AIS SIGHCI is the Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction that is affiliated with the Association for Information Systems (AIS). Ping Zhang and Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah prepared a proposal that was approved by the AIS council in Spring 2001. SIGHCI then became one of the first six officially sanctioned SIGs announced in ISWORLD in July 2001.

The behavioral, cognitive, motivational, and affective aspects of human/technology interaction User task analysis and modeling; fit between navigation scheme and task types Digital documents/genres and human information seeking behavior User interface design and evaluations for B2B, B2C, and C2C E-Commerce E-marketplace and supply chain management M-commerce Group collaboration Negotiation and auctions Enterprise systems Intranets Extranets Integrated and/or innovative approaches, guidelines, and standards for analysis, design, and development of interactive devices and systems, Design of computer interfaces for single-user or collaborative decision support, including design of standard computer interfaces, as well as design for small-screen mobile devices and pervasive computing Development and applications of multi-dimensional information visualizations Usability engineering; metrics and methods for user interface assessment and evaluation Usability studies for end-user computing in work or non-work environment, especially in the Internet era Information technology acceptance and diffusion issues from cognitive, motivational, cultural, and user interface design perspectives The impact of interfaces/information technology on attitudes, behavior, performance, perception, and productivity Issues in software learning and training, including perceptual, cognitive, and motivational aspects of learning Gender and technology Issues related to the elderly, the young, and special needs populations Issues in teaching HCI courses Other human factors issues related to HCI

Governance and Officers

At the initial stage of establishment, AIS SIGHCI is governed by the chair and executive vice chair with the assistance of the other officers, under the supervision of the advisory board. This will continue until the bylaws are effective.

For a list of advisors and officers, go to SIGHCI's officer page at sig_officers

To become an official member of the SIG, you will need to join the Association for Information Systems (AIS) ($95/$60 per year for academic/student), and then join SIGHCI.

The cost for joining the SIGHCI is $10 per year. To check your AIS SIG memberships or to join SIGHCI, please go to http://www.aisnet.org/memfunct/sigMemberships.aspx.

AIS members from non-rich countries and all Ph.D. students can join SIGHCI for free. This discount applies to all PhD students and only to AIS members who permanently reside in countries NOT on the "high income" list of the World Bank. If you are an AIS member from a non-rich country or a Ph.D. student, please complete the membership form and email the form to Susan Lippert, VP of Membership, so she can process your membership.

If you have any questions regarding joining SIGHCI or your current membership, please contact our VP for Membership, Susan Lippert.

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Each sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the policy and conditions that are similar to those of the ISWorld LISTSERV and can be found at the AIS SIGHCI Listserv page.

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Member Directory

Look for other SIGHCI members in SIGHCI Member Directory.

SIG Newsletters

Access existing newsletters online: SIGHCI Newsletters
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SIG Ad Hoc News
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SIG Photo Gallery

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AIS SIGHCI has sponsored various conferences and workshops to promote research related to HCI. For more information on the past conferences and workshop, please visit the conferences page at http://sigs.aisnet.org/sighci/conferences.html.

SIGHCI Research Resources site
SIGHCI Teaching Resources site