It's beginning -Association for Computing Machinery ICPS titles will be Gold Open Access starting in 2024! As we prepare as a community for ACM to become an open access publisher, this is a big step in the right direction. #openaccess acm.org/publications/i…

A first look at the stats for CHI 2024 submissions - as you start writing your reviews, check out the shape of the community and subcommittees based on submissions! #CHI2024 chi2024.acm.org/2023/10/16/pap…

Evolution of passthrough over the past 4 years in 1 minute. The rate at which virtuality is becoming indistinguishable from reality is amazing. HCI researchers have a serious call to action to design for possible immersive futures. #virtualreality #passthrough #possiblefutures

🌊Curious about our approach to crafting a hybrid experience for #CHI2024? 🌎Dive into our recent blog post, where we delve into the essential principles and obstacles of developing #CHI2024 that caters to both in-person and remote participants: chi2024.acm.org/2023/11/09/hyb…! ACM SIGCHI

There are no words for how happy I am to announce I’ve been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant called FUSION with €1.98 million in funding to pursue my vision for the future of social XR #ERCCoG juliericowilliamson.com/blog/erc-conso…

Kicking off Schoss Schloss Dagstuhl Social XR Workshop this week! I don’t have a book to sign, but I did find my chapter in a book! Signed it!

Excited to spend this week in Dagstuhl! 🇩🇪🏰🧑‍💻 Schloss Dagstuhl Leibniz-Gemeinschaft Big thanks to the organizers Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco Julie R Williamson Pablo Cesar Katherine Isbister Mark Billinghurst 🫶

Let me tell you a story of what happens when you grab a bunch of nerds and put them in a castle for a week to explore the future of Social XR. (+ how you can try this at home or build your own Schloss Dagstuhl). Let’s call this 🧵: “if you give a Nerd a NeRF”. (Pun for 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦) 🔈🔛

Congratulations to Joy Farnaby in Chemistry and Rhys Crilley in International Relations at University of Glasgow who won UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships today! ukri.org/news/75-new-fu…

📽️ Dive into the #CHI2024 Video Showcase! 🌟 We're looking for videos that captivate, inform, and delight the HCI community. Share your research, design, or creative endeavours with a touch of innovation! Learn more: chi2024.acm.org/for-authors/vi… ACM SIGCHI

Submit to our #CHI2024 workshop: ‘Building a #Metaverse for All: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Inclusive and Accessible Virtual Environments’. Soojeong Yoo Joel Fredericks Tram Tran Julie R Williamson Woontack Woo (우운택) Deadline: March 1 More info: sites.google.com/view/accessibl… #VR #XR

🚨 Attention all students! 🎮🖥️ Don't miss out on your chance to showcase your skills and creativity at #CHI2024! The Student Game/Design/Research Competition deadline is just around the corner on Jan 18th. 🏆 Get your submissions in now and let your innovation shine! ✨ ACM SIGCHI

Congrats to everyone with papers accepted to #CHI2024!

Our Technical Committee Chairs and Assistants (Julie R Williamson Corina Sas Kieran Waugh and Thomas Kosch) are putting a personal touch on session crafting for #CHI2024! We enjoy this overview of every paper and seeing how the community is growing and evolving! ACM SIGCHI

In 2019 I published “PlaneVR”, research on social acceptance of VR on aeroplanes. It was one of my first VR papers, and had been rejected twice before being accepted at CHI. This possible future came faster than I thought! It’s here. eprints.gla.ac.uk/178196/1/17819…

🏅Exciting news for #CHI2024! Increase the transparency, reusability & discoverability of your research with our new artefacts process. Share your artefacts with your accepted paper & earn an Artifact Available Badge. Check out our artefacts blog: chi2024.acm.org/2024/02/08/art… ACM SIGCHI

Come join me in Glasgow on the #ERC FUSION Project Funded by UKRI Guarantee on Social Immersive Technologies! We're based in the Advanced Research Centre and will be exploring the big questions about how we experience immersive realities together! my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit…

IYKYK #audio_on #chi2024 Kieran Waugh

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Lynn Conway, a visionary computer scientist whose work in VLSI technology transformed the industry. Her courage as a transgender advocate and her lasting contributions to technology will continue to inspire us all. nyti.ms/3VQ7c4P

The CHI conference Steering Committee is seeking feedback on potential future CHI locations, to guide the decision for where #chi2028 or #chi2029 might be outside of the normal rotation, e.g. in the global south. Blog post, with feedback form: chi.acm.org/chi-steering-c… ACM CHI Conference