[IxDA Discuss] Call for Participation - CHI2008, in Florence, Italy!

[Mike Scarpiello]

*Ciao Bella!*

On 10/1/07, Jon [GMAIL] <jkolko at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> IxDA,
>
> If you think CHI is not for you - think again.
>
> There was a time when CHI bowed to the confines of Academia, leaving
> designers and usability practitioners frustrated and alienated. That's
> changed, and it has changed in a big way. Since the 2006 conference, the
> organizing committee has pushed hard to give practicing creatives a voice
> in
> the programming and structure of the conference.
>
> Courses have been integrated into the main conference and are provided as
> part of the conference registration fee; these courses are taught be
> leaders
> in the field, and are immediately applicable towards everyday work. Panels
> have been opened up to industry experts, and are more interactive and
> applicable to a practitioner audience. Even the written format, typically
> associated with academia, has been extended into a "contemporary trends"
> venue. This new venue provides a forum for practitioners, who may feel
> more
> comfortable articulating their work through images rather than extensive
> prose.
>
> If you still think CHI is not speaking to your needs - speak up! We have
> dedicated conference committee members to be the ears to your concerns and
> complaints, and the voice to your cause.
>
> Design Community Co-chairs: chi2008-design at acm.org
> Usability Community Co-chairs: chi2008-usability at acm.org
>
> We want you to be an integral part of CHI08 and beyond. This is the last
> call to submit your Case Study <http://chi2008.org/case_studies.html>
> based
> on real world experiences, a Panel <http://chi2008.org/panels.html> of
> stimulating and contentious experts, or your Interactive vision
> <http://chi2008.org/interactivity.html> for the future of technology by 3
> Oct 2007.  Two new venues have also been devised for the design community:
> Design Theatre <http://chi2008.org/design_theatre.html> and Design
> Community
> Events <http://chi2008.org/design_events.html>. All submissions are in an
> extended abstract format <http://chi2008.org/chi2008extendedabstracts.doc
> >,
> which places emphasis on visual content and leaves room for a creative
> articulation of your work.
>
> Come join us in Florence, Italy in April 2008, to celebrate the cultural
> center of science and art. We hope you try CHI again - it has changed, and
> we trust you will find the changes to be welcome and timely.
>
> The CHI 2008 Committee
> http://chi2008.org
>
>
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