| CHI 98 Conference Program | April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA |
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CHIkids attendees are taking part in four areas of technology exploration: creating multimedia stories in the Multimedia Storytelling area, trying the latest educational multimedia titles in the CD-ROM Field Trips area, testing emerging software technologies with CHI researchers in the Technology Workouts area or being conference reporters using desktop publishing tools and the WWW in the CHIkids Newsroom.
CHIkids attendees are taking part in four areas of technology exploration: creating multimedia stories in the Multimedia Storytelling area, trying the latest educational multimedia titles in the CD-ROM Field Trips area, testing emerging software technologies with CHI researchers in the Technology Workouts area or being conference reporters using desktop publishing tools and the WWW in the CHIkids Newsroom.
What do you want to achieve in or via a Local SIG that seems particularly challenging, if not impossible? What support is available? What support do you need? Is a Local SIG the right means? Is your Local SIG ready? Have other Local SIGs achieved something similar? How? Join representatives of other local SIGCHI chapters -- both chartered and prospective -- to find or figure out how to go about "making the impossible possible" (the theme of CHI 98) in or via a local chapter of ACM SIGCHI.
This working meeting will be of value to all of those Local SIGs participating in last year's first working meeting at CHI 97 as well as to chartered or prospective Local SIGs that did not exist then or were unable to participate.
For more information, see http://www.well.com/user/riander/chi98-localsigs-wkshp.html.
CHIkids attendees are taking part in four areas of technology exploration: creating multimedia stories in the Multimedia Storytelling area, trying the latest educational multimedia titles in the CD-ROM Field Trips area, testing emerging software technologies with CHI researchers in the Technology Workouts area or being conference reporters using desktop publishing tools and the WWW in the CHIkids Newsroom.
The Exhibits provide an opportunity for conference attendees to learn about a broad spectrum of HCI offerings featuring the latest in HCI-oriented products and services from commercial vendors, institutions and publishers.
Never been to CHI before? We're glad you are here and we want to meet you at the Newcomers' Orientation directly following the opening plenary. Please join us and meet SIGCHI and CHI 98 leaders, as well as many members of the CHI community and find out how to maximize your experience at CHI 98.
CHI 98 is hosting the Conference Reception on the Plaza Pool Deck of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (the CHI 98 Headquarters Hotel). Come and enjoy this outside venue which offers a beautiful view of the Los Angeles skyline. Since Hollywood is the "home to the stars," you will be treated to a dazzling, star-studded evening.
The Westin Bonaventure is within walking distance of the other conference hotels. The Conference Reception promises to delight all conference attendees with events that may include sites from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, visions of the Hollywood studios or the ambiance of the Pacific Coast along with musical entertainment and fine cuisine to satisfy your appetite.
We invite you to join your colleagues for an evening of entertainment and fun. The Conference Reception is included with conference registration and Accompanying Persons registration. Additional tickets may be purchased for US$50 with your advance registration or on site at the CHI Store.
This is an adult-only event. No one under the age of 18 will be permitted. Concerned caregivers should check with their hotel Concierge for child care options. The legal drinking age in California is 21 years old.
CHIkids attendees are taking part in four areas of technology exploration: creating multimedia stories in the Multimedia Storytelling area, trying the latest educational multimedia titles in the CD-ROM Field Trips area, testing emerging software technologies with CHI researchers in the Technology Workouts area or being conference reporters using desktop publishing tools and the WWW in the CHIkids Newsroom.
Student posters provide an excellent opportunity to discuss late-breaking results and ongoing work during the presentations.
Also, meet Local SIG organizers, learn more about getting involved with a Local SIG near you, or how to start up your own.
The annual ACM SIGCHI Business Meeting will be held after the last session of the day on Wednesday. This meeting will review ongoing SIGCHI programs and activities, discuss issues affecting SIGCHI and SIGCHI's future and answer any questions you care to raise. This meeting is open to all conference participants. Please attend!
ACM SIGCHI appreciates the contributions of time, energy and resources given by the many volunteers who participate in running the SIGCHI conferences and organization. Volunteers are the life blood of our field and truly deserve special recognition. If you are one of the many volunteers who have served on committees, reviewed papers, worked on a task force or have otherwise volunteered your time and energy to SIGCHI, you are invited to this celebration!
CHIkids attendees are taking part in four areas of technology exploration: creating multimedia stories in the Multimedia Storytelling area, trying the latest educational multimedia titles in the CD-ROM Field Trips area, testing emerging software technologies with CHI researchers in the Technology Workouts area or being conference reporters using desktop publishing tools and the WWW in the CHIkids Newsroom.
The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design will be hosting a tour of their City (Urban) Simulator Project as part of CHI 98 on Friday, the day after the conference. The tour includes the School's Urban Simulation Laboratory. The Lab is a multi-million dollar distributed computing facility which comprises well over 30 distributed workstations and several high performance supermini and mainframe computers.
The UCLA City (Urban) Simulator Project has created a real-time simulation/virtual reality system which enables the interactive exploration of large visual databases using a video-game like interface. This system is currently being used to create/explore a number of extremely diverse virtual worlds. These worlds range from virtual models of Los Angeles and parts of Las Vegas to ancient Roman Fora to 3D exploration of scientific and medical data.
Citibank, a CHI 98 Champion, will be hosting a tour of their Consumer Research Lab on Friday, the day after the conference. Located in Marina Del Rey, about 25 minutes from downtown, this lab is the newest facility of Citibank's User-Centered Design Department. Interactive demonstrations and videotapes of application domain work in trading and investing, smart card use, corporate electronic banking for countries with rapidly changing economies, and automated teller use by the visually impaired are just some of the topics you can explore on this lab tour.
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