Vol.37 No.2, May 2005

Reflections on CHI 2005

Marla Nordt reflects on the CHI 2005 experience.

On Communication -- Welcome to the SIGCHI EC Blog

An EC Blog has been developed to facilitate direct and immediate communication between the Executive Committee and SIGCHI community.

Minutes from Breakout Session Reports

From the SIGCHI Executive Committee Meeting held January 15, 2005 in Portland, OR

Minutes From Discussion About Local Chapters

From the SIGCHI Executive Committee Meeting held January 15, 2005 in Portland, OR

Minutes from Discussion About Publications

From the SIGCHI Executive Committee Meeting held January 15, 2005 in Portland, OR

Minutes from the EC's Discussion on Volunteers

From the SIGCHI Executive Committee Meeting held January 15, 2005 in Portland, OR

A Review of Human Memory

The limitations of human memory have been studied extensively at the individual level in the field of cognitive psychology, and memory phenomena at the group level have recently received attention in the field of CSCW in the context of groupware applications. There is clearly a need for CSCW researchers and developers to have an understanding of the limitations of human memory, but what resources should one use to develop the requisite background in this area? This review addresses this question by examining a recent textbook in cognitive psychology, Human Memory: An Introduction to Research, Data, and Theory (2nd Edition) by Ian Neath and Aimee Surprenant.

Review of Mixing Methods in Psychology

This collection of 12 essays attempts to justify the relevance of qualitative methods in psychological research, and to give theoretical arguments and practical advice on the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. As with most edited books, some chapters are more illuminating and helpful than others. We highly recommend this book as an important step in the advancement of psychological methodology; we also believe this book to be of great import to the HCI community, and will focus on those chapters we believe to be of high quality and particular relevance to HCI.

Bonnie John Elected to CHI Academy

 

Don Patterson Receives CHI Lifetime Service Award

 

Gary Perlman Receives CHI Lifetime Service Award

 

Gregg Vanderheiden Receives CHI Social Impact Award

 

John Gould Elected to CHI Academy

 

John Morris Receives CHI Lifetime Service Award

 

Marilyn Tremaine Receives CHI Lifetime Service Award

 

Ron Baecker Elected to CHI Academy

 

Sarah Bly Receives CHI Lifetime Service Award

 

Susan Dumais Elected to CHI Academy

 

Saul Greenberg Elected to CHI Academy

 

Tom Landauer Receives CHI Lifetime Achievement Award