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Considering I never write to this blog, it will be nice to update it with the full CHI low-down. For those who do not know, the Association for Computing and Machinery (ACM) has a Special Interest Group for Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI). This insanely long-winded name is why the whole endeavor is referred to as ‘CHI’ (both the group and the conference itself). The annual conference was in Florence, Italy this year, and I was a student volunteer (SV).

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Last November, I put my name in a lottery to be a student volunteer at the annual conference (CHI 2008) of the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest group of the Association for Computing and Machinery (ACM/SIGCHI). My name came up 120th on the wait list, so I forgot about it. In mid-February, I received an email that my name popped off the wait list and could be a student volunteer (SV). Woo-hoo!

I put my name on a list (via Facebook, of course) to share an apartment with other SVs. The accommodations were completely worked out by other SVs, which was wonderful. I’ll be sharing an apartment with three other students, two PhD and one Masters, I believe.

That brings me to today, and the reason for my post. I just purchased my plane tickets, which solidifies the journey in my mind. I can now say that it is official. Now, I just have to find a way to get to Florence, find a hotel for my time in Rome after CHI, determine what I want to see, and countless other things.

It’s going to be an incredible experience.