About PhillyCHI

PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in human-computer interaction, user experience, usability, and other related disciplines.

We are professionals, academicians, and students who are passionate about understanding the design, development, and use of computer-based systems. We come from various backgrounds and work in fields ranging from interface design, to programming, copywriting and user research.

We hold monthly meetings to discuss current topics in HCI in Philadelphia and Western suburbs. Meetings are usually in the form of a presentation, though we also hold panels, workshops, and an annual design slam competition. We also host monthly social events to allow folks an opportunity to network and socialize.

All PhillyCHI meetings and events are free and open to the public.

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ACM SIGCHI membership is not required to be a member of PhillyCHI and to participate in our discussions and events.

You can signup to become a PhillyCHI member on this site simply by filling out our membership form. Members of PhillyCHI are invited to join the PhillyCHI Facebook page and LinkedIn group.

2009 OFFICERS
Chair: Dave Cooksey – dave AT saturdave DOT com
Vice Chair: Kel Smith – Kel.Smith AT anikto DOT com
Treasurer: Jessica Ivins – jessicaivins AT gmail DOT com
Secretary: Regan Buker – raygun AT gmail DOT com
EMERITUS
2008
Chair: Dave Cooksey
Vice Chair: Dom LaCava
Treasurer: Dennis Schleicher
Secretary: Crystal Kubitsky
2007
Chair: Dave Cooksey
Vice Chair: Crystal Kubitsky
Treasurer / Secretary: Amber DeRosa
2006
Chair: Kyle Pero
Vice Chair: Amber DeRosa
Treasurer: Bill Bulman
Secretary: Mike Madaio
2005 (Founding Officers)
Chair: Dan Tobin
Vice Chair: Amber DeRosa
Treasurer: Dom LaCava
Secretary: Helena Mentis
Some Facts about Our Parent Organization
  • The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a society for information technology professionals with over 75,000 members worldwide
  • The ACM’s Special Interest Group in Human-Computer Interaction (SIGCHI) has over 6,000 members worldwide.