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Call for SVs
Who are Student Volunteers (SVs)? Student volunteers (SVs) are an essential part of CHI. They play a major role in helping the conference run smoothly, especially during the conference itself. SVs take on a wide variety of tasks: handing out and checking badges, monitoring paper sessions, guiding attendees to keynotes, restaurants, restrooms, or even to […]
SV T-Shirt Design Competition
It’s time to design our SV T-shirts! Each year, we invite students to create the awesome designs that our student volunteers (SVs) proudly wear as uniforms throughout the conference. If your design is chosen, you’ll secure a spot as an SV! This year’s deadline is January 16th, 2026 (AoE), and submissions should be uploaded via […]
A closer look at the renewed Student Mentoring Program
At CHI 2026, we’re very excited to announce the launch of a new Student Mentoring Program (SMP). The SMP evolves from CHI’s traditional Doctoral Consortium to a broader initiative that will cater to the needs of students at different stages of their career and give special attention to those who may need guidance the most. […]
Ready to Workshop Your Way to Barcelona?
Picture this: You’re in a workshop room at CHI 2026, but it feels like a cozy café in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. The energy is buzzing as you sip your coffee, sketching out groundbreaking ideas and having the kind of deep, nerdy conversations with fellow HCI researchers that make your heart sing. Sounds like a dream? […]
Let’s Shape CHI 2026 Meet-Ups Together
We are excited to introduce a new submission type for CHI 2026: Meet-Ups. This is the first time we are running this format, and we are building it in collaboration with the community, aiming to create friendly and accessible spaces for sharing your ideas with peers working in similar areas. As Meet-Ups Chairs, we have put […]
Revised CHI 2026 Papers Desk Reject Process
TL;DR: The 2026 CHI Papers track will add an Assisted Desk Reject step to its review process, collaboratively performed by SCs and ACs, with four additional Desk Reject criteria. As we look ahead to CHI 2026 in beautiful Barcelona, we’re thrilled by the incredible enthusiasm and energy that continue to define our community. Year after […]
Open Call for Reviewers: CHI 2026 Student Research Competition
The CHI 2026 Student Research Competition (SRC) is seeking expressions of interest from HCI researchers to review 3–5 student submissions between late January and mid-February 2026. If you are interested in joining our review panel, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/39Z8Mze3K1sfjEz69 The SRC is one of the long-standing formats at CHI, continuing the tradition of highlighting exceptional […]
CHI 2026 Technical Program: New Format and Changes
As we step into an exciting phase for the CHI conference, we wanted to share facts and guidance for authors about the upcoming changes to CHI 2026. The CHI Steering Committee and CHI 2026 chairs goal is to simplify the program and enhance the overall conference experience by boosting engagement, collaborations, and conversations within our […]
Apply to Serve on the Program Committee for CHI26 as an Associate Chair
The volunteer form to be an Associate Chair (AC) for the CHI 2026 Full Paper track is open until May 31st, 2025! ACs do the work of finding the right reviewers for peer review at CHI; the role offers a good stepping stone to further involvement in the conference and the community. Please share broadly! […]
Moltes Gràcies a Totes Les Persones Voluntàries (Many thanks for volunteering)
Last year, we opened a call for volunteers to help organize CHI 2026. The community stepped forward and we received over 300 applications. In the candidate pool there was a good mix of researchers globally from the new to the established. Each applicant told us for which role they wanted to volunteer and shared their […]
