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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Highlights from Day 2 at #UIST2025!

🎙️ Paper sessions
🏭 Industry session
🙋‍♂️ Posters

Talk on Project Aria from Meta at the industry session

Poster session: two attendees standing in front of the poster.

Attendee asking question during a paper session

Attendees eating food at the industry session

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 8d

📸 Highlights from an exciting Day 1 at hashtag#UIST2025

🚀 Vision Talks
👩‍💻 Women's First Panel
🥗 Out in HCI Lunch
🔬 Demos

Pedro Lopes on stage for his Vision talk.

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 8d

The #UIST2025 social media challenge is back! Share your UIST experience and stand a chance to win some exciting prizes!

Don't forget to add #UISTChallenge @acmuist.bsky.social

Participate in the social media challenge by clicking a picture, tagging ACMUIST and #UISTChallenge. Stand a chance to win some prizes.

Sample prompts for what may be posted: selfies with veterans and newbies, trying out the demos, and posting about your favorite aspect of Korea.

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 10d

Our SVs are ready to welcome you to #UIST2025 🎉

Registration opens at 8 AM on Monday and will be busy — come early to skip the rush. Plus, we’ve got limited breakfast service waiting for early arrivals! 🍽️✨

Student volunteers at the registration desk.

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 15d

🚀 The #UIST2025 teaser video is live! Sneak a peek at this year’s amazing technical program 👉 youtu.be/Pob8DcPog_c

UIST 2025 Teaser: Papers

YouTube video by ACM SIGCHI

youtu.be

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Pedro Lopes @pedrolopes.org · 24d

@acmuist.bsky.social #uist2025 program is out: programs.sigchi.org/uist/2025/pr...
... lots of interesting papers to look forward to, see you there

Conference Programs

programs.sigchi.org

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Pedro Lopes @pedrolopes.org · 19d

Our #UIST2025 workshop "Toward Everyday Perceptual and Physiological Augmentation" packs a day of fun activities, which you can read in detail here: everyday-augmentation.github.io if that's not enough to convince you... then check out our keynote by Thad Starner ! see you at @acmuist.bsky.social

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 17d

We’re about a week away from #UIST2025! 🎉 The conference kicks off Sept 28 — check out the full schedule and plan your sessions: programs.sigchi.org/UIST/2025

Conference Programs

programs.sigchi.org

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · 23d

⏰ Join us for the Community Lunches at UIST. We’ve extended the RSVP deadline to Sept 19!

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨ Community Lunches at #UIST2025 ✨
On Sept 29, 12:30 - 2:30pm, join us for:

🥗 Women’s Lunch
forms.gle/beh7p7VGEgRs...
🌈 Out in HCI Lunch
forms.gle/TXtQJjsHbsQ8...

⚡️Attending both? Start with Out in HCI, then head to the Women’s Lunch panel at 1:30 PM.

Details in the thread ⬇️

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 30

✅ Approval Order & Refunds

✨ We'll process the priority group first, with remaining attendees approved as space permits (more details to follow)

💡To free up seats, full refunds available until Sept 5. Please contact the registration chairs if your plans have changed!

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 30

🎯 Priority group instructions

➡️ Presenting authors: fill out this sheet (shorturl.at/xJdyO) and email it to registration chairs.
➡️ SVs, scholarship recipients, sponsors: contact your respective chairs to secure your seat.

Find contact info here: uist.acm.org/2025/organiz...

UIST 2025 - Organizers

uist.acm.org

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 30

🚨 Important Registration Updates

We’re thrilled by the interest in joining #UIST2025, as capacity is nearly full. At this time, priority will be given to SVs, scholarship recipients, sponsors, and presenting authors. Others will be approved as space permits.

Details below👇

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨 SV Lottery Results are out!
If you haven’t received an email, be sure to check your spam folder (some ended up there 👀).

👉 Register as soon as possible to secure your spot!

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 25

⏰ Early bird registration deadline is almost here. Register by Aug 29 to save your spot!

👉 cvent.me/MMYyPL

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Registration for #UIST2025 is now open! Join us in Busan for cutting-edge research, exciting demos, and networking along the beautiful Korean coast. Take advantage of early bird rates by registering before August 29th.

