para.chi.paris'24

16–17 May 2024 | Paris, France | in-person

We invite HCI researchers working in France and neighboring countries to join us for a two-day mini-conference around CHI'24 as part of the para.chi initiative. Our goal is to create a space to discuss the latest works accepted in CHI, to foster new ideas and future collaborations, and to explore the future of hybrid conferences. Our program will include CHI’24 keynotes, presentations of accepted CHI papers from researchers attending the mini-conference, and discussions on a variety of topics. The event will be in person at the Inria Paris research Center. The default language of this event is English.

Some of the motivations for participating in this event include: the #whychi movement and the geopolitical implications of holding the conference in Hawaii, the desire to reduce the carbon footprint of air travel and scientific conferences, and the interest in supporting stronger local interactions.

Registration

The event is free. We will provide snacks for the breaks but lunch will not be provided.

Registration is now closed.

Program

Day 1 – Thursday 16 May 2024

09:30–10:00 Welcome coffee

10:00–10:30 Mini-conference opening - Room Flajolet

10:30–12:15 Paper session 1 - Room Flajolet

12:15–14:15 Lunch break

14:15–15:45 Paper screening & discussion session - Room Flajolet, Grace Hooper, Alan Turing

15:45–16:15 Break

16:15–17:45 CHI opening keynote: Rematerializing AI (Kate Crawford) - Room Flajolet

CHI panel: Creating an equitable CHI - What does it mean to be an ally? - Room Grace Hooper

From 18:00 Social event at Ground Control close to Gare de Lyon.

Day 2 – Friday 17 May 2024

08:15–8:45 Welcome coffee

08:45–10:15 Paper screening & discussion - Room Jacques Louis Lions 1
CHI panel: Improving Advising Relationships Between PhD Students and Faculty in HCI - Room Jacques Louis Lions 2

10:15–10:45 Break

10:45–12:15 Paper session 2 - Room Jacques Louis Lions 2

12:15–14:15 Lunch break

14:15–15:45 Round table on conference hub formats - Room Jacques Louis Lions 2

15:45–16:15 Break

16:15–17:45 CHI closing keynote : Modeling the Hawaiian Islands as a Socioecological Microcosm of the World -- WHAT IF... (Samuel Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon) - Room Jacques Louis Lions 2

CHI panel: HCI and AI in Industry: Current and Future - Room Jacques Louis Lions 1

Paper presentation sessions

These sessions propose first authors or co-authors of papers accepted at CHI'24 to present their work. Following the CHI format, each presenter will have 10 to 15 minutes for their presentation, followed by a 15 minutes Q&A with the audience. Below are the list of authors that already proposed to present their work.

Paper session 1 (Thu): Room Flajolet

Paper session 2 (Fri): Room Jacques Louis Lions 1

Paper screening & discussion

We will screen papers in different rooms and give the opportunities to participants to discuss them after the screening.

Paper screening & discussion 1 (Thu):

Room Flajolet: Visualization

Room Grace Hopper: XR

Room Alan Turing: Sustainability

Paper screening & discussion 2 (Fri):

Room Jacques Louis Lions 1: AI

Room Jacques Louis Lions 2: CHI panel - Improving Advising Relationships Between PhD Students and Faculty in HCI

Venue

para.chi.paris will take place at the Inria Paris research center, in the 12th arrondissement, 2 rue Simone IFF.

The social event will take place at Ground Control, 81 rue du Charolais (5 min walk).

We do not provide lunch. Participants will eat outside, for instance, at the Ground Control. For students, there is also a crous restaurant at a 20min walk: 8 Av. de Saint-Mandé, 75012 Paris

The closest metro stations are:

Montgallet (line 8, North-East, 7 min walk, last metro at 00:45)
Dugommier (lines 6 and 8, South-East, 8 min walk, last metro at 00:45)
Gare de Lyon (lines 1 and 14, RER A and D, North-West, 13 min walk).

You may use an application such as Citymapper (Android, iPhone) to plan your trips inside Paris. Be sure to check for planned maintenance on your lines before traveling.

Metro/RER/bus/tram Ticket t+ may be bought in any station at 2.15€ each. Please note that once validated you may commute inside the metro/RER network or tram/bus network at will, but you may not commute between the two networks (e.g. taking the metro then switching to tram).