SIGCHI Conference Proceedings Format
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ABSTRACTUPDATED—23 March 2022. This sample paper describes
the formatting requirements for SIGCHI conference
proceedings, and offers recommendations on writing for theworldwide SIGCHI readership. Please review thisdocument even if you have submitted to SIGCHI
conferences before, as some format details have changed
relative to previous years. Abstracts should be about 150
words and are required.
Author Keywords

Authors’ choice; of terms; separated; by semicolons;commas, within terms only; this section is required.
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INTRODUCTION

This format is to be used for submissions that are publishedin the conference proceedings. We wish to give this volume
a consistent, high-quality appearance. We therefore ask thatauthors follow some simple guidelines. You should format
your paper exactly like this document. The easiest way todo this is to replace the content with your own material.
This document describes how to prepare your submissions
using Microsoft Word on a PC or Mac.
PAGE SIZE AND COLUMNS

On each page your material should fit within a rectangle of
7 x 9.25 in (18 x 23.5 cm), centered on a US letter page
(8.5x11 in), beginning 0.75 in (1.9 cm) from the top of thepage, with a 0.33 in (0.85 cm) space between two 3.3 in(8.4 cm) columns. Right margins should be justified, notragged. Please be sure your document and PDF are US
letter and not A4.
TYPESET TEXT

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from the default styles to reflect ACM formatting
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conventions. For example, content paragraphs like this one
are formatted using the Normal style.
Title and Authors

Your paper’s title, authors, and affiliations should run
across the full width of the page in a single column 7 in(17.8 cm) wide. The title should be in Helvetica or Arial
18-point bold (the Title style in this document). Authors’names should be in Times New Roman or Times Roman
12-point bold (Author Name style), and affiliations in thefont as 12-point regular (Author Affiliation style).
To position names and addresses, use a single-row tablewith invisible borders, as in this document. Alternatively, if
only one address is needed, use a centered tab stop to center
all name and address text on the page; for two addresses,
use two centered tab stops, and so on. For more than threeauthors, you may have to place some address information ina footnote, or in a named section at the end of your paper.
Leave one 10-point line of white space below the last lineof affiliations.
Adding and Removing Author Fields AboveIf you need a 4th block for an additional author with adifferent affiliation, click on the table, click “layout” under“table tools”, and click “insert left” or “insert right”. Thenright-click anywhere on the table, click “Table Properties”,
and within the “Table” tab, click the tab box for “PreferredWidth” and enter “7”.
If you need author blocks for only 1 or 2 authors, you
should remove one column from the table. Right-click inthe unwanted cell, click “Delete Cell”, click “Delete entire
column”, then click “OK”. Repeat if necessary.
Abstract and Keywords

Every submission should begin with an abstract of about
150 words, followed by a set of keywords. The abstract andkeywords should be placed in the left column of the firstpage under the left half of the title. The abstract should be aconcise statement of the problem, approach, andconclusions of the work described. It should clearly state
the paper’s contribution to the field of HCI.
Normal or Body Text

Please use 10-point Times New Roman or Times Roman
font (the Normal style) or, if this is unavailable, anotherproportional font with serifs, as close as possible inappearance to Times New Roman 10-point. Other thanHelvetica or Arial headings, please use sans-serif or non-proportional fonts only for special purposes, such as sourcecode text.
First Page Copyright Notice

You will need to update the ACM copyright block with theassigned text and DOI during the ACM rightsreview
process (see page 1, bottom of column 1). Accepted papers
will be distributed in the conference publications. They will
also be placed in the ACM Digital Library, where they willremain accessible to thousands of researchers andpractitioners worldwide. ACM’s copyright and permissions
policy is here:
http://acm.org/publications/policies/copyright_policy
Subsequent Pages

On pages beyond the first, start at the top of the page andcontinue in double-column format. The two columns on thelast page should be of approximately equal length.

includes citations to internet resources [[1], [3], [7]]according to ACM format, although it is often appropriate
to include URLs directly in the text, as above.
SECTIONS

The heading of a section should be in Helvetica or Arial 9point bold, all in capitals (Heading 1 style). Sections
should not be numbered.
Subsections

Headings of subsections should be in Helvetica or Arial 9point bold with initial letters capitalized (Heading 2style). For sub-sections and sub-subsections, a word like theor of is not capitalized unless it is the first word of theheading.
Sub-subsections

Headings for sub-subsections should be in Helvetica orArial 9-point italic with initial letters capitalized (Heading3 style).
FIGURES/CAPTIONS

Figure 1. Insert a numbered caption below each figure/table.
Times New Roman 9-point bold. One-line captions should becentered; multi-line should be justified.
References and Citations

Use a numbered list of references at the end of the article,ordered alphabetically by last name of first author, andreferenced by numbers in brackets [[1], Error! Reference
source not found., [3].
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Caption – 2003 andafterwards

TablesAbove

BelowFigures

Below

Below

Table 1. Table captions should be placed below the table. We
recommend table lines be 1 point, 25% black. Minimize use ofunnecessary table lines.

