CHI 2015 Conference Survey
Q1 Was CHI 2015 worth your time and money?
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Yes 92.18% 519
No 7.82% 44
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Q2 Please rate the conference sessions/activities at CHI.Select one choice for each row; if you did not attend, mark "didn't attend":
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Asian CHI Symposia
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Student Games Competition
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Tuesday morning talk...
Wednesday morning talk...
Thursday morning talk...
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Poor Fair Neutral Good Excellent Didn't attend Total Weighted Average alt.chi 0.15% 1.48% 4.73% 18.02% 9.01% 66.62% 1 10 32 122 61 451 677 4.03
Asian CHI Symposia 0.15% 0.59% 1.63% 3.71% 4.45% 89.47% 1 4 11 25 30 603 674 4.11
Case Studies 0.30% 0.89% 5.51% 8.93% 3.57% 80.80% 2 6 37 60 24 543 672 3.76
Courses 1.04% 1.93% 3.56% 12.76% 7.57% 73.15% 7 13 24 86 51 493 674 3.89
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Doctoral Consortium 0.00% 0.00% 1.95% 2.69% 3.29% 92.07% 0 0 13 18 22 615 668 4.17
Interactivity (Demos) 2.07% 6.37% 15.70% 42.67% 14.22% 18.96% 14 43 106 288 96 128 675 3.75
Invited Talks 3.29% 8.67% 12.41% 23.62% 11.06% 40.96% 22 58 83 158 74 274 669 3.52
Journal papers at the conference 0.45% 2.68% 7.29% 32.44% 15.18% 41.96% 3 18 49 218 102 282 672 4.02
Panels 1.33% 3.25% 7.84% 23.37% 9.02% 55.18% 9 22 53 158 61 373 676 3.79
Papers/Notes 0.74% 2.50% 8.09% 47.35% 37.65% 3.68% 5 17 55 322 256 25 680 4.23
SIGs 0.15% 0.60% 3.43% 11.49% 6.12% 78.21% 1 4 23 77 41 524 670 4.05
Student Design Competition 0.30% 0.74% 3.27% 10.57% 5.65% 79.46% 2 5 22 71 38 534 672 4.00
Student Games Competition 0.30% 0.60% 4.77% 13.86% 8.49% 71.98% 2 4 32 93 57 483 671 4.06
Student Research Competition 0.15% 0.45% 2.84% 9.42% 4.93% 82.21% 1 3 19 63 33 550 669 4.04
Works-in-progress (Posters) 1.19% 4.15% 14.84% 35.46% 15.28% 29.08% 8 28 100 239 103 196 674 3.84
Workshops 0.30% 1.20% 5.23% 15.10% 13.00% 65.17% 2 8 35 101 87 436 669 4.13
Opening plenary: Lou Yongqi 10.93% 13.74% 18.17% 17.43% 11.52% 28.21% 74 93 123 118 78 191 677 3.07
Tuesday morning talk: Donghoon Chang 10.47% 9.44% 11.80% 10.18% 6.05% 52.06% 71 64 80 69 41 353 678 2.83
Wednesday morning talk: David Min 5.90% 6.49% 8.55% 10.03% 6.05% 62.98% 40 44 58 68 41 427 678 3.10
Thursday morning talk: Susan Dumais 1.78% 3.42% 7.58% 14.26% 10.85% 62.11% 12 23 51 96 73 418 673 3.76
Closing plenary: Psy 6.05% 7.52% 12.68% 23.01% 30.53% 20.21% 41 51 86 156 207 137 678 3.81
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Q3 Please rate the conference events.Select one choice for each row; if you did not attend, mark "didn't attend":
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Conference Reception & Exhibits Grand Opening 2.50% 5.14% 13.07% 42.44% 25.70% 11.16% 17 35 89 289 175 76 681 3.94
Exhibits 3.10% 5.91% 20.53% 41.51% 15.21% 13.74% 21 40 139 281 103 93 677 3.69
Job Fair 5.76% 5.91% 14.77% 11.82% 3.55% 58.20% 39 40 100 80 24 394 677 3.04
Joint Hospitality Reception 1.92% 3.24% 6.64% 17.40% 9.00% 61.80% 13 22 45 118 61 419 678 3.74
Town Hall Meeting 0.30% 1.04% 4.01% 6.82% 4.30% 83.53% 2 7 27 46 29 563 674 3.84
Video Showcase 1.04% 0.89% 6.51% 13.02% 11.54% 67.01% 7 6 44 88 78 453 676 4.00
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Q4 Please rate the conference overall (please select one choice for each row):
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0 Overall Kept up Content Content Content Content Rating with the was was was met my latest interesting valuable to valuable to overall trends my... me... needs
