UI Events: Conferences, Workshops, and More

Updated: January 31, 2012

Upcoming Events 2012 | Past Events 2012 | Upcoming Events 2013

Here we list upcoming and past events for 2012 in the areas of user interface design (including usability, user experience, ...), visual design, and information design. We also provide a brief outlook on 2013.

Note: The dates for submission deadlines and early bird registration were taken from the respective Websites. They are provided here for your convenience but we cannot assure their correctness. Please check the sites for up-to-date information.

Go Further HCI events can be found in the Calendar of Bay Area HCI Events, on the SIGGHI events page, and in the calender of conferences/events of interaction-design.org • For further graphic design events check also the event lists of Icograda or Netdiver.

 

2012

Upcoming Events (In Progress)

Title of Event
Date
Location
Description
Deadlines,  Registration
ACHI 2012 January 30-February 4, 2012 Valencia, Spain The Fifth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2012)

Submission deadlines:

  • Submission (full paper): Sep 20, 2011
  • Notification: Oct 23, 2011
  • Registration: Nov 7, 2011
  • Camera ready: Nov 7, 2011
Interaction 12 (IxDA 2012) February 1-4, 2012 Dublin, Ireland Interaction is the annual conference of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), a global network of over 25,000 members worldwide.
(From Website)

Submission deadlines:

  • Juli 31, 2011 (papers etc.)
CSCW 2012 February 11-15, 2012 Seattle, WA, USA CSCW is a premier venue for presenting research in the design and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, and communities. CSCW encompasses both the technical and social challenges encountered when supporting collaboration.
(From Website)
  • Title and Abstract: May 27, 2011
  • First version: Jun 3, 2011
  • Revisions: Aug 29, 2011
  • For further details see the Website
International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) February 14-17, 2012 Lisbon, Portugal

IUI is the annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces community and serves as the principal international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces.
(From Website)

Submission deadlines:

  • Oct 21, 2011 (papers)
  • Nov 15, 2011 (demos)
TEI 2012 - Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference February 19-22, 2012 Kingston, ON Canada

TEI 2012 is the sixth international conference dedicated to presenting the latest results in tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction. The work presented at TEI addresses HCI issues, design, interactive art, user experience, tools and technologies, with a strong focus on how computing can bridge atoms and bits into cohesive interactive systems. The intimate size of this single-track conference provides a unique forum for exchanging ideas and presenting innovative work through talks, interactive exhibits, demos, hands-on studios, posters, art installations and performances.
(From Website, adapted)

Submission deadlines:

  • Sep 1, 2011 (papers and studio)
  • Nov 1, 2011 (others)
Minimalism Workshop February 19-22, 2012 Frankfurt, Germany Minimalism: Creating Information People Really Need – A JoAnn Hackos Workshop n.a.
Minimalism Workshop March 6-7, 2012 Natick, MA, USA Minimalism: Creating Information People Really Need – A JoAnn Hackos Workshop n.a.
IADIS International Conference e-Society 2012 March 10-13, 2012 Berlin, Germany The IADIS e-Society 2012 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. This conference covers both the technical as well as the non-technical aspects of the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are eSociety and Digital Divide, eBusiness / eCommerce, eLearning, New Media and E-Society, Digital Services in eESociety, eGovernment /eGovernance, eHealth, Information Systems, and Information Management. These broad areas are divided into more detailed areas (see below). However innovative contributes that don't fit into these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to conference attendees.
(From e-mail)

Submission deadline:

  • Nov 28, 2011
IA Summit 2012 March 21-25, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA The Information Architecture Summit is the premier gathering place for information architects and other user experience professionals. It’s grown from a special interest group’s efforts to define an emerging field, to a rich and expanding community of practice, shaping and informing multiple disciplines.
(form interaction-design.org)

Submission deadlines:

  • Sep 16, 2011 - Ja 15, 2012 (posters)
Minimalism Workshop March 27-28, 2012 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Minimalism: Creating Information People Really Need – A JoAnn Hackos Workshop n.a.
WWW 2012 April 16-20, 2012 Lyon, France

The World Wide Web Conference is the global event that brings together key researchers, innovators, decision-makers, technologists, businesses, and standards bodies working to shape the Web. Organized by IW3C2 since 1994, the WWW conference is the annual opportunity for the International community to discuss and debate the evolution of the Web.
(form interaction-design.org)

Submission deadlines:

  • Nov 1, 2011 (abstracts)
  • Nov 7, 2011 (full papers)
UX Immersion Conference 2012 April 23-25 Portland, OR, USA

You're about to see a project we've been working on for several months. A brand new conference bringing the newest, most critical thinking around two separate and important topics: mobile design and the Agile process.
These experts will dive deep and get to the nitty-gritty details that will make you a stronger and more valuable UX Pro.
(from announcement, adapted)

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Content Management Strategies/DITA North America April 23-25 La Jolla, CA, USA

Three tracks are planned for the 2012 Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference: management, technical, and authoring. Please indicate to which track you believe your presentation belongs.
The conference is directed towards managers and information developers who are working on single-sourcing projects, developing content-management systems, or moving content towards XML. Our attendees are at various levels of experience with content reuse.
(from Website, adapted)

 Call for speakers extended to Dec 20, 2011
CHI 2012 May 5-10, 2012 Austin, TX, USA The ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) is the premier international conference on human-computer interaction.  CHI 2012 focus on the centrality of experience – from the models, theories and practical insights we need to understand and design for user experience to the irreplaceable value of experiencing innovation in our field through hands-on interactivity.
(From Website)