Your references should be published materials accessible tothe public. Internal technical reports may be cited only ifthey are easily accessible (i.e., you provide the address for
obtaining the report within your citation) and may beobtained by any reader for a nominal fee. Proprietary
information may not be cited. Private communications
should be acknowledged in the main text, not referenced(e.g., “[Borriello, personal communication]”).
References should be in ACM citation format:
http://acm.org/publications/submissions/latex_style. This

Place figures and tables at the top or bottom of theappropriate column or columns, on the same page as therelevant text (see Figure 1). A figure or table may extend
across both columns to a maximum width of two columns,
or 17.78 cm (7 in.).
Captions should be Times New Roman 9-point bold
(Caption style). They should be numbered (e.g., “Table 1”
or “Figure 2”), centered (if one line) otherwise justified,and placed beneath the figure or table. The words “Figure”
and “Table” should be spelled out (e.g., “Figure” rather
than “Fig.”) wherever they occur.
All figures should also include alt text for improved
accessibility. In Word, right click the figure, and selectFormat Picture | Layout | Alt Text). Papers and notes may
use color figures, which are included in the page limit; thefigures must be usable when printed in black-and-white inthe proceedings.
The paper may be accompanied by short video figure (werecommend staying within five minutes in length).
However, the paper should stand on its own without thevideo figure, as the video may not be available to everyone
who reads the paper.
Inserting Images

Occasionally MS Word generates larger-than-necessary
PDF files when images inserted into the document are
manipulated in MS Word. To minimize this problem, use
an image editing tool to resize the image at the appropriate
printing resolution (usually 300 dpi), and then insert theimage into Word using Insert | Picture | From File.

Figure 2. Sample of a wide figure. Be sure to place at the top or bottom of the page. Ensure that important information is legible inboth black-and-white and color printing. Image: CC-BY-ND ayman on Flickr.
Table Style

The text of tables will format better if you use the Table
Text style (as in Table 1). If you do not use this style, thenyou may want to adjust the vertical spacing of the text inthe tables. To adjust the spacing of text in a table in Word,
use Home | Paragraph | Indents and Spacing. Generally, text
in each field of a table will look better if it has equalamounts of spacing above and below it, as in Table 1. Table
captions should be placed below the table. We recommend
table lines be 1 point, 25% black. Minimize use ofunnecessary table lines.
For improved accessibility, header rows of tables should bemarked. In Word, right-click a header row, and select Table
Properties | Row | Repeat as header…
QUOTATIONS

Quotations may be italicized when “placed inline”.
Longer quotes, when placed in their own paragraph,need not be italicized or in quotation marks whenindented.
LANGUAGE, STYLE AND CONTENT

The written and spoken language of SIGCHI is English.
Spelling and punctuation may use any dialect of English(e.g., British, Canadian, US, etc.) provided this is done
consistently. Hyphenation is optional. To ensure suitability
for an international audience, please:• Write in a straightforward style.
• Try to avoid long or complex sentence structures.
• Use common and basic vocabulary (e.g., use the word
“unusual” rather than the word “arcane”).
• Briefly define or explain all technical terms that may be
unfamiliar to readers.
• Explain all acronyms the first time they are used in yourtext—e.g., “Digital Signal Processing (DSP)”.
• Explain local references (e.g., not everyone knows allcity names in a particular country).
• Explain “insider” comments. Ensure that your wholeaudience understands any reference whose meaning you

do not describe (e.g., do not assume that everyone has
used an Android phone, or a particular application).
• Explain colloquial language and puns. Understandingphrases like “red herring” may require a local knowledgeof English. Humor and irony are difficult to translate.
• Use unambiguous forms for culturally localized concepts,
such as times, dates, currencies, and numbers (e.g., “1-597” or “5/1/97” may mean 5 January or 1 May, and“seven o’clock” may mean 7:00 am or 19:00). For
currencies, indicate equivalences: “Participants were paid
₩22, or roughly US$29.”• Be careful with the use of gender-specific pronouns (he,she) and other gendered words (chairman, manpower,man-months). Use inclusive language that is genderneutral (e.g., she or he, they, s/he, chair, staff, staff-hours,person-years). See the Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing
for further advice and examples regarding gender andother personal attributes [8]. Be particularly aware ofconsiderations around writing about people withdisabilities.
• If possible, use the full (extended) alphabetic character
set for names of persons, institutions, and places (e.g.,Grønbæk, Lafreniére, Sánchez, Nguyễn, Universität,
Weißenbach, Züllighoven, Århus, etc.). These characters
are already included in most versions and variants ofTimes, Helvetica, and Arial fonts.
ACCESSIBILITY

The Executive Council of SIGCHI has committed tomaking SIGCHI conferences more inclusive forresearchers, practitioners, and educators with disabilities.
As a part of this goal, the all authors are asked to work on
improving the accessibility of their submissions.
Specifically, we encourage authors to carry out thefollowing five steps:
1. Add alternative text to all figures
2. Mark table headings
3. Generate a tagged PDF
4. Verify the default language

5.

