The Executive Committee will be holding a series of biweekly coffee hours in preparation for the next SIGCHI Futures Summit. We will target SIGCHI conference-relevant topics, such as:

• Separating Publication from Presentation: Interactive Health 26 as a Case Study

• Understanding ACM/SIGCHI Policies in this Age of AI

• Conference Budgets 101

• Sustainability Best Practices: UIST 25 as a Case Study

• Accessibility Best Practices: CHI and AccessSIGCHI

• Journals and Conferences: Different Models Across SIGCHI

• Open Access: How it’s Going

• SIGCHI Spend on Conferences

The first coffee hour will take place on Friday, July 24, at 15:00-16:00 CEST. The event is open to representatives of our 30 conferences and aspiring conference leaders and community members who would like to participate.

Zoom link is available on the event page: https://sigchi.org/events/sigchi-conferences-coffee-hours-1.

We invite you to read the following message from CHI Steering Committee members Heloisa Candello and Julie Williamson, who lead site selection for the conference series:

Where should CHI go next? We want to hear from you!

As part of the Site Selection team of the CHI Steering Committee, we are opening a call for suggestions of cities and venues to host the ACM CHI Conference in 2030 and 2031. CHI is SIGCHI’s flagship event, and choosing where it takes place is a decision that affects the community at large — accessibility, affordability, visa processes, sustainability, and the opportunity to engage local and regional HCI communities around the world.

We invite all SIGCHI members to share their suggestions through this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SV786R3

When suggesting a location, it helps to consider aspects such as:

• Venue capacity for a large conference (4,000+ attendees) and nearby hotel availability.

• International accessibility (flight connections and visa accessibility for a global community).

• Affordability for attendees, especially students and participants from underrepresented regions.

• Local HCI community and potential for regional engagement.

• Safety and inclusiveness for all.

You are welcome to suggest more than one location, and no suggestion is too early — site selection happens years in advance, so your input now shapes CHI's future editions.

The survey takes only a few minutes, and we would love to receive your responses by August 15, 2026. Thank you for helping us bring CHI to places that reflect the diversity and reach of our community!

The Executive Committee will be holding a SIGCHI town hall on July 2, 1pm UTC. On the agenda are:

• Our post-CHI conference survey results, shared by Caroline Appert (CHI Steering Committee Data Director)

• Updates on conference futures, including a discussion of conference formats, and planning for the SIGCHI Futures Summit later this year

• Other miscellaneous updates re: the new CHI Steering Committee, awards, cross-SIG activities, etc.

• General Q&A

Zoom link is available on the event page: https://sigchi.org/events/sigchi-town-hall-july-2026/