Uist

Uist (/ˈjuːɪst/ or /ˈuːɪst/) or The Uists (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist [ˈiviʃtʲ]) are the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeways running via Benbecula and Grimsay, and the entire group is sometimes known as the Uists.

From south to north, the inhabited islands in the Uist group are Èirisgeigh (Eriskay), Uibhist a Deas (South Uist), Grimsay (South), Beinn nam Faoghla (Benbecula), Eilean Fhlodaigh (Flodaigh), Griomasaigh (Grimsay (North)), Fraoch-eilean, Uibhist a Tuath (North Uist), Am Baile Sear (Baleshare) and Beàrnaraigh (Berneray).

Major settlements

The main settlements in the Uists are:

South Uist

Benbecula

North Uist

16th century

ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) is an annual conference for technical innovations in human–computer interfaces. UIST is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGGRAPH. By impact factor, it is the most impactful conference in the field of human–computer interaction.Scott Hudson is the current chair of the UIST community, which organizes the UIST conference.

UIST 2014 was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 5–8 October 2014. UIST 2015 will be held in Charlotte, NC USA, 8-11 November 2015.

Overview

UIST is a highly selective conference, with an acceptance rate of 20.3% over the last five years.

History

Through 2013, UIST was well known for its intimate single-track format. UIST 2014 introduced a new dual-track format.

Past Conferences

Past and future UIST conferences include:

References