Set the tab order to “Use Document Structure”

For more information and links to instructions andresources, please see: http://chi2016.acm.org/accessibility.
PAGE NUMBERING, HEADERS, AND FOOTERSYour final submission should not contain footer or header
information at the top or bottom of each page. Specifically,
your final submission should not include page numbers.
Initial submissions may include page numbers, but thesemust be removed for camera-ready. Page numbers will beadded to the PDF when the proceedings are assembled.
PRODUCING AND TESTING PDF FILES

We recommend that you produce a PDF version of yoursubmission well before the final deadline. Your PDF file
must be ACM DL Compliant. The requirements for an
ACM Compliant PDF are available at:www.scomminc.com/pp/acmsig/ACM-DL-pdfsrequirements.htm
When creating your PDF from Word, ensure that you
generate a tagged PDF from improved accessibility. Thiscan be done by using the Adobe PDF add-in, also called
PDFMaker. Select Acrobat | Preferences from the ribbon
and ensure that “Enable Accessibility and Reflow withtagged Adobe PDF” is selected. You can then generate atagged PDF by selecting “Create PDF” from the Acrobat
ribbon. Test your PDF file by viewing or printing it with thesame software the publisher will use, Adobe Acrobat
Reader Version 10, which is widely available at no cost.
Note that most reviewers will use a North
American/European version of Acrobat Reader, so pleasecheck your PDF accordingly.
CONCLUSION

It is important that you write for the SIGCHI audience.
Please read previous years’ proceedings to understand thewriting style and conventions that successful authors haveused. State clearly what you have done, not merely what
you plan to do, and explain how your work is different frompreviously published work, i.e., the unique contribution thatyour work makes to the field. Please consider what thereader will learn from your submission, and how they willfind your work useful. If you write with these questions inmind, your work is more likely to be successful, both inbeing accepted into the conference, and in influencing thework of our field.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sample text: We thank all the volunteers, and all
publications support and staff, who wrote and provided
helpful comments on previous versions of this document.
Authors 1, 2, and 3 gratefully acknowledge the grant from
NSF (#1234-2012-ABC). This is just an example.
REFERENCES FORMAT

References must be the same font size as other body text.
References should be in alphabetical order by last name offirst author. Example reference formatting for individualjournal articles Error! Reference source not found.,articles in conference proceedings [6], books [8], theses [9],book chapters [10], an entire journal issue [5], websites [1],[3], tweets [1], patents [4], and online videos [7] is given
here. This formatting is a slightly edited version of theformat automatically generated by the ACM Digital Library(http://dl.acm.org) as “ACM Ref”. More details of reference
formatting are available at:
http://www.acm.org/publications/submissions/latex_style
Note that the Hyperlink style used throughout thisdocument uses blue links; however, URLs that appear in thereferences section may appear in black.
REFERENCES[1] Please use square brackets around your references

numbers for the references list.
@_CHINOSAUR. 2014. VENUE IS TOO COLD.
#BINGO #CHI2016. Tweet. (1 May, 2014). Retrieved
February 2, 2014 fromhttps://twitter.com/_CHINOSAUR/status/46186431741
5989248[2] ACM. How to Classify Works Using ACM’s

Computing Classification System. 2014. Retrieved
August 22, 2014 fromhttp://www.acm.org/class/how_to_use.html[3] Anna Cavender, Shari Trewin, Vicki Hanson. 2014.

Accessible Writing Guide. Retrieved August 22, 2014
from http://www.sigaccess.org/welcome-tosigaccess/resources/accessible-writing-guide/[4] Morton L. Heilig. 1962. Sensorama Simulator, U.S.

Patent 3,050,870, Filed January 10, 1961, issued
August 28, 1962.
[5] Jofish Kaye and Paul Dourish. 2014. Special issue on

science fiction and ubiquitous computing. Personal
Ubiquitous Comput. 18, 4 (April 2014), 765-766.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00779-014-0773-4[6] Scott R. Klemmer, Michael Thomsen, Ethan Phelps-Goodman, Robert Lee, and James A. Landay. 2002.
Where do web sites come from?: capturing andinteracting with design history. In Proceedings of theConference on Human Factors (CHI '02), 1-8.
http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/503376.503378[7] Psy. 2012. Gangnam Style. Video. (15 July 2012.).

Retrieved August 22, 2014 fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0[8] Marilyn Schwartz. 1995. Guidelines for Bias-FreeWriting. Indiana University Press.
[9] Ivan E. Sutherland. 1963. Sketchpad, a Man-Machine

Graphical Communication System. Ph.D Dissertation.
MIT, Cambridge, MA.
[10] Langdon Winner. 1999. Do artifacts have politics? InThe Social Shaping of Technology (2nd. ed.), Donald

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