Role of Conferences in Shaping the Field of HCI

Jan Gulliksen (1) , Simone Barbosa (2) , Anirudha Joshi (3) , Shaun Lawson (4) , Philippe Palanque (5, 6)

1 KTH - KTH Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm]
2 PUC-Rio - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro [Brasil] = Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] = Université catholique pontificale de Rio de Janeiro [Brésil]
3 IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
4 University of Lincoln [UK]
5 UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
6 IRIT-ICS - Interactive Critical Systems

The panel will discuss the role various conferences have played in developing the field of HCI in academic research and industrial practice. It is composed of people who have experience in organising HCI conferences in different parts of the world. It provides a platform to the participants to think and reflect about what they are doing when attending a conference, what their expectations are and how it impacts positively their knowledge, work and career.

Mots clés: Human-computer interaction; Conferences

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Jan Gulliksen, Simone Barbosa, Anirudha Joshi, Shaun Lawson, Philippe Palanque. Role of Conferences in Shaping the Field of HCI. 15th Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT 2015), Sep 2015, Bamberg, Germany. pp.637-639, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-22723-8_81⟩. ⟨hal-01610848⟩