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Overall Rating 0.73% 3.81% 12.01% 56.66% 26.21% 0.59% 5 26 82 387 179 4 683 4.04
Kept up with the latest trends 0.29% 5.39% 11.50% 48.33% 31.15% 3.35% 2 37 79 332 214 23 687 4.08
Content was interesting 0.44% 3.65% 9.49% 51.09% 35.04% 0.29% 3 25 65 350 240 2 685 4.17
Content was valuable to my organization 1.02% 5.99% 14.74% 45.26% 30.66% 2.34% 7 41 101 310 210 16 685 4.01
Content was valuable to me personally 1.17% 4.09% 10.53% 45.47% 38.60% 0.15% 8 28 72 311 264 1 684 4.16
Content met my overall needs 1.17% 6.29% 14.62% 52.34% 25.44% 0.15% 8 43 100 358 174 1 684 3.95
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Q5 What is the value you received from attending CHI 2015? (please check all that apply)
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Seek job opportunities Meet new friends and colleagues
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Visit an interesting location Get an overview of the field Get new ideas and inspiration
Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
Present my work 61.22% 420
Get feedback on my work 55.69% 382
Learn new material 70.12% 481
Seek job opportunities 10.35% 71
Meet new friends and colleagues 70.99% 487
Renew relationships with others 60.35% 414
Expand my business opportunities 9.33% 64
Visit an interesting location 55.98% 384
Get an overview of the field 51.90% 356
Get new ideas and inspiration 77.55% 532
Other (please specify) 2.04% 14
Total Respondents: 686
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Q6 How did the following meet your needs? Please make one selection for each row.
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Conference web site 3.20% 6.83% 17.30% 49.27% 22.24% 1.16% 22 47 119 339 153 8 688 3.81
Submission process 0.59% 5.13% 14.52% 44.28% 18.91% 16.57% 4 35 99 302 129 113 682 3.91
Registration process 2.47% 6.10% 13.37% 53.63% 22.09% 2.33% 17 42 92 369 152 16 688 3.89
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Q8 Based on your experiences at CHI 2015 would you recommend the conference to others?
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Yes 92.66% 631
No 7.34% 50
Total 681
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Q11 How important are workshops to your choice to attend CHI?
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I attend primarily for the workshops Workshops somewhat influence my decision
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Answer Choices Responses
I attend primarily for the workshops 6.84% 41
Workshops somewhat influence my decision 44.07% 264
Workshops make no difference to me 49.08% 294
Total 599
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Q12 Which types of sessions do you believe could be omitted? (check all that apply)
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alt.chi Case Studies Conference Reception & Exhibits Grand Opening
Courses Doctoral Consortium Exhibits Industry Tours Interactivity
Hospitality Receptions (Wednesday) Keynotes Panels
Papers and notes presentations Posters/Work-in-Progress Morning Plenaries
SIGs Workshops
Answer Choices Responses
alt.chi 20.13% 62
Case Studies 19.48% 60
Conference Reception & Exhibits Grand Opening 5.19% 16
Courses 16.23% 50
Doctoral Consortium 7.79% 24
Exhibits 12.66% 39
Industry Tours 25.65% 79
Interactivity 5.19% 16
Hospitality Receptions (Wednesday) 15.91% 49
Keynotes 10.71% 33
Panels 12.99% 40
Papers and notes presentations 5.84% 18
Posters/Work-in-Progress 11.69% 36
Morning Plenaries 39.61% 122
11.69% 36 SIGs
Workshops 4.22% 13
Total Respondents: 308
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Q13 What media did you use to plan for and track CHI 2015 while it was in progress?
