Changing requirements to HCI funding: A global perspective

SIG Meeting

May 10, 2012 @ 09:30, Room: 11A

Changing requirements to HCI funding: A global perspective - SIG Meeting
Community: designCommunity: engineering
Vanessa Evers - Human Media Interaction, University of Twente, Netherlands
Stephen Brewster - University of Glasgow, UK
Jonathan Lazar - Towson University, USA
Zhengjie Liu - Sino-European Usability Center, China
Gary Marsden - Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Raquel Prates - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Femke Nijboer - Human Media Interaction, University of Twente, Netherlands
Contribution & Benefit: The requirements for funding for HCI research are changing globally. We review with panel members and high-level grant decision makers from different continents how requirements change and what that means.
Abstract » The requirements for funding for HCI research are changing globally. In this SIG meeting, we will review with panel members and high-level grant decision makers from different continents and countries how the requirements are changing and discuss how this affects HCI research and its impact.