Submission deadlines:

  • Sep 23, 2011 (papers and notes)
  • Sep 30, 2011 (courses)
  • Oct 7, 2011 (others)
  • Jan 13, 2012 (special submissions)
TestIstanbul 2012 May 24-25, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey Benefits of TestIstanbul 2012:
  • Unique theme, "Test Automation For a Better, Faster Software", which brings testers, business analysts, developers all together from all over the world
  • Gain insight about the market conditions and dynamics of EMEA region, the fastest growing region of the world
    (From Website, adapted)

Submission deadlines:

  • Dec 15, 2011 (abstract papers)
  • Jan 20, 2012 (notification of acceptance)
MWUX 12 May 31 - June 2, 2011 Columbus, OH, USA MidwestUX 12 is just over the horizon (Website to be updated)
(From Website) 		n.a.
UPA International 2012 June 4-8, 2012 Henderson, NV, USA The UPA 2012 International Conference will explore all the opportunities usability professionals have to be leaders that shape not just human experiences, but also the business and technology world. Themes of influence, power, authority, and initiative will be prevalent as we develop strategies for encouraging Leadership in our field.
(from Ebsite, adapted)

Submission deadlines :

  • Oct 24, 2011
DIS 2012 June 11-15, 2012 (workshops 11-12, main conference 13-15) Newcastle, UK The ACM DIS conference on Designing Interactive Systems is the premier, international arena where designers, artists, psychologists, user experience researchers, systems engineers and many more come together to debate and shape the future of interactive systems design and practice. At DIS 2012 we will turn our focus to what happens when our interactive systems are used "in the wild". Join us to discuss the opportunities, issues and challenges of interactive systems when they are placed in the lived, everyday experiences of people, institutions and practices.
(From Website)
  • Full and short paper submission deadline: Jan 20, 2012

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IHCI 2012 July 21-23 Lisbon Portugal

The IADIS Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI) 2012 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within Interface Culture and Design with a particular emphasis on the affective aspects of design, development and implementation of interfaces and the generational implications for design of human and technology interaction. This conference aims to explore and discuss innovative studies of technology and its application in interfaces and welcomes research in progress, case studies, practical demonstrations and workshops in addition to the traditional submission categories.
(From conference announcement)

Submission deadlines:

  • January 23, 2012 (submissions)
  • March 26, 2012 (final version)
AHFE 2012 July 21-25 San Francisco, CA, USA The objective of the 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012 is to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of scientific information on theoretical, generic, and applied areas of ergonomics, including, physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics, social and organizational ergonomics, cross-cultural aspects of decision making, ergonomics modeling and usability evaluation, human digital modeling, healthcare and special populations, safety and ergonomics in manufacturing, human factors in transportation, affective and pleasurable design, and human side of service engineering.
(From Website, adapted)

Submission deadlines for abstract receipt:

  • Papers: Nov 15, 2011
  • Posters/Demos: Apr 15, 2012
  • SIGs: Nov 15, 2011
  • Tutorials: Nov 15, 2011
PDC 2012 August 12-16, 2012 Roskilde, Denmark

Join us in Roskilde, Denmark in 2012 to celebrate the 12th biennial Participatory Design Conference (PDC), which has the conference theme "Embracing New Territories of Participation".
With firm roots in the original Participatory Design focus on involving people in the introduction of technology into their work, the theme of the next PDC conference invites us to explore traditional fields of participatory design as well as emerging areas, field, arenas and forms of participation.
(From Website, adapted)

Submission deadlines:

  • Feb 3, 2012 (submissions)
  • Jun 1, 2012 (final version)
Mensch & Computer 2012 September 9-12, 2012 Konstanz, Germany

Die Fachtagung „Mensch & Computer 2012“ in Konstanz nimmt die technologischen Entwicklungen der ltzten Jahre zum Anlass, um unter dem Motto "interaktiv informiert – allgegenwärtig & allumfassend!?" Beiträge von Forschern der Fachdisziplin "Mensch-Computer-Interaktion" zur Entwicklung von neuen Interaktionskonzepten vorzustellen und kritisch zu diskutieren.
(From Website, adapted)

Submission deadlines:

  • Papers (long, short): Mar 18, 2012
  • Posters: Mar 18, 2012
  • Workshops and tutorials: Jun 17, 2012
NordiCHI 2012 October 14-17, 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark

NordiCHI is: (1) The main Nordic forum for human-computer interaction research, with the conference proceedings published by ACM. (2) A meeting place for people from a broad range of traditions and communities, concerned with humans in a world empowered by computer technologies. (3) Biannual, having previously been held in Stockholm (2000), Århus (2002), Tampere (2004), Oslo (2006), Lund (2008), Reykjavik (2010).
NordiCHI 2012 hat the motto: Making sense through design
(From Website, adapted)

Submission deadlines:

  • April 30, 2012 (full & short papers)
  • May 25, 2012 (workshop proposal/tutorials)
  • August 10, 2012 (Doctoral Consortium)
  • July 13, 2012 (Posters, demos, miscellaneous)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting October 22-26, 2012 Boston, MA, USA

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting is the annual conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

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Past Events

In preparation

 

2013

Upcoming Events

Title of Event
Date
Location
Description
Deadlines,  Registration
HCII 2013 July 21-26, 2013 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (will include DUXU 2013)

Deadlines for abstract receipt

  • Papers: Oct 12, 2012
  • Posters: Feb 1, 2013
  • Tutorials: Oct 12, 2012

 

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