CHI 2013 Awards
| HERO SPONSOR EXHIBITORS | ||
| Company/Organization | Booth | Description |
| JCDecaux | 20 | JCDecaux is the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide. Its success has always been based upon an ambitious research and development policy and a unique capacity for innovation. Through its culture, its business model and its indoor (transport hubs…) and outdoor (downtown streets, highways…) products, JCDecaux is exploring the new frontiers of digital and interactive advertising, in Europe (The M4 Torch in London, Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris…), Asia (Shanghai Airports, Changi Airport in Singapour…), North America (Chicago billboards…) or South America (Sao Paulo digital clocks). |
| CHAMPION SPONSOR EXHIBITORS | ||
| Company/Organization | Booth | Description |
| Bloomberg LP | 21, 22 | Bloomberg connects influential decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Our strength – quickly and accurately delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology – is at the core of everything we do. With over 15,000 employees in 192 locations, we deliver business and financial information, news and insight around the world. |
| eBay, Inc. | 17, 18, 19 | eBay Inc. is shaping the future of commerce by connecting people to their interests and creating opportunities that often transform their lives. It’s an extraordinary time to be a part of our UX community. Come by our booth to meet our UX team and find out how we’re helping to transform the world of commerce. |
| 25, 26 | Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin applied their research to an interesting problem and invented the world’s most popular search engine. The same spirit holds true at Google today. Googlers working on interesting problems in HCI are spending time at our exhibit. Come and talk to us! | |
| Inria | 17a | Established in 1967, Inria is the only French public research body fully dedicated to computational sciences. Combining computer sciences with mathematics, Inria’s researchers strive to invent the digital technologies of the future. Educated at leading international universities, they creatively integrate basic research with applied research and dedicate themselves to solving real problems, collaborating with the main players in public and private research in France and abroad and transferring the fruits of their work to innovative companies. Inria currently employs 3000 researchers and hosts over 1000 young researchers each year. |
| Microsoft | 30, 31, 32 | At Microsoft, we get UX! Through ground-breaking research and inspirational design, we’re radically transforming the user experience. Supporting CHI and valuing our UX disciplines is a big part of what we are all about. Our researchers and designers impact products that touch the lives of a billion global consumers. Stop by our booth to participate in a variety of demos and discussions on Windows 8, Xbox, Kinect, Office, and more. Learn about the great opportunities for shaping Human Computer Interaction at Microsoft. And pick up free swag, too! |
| Telecom ParisTech | 28 | At Télécom ParisTech we support innovation! The Telecom ParisTech incubator coaches and advises start-ups as part of its mission. Stop by and see two of our highlighted projects: « i’m in VR », a company providing immersive virtual reality (VR) applications and services. MiddleVR makes it easier for you, and ePawn’s tracking technology is revolutionary! You will be amazed to interact with virtual environments in real time via real-world objects. |
| CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR EXHIBITORS | ||
| Company/Organization | Booth | Description |
| 15 | No matter what part of Facebook you join, you’ll be building something big and new. We welcome pioneers. In fact, we insist on them. If you work for us, you will be able to make an immediate impact. We’re hiring Designers, Researchers, Content Strategists and Front End Engineers to help design Facebook and the next set of social experiences across the web. Come find our booth and learn more about the opportunities we have at Facebook. | |
| Yahoo! | 13 | Yahoo! Labs lead’s Yahoo!’s success through science, technology, and innovation thinking. We have an unmatched track record of ideas touching 700+ million users. Our work has yielded delightful experiences and tools for everyday life across the entire planet. We’ve never been so energetic and exciting with endless opportunities! Visit our booth, meet yahoos and see what we’re up to! We’re HIRING! |
| OTHER EXHIBITORS | ||
| Company/Organization | Booth | Description |
| Bentley University | 28a | Graduate study at Bentley University delivers expert preparation for what’s next: launching a career, advancing in your chosen field, breaking into a new industry. The Graduate School of Business at Bentley University combines distinctive programs, resources and experiences to maximize your return on investment. |
| Cambridge University Press | 18a | Cambridge University Press is a not-for-profit organization that advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide. It is an integral part of the University of Cambridge and for centuries has extended its research and teaching activities through a remarkable range of academic and educational books, journals, and examination papers. Come and visit our stand for 20% off all titles on display. |
| Core Assets Group / KDA LLC | 8 | KDA® is leading the way in bridging the gap between global care providers and modern technology. KDA® Online is a software program that translates the day to day life events of clients into developmental and clinical data. KDA® is simple and intuitive, user-led and supported by web-based portals and smartphone apps; it has applications across children’s, adult, obese and geriatric populations. |
| Elsevier | 11 | Elsevier publishes some 250,000 journal articles a year. In the field of computer science, we publish many high quality journals. This includes many key publications by the best minds in the field. Visit our booth to learn more about our new journal: Journal of Child-Computer Interaction and other HCI journals. Our publisher and journal editors will be available to answer any publishing questions and talk through the submission process. We look forward to meeting you. |
