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CHI 2007: I’m a Student Volunteer

Once again, I will be headed to the largest academic conference in human-computer interaction. My friend Brian Ashbaugh and I were both selected to be student volunteers at CHI 2007: Reach Beyond in San Jose, California. So, I will once again be packing my bags for the Bay Area for a week or so in late April/early May.

120 student volunteers were selected semi-randomly from a pool of more than 500 students studying HCI or a related field. Somehow, Brian was selected #1 in the process, and I was selected as #17.

congrats guys!!

Hey, do you know about the HCI Intl. conference next summer in Beijing, China?

I’ve applied already as a student volunteer… plus, It’d be brilliant to go to China!

The deadline is the 31st of Dec. The conference is in the summer…

http://www.hcii2007.org/

Ciao.

Hey Diego, thanks for the info–I have seen brochures about that conference. However, I don’t think I am going to apply to be a volunteer because I will have class during the summer, and the flight to China will take about a day (each way) from Boston. I know you are probably used to the travel times though

I am not ruling the conference out though, because I am looking for network opportunities in 2007, especially toward the end of 2007 when I finish my program at Bentley.