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CHI Android application (CHI 2015 Mobile App) Flickr Facebook Google Plus
Pinterest Twitter Weibo
Answer Choices Responses
Printed program guide 61.27% 386
Video Previews 15.08% 95
Conference program 45.08% 284
CHI Web application (CHI 2015 Mobile App) 25.40% 160
CHI iPhone application (CHI 2015 Mobile App) 43.17% 272
CHI Android application (CHI 2015 Mobile App) 32.22% 203
Flickr 0.79% 5
Facebook 12.86% 81
Google Plus 0.63% 4
Pinterest 0.00% 0
Twitter 15.08% 95
Weibo 0.79% 5
Total Respondents: 630
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Q14 If you used Video Previews, how valuable was it as part of your conference experience?
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Answer Choices Responses
Not valuable, mostly used as a novelty 16.26% 74
A little valuable, but mostly depended on paper or web program 29.89% 136
Quite valuable, I consulted it regularly 17.14% 78
Essential, I used it for planning or guidance nearly every session 9.45% 43
I don’t know what Video Previews are 27.25% 124
Total 455
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Q15 If you used the Mobile Program App, how valuable was it as part of your conference experience?
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Answer Choices Responses
Not valuable, mostly used as a novelty 2.22% 13
A little valuable, but mostly depended on paper or web program 12.97% 76
Quite valuable, I consulted it regularly 27.30% 160
Essential, I used it for planning or guidance nearly every session 44.88% 263
I did not use the Mobile Program App 12.63% 74
Total 586
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Q16 CHI 2015 had some changes. How useful did you find these changes?
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Local Heroes posters that highlighted HCI leaders from the local region 17.76% 29.12% 36.48% 16.64% 111 182 228 104 625
The People's Choice Award allowed attendees to vote for their favorite talks 8.20% 30.87% 33.60% 27.33% 51 192 209 170 622
Simultaneous human translation service on Monday and Thursday in the plenary sessions and 30.16% 18.36% 32.46% 19.02% room 307 184 112 198 116 610
Machine translation service on Tuesday and Wednesday in selected sessions 40.86% 18.12% 29.32% 11.70% 248 110 178 71 607
Asian CHI symposia prior to the conference 48.03% 13.61% 27.87% 10.49% 293 83 170 64 610
8:30am start time 8.65% 33.12% 41.11% 17.13% 53 203 252 105 613
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Q17 Over the years CHI has offered a variety of logo merchandise. Which of these, if any, would you purchase if offered at the next CHI conference you plan to attend? (check all that apply)
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T-shirt Mug Polo shirts Hats (e.g. baseball-style caps) Water bottles
Pens or Pen and Pencil sets Device covers USB key CHI 2016 Hoodie
CHI 2016 Foam LED Stick Catalog of the Interactive Art Exhibit
Answer Choices Responses
T-shirt 43.49% 157
Mug 30.75% 111
Polo shirts 14.13% 51
Hats (e.g. baseball-style caps) 8.03% 29
Water bottles 24.10% 87
Pens or Pen and Pencil sets 18.84% 68
Device covers 8.03% 29
USB key 35.46% 128
CHI 2016 Hoodie 26.32% 95
CHI 2016 Foam LED Stick 7.20% 26
Catalog of the Interactive Art Exhibit 15.79% 57
Total Respondents: 361
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Q18 SIGCHI is considering changing our referencing format. Would you prefer to see in-text references look like (Author, Date), or like [22]?
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I would prefer (Author, Date) I would prefer [22] Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
I would prefer (Author, Date) 52.95% 323
I would prefer [22] 44.75% 273
Other (please specify) 2.30% 14
Total 610
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Q19 How strongly do you feel about changing that reference format?
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I feel very strongly about this It’s a preference, but not a strong feeling
I don’t really care how we do references
Answer Choices Responses
I feel very strongly about this 30.39% 189
It’s a preference, but not a strong feeling 49.04% 305
I don’t really care how we do references 20.58% 128
Total 622
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Q20 Did you request any accessibility- related accommodations for the conference? If yes, were your requests met in a timely manner?
