightly reviewed and appear in the Extended Abstracts volume along with abstracts for all other conference events. We also took the significant step of recognizing the importance of the Video Program, by distributing a copy of the annual CHI Video to all attendees.
Finally, we wish to acknowledge the Technical Program Area Chairs. Their enthusiasm, inspiration, tact, hard work and good humor have made this complicated and diverse conference a reality. The conference program is exciting and we thank them for being a wonderful team. And to you, the conference participants, we wish you a thrilling and memorable conference.
Jenny Preece, Mary Beth Rosson
Technical Program Co-Chairs
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