| CHI 98 Conference Program | April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA |
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As we look to the future of HCI, one of our goals must be to continue to develop HCI as a field by reaching out to professionals within HCI or related disciplines who are not yet regular participants in the CHI conferences. To extend the reach of the CHI conference, ACM SIGCHI has created the HCI Development Consortium to encourage the interaction between the existing CHI community and focused groups of professionals who have not yet established close links to the CHI conference.
The 1998 Development Consortium will be bringing together teachers who are attempting to utilize computers as an educational tool within their classrooms. These teachers will be from varied grade levels and represent many countries. This event will provide an opportunity for teachers to shape how computers are being used in educational settings and how HCI research and development might improve the use of computers in the classroom.
The Consortium will meet in a workshop-style environment on the Sunday prior to the conference and again at the end of the conference. Participants will also have an opportunity to experience the CHIkids program.
Development Consortium Co-Chairs