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No - no accessibility-related special needs required
Yes - I required accessibility-related special needs, which were met in a timely manner
Yes - I required accessibility-related special needs, but they were not met
Answer Choices Responses
No - no accessibility-related special needs required 95.18% 573
Yes - I required accessibility-related special needs, which were met in a timely manner 4.32% 26
Yes - I required accessibility-related special needs, but they were not met 0.50% 3
Total 602
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Q21 Do you know of any researchers, practitioners, educators or students with disabilities who wanted to attend the CHI conference, but could not because they required specific accommodations?
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Yes Not sure No
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Yes 4.00% 24
Not sure 16.17% 97
No 79.83% 479
Total 600
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Q23 The CHI conference is family-friendly
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strongly agree somewhat agree neither agree nor disagree
somewhat disagree strongly disagree
Answer Choices Responses
strongly agree 7.41% 45
somewhat agree 22.73% 138
neither agree nor disagree 48.60% 295
somewhat disagree 15.49% 94
strongly disagree 5.77% 35
Total 607
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Q24 Which of these would you personally use if offered at CHI 2016?
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Childcare for infants aged 0-2 Childcare for children aged 3-5
Childcare for children aged 6-12 A room for breastfeeding A room for pumping milk
Sign language interpretation Telepresence robots CART services (live captioning)
simultaneous interpretation (from English to...)
Answer Choices Responses
Childcare for infants aged 0-2 20.83% 40
Childcare for children aged 3-5 21.88% 42
Childcare for children aged 6-12 20.31% 39
A room for breastfeeding 17.19% 33
A room for pumping milk 13.54% 26
Sign language interpretation 14.58% 28
Telepresence robots 34.90% 67
CART services (live captioning) 16.15% 31
simultaneous interpretation (from English to...) 10.42% 20
Total Respondents: 192
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Q25 From your viewpoint which of the following is the most unique and important element of the CHI conference (choose only one)?
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The quality of the conference program The diversity of the conference program
Opportunity to see old friends and make new acquaintances
Answer Choices Responses
The quality of the conference program 45.68% 280
The diversity of the conference program 29.36% 180
Opportunity to see old friends and make new acquaintances 24.96% 153
Total 613
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Q27 I am a
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Female Male Other Prefer not to say
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Female 35.54% 220
Male 61.71% 382
Other 0.16% 1
Prefer not to say 2.58% 16
Total 619
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Q28 Have you volunteered for, written or organized something at CHI 2015? (Please check all that apply.)
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Attendee Presenter/Author of a research paper
Presenter/Author of a poster, interactivity, student competition,...
Workshop, Panel or SIG Organizer Workshop, Panel or SIG Participant
Course Instructor Student Volunteer Exhibitor/Vendor Sponsor
Committee Member – CHI 2015 Committee Member – CHI 2016 Reviewer
Staff Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
Attendee 65.03% 370
Presenter/Author of a research paper 46.57% 265
Presenter/Author of a poster, interactivity, student competition,... 23.02% 131
Workshop, Panel or SIG Organizer 8.61% 49
Workshop, Panel or SIG Participant 20.39% 116
Course Instructor 3.87% 22
Student Volunteer 11.25% 64
Exhibitor/Vendor 1.93% 11
Sponsor 2.64% 15
Committee Member – CHI 2015 6.50% 37
Committee Member – CHI 2016 6.85% 39
Reviewer 40.77% 232
Staff 0.70% 4
3.16% 18 Other (please specify)
Total Respondents: 569
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Q29 Which of the following best describes your profession? (If you are a student enter the professional discipline you are studying.)
