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Posts from 2021 and 2020
June 2021: closing of the 1st John Lions Distinguished Lectures - https://youtu.be/13_5ahXt4vM Aaron Quigley delivering the closing remarks to the 1st annual John Lions distinguished lectures 
June 2021: ACM EICS 2022 - I have been appointed the technical program chair (TPC) for the ACM EICS conference on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems 2022, which is devoted to engineering usable and effective interactive computing systems. 
May 2021: CHI 2021 - ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors for which I was General Co-Chair, had over 5100 delegates making it the largest conference ever held in the field of HCI.– https://chi2021.acm.org 
March 2021: Mardi Gras - This year I was delighted to join the UNSW crew who joined the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival parade. 
Feb 2021: Google Search in Australia (in the news) - I went three days without Google search. This is what happened (Canberra Times)"There are thousands of jobs here in Google. Will Google then divest from Australia? What about other big players, will they see Australia… 
Feb 2021: ACM SIGCHI recognition of excellent service - I received an ACM SIGCHI Recognition of Excellent Service that I gave to the UIST - ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. 
Jan 2021: ACM Distinguished Member - I was recently inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). As one of 64 members elevated this year, this nomination recognised "outstanding scientific contribution to the computing field" The ACM… 
Dec 2020: Talk at SIGGRAPH Asia - Today I presented at a session on Computer Graphics in Japan, The destination of SIGGRAPH Asia 2021. This session featured talks by invited academics and industry professionals on the latest trends, projects, and events happening in Japan… Dec 2020: UX4MDE 2021 @ CHI 2021 - Our Workshop on User Experience for Multi-Device Ecosystems: Challenges and Opportunities was accepted to CHI 2021. Smart devices have pervaded every aspect of humans’ daily lives, with an increasing number of personal devices such as… Nov 2020: The Future of Displays - Thanks to all the panel members and those who attended our SIGGRAPH Asia Frontiers Workshop today on the future of displays. Today, the nature of human-computer interaction is changing what it means to experience computing.… Oct 2020: Thriving as LGBTQIA+ in STEMM - As part of Diversity Fest 2020 I attended and presented at this session on "What does Thriving as LGBTQIA+ in STEMM look like?" "How far has diversity and inclusion come in STEMM, and what needs… 
Oct 2020: Congrats to Hui Shyong Yeo - Congratulations to Hui Shyong Yeo who has been shortlisted for the SICSA PhD Award for Best Dissertation 2020. His thesis is entitled “Single-Handed Interaction Techniques for Mobile and Wearable Computing”. Yeo submitted his PhD based… 
Sept 2020: Virtual Reality Society of Japan - This week I was invited speaker at the 25th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan 
Sept 2020: Future of Meetings - This week I was an invited speaker and panellist at the CSIRO Symposium: The Future of Meetings 
Aug 2020: New Role - I started my new role as Head of School in Computer Science and Engineering in UNSW today. I'm looking forward to working with my new colleagues and the opportunities ahead. Aug 2020: Welcome to the School of Computer Science and Engineering UNSW - I am honoured to be leading Australia’s most prestigious and established School of Computer Science and Engineering. The School was founded over two decades ago and today is known for its vibrant and nurturing community… July 2020: Building better teams: Harnessing the power of diversity - This week I was a panellist at a UNSW session on Building better teams: Harnessing the power of diversity as part of the 2020 Engineering the Future series presented by UNSW Alumni and Engagement. We… July 2020: CHI 2021 Courses - Courses have developed as an essential part of the annual CHI conference. Indeed, the "Core to CHI" policy document says that "Courses, in some form, are expected to occur during the conference, as a means… June 2020: Advice for organizers of a SIGCHI Sponsored or co-Sponsored Conference - This blog post relates to the ACM SIGCHI Guide on organising an ACM SIGCHI Sponsored conference and has an associated video introduction. 
Future of Work: It’s always breakfast time somewhere on Earth - Panelists: Mashhuda Glencross, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, and Jon Whittle (with moderator Aaron Quigley) The distribution of the human species across the globe means that today there are people living in every single time zone on Earth. Some… June 2020: Introduction to a series of posts on CHI 2021 - https://youtu.be/tFTL7Pb8Agg I’m going to write a series of short blog posts and videos about the policies, process, terms, bylaws, best practice guides and procedures relating to organising CHI 2021. The general chairs sit and report… 
Farewell SICSA - SICSA is saying farewell to its Director, Professor Aaron Quigley, University of St Andrews who has been appointed to the position of Head of School of Computing Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Aaron has… Apr 2020: Website CHI 2021 - After many weeks and months of work, the website for the ACM CHI Conference 2021 went live. CHI is the premier international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. CHI – pronounced ‘kai’ – is a place where… 
UCD Discovery Alumni Story - Alumni Stories: Discovery to Down Under Pictured: Professor Aaron Quigley, Chair of Human Computer Interaction [HCI], School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland - and incoming Head of School of Computer Science and Engineering,… March 2020: SICSA Funding Calls - We are pleased to announce that the Scottish Funding Council has awarded us further funding to continue the Scottish Informatics & Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) research pool until July 2021. We now have a new series… Feb 2020: Moving to Australia - I’m honoured to have been appointed as Computer Science and Engineering’s next Head of School in UNSW, Sydney Australia. I'm excited to join the faculty of Engineering in Australia’s Global University and such a renowned School.… 
Jan 2020: Helsinki DSP Tour - In January 2020 I was invited to the University of Helsinki and Aalto University in Finland to deliver an ACM Distinguished Speaker Tour delivering a lecture on Immersive Analytics and Global HCI. The second talk… 
Jan 2020: Welcome CHI - In January 2020 I was invited to deliver the closing seminar at the RIEC International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction - Welcome CHI 2021, thinking of the future of HCI together at the Research Institute of…