[net.text] CHI'86 Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems

perlman@wanginst.UUCP (Gary Perlman) (01/25/86)

I am  the University  Liason for  the CHI'86  Conference  on
Human Factors in Computing Systems this April in Boston.  We
want  to  encourage  student  involvement  and  get  student
volunteers to help  with the conference.   Please post  this
notice where  students  will  see  it.    Educators,  please
announce this  information in  your classes  related to  the
conference.

The CHI'86 Conference on Human Factors in Computing  Systems
will be held at the  Marriott Copley Place Hotel in  Boston,
April 13-17.  The conference will feature keynote  addresses
from internationally known researchers,  a solid program  of
research and  experience presentations,  panel  discussions,
live demonstrations of exciting  new user interfaces,  video
presentations, and 18  state of  the art  tutorials in  many
areas of human computer interaction.   If you are into  user
interfaces, Boston is the place to be this coming April.

Here is a list of the tutorials and numbers (April 13-14).
	1.	Designing Graphical User Interfaces
		Bill Verplank (XEROX)
	2.	The Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming
		Tom Love (PPI)
	3.	Digital Typography Primer
		Richard Rubinstein (DEC)
	4.	Natural Language Interfaces
		Raoul Smith (Northeastern University)
	5.	Online Documentation and Help Systems
		Jan Walker (Symbolics)
	6.	Socializing the Human Computer Environment
		Charles Grantham, Jerry Vaske (Honeywell)
	7.	The Art and Science of User Interface Design
		Tyler Blake (Cal State, Northridge)
	8.	Interactive Technologies
		Bill Buxton, Ron Baecker (U. Toronto)
	9.	Human Factors Criteria for User Interface Design
		Douglas Harris (Anacapa Sciences)
	10.	Overview of Artificial Intelligence
		Elliot Soloway (Yale U.)
	11.	How to Study User-Computer Systems
		Richard Pew (Bolt Beranek & Newman)
	12.	Building Expert Systems
		Judith Reitman Olson (U. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
	13.	User Interface Design II: Design Methods and Case Histories
		Tyler Blake (Cal State, Northridge)
	14.	Selected Theories, Techniques and Tools
		Bill Buxton, Ron Baecker (U. Toronto)
	15.	Managing the Design of User Computer Interfaces
		James Foley (George Washington U.)
	16.	Knowledge-Based Tutoring Systems
		Elliot Soloway (Yale U.)
	17.	Direct Manipulation: An Object-Oriented Visual Programming Language
		Ben Shneiderman (U. Maryland)
	18.	User Interface Screen Design and Color
		Aaron Marcus (Aaron Marcus & Assoc.)

The   conference   organizers   wish   to   encourage    the
participation of both  undergraduate and graduate  students.
To facilitate this, there is a reduced registration fee ($50
compared to $145 for society  members) and reduced fees  for
tutorials ($50 each, compared to $130 for members).

There is an opportunity for a limited number of students  to
do volunteer work in exchange for tutorial and  registration
fees.  This  work will include  monitoring and helping  with
conference  sessions  and  tutorials  (the  time  in  chosen
tutorials can contribute  to the  volunteer time).   For  16
hours of  volunteer work,  students will  get a  waiver  for
registration and one tutorial.  There may be an  opportunity
for some students to work  an extra eight hours in  exchange
for another half-day tutorial.   A limited number of  shared
hotel accommodations will be  available for these  students.
More information is  available from  the University  Liason,
Gary Perlman.

Students interested  in volunteering  should contact  me  by
mail, phone, or by electronic mail.  I will send information
about  tasks,   registration,  and   housing   arrangements.
Students should send to me their registration forms (get  in
touch with  me for  copies) and  tell me  (1) about  special
skills with A/V equipment, (2) whether there is interest  in
volunteering and  extra  eight hours  (remember,  this  part
might not be  available), and  (3) first  and second  choice
tutorial numbers.

I think the combination of attending the conference sessions
and a tutorial, and participating in running the  conference
is an ideal way to  meet with people in  the field.  All  of
last year's student volunteers in San Francisco rated  their
experiences as  worthwhile,  and  this year  looks  just  as
promising.  I hope to hear from you.

Here is how to find me:
	Gary Perlman
	School of Information Technology
	Wang Institute of Graduate Studies
	Tyngsboro, MA 01879 USA
	(617) 649-9731
	UUCP:  decvax!wanginst!perlman
	CSNET: perlman@wanginst
	ARPA:  perlman%wanginst@csnet-relay.arpa
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Gary Perlman  Wang Institute  Tyngsboro, MA 01879  (617) 649-9731
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