AIS SIGHCI position paper

• Main Authors: GALLETTA, Dennis, ZHANG, Ping, NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: HCI; multidisciplinary; professional associations; special interest groups; publications; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/10056; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/11056/viewcontent/AIS_SIGHCI_position_paper_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The upcoming ACM SIGCHI Development Consortium is aimed at meeting the needs of multidisciplinary professionals that must choose among a variety of professional associations and their events. The position of AIS' (Association for Information Systems) SIGHCI is that the main problem lies in the deep chasms that separate the literatures of the related disciplines, and the solution is to provide an umbrella organization that enables a more organized federation of disciplines, groups, and associations. Problems identified include differences in terminology, competition for scarce resources, differences in how publications in various outlets are valued, and confusion about where should be the "home" for HCI/CHI majors. Suggestions include developing a framework for a federation, negotiating shared understandings about publication outlets, and coordinating information about meetings and other events.