CHI 2026 Schedule at a Glance

This year we have a full Monday through Friday program. Check out the Schedule at a Glance! Continue reading

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Finalizing Your Poster’s Track Submission

Some important last minute guidance to finalizing your Posters Track Submission. Continue reading

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Special Recognition for Sustainable Practices

The CHI’26 sustainability committee is excited to announce the return of the Special Recognition for papers that take exceptional measures toward sustainable research practices. This initiative aims to draw attention to sustainable research and celebrate authors’ dedication to sustainability. This honor is open to any project that has taken steps to be more sustainable, not […]

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Insights Into Submitting Authors of the Papers Track

By Sven Mayer and Guo Freeman Traditionally, we only learn about the many authors who get their CHI submissions accepted and published. However, this does not provide a comprehensive understanding of the global HCI community and our ongoing efforts to advance HCI research. Therefore, we believe that examining who submits to CHI is extremely valuable […]

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Insights Into the Papers Track (Assisted) Desk Rejections

By Sven Mayer, Guo Freeman, and Cristina Zaga. In our previous blog post, we shared details about the papers track first round outcomes, where Desk Reject (DR) and Assisted Desk Reject (ADR) decisions were presented together with X1 (rejected after the first round review) as rejections. In this blog post, we provide further statistics about […]

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Insights Into the Papers Track First Round Outcomes

By Sven Mayer, Guo Freeman, and Cristina Zaga. As the resubmission phase at CHI 2026 has wrapped up, we wrote this blog post to provide insights into the papers track first round outcomes, including: how many papers were submitted to CHI 2026 and how many papers were entered into the second round of reviewing in […]

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CHI 2026 Call for Interactive Demos

Get ready to bring your prototypes, performances, and products to life! CHI invites students, researchers, designers, artists, technologists, and practitioners to be part of the Interactive Demos track, a vibrant space where research meets real-world interaction. This is your opportunity to move beyond the written word and let people touch, try, feel, and experience your […]

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CHI 2026 Registration is Open!

We are thrilled to announce that registration for CHI 2026 is officially open!! We are delighted to invite you to join us at the premier conference in Human-Computer Interaction on April 13 through the 17th. Whether you are a long-time contributor or attending CHI for the first time, we look forward to welcoming you to […]

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Calling for Jurors and Mentors for the Reimagined CHI 2026 Student Mentoring Program  

As we explained in a previous blog post, CHI 2026 will witness an exciting evolution in student support. For the upcoming conference in Barcelona, Spain (April 13-17, 2026), the conference General and Technical Program Chairs have reimagined the traditional Doctoral Consortium as a broader Student Mentoring Program. The aim is to make mentorship and peer […]

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Announcing: The CHI 2026 Student Mentoring Program Submission Forms Are Live!

We are delighted to announce that the submission for the CHI 2026 Student Mentoring Program (SMP) is now live! Whether you’re just starting your research journey or you’re several years into your PhD, the Student Mentoring Program offers an exciting new format for mentorship, networking, and community building in HCI. As co-chairs of the program, […]

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