ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) is an annual conference for technical innovations in human–computer interfaces. UIST is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGGRAPH. By impact factor, it is the most impactful conference in the field of human–computer interaction.[1][2] Scott Hudson is the current chair of the UIST community, which organizes the UIST conference.
UIST 2014 was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 5–8 October 2014. UIST 2015 will be held in Charlotte, NC USA, 8-11 November 2015.
Overview
UIST is a highly selective conference, with an acceptance rate of 20.3% over the last five years.[3]
History
[4] Through 2013, UIST was well known for its intimate single-track format. UIST 2014 introduced a new dual-track format.
Past Conferences
Past[5] and future UIST conferences include:
| Year | City | Country | Program Chair | General Chair(s) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Patrick Baudisch, Albrecht Schmidt | ||
| 2017 | Quebec City | Canada | Chris Harrison, Jen Mankoff | Krzysztof Gajos | |
| 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | Jacob O. Wobbrock, Daniel Avrahami | Jun Rekimoto, Takeo Igarashi | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2016/ |
| 2015 | Charlotte, NC | US | Björn Hartmann, Tovi Grossman | Celine Latulipe | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2015/ |
| 2014 | Honolulu, HI | US | Mira Dontcheva, Daniel Wigdor | Hrvoje Benko | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2014/ |
| 2013 | St Andrews | UK | Ivan Poupyrev, Takeo Igarashi | Shahram Izadi, Aaron Quigley | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2013/ |
| 2012 | Cambridge, MA | US | Hrvoje Benko, Celine Latulipe | Rob Miller | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2012/ |
| 2011 | Santa Barbara, CA | US | Maneesh Agrawala, Scott Klemmer | Jeff Pierce | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2011/ |
| 2010 | New York City | US | Mary Czerwinski, Rob Miller | Ken Perlin | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2010/ |
| 2009 | Victoria, BC | Canada | François Guimbretière | Andrew D. Wilson | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2009/ |
| 2008 | Monterey, CA | US | Michel Beaudouin-Lafon | Steve Cousins | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2008/ |
| 2007 | Newport, RI | US | Ravin Balakrishnan | Chia Shen / Rob Jacob | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2007/ |
| 2006 | Montreux | Switzerland | Ken Hinckley | Pierre Wellner | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2006/ |
| 2005 | Seattle, WA | US | Dan Olsen | Patrick Baudisch / Mary Czerwinski | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2005/ |
| 2004 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | US | James Landay | Steve Feiner | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2004/ |
| 2003 | Vancouver, BC | Canada | Gregory Abowd / Blair MacIntyre | Joseph A. Konstan | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2003/ |
| 2002 | Paris | France | W. Keith Edwards | Michel Beaudouin-Lafon | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2002/ |
| 2001 | Orlando, FL | US | Beth Mynatt | Joe Marks | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2001/ |
| 2000 | San Diego, CA | US | Scott Hudson | Mark Ackerman / W. Keith Edwards | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2000/ |
| 1999 | Asheville, NC | US | Joe Marks | Brad Vander Zanden | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist1999/ |
| 1998 | San Francisco, CA | US | Rob Jacob | Elizabeth Mynatt | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist1998/ |
| 1997 | Banff, Alberta | Canada | Chris Schmandt | George Robertson | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist1997/ |
| 1996 | Seattle, WA | US | Marc Brown | David Kurlander | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist1996/ |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh, PA | US | George Robertson | Brad A. Myers | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist1995/ |
| 1994 | Marina del Rey, CA | US | Steve Feiner | Pedro Szekely | http://www.acm.org/uist/uist1994/ |
| 1993 | Atlanta, GA | US | Randy Pausch | Scott Hudson | |
| 1992 | Monterey, CA | US | Mark Green | Jock Mackinlay / Mark Green | |
| 1991 | Hilton Head, SC | US | Jock Mackinlay | James R. Rhyne | |
| 1990 | Snowbird, UT | US | Scott Hudson | Dan Olsen | |
| 1989 | Williamsburg, VA | US | Dan Olsen | John Sibert | |
| 1988 | Banff, Alberta | Canada | John Sibert | Mark Green |