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The Specialised SIGCHI Conferences program aims to cultivate fields of technical research, application, and professional practice that complement and extend the annual CHI conference. SIGCHI provides financial support to its
Sponsored and Co-Sponsored conferences. SIGCHI works in Cooperation with other conferences to help make them successes.Conferences may include workshops, symposia, tutorials, or other gatherings open to ACM SIGCHI members and others, that may be held once, or on a repeated basis. The list of recent conferences supported by SIGCHI can be found at http://sigchi.org/conferences/.
ACM SIGCHI shall primarily rely on the enthusiasm and interests of the HCI community to propose conferences and shall not dictate which themes should be the subject of one conference or another. ACM SIGCHI shall actively encourage conferences that address unmet needs consistent with the declared aims of ACM SIGCHI. The aim of ACM SIGCHI is to support the evolution of particular communities as the general HCI community evolves and diversifies. Currently some of the technical topics covered by specialized conferences include computer supported co-operative work (CSCW), user interface technology (UIST) and interaction design (DIS, DUX, DARE). Some conferences focus on particular geographic areas such as NordCHI and EASY (SIGCHI South India). Other conferences focus on specific domains such as HCI Mobile and Universal Usability.
Specialized Conferences differ greatly in their character. Some serve primarily academic communities, others serve primarily practitioner communities, and some serve very mixed communities. Therefore this policy paper does not define the way in which all Specialized Conferences should manage the technical quality of their respective technical programs.
It is generally expected that the core of the technical program of Specialized Conferences will comprise contributions that are subject to prior review and published in proceedings for the benefit of the community at large. In this context contributions may be published in any achievable media including text, video and audio. Requirements in relation to managing the technical quality are outlined below.
Conferences can also be considered where the technical programmed is based on oral delivery without prior review, and for which no proceedings are published. The organizing committee for conferences in this category is responsible for managing the technical quality.
Appropriate ACM SIGCHI channels will be used to promote Specialized Conferences and provide access to reports on conferences for the benefit of the wider ACM SIGCHI and HCI communities. In all cases the ACM SIGCHI logo must be used where reference is made to ACM SIGCHI in conference collaterals.
Interactions – the membership magazine for ACM SIGCHI Specialised Conferences should feature in the Interactions conferences calendar, and a clear distinction made between sponsored, co-sponsored and in-cooperation conferences.
Conference Web sites - Each sponsored or co-sponsored conference should have a web site. In co-operation conferences will be encouraged to have their own web sites. The ACM SIGCHI Conference Web pages should be used to highlight ACM SIGCHI conferences. A clear distinction should be made between sponsored, co-sponsored and in-cooperation conferences. The format of conference URLs should be consistent. For each conference or conference series the leading URL on the ACM SIGCHI Conference Web pages should be a direct link to the current conference. In the case of a conference that is one of a series, the current conference is always the next conference. This implies that the web site for the next conference should be ready for publication no later than the end of the previous conference. The URL for previous conferences should be listed so long as their respective web sites are available. Links to the URLs of co-sponsoring or co-operating societies from within a conference web site should be included as appropriate. The format for a conference URL is `http://sigchi.org/(conference name)(year)'. For example, http://sigchi.org/uist and http://sigchi.org/chi2004 are both valid URLs according to this format. A conference URL without an explicit year redirects to the current conference in the series.
ACM SIGCHI bears sole responsibility for promoting, organizing, providing the initial investment, and any financial risk and financial benefit associated with sponsored conference.
ACM SIGCHI shares financial responsibility (including risks and benefits) for co-sponsored conferences with one or more other professional societies. ACM SIGCHI may or may not be the principal promoter and/or organizer of the conference.There are two categories of co-sponsored conferences: i) co-sponsorship only with other ACM SIGs, or ii) co-sponsorship involving an organization external to ACM; in this case a joint sponsorship agreement is also required.
The agreement for either sponsored or co-sponsored sets out the allocation of financial responsibilities, contract negotiation and execution responsibilities, and the key risks and benefits.
For new requests of ACM SIGCHI sponsorship or co-sponsorship, organizers should complete a Sponsored/Co-Sponsored TMRF .
For previously approved ACM/SIG Annual Sponsored/Co-Sponsored Conferences, organizers should fill a Preliminary Approval Form (PAF).
IMPORTANT: It is the responsibility of the organizers to forward this PAF to all requested SIG Chair(s) for their preliminary endorsement signature(s) before submitting to ACM SIGCHI.
All requests must be sent electronically via email to Maritza D. Nichols (nichols AT hq.acm.org) for processing at least 18 months prior to the start of the conference.
Conference proceedings for ACM SIGCHI sponsored conferences shall be included in the Digital Library. To meet this requirement the copyright for each individual contribution must be assigned to ACM publication consent. In the case where ACM SIGCHI cooperates with an organization external to ACM copyright may be assigned by mutual agreement to the other organization. But it is preferred that copyright is transferred to the ACM for all co-sponsored conferences.
If you have any questions on organizing a SIG sponsored event, please contact Maritza Nichols (nichols AT hq.acm.org) for assistance with submitting the initial request/paperwork.
Once the sponsoring is accepted the conference web site must show the following
acknowledgement to ACM SIGCHI
Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI using the logo 
available at: http://sigchi.org/images/sigchi-logo-only.png
ACM SIGCHI can ensure the promotion of an in-cooperation conference but it does not carries any financial risks or benefits, and does not take responsibility for the organization of the conference.
The technical quality of the conference program is the responsibility of the conference organizing committee.
Proceedings generated from in-cooperation conferences are automatically approved for Digital Library inclusion. If the conference sponsor (or anyone else) holds copyright on the proceedings, permission needs to be given to ACM to include the proceedings in the Digital Library.
To get the in-cooperation status organizers only have to fill the In-Cooperation Technical Meeting Request Form (TMRF).
For assistance with submitting the initial request/paperwork or further information about the organization of an in-cooperation event please contact Lauren Thompson (thompson.lauren AT hq.acm.org). A web page for submitting it is available on ACM web site
Once the sponsoring is accepted the conference web site must show the following
acknowledgement to ACM SIGCHI
Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI using the logo
available at: http://sigchi.org/images/sigchi-logo-only.png
Organizers can download a PDF file with SIGCHI roadmap for requesting SIGCHI agreement for specialized conferences.
This page is maintained by Philippe Palanque & Marco Winckler
Send comments on http://sigchi.org/conferences/specializedconferences.html to the Adjunct Chair for Specialized Conferences, Philippe Palanque, at sigchi-ac-specialized-conferences@acm.org
