CHI PLAY Steering Committee

The CHI PLAY Steering Committee maintains general oversight of the annual conference, ensuring that CHI PLAY remains the premier international venue for researchers and practitioners interested in player-computer interaction. 

The steering committee is mainly engaged in the following activities: 

  • Defining and shaping CHI PLAY’s direction, by determining the overall strategy and vision for the conference series; 
  • Developing guidelines for the conference series and documenting their development
  • Selecting and confirming conference locations and dates, and appointment of the General Chairs;
  • Providing advice to the current and future chairs of the CHI PLAY conference series; assisting the General Chairs in decision-making processes such as conference operations and finances, approving rollover conference chairs (e.g., Technical Program Chairs and Papers Chairs), and assisting in the selection of other program committee members for the upcoming conference, ensuring a focus on diversity and inclusivity.
  • Organizing the town hall meeting at the CHI PLAY conference to gather feedback from the wider community

Current Members and Roles

  • Vero Vanden Abeele – KU Leuven, Belgium, Chair
  • Guenter Wallner – Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria, Vice-Chair
  • Max Birk – TU Eindhoven, the Netherlands, External Relations Director
  • Stephan Greuter – Deakin University, Australia, Data Director
  • Julian Frommel – Universiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands, Online Communities Director
  • Kathrin Gerling – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, TAPS
  • Phoebe Toups Dugas – Monash University, Australia, Liaisons Officer
  • Guo Freeman – Clemson University, USA
  • Scott Bateman – University of New Brunswick, Canada
  • Jo Iacovides – University of York, United Kingdom

Honorary members

  • Perttu Hamalainen
  • Ben Schouten
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Paul Cairns
  • Anna Cox
  • Lennart Nacke 
  • Peta Wyeth 
  • Floyd Mueller
  • Regan Mandryk
  • Nick Graham
  • Regina Bernhaupt

Becoming part of the steering committee?

The CHI PLAY steering committee is volunteer-led. The SC invites future members by choosing among the general chairs, technical program chairs, and papers chairs of the CHI PLAY conference series, or members of the CHI PLAY organizing committee who show a high and long-standing commitment to the conference series. The  CHI PLAY steering committee meets six times per year and discusses topics related to the aforementioned activities. Members are expected to serve for three years.  More specific roles are appointed by voting, for two years. 

If you have a longstanding relationship with the CHI PLAY conference series and are interested in taking up a position on the Steering Committee, please make this known by contacting the Steering Committee Chair.

Important Dates:

(all times are 23:59 AoE)

Attendance

September 10th, 2023Early Bird Registration
From September 11th, 2023Regular Registration

Full Papers (Journal Articles)

February 21st, 2023Submission deadline
April 21st, 2023First-round notification
June 2nd, 2023Revisions due
July 7th, 2023Final notifications given
August 10th, 2023Camera-ready deadline
August 10th, 2023Video Presentation deadline

Work in Progress

June 22nd, 2023Submission deadline
August 3rd, 2023Notification
August 24th, 2023Camera-ready deadline

Perspectives on Play

June 22nd, 2023Submission deadline
August 3rd, 2023Notification
August 24th, 2023Camera-ready deadline

Student Game Design Competition

June 22nd, 2023Submission deadline
August 3rd, 2023Notification
August 24th, 2023Camera-ready deadline

Interactivity Track

June 22nd, 2023Submission deadline
August 3rd, 2023Notification
August 24th, 2023Camera-ready deadline

Connections Track

June 22nd, 2023Submission deadline
August 3rd, 2023Notification
August 24th, 2023Camera-ready deadline

Doctoral Consortium

June 22nd, 2023Submission deadline
August 3rd, 2023Notification
August 31st, 2023Revised video deadline

Student Volunteer

August 6th, 2023Application deadline
August 11th, 2023Notification

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