Thank you so much, those who shared your thoughts in remembrance of Vicki. You can find them in our post here: https://medium.com/sigchi/in-memoriam-vicki-l-hanson-610bfb406dec

Please note that Vicki’s family is hosting a virtual Celebration of Life for Vicki Hanson event on February 21st at 11:00EST. If you'd like to attend, please email sigchi-president@acm.org for the Zoom link. If you would like to also speak at the event, you can let Bran Knowles know at b.h.knowles1@lancaster.ac.uk.

It is with great sadness that we must inform you that our former CEO and President, Vicki L. Hanson, passed away on January 20. As no doubt many of you know, Vicki gave many, many years of service to our SIG, until she was elected ACM President in 2016. Then from 2018 to 2025, she served as ACM CEO, and no doubt touched every one of our lives, directly or indirectly.

As we remember Vicki and grieve her loss, we invite members of our community—you all—to share a few words of remembrance or condolence. If you feel moved to do so, please send a short message, reflection, or memory of Vicki to sigchi-president@acm.org. We will compile these messages into a community blog post to honor Vicki and reflect the many ways in which her contributions shaped our community. There is no expectation to share—only an open invitation. We are grateful for any care, kindness, and support you would like to extend at this time, in remembrance of Vicki.

We’re very, very excited to share that CHI 2028 will be in South Africa and the CHI Steering Committee has put forth an open call for the General Chairs and Technical Program Chairs of CHI 2028 (and beyond).

They especially welcome volunteer leaders with experience in cultivating participation from the Global South and South Africa in particular. If this is you, or if you would like to nominate a colleague, please respond to the call by February 16, 2026.

You can find the complete open call on the CHI Steering Committee website for more detail about each role.