| EyeTracking, Inc. | 4 | EyeTracking, Inc. is the leading provider of eye tracking services, software and expertise. For over a decade we have been at the forefront of innovation in virtually every area of visual behavior and cognitive workload research. Visit our booth to learn about our software: EyeWorks for eye tracking, Quad Server for physiological sensor integration, Workload RT for cognitive workload measurement. |
| Interactive Minds Dresden GmbH | 9 | Interactive Minds offers a range of eye tracking systems from The EyeFollower 2 that provides automatic eye acquisition, binocular tracking, and 0.45-degree gazepoint tracking accuracy throughout 20x12x15 inch volume to the Eyegaze Edgeä Pack, an inexpensive plug-and-play system. All systems are available with optional state-of-the art NYAN analysis software. |
| MIT Press | 5 | The MIT Press publishes a distinguished list of scholarly books in core and innovative areas of human-computer interaction and related technology and design studies. A wide range of our new and backlist titles will be available to purchase at 30% discount. Doug Sery, Acquisitions Editor, will be available during the conference to talk to you. |
| Morgan & Claypool Publishers | 27 | Morgan & Claypool is publisher of the Synthesis digital library, including the HCI series edited by Jack Carroll. |
| MultiTaction by MultiTouch Ltd. | 14 | MultiTouch Ltd. is a leading developer of interactive display systems, based on proprietary software and hardware designs. MultiTouch displays are Full HD LCDs, stackable into any size table or wall and support multi-user environments. The products are designed for corporate information, retail, marketing, exhibitions, museums, hospitality, research & education, arts and other professional uses. |
| now publishers | 2 | Publishers of the highly acclaimed FOUNDATIONS AND TRENDS (FnT) journals, including FnT HCI, edited by Ben Bederson. Peer-reviewed surveys, reviews and tutorials. Visit our booth to browse the available titles and meet the publisher. |
| Oxford University Press | 3 | Oxford University Press is pleased to publish Interacting with Computers on behalf of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and Interaction, a specialist group from BCS. Read the latest content from this journal at www.iwc.oxfordjournals.org and look at our related books at www.oup.com |
| Samsung | 16 | Samsung’s philosophy is based on perpetual innovation and good corporate citizenship. Our practices have proven successful – we are one of the fastest growing companies in America, and an acknowledged leader in the digital convergence revolution. The Samsung User Experience Center and the San Francisco Bay Area Samsung UX Center America welcome you to CHI 2012 |
| SAP | 7 | As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. With over 197,000 customers in over 120 countries, the SAP Group includes subsidiaries in every major continent and employs over 63,000 people worldwide. Positions are available, come by our booth to see how you could join this dynamic team of user experience and design professionals. |
| SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH | 12 | For more than 20 years, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) has been a world leader in eye tracking systems. Measure visual attention in situations that require full mobility or a natural interaction of users with the SMI Eye Tracking Glasses. Efficiently quantify attention of users on screen-based materials such as web designs, software or video games with the SMI RED-m remote eye tracking device. |
| Smart Eye AB | 1 | SMART EYE develops, manufactures and markets ROBUST 3D Eye Tracking systems. SMART EYE PRO is our FLEXIBLE solution for any kind of environment, whereas our all new DR120 is our INTUITIVE and EASY TO USE solution for measurements on screens. The systems provide REAL-TIME 3D information on gaze direction, head position and angles, eyelid opening, pupil size and many more. Come and visit us! |
| Springer | 23, 24 | Come and browse key titles. Get 20% off print books and eBooks. Among our highlight publications are Orchestrating Human-Centred Design and Doing Design Ethnography and the new Journal of Interaction Science & Journal of Trust Management. Meet our Editors to discuss your publishing proposal. Ensure maximum readership for your work, too! Springer, your partner in publishing: springer.com/CHI |
| Taylor & Francis Group | 10 | Building on two centuries’ experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher. Operating from a network of 20 global offices, the Taylor & Francis Group publishes more than 1,500 journals and around 1,800 new books each year with a books backlist in excess of 20,000 specialist titles. |
| TEA – SEEING MACHINES | 6 | TEA specializes in measurement and analysis solutions. CAPTIV: an innovative data acquisition system for the synchronization and analysis of video, wireless sensors’ data, and eye tracking. Visit CAPTIV at www.teaergo.com. Developed by Seeing Machines, faceLAB represents the benchmark in flexible, non-contact, face, eyelid, and eye tracking – for objectively measuring human behavior. Visit faceLAB at www.seeingmachines.com. |
| Tobii Technology | 19a | Tobii provides eye tracking systems and software for a wide variety of research. Our eye trackers are used within the scientific community and in usability and market research, to analyze vision, human behavior, user experiences and consumer responses. www.tobii.com/en/eye-tracking- |
| UserZoom | 29 | UserZoom is the leading software platform for online UX research in the market. We offer an on-demand web-based solution, which empowers User Experience professionals to cost-effectively conduct and manage sophisticated online research projects (Remote usability testing on PC, mobile and tablets…) 50% percent of Fortune Magazine’s 50 most admired companies are already using our solution. |