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Architect Anthropologist Designer Graphics/Illustration
Designer Industrial/Product Designer Interaction Designer User Experience
Engineer Design Engineer Software Ethnographer
Game Design/Development General Management Human Factors/Ergonomics
Information Architect Information Systems Specialist Marketing
Product Management Psychologist Cognitive Psychologist Perceptual
Psychologist Social Researcher Academia Researcher Government
Researcher Industry Sociologist Software Developer Teaching Academic
Training Corporate Usability Engineering Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
Architect 0.65% 4
Anthropologist 0.33% 2
Designer Graphics/Illustration 0.16% 1
Designer Industrial/Product 0.65% 4
Designer Interaction 7.82% 48
Designer User Experience 8.63% 53
Engineer Design 1.14% 7
Engineer Software 2.93% 18
Ethnographer 1.63% 10
Game Design/Development 0.65% 4
General Management 0.16% 1
Human Factors/Ergonomics 2.28% 14
Information Architect 0.81% 5
Information Systems Specialist 0.33% 2
Marketing 0.16% 1
Product Management 0.16% 1
Psychologist Cognitive 2.12% 13
Psychologist Perceptual 0.33% 2
Psychologist Social 0.98% 6
Researcher Academia 45.60% 280
Researcher Government 1.30% 8
Researcher Industry 7.98% 49
Sociologist 0.00% 0
Software Developer 2.12% 13
Teaching Academic 3.75% 23
Training Corporate 0.00% 0
Usability Engineering 2.44% 15
Other (please specify) 4.89% 30
Total 614
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Q30 What is your position?
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C-level (CEO/CIO/CFO) Executive Management Partner Consultant
Other Management Expert Professor
Researcher (Any Academic Level after your PhD and before Professor)
Phd Student or Student Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
C-level (CEO/CIO/CFO) 0.66% 4
Executive Management 0.66% 4
Partner 0.16% 1
Consultant 2.30% 14
Other Management 3.28% 20
Expert 5.91% 36
Professor 21.67% 132
Researcher (Any Academic Level after your PhD and before Professor) 21.02% 128
Phd Student or Student 42.36% 258
Other (please specify) 1.97% 12
Total 609
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Q31 Short version of your work setting:
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University Industry Research Practitioner Government-Funded Institution
Independent/Consultant
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University 77.47% 471
Industry Research 12.99% 79
Practitioner 6.09% 37
Government-Funded Institution 2.63% 16
Independent/Consultant 0.82% 5
Total 608
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Q32 Define your work location
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Country 35,00% 30,00% 25,00% 20,00% 15,00% 10,00% 5,00% 0,00% Italy India Chile Israel Spain Brazil China Japan Russia France Cyprus Poland Ireland Austria Nigeria Taiwan Finland Canada Norway Sweden Belgium Pakistan Hungary Portugal Malaysia Australia Denmark Germany Singapore Hong Kong Philippines Switzerland Netherlands Korea, South New Zealand United States of… United Kingdom United United Arab Emirates Cocos (Keeling) Island
Country
Country Percent Number Australia 1,39% 8 Austria 1,22% 7 Belgium 0,70% 4 Brazil 0,52% 3 Canada 2,16% 15 Chile 0,17% 1 China 4,17% 24 Cocos (Keeling) Island 0,17% 1 Cyprus 0,17% 1 Denmark 2,78% 16 Finland 1,22% 7 France 3,48% 20 Germany 6,96% 40 Hong Kong 0,87% 5 Hungary 0,17% 1 India 1,39% 8 Ireland 0,17% 1 Israel 0,17% 1 Italy 1,04% 6 Japan 5,39% 31 Korea, South 11,65% 67 Malaysia 0,52% 3 Netherlands 2,09% 12 New Zealand 0,35% 2 Nigeria 0,17% 1 Norway 0,17% 1
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State (for US only)
State (US)
35,00% 30,00% 25,00% 20,00% 15,00% 10,00% 5,00% 0,00%
Country
Country Percent Number California 32,70% 52 Colorado 1,26% 2 District of Columbia 0,63% 1 Florida 1,26% 2 Georgia 3,77% 6 Illinois 3,14% 5 Indiana 3,14% 5 Iowa 0,63% 1 Maryland 3,14% 5 Massachusetts 9,43% 15 Michigan 0,63% 1 Minnesota 1,26% 2 Missouri 0,63% 1 New Mexico 1,26% 2 New York 7,55% 12 Oregon 1,89% 3 Pennsylvania 8,18% 13 Rhode Island 0,63% 1 South Carolina 0,63% 1 Texas 3,14% 5 Utah 1,89% 3 Virginia 1,26% 2 Washington 11,32% 18 Wisconsin 0,63% 1 TOTAL 159
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Q33 Who makes the funding decision for you to go to conferences?
