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CHCI Community Events


Community engagement is critical to the health of our Center, offering opportunities for faculty and students to discover new research opportunities, build relationships, and learn from one another as well as from colleagues outside the Center. Throughout the academic year, the Center hosts a series of social events, guest speakers, workshops on a variety of topics, lab and studio open houses, and a weekly Hack ‘n Yak.

Leadership: Todd Ogle, Associate Director for Community Engagement

CHCI will host an HCI Speaker Series (one speaker per semester) beginning in Fall 2023.  The Center will distribute an open call to CHCI members for speaker nominations at the outset of each semester. Please see here for more details.

CHCI Community Events Fall 2023


  • Hack ‘n’ Yak (with donuts!)
    • A good way for students to meet others, chat, hang out and get some work done. Faculty members are welcome to join and interact with students and other faculty while holding office hours, working, and chatting. Informal talks or presentations are held 2:30 - 3 pm. 
    • Every Friday 2-5 pm
    • Location: Gilbert Place, Room 2124
  • CHCI Kick Off Meeting and Open House
    • Friday, September 22 
    • 3-5 pm
    • Gilbert Place (220 Gilbert Street) Room 3001 and lab areas
  • ICAT Playdate: Friday, October 13, 2023
    • Eugenia Rho and Angela Scarpa-Friedman
    • Title: ​​Empathy-Driven Interactive Human-AI System
    • 8:30-9:30 am (talk begins at 9 am)
    • LLC Building, Community Assembly, 185 Kent St (near VT bookstore)
  • Guest Speaker: TBD
    • Date, time: TBD 
    • Location: TBD
  • Social gathering
    • Date and time: TBD 
    • Location: TBD
  • Hack ‘n’ Yak (with donuts!)
    • A good way for students to meet others, chat, hang out and get some work done. Faculty members are welcome to join and interact with students and other faculty while holding office hours, working, and chatting. Informal talks or presentations are held 2:30 - 3 pm.
    • Every Friday 2-5 pm
    • CID LLC , 185 Kent St (Room 104)
  • VT Gaming and Media Effects Research (G.A.M.E.R) Laboratory Tour:
    • Friday, Jan 27, 11am - noon
    • Location: Media Building, Room 105
  • ICAT Playdate: Friday, March 31, 2023
    • Doug Bowman and Sang Won Lee: Big Ideas in HCI
    • 8:30-9:30 am (talk begins at 9 am)
    • Living-Learning Community, 185 Kent St (Community Assembly)
  • Gilbert Street Tour
    • April (Date and Time TBD)
  • CHCI Center Wide Meeting
    • April 21  2:00 - 3:00
    • LLC, Room 104, 185 Kent Street
  • CHCI Student Research Symposium
    • Host: CHCI Student Council
    • April 21 3pm - 4:30pm
    • LLC, Community Assembly (Main Lobby Area)

Calendar


Zoom links for these events are available by subscribing to the CHCI calendar. To request a calendar subscription, please email Andrea Kavanaugh.