Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems


The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems series of academic conferences is generally considered the most prestigious in the field of human–computer interaction and is one of the top-ranked conferences in computer science. It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on computer–human interaction. CHI has been held annually since 1982 and attracts thousands of international attendees. CHI 2020, which was originally planned to take place on April, was cancelled due to COVID-19, and CHI 2021 will be held in Yokohama.

History

The CHI conference series started with the Human Factors in Computer Systems conference in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US in 1982, organized by Bill Curtis and Ben Shneiderman. During this meeting the formation of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction was first publicly announced. ACM SIGCHI became the sponsor of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. The first CHI conference was held in Boston, Massachusetts, US, in 1983. The second conference took place in San Francisco, in 1985. Since then, CHI conferences have been held annually in spring each year. Until 1992 the conference was held in Canada or the US. In 1993 CHI moved to Europe for the first time and was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Over the years, CHI has grown in popularity. The 1982 meeting drew 907 attendees. CHI 90 attracted 2,314. Attendance has been fairly stable since then. After the early years CHI became highly selective. Since 1993 the acceptance rate for full papers was consistently below 30 percent. After 1992 the average acceptance rate was around 20 percent. The number of accepted full papers is slowly increasing and reached 157 accepted papers with an acceptance rate of 22 percent in 2008. CHI continues to grow, reaching over 3,300 attendees in 2013 and 3,855 in 2019.

Tracks

The CHI conference consists of multiple tracks, including:
Past and future CHI conferences include:
YearCityCountryLinkTotal attendance
2021Yokohama, Japan Japanhttps://chi2021.acm.org/TBD
2020Honolulu, Hawaii UShttps://chi2020.acm.org/Canceled due to Covid-19
2019Glasgow UKhttps://chi2019.acm.org/3,855
2018Montreal Canadahttps://chi2018.acm.org/3,372
2017Denver UShttps://chi2017.acm.org2,939
2016San Jose UShttp://chi2016.acm.org/3,624
2015Seoul South Koreahttp://chi2015.acm.org2,896
2014Toronto Canadahttp://chi2014.acm.org3,001
2013Paris Francehttp://chi2013.acm.org3,443
2012Austin, Texas UShttp://chi2012.acm.org2,616
2011Vancouver Canadahttp://www.chi2011.org2,822
2010Atlanta UShttp://www.chi2010.org2,384
2009Boston UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20090401064142/http://www.chi2009.org/2,358
2008Florence Italyhttp://www.chi2008.org2,361
2007San Jose UShttp://www.chi2007.org2,620
2006Montreal Canadahttp://www.chi2006.org2,250
2005Portland UShttp://www.chi2005.org1,947
2004Vienna Austriahttp://www.chi2004.org1,815
2003Fort Lauderdale UShttp://www.chi2003.org1,435
2002Minneapolis UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20120503101627/http://old.sigchi.org/chi2002/1,726
2001Seattle UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20061205031817/http://acm.org/sigchi/chi2001/2,832
2000The Hague Netherlandshttps://web.archive.org/web/20061205032517/http://acm.org/sigchi/chi2000/2,628
1999Pittsburgh UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20120415172922/http://old.sigchi.org/chi99/2,264
1998Los Angeles UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20120503104258/http://old.sigchi.org/chi98/2,310
1997Atlanta UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20120509210544/http://old.sigchi.org/chi97/2,081
1996Vancouver Canadahttps://web.archive.org/web/20120415173511/http://old.sigchi.org/chi96/2,344
1995Denver UShttps://web.archive.org/web/20120509211217/http://old.sigchi.org/chi95/2,254
1994Boston US2,618
1993Amsterdam Netherlands1,608
1992Monterey US2,350
1991New Orleans US1,762
1990Seattle US2,263
1989Austin US1,611
1988Washington US1,450
1987Toronto Canada1,300
1986Boston US1,275
1985San Francisco US1,250
1983Boston US1,000
1982Gaithersburg US906