Media Advisory

Welcome to the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. We are pleased you have joined us for the 32nd ACM CHI conference. Please note: the Press Office is located in room 810 of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and is open from 8:30 - 17:00.

Rosemary W. Stevens
CHI 2014 Publicity Coordinator
(650) 494-2800
chi2014@PublicizeIT.com

Monday Media Advisory, 28 April 2014

Here’s a glimpse of Monday’s events:

Margaret Atwood, world-famous writer, high-tech entrepreneur and inventor, will offer an opening keynote on 28 April with a talk entitled Robotics in my Work and Life. Ms. Atwood received the Arthur C. Clark Award for Science Fiction.
See press release about Ms. Atwood’s presentation

The following “press-only” events have been planned for you to help facilitate the gathering of information about the future of human-computer interaction:

Wearable Computing Exhibit preview from 13:00 - 14:00, Room 803AB
The Wearable Computing Exhibit represents an extensive collection of on-body and wearable devices that reflect the evolution of electronic textiles, advances in battery life, on-body interfaces and head mounted displays.  The exhibit materials begin in 2001 and continue to the present is curated by Thad Starner and Clint Zeagler of Georgia Institute of Technology.

Interactivity (Interactive Demonstrations and Performances) preview from 16:00 - 17:00 Exhibit Hall E
Interactivity is a highly immersive program that features 63 hands-on demonstrations and performances. Interactivity is an opportunity to fully engage at a personal level by touching, squeezing, hearing, or even smelling interactive visions for the future. They come as prototypes, demos, artworks, design experiences as well as inspirational technologies. Interactivity promotes and provokes discussion about the role of technology by actively engaging attendees one-by-one.

Privacy and Security
New research and ideas on how to control who reads my email and collects my data.

Hacker Spaces
Human-Computer Interaction innovation in Do-It-Yourself communities.

Social Media
New research on the effects of social media on real communities.

Health and Well Being New human-computer interaction strategies for maintaining or improving health.

Gaming
New research guiding the development of future games.

Technology in Developing Regions

Oh, and don’t forget the Monday Evening Reception and Exhibits Grand Opening!
Please let us know if we can assist you in navigating the conference and securing interviews.

Tuesday Media Advisory, 29 April 2014

Welcome to day 2 of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. We are pleased you have joined us for the 32nd ACM CHI conference. Please note: the Press Office is located in room 810 of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Here’s a glimpse of Tuesday’s events:

The following “press-only” event has been planned for you to help facilitate the gathering of information about the future of human-computer interaction:

Beyond Quantified Self: A Roundtable Discussion  12:30 - 13:30, Room 810
This special event brings organizers and presenters from the Quantified Self workshop to discuss their presentation and emerging ideas.

The People’s Bot: A Roundtable Discussion  15:30 - 16:00, Room 810
Experience an upclose and personal interaction with The People’s Bot and Nathan Matias.

Tuesday’s Conference Sessions Include:

Presentations of Special Interest

  • Paper: CHI 2039:  Speculative Research Visions offers the opportunity to consider how visions of the future influence today’s research. Room 717 AB
  • Big Data for Social Good. Nathan Eagle, co-founder and CEO of Jana Mobile Inc., speaks about the vast information now available from data generated from human movements, transactions and communication patterns with everyday technologies such as mobile phones and credit cards.

Social Media
New research on the effects of social media on real communities.

Health and Well Being
New human-computer interaction strategies for maintaining or improving health.

Designing for Children
User interface design with children in mind.

Public Presentation of Wearables, Interactivity and Video Showcase / Tuesday Night:
In case you just want a peek of the conference, come and experience the Interactivity hands-on exhibits, Wearable Technology exhibits and Video Showcase on Tuesday, 29 April, from 17:30 - 19:30 at the Metro  Toronto Convention Centre. Admission $10. This special event provides an opportunity to glance at the past and future of interactive technologies.

As your articles are published, please send us links to add to the Media Clips section of the CHI 2014 press area - http://chi2014.acm.org/press/media-clippings

And, please let us know if we can assist you in navigating the conference and securing interviews.

Wednesday Media Advisory, 30 April 2014

Welcome to day 3 of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. We are pleased you have joined us for the 32nd ACM CHI conference. This year’s press room is located in room 810 of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Here’s a glimpse of Wednesday’s Conference Sessions:

Special Presentations
John “Scooter” Morris, of the University of California at San Francisco, speaks about A CHI Story – past, present and the next chapters. As a bioinformatician and hard-core hacker, Morris has contributed significant work to develop and support SIGCHI conferences and the field of human-computer interaction. He will report on his involvement with CHI from 1985 through 2014.

Gillian Crampton Smith, an Interface Design expert with the University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam, receives the Lifetime Practice Award and speaks about “Design: No Longer an Optional Extra.” Her presentation will address the importance of designing the interaction between people, devices, systems and services.

Privacy and Security
New research and ideas on how to control who reads my email and collects my data.

The Physical Web
New research on interacting with computers using ordinary objects.

Social Media
New research on the effects of social media on real communities.

Health and Well Being
New human-computer interaction strategies for maintaining or improving health.

Gaming
New research guiding the development of future games.

Designing for Children
User interface design with children in mind

As your articles are published, please send us links to add to the Media Clips section of the CHI 2014 press area - http://chi2014.acm.org/press/media-clippings

And, please let us know if we can assist you in navigating the conference and securing interviews.

Thursday Media Advisory, 1 May 2014

Welcome to the 4th and final day of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. We are pleased you have joined us for the 32nd ACM CHI conference. This year’s press room is located in room 810 of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Here’s a glimpse of Thursday’s conference sessions:

Special Presentation
Elizabeth Churchill, Director of HCI at eBay Research Labs, presents Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 4. She will discuss the emerging landscape of mediated interaction and offer examples of engaging Internet experiences.

The Physical Web
Closing Keynote: The Physical Web will be presented by Scott Jenson, technology leader at Google. His talk will discuss the network of things, a future in which many devices, such as wall switches and lightbulbs, will be able to join the network and be controllable remotely.

New research on interacting with computers using ordinary objects.

Health and Well Being
New human-computer interaction strategies for maintaining or improving health.Paper: Persuasive Technology for Overcoming Food Cravings and Improving Snack Choices

Technology in Developing Regions
Casestudy: Challenges at the Bottom of the Pyramid: An Ethnographic Study of South African Mobile Users

As your articles are published, please send us links to add to the Media Clips section of the CHI 2014 press area - http://chi2014.acm.org/press/media-clippings