ACM SIGCHI

Given the current situation in the Middle East and its impacts on our community, the @chi@hci.social Chairs David A. Shamma and Nuria Oliver have written an update: https://chi2026.acm.org/2026/03/14/chi-2026-community-update/. Please reach out to the chairs if you have concerns about participating in the conference.

Following our Jan 2026 town hall to share feedback on the Digital Library (DL) with ACM, we invite members to read this CACM article on the evolution of the DL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/evolving-the-acm-digital-library/. The article lays out the rationale for changes, and further iteration that is underway.

The use of AI on the DL has been a big point of discussion, prompting a new ACM Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Responsible Use of AI. If you have input to share with the PTF, please email sigchi-president@acm.org.

We are excited to announce this year’s ACM SIGCHI awardees, Academy inductees, and Special Recognition recipients!

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Thank you to those who shared words in memory of Vicki. You can find them in our post: https://bit.ly/4rSc0nK

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Friendly reminder that this open call for CHI 28 in South Africa will be open through Feb 16! Please submit your nominations for General Chairs and Technical Program Chairs soon!

It is with great sadness that we must inform the SIGCHI community that our former CEO and President Vicki L Hanson passed away on Jan 20. Vicki gave many, many years of service to our SIG, until she was elected ACM President in 2016, and then served as ACM CEO from 2018 to 2025.

We’re very, very excited to share that CHI 2028 will be in South Africa and the CHI Steering Committee has put forth an open call for the General Chairs and Technical Program Chairs of CHI 2028 (and beyond)! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJCWP57

We are delighted to announce our new SIGCHI VP for Operations: @carla@hci.social! Learn more about her and her vision on our blog: https://medium.com/sigchi/new-vice-president-for-operations-0725a86b29f8

Please attend our upcoming SIGCHI Town Hall, on Jan 16, 1:30pm UTC, where we will discuss the recent changes to the ACM Digital Library—the Basic and Premium versions—that were launched just prior to the launch of ACM Open on Jan 1. Full details, including Zoom and Slido: https://sigchi.org/events/sigchi-town-hall-jan-2026/

The 10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum will be held September 24-29, 2023 in Heidelberg, Germany. It brings together Laureates in computing with 200 early career researchers, who can apply directly or be nominated. Nominators need to register  using the ACM “Organization code”: ACM49263.

Deadline to apply: February 11, 2023

For more info, see https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/faq/.

Check out this great #SIGCHI Medium post by @naveena@hci.social on the early days of the Futuring SIGCHI Committee—a group that was recently formed to bring HCI students and early careers to engage with and inform and shape SIGCHI in new ways:
https://medium.com/sigchi/the-beginnings-of-futuring-sigchi-f0639be5f792

If you'd like to learn more or share your ideas, join us in our monthly meeting on Wednesday the 16th at 1.30pm UTC: https://sigchi.org/event/sigchi-ec-november-meeting-2/