What's New at CHI2004

This page highlights the venues and policies that are new for CHI2004.

New Venues

Follow the design, development, and impact of HCI solutions through richly illustrated Design Case Studies presented this year in the new Design Expo. Deadline Extended.

Visit HCI Overviews, also new at CHI2004, for an in-depth review of research groups worldwide.

If you are a student, consider the opportunity to develop your solution to the new Student Competition — answer the challenges of the Design Brief and win the recognition of our entire community for your user-centered contribution.

New Policies

Technology Support: Computers

Presenters are encouraged to bring their own laptops for their presentation. A limited number of computers may be available at sessions for those who request them. CHI2004 is also working with local vendors to provide on-site rentals of PCs and Laptops.

Tutorials: Compensation

CHI2004 will use a new model for compensation of tutorial instructors.

• The instructor(s) of a half day tutorial will receive a base honorarium of $1000 if that tutorial is conducted at the conference.
• The instructor(s) of a full day tutorial will receive a base honorarium of $1500 if that tutorial is conducted at the conference.
• Each tutorial (half or full day), regardless of the number of instructors, is offered one complimentary registration to the Conference.
• The instructor(s) of a tutorial conducted at the conference (half or full day) will be paid a per capita bonus for each person registered for their tutorial. (Currently, that bonus is expected to be approximately $10.00 per registrant.)

It is the responsibility of the lead instructor for each tutorial to inform the conference committee at least one month in advance of the conference:

1. The name of the instructor who will be using the complimentary registration.
2. How any honorarium and bonus monies are to be allocated among the instructor(s) of the tutorial.

Tutorials: Cancellation

CHI2004 reserves the right to cancel any tutorial which is under-subscribed. At this time it is expected that a tutorial with fewer than seven registrants will be canceled.

In the event of cancellation of a tutorial, no fees will be paid to the instructor(s) but the instructor(s) will still be entitled to the single complimentary registration. In the event of cancellation of a tutorial, registrants for that tutorial will be offered either their choice of another tutorial or a refund of their tutorial registration fees for the canceled tutorial.