[IxDA Discuss] Alternatives to CHI

[Petter Karlsson]

As I practicing designer I've found CHI in the past to be too  
academic to justify the time and effort. When I recently challenged  
the value of my group sending designers to CHI with the aim to  
improve their professional skill set I was quickly tasked with  
compiling a list of alternative conferences.

So, do any of you have any recommendations or thoughts on the matter,  
what are the best conferences/gatherings for practicing designers?  
Conferences with a focus on non-PC interaction would be of especial  
interest to me.

thanks for any help,

Petter
mobile interaction designer

On 30-Apr-06, at 5:31 PM, Peter Merholz wrote:

> [Please voluntarily trim replies to include only relevant quoted  
> material.]
>
> So, 2006 marked my fifth year in a row of not attending CHI.
>
>  From what I heard before the conference, CHI made a concerted effort
> to better appeal to practicing and professional designers.
>
> So... did it work? Was CHI noticeably different, and hopefully
> better, than prior years?
>
> --peter
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