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Me - I pay for myself My manager - my company pays for me Upper level manager
Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
Me - I pay for myself 25.53% 156
My manager - my company pays for me 53.85% 329
Upper level manager 5.89% 36
Other (please specify) 14.73% 90
Total 611
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Q34 Is there a condition placed on your attendance at events? (Please check all that apply.)
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Must have a submission accepted to attend Must have a paper or note accepted to attend
Local travel only Specific events or specific number of events per year only
Must provide business benefits Must have budget available
Must fit to career development or educational goals Must be relevant to current project(s)
No condition Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
Must have a submission accepted to attend 46.54% 276
Must have a paper or note accepted to attend 31.87% 189
Local travel only 2.19% 13
Specific events or specific number of events per year only 11.80% 70
Must provide business benefits 9.61% 57
Must have budget available 43.34% 257
Must fit to career development or educational goals 21.92% 130
Must be relevant to current project(s) 21.25% 126
No condition 12.48% 74
Other (please specify) 2.87% 17
Total Respondents: 593
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Q35 Please check each Association of which you are currently a member:
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None ACM ACM SIGCHI ACM SIGCHI local SIG ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIG - other AIGA ASD HFES IEEE IxDA UXPA
AFIHM BCS-HCI EACE GI STIMDI AAA 4S
AMIA ICA AoIR Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
None 14.05% 78
ACM 66.85% 371
ACM SIGCHI 48.29% 268
ACM SIGCHI local SIG 6.13% 34
ACM SIGGRAPH 1.44% 8
ACM SIG - other 3.60% 20
AIGA 0.36% 2
ASD 0.00% 0
HFES 1.62% 9
IEEE 11.89% 66
IxDA 3.42% 19
UXPA 2.52% 14
AFIHM 0.90% 5
BCS-HCI 1.62% 9
EACE 0.54% 3
GI 1.26% 7
STIMDI 0.18% 1
AAA 0.54% 3
4S 0.90% 5
AMIA 0.36% 2
ICA 1.08% 6
AoIR 1.26% 7
Other (please specify) 3.96% 22
Total Respondents: 555
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Q36 Please indicate which CHI conferences you have attended and/or plan to attend:
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CHI 2010 (Atlanta) CHI 2011 (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) CHI 2012 (Austin, Texas)
CHI 2013 (Paris, France) CHI 2014 (Toronto, Canada) CHI 2015 (Seoul, Korea)
CHI 2016 (San Jose, California) CHI 2017 (Denver, Colorado)
Answer Choices Responses
CHI 2007 (San Jose) 15.83% 85
CHI 2008 (Florence, Italy) 16.95% 91
CHI 2009 (Boston) 18.06% 97
CHI 2010 (Atlanta) 24.58% 132
CHI 2011 (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) 27.00% 145
CHI 2012 (Austin, Texas) 33.15% 178
CHI 2013 (Paris, France) 43.39% 233
CHI 2014 (Toronto, Canada) 42.64% 229
CHI 2015 (Seoul, Korea) 83.05% 446
CHI 2016 (San Jose, California) 72.44% 389
CHI 2017 (Denver, Colorado) 45.62% 245
Total Respondents: 537
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Q37 Do you plan to come to CHI 2016 in San Jose, California?
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Yes, if another type of contribution is accepted Probably not Definitely not
Answer Choices Responses
Definitely yes 19.47% 118
Probably yes 22.94% 139
Yes, if a research paper is accepted 38.78% 235
Yes, if another type of contribution is accepted 7.43% 45
Probably not 10.56% 64
Definitely not 0.83% 5
Total 606
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Q38 We are thinking about bringing CHI back to Europe: which of the two locations would you prefer ?
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Glasgow 41.47% 243
Copenhagen 58.53% 343
Total 586
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Q39 Which of the following currently approved SIGCHI sponsored conferences are you considering attending (or already attended) in 2015/2016?
