Press Information
Conference Preview
For a quick overview of what CHI 2010 provides, please visit the Conference Preview.
Registration Instructions
Deadline for Advance Press Registration: TBD
All members of the press who do not registered in advance must register at CHI 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Please review the press qualifications to determine if you qualify for press registration. You must submit all documentation, as specified on this page and on the press accreditation form.
Please Note: Even if you have qualified for a CHI press badge in the past, you must re-qualify for CHI 2010.
Press Badge Privileges
Press badge holders are entitled to admission to all activities except Hospitality Receptions.
Press Coordinator and Publicity Chairs
Press Coordinator
Rosemary Stevens, Ace Public Relations
Contact: acepublicrelations@gmail.com
Publicity Chairs
Renata Le Dantec, Georgia Institute of Technology
Eben M. Haber, IBM Research
Jhilmil Jain, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Contact: publicity@chi2010.org
Press Credentials
Those requesting press registration must be currently employed by a publication or news organization. Each organization is limited to two press representatives, except college publications, which are limited to one. Account representatives, sales executives, book authors, and engineers do not meet the criteria for press registration. You must fall under one of the following to receive media registration:
Newspapers/Magazines/Wire Services/Business and Trade Publications
Reporters and editors from magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and wire services must provide a business card and a current masthead that includes their name. Contributing editors and reporters must verify they have been retained to cover CHI 2010 by presenting an original letter of assignment.
Television and Radio
Broadcast reporters and producers from news organizations must provide a business card and an original letter of assignment.
Analysts
Analysts must provide a business card from a recognized analyst firm and one bylined article from the past six months.
Freelance Writers
Freelance writers must provide at least one bylined article published within the last six months and must verify they have been retained to cover CHI 2010 by presenting an original letter of assignment. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media registration.
Online Publications
Reporters from online publications must provide a business card and at least two bylined articles printed from their web site. The site must contain editorial content and cover human-computer interaction. Personal web pages and blogs will not be accepted.
University Publications
University publication reporters must provide at least two bylined articles published within the last six months and must verify they have been retained to cover CHI 2010 by presenting an original letter of assignment from the university. University publications are limited to one media representative.
