This conference series page currently lists all past CHI conferences. More information will be added in the near future.

Barcelona, Spain
Nuria Oliver, David A. Shamma – General Chairs
Heloisa Candello, Pablo Cesar, Pedro Lopes – Technical Program Chairs

2025: Ikigai (“sense of purpose”)
Yokohama, Japan
Naomi Yamashita, Vanessa Evers – General Chairs
Koji Yatani, Xianghua (Sharon) Ding – Technical Program Chairs

Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA
Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller, Penny Kyburz – General Chairs
Corina Sas, Julie Williamson – Technical Program Chairs

Hamburg, Germany
Albrecht Schmidt, Kaisa Väänänen – General Chairs
Tesh Goyal, Per Ola Kristensson, Anicia Peters– Technical Program Chairs

Hybrid: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and Online (due to Covid-19 pandemic)
Simone Barbosa, Cliff Lampe – General Chairs
Caroline Appert, David Ayman Shamma – Technical Program Chairs

2021: Making Waves, Combining Strengths
Yokohama, Japan (Virtual due to Covid-19 pandemic)
Yoshifumi Kitamura, Aaron Quigley – General Chairs
Takeo Igarashi, Katherine Isbister – Technical Program Chairs

2020 (cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic)
Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA
Regina Bernhaupt, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller – General Chairs
Andy Cockburn, Joanna McGrenere – Technical Program Chairs

2019 : Weaving the Threads of CHI
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Stephen Brewster, Geraldine Fitzpatrick – General Chairs
Anna Cox, Vassilis Kostakos– Technical Program Chairs

Montréal, Canada
Regan Mandryk, Mark Hancock – General Chairs
Mark Perry and Anna Cox – Technical Program Chairs

2017 : Explore, Innovate, Inspire
Denver, Colorado, USA
Sue Fussell, Gloria Mark, Cliff Lampe and m.c. schraefel



Toronto, Canada
Matt Jones, Philippe Palanque, Albrecht Schmidt and Tovi Grossman

Paris, France
Wendy E. Mackay, Patrick Baudisch and Michel Beaudouin-Lafon




2009 : Digital Life, New World
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dan R. Olsen Jr., Ken Hinckley and Meredith Ringel Morris







2002 : Changing the World, Changing Ourselves
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Dennis Wixon and Loren Terveen

2001 : Anyone. Anywhere.
Seattle, Washington
Julie Jacko and Andrew Sears

2000 : The Future is Here
The Hague, The Netherlands
Thea Turner and Gerd Szwillus

1999 : The CHI is the Limit
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Marian G. Williams and Mark W. Altom

1998 : Making the Imposible Possible
Los Angeles, California, USA
Claire-Marie Karat and Arnold Lund

1997 : Looking to the Future
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Alan Edwards and Steven Pemberton

1996 : Common Ground
Vancouver, Canada
Kevin Schofield and Michael Tauber

1995 : Mosaic of Creativity
Denver, Colorado, USA
Terry Roberts and Scott Robertson

1994 : Celebrating Interdependence
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Tom Hewett and Wendy Kellogg

1993 (INTERCHI) : Bridges Between Worlds
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bert Arnold, Gerrit van der Veer and Ted White

1992 : Striking a Balance
Monterey, California, USA
Jim Miller and John “Scooter” Morris

1991 : Reaching through Technology
New Orleans, Louisiana,USA
Keith Butler and John Thomas

1990 : Empowering People
Seattle, Washington, USA
Gene Lynch and John Meads

1989 : Wings for the Mind
Austin, Texas, USA
Bill Curtis and Clayton Lewis

1988
Washington, D.C., USA
J. J. O”Hare and Sylvia Sheppard

1987 (joint conference with Graphics Interface)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ron Baecker and William Buxton

1986
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Marilyn Mantei and Raoul Smith

1985
San Francisco, California, USA
Lorraine Borman and Austin Henderson

1983
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Raoul N. Smith and Richard W. Pew

1983
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Jean A. Nichols and Michael L. Schneider