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TEI '15: Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interacti...
HRI '15: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, March 1-4...
CSCW 2015: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, March 14-18, Vancouver, Canada
IUI '15: 20th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, March 14- Apr ...
TVX '15: ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Vi...
IDC '15: Interaction Design and Children, Jun 21-25, Medford, USA
C&C '15: Creativity and Cognition, Jun 22-25, Glasgow, U.K.
EICS '15: ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, Jun 23-2...
SUI '15: Symposium on Spatial User Interaction, Aug 8-9, city TBA, country TBA
MobileHCI '15: 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobil...
Ubicomp '15: The 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous ...
RecSys '15: Ninth ACM Conference on Recommender Systems, Sept 16-20, Vienna, Austria
CHI PLAY '15: The annual symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, Oct 3-7, Lo...
UIST '15: The 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, No...
ICMI '15: International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, Nov 3-13, Seattle, USA
ITS '15: Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, Nov, 15-18, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
TEI 2016: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, ...
CSCW '16: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Feb 27 - March 2, San Fransisco, USA
IUI'16: 21st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, March 6-9, San ...
ETRA '16: 2016 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications, April 5-8, Charls...
DIS '16: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, June 6-10, Brisbane, Australia
RecSys '16: Tenth ACM Conference on Recommender Systems, Sept 16-20, Boston, USA
UIST '16: The 29th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Oc...
GROUP '16: 2016 ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork, Nov 13-16, Sanibel Island, Fl...
CSCW '17: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, March 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other (please specify)
Answer Choices Responses
9.95% 40 TEI '15: Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Jan 31- Feb 3, Stanford, USA
HRI '15: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, March 1-4, Portland, USA 2.24% 9
CSCW 2015: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, March 14-18, Vancouver, Canada 14.68% 59
IUI '15: 20th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, March 14- Apr 1, Atlanta, USA 5.47% 22
TVX '15: ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video, Brussels, Belgium 3.73% 15
IDC '15: Interaction Design and Children, Jun 21-25, Medford, USA 5.72% 23
C&C '15: Creativity and Cognition, Jun 22-25, Glasgow, U.K. 5.22% 21
EICS '15: ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, Jun 23-26 3.73% 15
SUI '15: Symposium on Spatial User Interaction, Aug 8-9, city TBA, country TBA 1.74% 7
MobileHCI '15: 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Aug 25-28, Copenhagen, 19.40% 78 Denmark
Ubicomp '15: The 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Sept 7-11, Osaka, Japan 15.92% 64
RecSys '15: Ninth ACM Conference on Recommender Systems, Sept 16-20, Vienna, Austria 1.49% 6
CHI PLAY '15: The annual symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, Oct 3-7, London, U.K. 9.45% 38
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UIST '15: The 28th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Nov 8-11, Charlotte, NC, USA 20.15% 81
ICMI '15: International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, Nov 3-13, Seattle, USA 3.48% 14
ITS '15: Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, Nov, 15-18, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 6.22% 25
TEI 2016: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Feb 14-17, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 16.17% 65
CSCW '16: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Feb 27 - March 2, San Fransisco, USA 34.58% 139
IUI'16: 21st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, March 6-9, San Jose, USA 6.47% 26
ETRA '16: 2016 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications, April 5-8, Charlston, USA 1.49% 6
DIS '16: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, June 6-10, Brisbane, Australia 16.42% 66
RecSys '16: Tenth ACM Conference on Recommender Systems, Sept 16-20, Boston, USA 1.49% 6
UIST '16: The 29th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Oct 2-5, Tokyo, Japan 23.38% 94
GROUP '16: 2016 ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork, Nov 13-16, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA 6.22% 25
CSCW '17: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, March 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22.64% 91
Other (please specify) 6.47% 26
Total Respondents: 402
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Q40 How many events (e.g. conferences, workshops, seminars etc.) do you attend per year on average?
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0-1 21.31% 130
2-3 61.97% 378
4-5 12.79% 78
6+ 3.93% 24
Total 610
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