🎟️ Register now: cvent.me/MMYyPL

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣 We are thrilled to announce five exciting workshops at #UIST2025. Please register soon, as each workshop has limited availability. For more information about the workshops, visit: uist.acm.org/2025/worksho...

⏳Early bird registration ends August 29th!

UIST 2025 - Workshops

uist.acm.org

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 19

🌈 Out in HCI Lunch @ #UIST2025

For LGBTQ+/Queer folks in HCI.
🗓 Sept 29
⏰ 12:30 – 2:30 PM
📍 Offsite (near venue)

🔗 RSVP by Sept 15 (70 spots, first-come, first-served): forms.gle/TXtQJjsHbsQ8...

Out in HCI @ UIST 2025

Hello! This is a free lunch for LGBTQ+/Queer individuals. It will take place offsite (location TBD, but near the venue) from 12:30 to 2:30 on September 29th. We have only 70 spots, which are allocated...

forms.gle

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 19

🥗 Women’s Lunch @ #UIST2025

For female-identifying, non-binary & gender non-conforming folks.
🗓 Sept 29
⏰ 12:30 – 2:30 PM
📍 Busan Paradise Hotel Ballroom

🔗 RSVP by Sept 15 (200 spots, first-come, first-served): forms.gle/beh7p7VGEgRs...

Women's Lunch @ UIST 2025

Hello! This is a free lunch for female-identifying, non-binary, and/or gender non-conforming individuals. It will take place at the Busan Paradise Hotel Ballroom from 12:30 to 2:30 on September 29th. ...

forms.gle

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨ Community Lunches at #UIST2025 ✨
On Sept 29, 12:30 - 2:30pm, join us for:

🥗 Women’s Lunch
forms.gle/beh7p7VGEgRs...
🌈 Out in HCI Lunch
forms.gle/TXtQJjsHbsQ8...

⚡️Attending both? Start with Out in HCI, then head to the Women’s Lunch panel at 1:30 PM.

Details in the thread ⬇️

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 Attending #UIST2025? Applications are now open for Travel Scholarships and Childcare Support! ✈️👶

💸 Need help covering travel costs?
🧸 Bringing kids to the conference?

Apply now! Deadline: August 22

🔗 Travel: uist.acm.org/2025/attendi...

🔗 Childcare: uist.acm.org/2025/attendi...

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 Early details on the #UIST2025 program are live! The list of accepted papers is up and it’s already looking exciting. 🎉

👀 Take a peek here: uist.acm.org/2025/program...

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ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 19

🗓️ The deadline for the Student Innovation Contest has been extended by one week! Submissions are now due by Friday, July 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm AoE.

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 15

👩‍🔬 The #UIST2025 Student Innovation Contest deadline is almost here: Friday, July 18! All selected teams will keep their DataFeel Dev Kit hardware and receive a travel grant of up to $500, courtesy of @datafeel.bsky.social 🏆

🔗 Submit now!
uist.acm.org/2025/sic/

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Registration for #UIST2025 is now open! Join us in Busan for cutting-edge research, exciting demos, and networking along the beautiful Korean coast. Take advantage of early bird rates by registering before August 29th.

🎟️ Register now: cvent.me/MMYyPL

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 15

👩‍🔬 The #UIST2025 Student Innovation Contest deadline is almost here: Friday, July 18! All selected teams will keep their DataFeel Dev Kit hardware and receive a travel grant of up to $500, courtesy of @datafeel.bsky.social 🏆

🔗 Submit now!
uist.acm.org/2025/sic/

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 The Student Volunteer lottery for #UIST2025 is now open! Be part of the team that brings UIST to life and make valuable connections with fellow students and leading researchers.

🔗 Application details: uist.acm.org/2025/cfp/#st...
🗓️ Deadline: August 24, 2025 (AoE)

ACM UIST @acmuist.bsky.social · Jul 11

⏰ #UIST2025 Visions submission deadline extended! Submit your bold, thought-provoking ideas for the future of HCI to the Visions track by July 18th!

🔗 More details: uist.acm.org/2025/cfp/#vi...

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