SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Call for Submissions is now open… http://sa2013.siggraph.org/en/submitters.html

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Call for Participation: CapCHI Interactionary February 2013 CapCHI will be hosting another Interactionary event in February, 2013. This is a great event that gives industry and academia a chance to interact and show off their design skills. The Game (the interactionary explained) The “Interactionary” is a special event in which 3 or 4 design teams [...]

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We are now on Facebook! Like us at https://www.facebook.com/capchiottawa.

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CapCHI is preparing our program for the 2012-13 season and we are looking for presenters. Do you have an interesting topic that you can present to the group? Do you know someone who would be a great presenter? Is there someone who you would love to see? Please send your presenter suggestions to Adam Freed [...]

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Université Paris-Sud is opening a new International Masters in HCI in Fall 2011, taught in English with students from around the world. Université Paris-Sud, on the outskirts of Paris, France, is opening a new International Masters program in Human-Computer Interaction this fall. All courses are taught in English, and the program includes a language class, [...]

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Do you have a cool idea to mash up some data about Ottawa? Well, the city is running an apps development contest, and the main judging criteria are right up our alley: usefulness, inventiveness, usability, and accessibility. If you want help forming a team, post a comment here and we will see if we can [...]

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The CapCHI Interactionary 2010 By Master of Ceremonies, Michelle Gauthier, CAE Professional Services The Background An eager local CHI community gathered on June 17th, 2010, for an Interactionary event held by CapCHI. Four brave teams arrived to tackle a design problem within an insane time constraint, all the while working together in front of a [...]

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The CHI 2010 conference (April 10-15 in Atlanta) is hosting a Student Research Competition, and CapCHI is please to announce a prize supplement for local student researchers. The Student Research Competition is a forum for undergraduates and graduate students to share their research results, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills while competing for prizes [...]

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ACM SIGCHI, our parent organization, is conducting a survey about local chapters and the people who participate in their events. Please read the following introduction letter and participate in the survey. Hello SIGCHI Chapter Leaders and Members, The SIGCHI Executive Committee is working to better meet the needs of its members, and especially local chapters. [...]

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Mark McKay is starting an Ottawa Chapter of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), a professional group for Interaction Designers. It actively focuses on interaction design issues for the practitioner, no matter his or her level of experience. About IxDA http://www.ixda.org/about.php The Ottawa chapter is open for anyone to join by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/ixda-ottawa?lnk=gcimh

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