Date: March 6th 2008

CapCHI is one of over 60 local chapters for HCI professionals across five continent. Our parent organization, ACM SIGCHI (ACM’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction) holds an international conference each year.

CHI 2008 will be held in Florence, Italy, birthplace of the Renaissance, and home to great artists and scientists. This is the city of Leonardo Da Vinci, who spoke of balance in saying “where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

CHI 2008 focuses on the balance between art and science, design and research, practical motivation and the process that leads the way to innovative excellence. It is about balance in our rapidly evolving field, the balance between individuals and groups, collocated and remote, stationary and mobile, in both our local and global communities.

Location – Florence, Italy at the Fortezza da Basso
Dates - Saturday, April 5 – Thursday, April 10
Attendance
o 2000 designers, educators, engineers, managers, researchers, usability
specialists
o 38 countries
o 40-50 industry exhibitors

Event Highlights
Monday, April 7, 8:30 - 10:00
Opening Keynote - Irene McAra-McWilliam, Glasgow School of Art
Opening Reception & Exhibits Grand Opening

Tuesday, April 8, 18:00 - 20:00
Job Fair

Wednesday, April 9, 18:30 - 20:30
Hospitality Events

Thursday, April 10, 16:30 - 18:00
Closing Keynote - Bill Buxton, Microsoft Research

See http://www.chi2008.org/index.html for more information and registration instructions.

For those of you not able to attend, CapCHI is planning an evening of highlights for some time in late April.