SIGCHI Conference Proceedings Format

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ABSTRACT For example, content paragraphs like this one are formatted
UPDATED—December 30, 2015. This sample paper de- using the Normal style.
scribes the formatting requirements for SIGCHI conference
LATEX sometimes will create overfull lines that extend into
proceedings, and offers recommendations on writing for the
columns. To attempt to combat this, the .cls file has a com-
worldwide SIGCHI readership. Please review this document
mand, \sloppy, that essentially asks LATEX to prefer under-
even if you have submitted to SIGCHI conferences before, as
full lines with extra whitespace. For more details on this,
some format details have changed relative to previous years.
and info on how to control it more finely, check out http:
Abstracts should be about 150 words and are required.
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full list of ACM classifiers. This section is required. wide. The title should be in Helvetica or Arial 18-point bold.
Authors’ names should be in Times New Roman or Times
Author Keywords Roman 12-point bold, and affiliations in 12-point regular.
Authors’ choice; of terms; separated; by semicolons; include
commas, within terms only; required. See \author section of this template for instructions on how
to format the authors. For more than three authors, you may
INTRODUCTION have to place some address information in a footnote, or in a
This format is to be used for submissions that are published named section at the end of your paper. Names may optionally
in the conference proceedings. We wish to give this volume be placed in a single centered row instead of at the top of each
a consistent, high-quality appearance. We therefore ask that column. Leave one 10-point line of white space below the last
authors follow some simple guidelines. You should format line of affiliations.
your paper exactly like this document. The easiest way to do
this is to replace the content with your own material. This Abstract and Keywords
document describes how to prepare your submissions using Every submission should begin with an abstract of about 150
LATEX. words, followed by a set of Author Keywords and ACM Clas-
sification Keywords. The abstract and keywords should be
PAGE SIZE AND COLUMNS placed in the left column of the first page under the left half
On each page your material should fit within a rectangle of 7 of the title. The abstract should be a concise statement of the
× 9.15 inches (18 × 23.2 cm), centered on a US Letter page problem, approach, and conclusions of the work described.
(8.5 × 11 inches), beginning 0.85 inches (1.9 cm) from the It should clearly state the paper’s contribution to the field of
top of the page, with a 0.3 inches (0.85 cm) space between HCI.
two 3.35 inches (8.4 cm) columns. Right margins should be
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 \subsection, and \subsubsection commands will work
fine in this template.

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style. One-line captions should be centered; multi-line should be justi-
column or columns, on the same page as the relevant text (see
fied. Figure 1). A figure or table may extend across both columns
to a maximum width of 17.78 cm (7 in.).

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Captions should be Times New Roman or Times Roman 9-
point bold. They should be numbered (e.g., “Table 1” or
Name First Second Final “Figure 1”), centered and placed beneath the figure or table.
Marsden 223.0 44 432,321 Please note that the words “Figure” and “Table” should be
Nass 22.2 16 234,333 spelled out (e.g., “Figure” rather than “Fig.”) wherever they
Borriello 22.9 11 93,123 occur. Figures, like Figure 2, may span columns and all figures
Karat 34.9 2200 103,322 should also include alt text for improved accessibility. Papers
Table 1. Table captions should be placed below the table. We recommend
and notes may use color figures, which are included in the
table lines be 1 point, 25% black. Minimize use of table grid lines. page limit; the figures must be usable when printed in black-
and-white in the proceedings.
The paper may be accompanied by a short video figure up
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last page should be of equal length. resize the image at the appropriate printing resolution (usually
300 dpi).
References and Citations
Use a numbered list of references at the end of the article, QUOTATIONS
ordered alphabetically by last name of first author, and refer- Quotations may be italicized when “placed inline” (Anab,
enced by numbers in brackets [1, 2, 7]. Your references should 23F).
be published materials accessible to the public. Internal tech- Longer quotes, when placed in their own paragraph, need
nical reports may be cited only if they are easily accessible not be italicized or in quotation marks when indented
(i.e., you provide the address for obtaining the report within (Ramon, 39M).
your citation) and may be obtained by any reader for a nom-
inal fee. Proprietary information may not be cited. Private LANGUAGE, STYLE, AND CONTENT
communications should be acknowledged in the main text, not
The written and spoken language of SIGCHI is English.
referenced (e.g., “[Borriello, personal communication]”).
Spelling and punctuation may use any dialect of English (e.g.,
References should be in ACM citation format: http://acm.org/ British, Canadian, US, etc.) provided this is done consis-
publications/submissions/latex_style. This includes citations tently. Hyphenation is optional. To ensure suitability for an
to internet resources [1, 3, 4, 8] according to ACM format, international audience, please pay attention to the following:
although it is often appropriate to include URLs directly in the
• Write in a straightforward style.
text, as above.
• Try to avoid long or complex sentence structures.
SECTIONS
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point bold, all in capitals. Sections should not be numbered. unfamiliar to readers.
• Explain all acronyms the first time they are used in your
Subsections
text—e.g., “Digital Signal Processing (DSP)”.
Headings of subsections should be in Helvetica or Arial 9-
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Sub-subsections dience understands any reference whose meaning you do
Headings for sub-subsections should be in Helvetica or Arial 9- not describe (e.g., do not assume that everyone has used a
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o’clock” may mean 7:00 am or 19:00). For currencies,
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indicate equivalences: “Participants were paid ₩ 25,000,
PDF files, please see the preamble of this template for an
or roughly US $22.”
example.
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she) and other gendered words (chairman, manpower, man- PAGE NUMBERING, HEADERS AND FOOTERS
months). Use inclusive language that is gender-neutral Your final submission should not contain footer or header
(e.g., she or he, they, s/he, chair, staff, staff-hours, person- information at the top or bottom of each page. Specifically,
years). See the Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing for further your final submission should not include page numbers. Initial
advice and examples regarding gender and other personal at- submissions may include page numbers, but these must be
tributes [9]. Be particularly aware of considerations around removed for camera-ready. Page numbers will be added to the
writing about people with disabilities. PDF when the proceedings are assembled.
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SIGCHI conferences more inclusive for researchers, practi- Version 10. This is widely available at no cost. Note that
tioners, and educators with disabilities. As a part of this goal, most reviewers will use a North American/European version
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of their submissions. Specifically, we encourage authors to When creating your PDF from Word, ensure that you generate
carry out the following five steps: a tagged PDF from improved accessibility. This can be done
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You can then generate a tagged PDF by selecting “Create PDF” (http://dl.acm.org) as “ACM Ref.” DOI and/or URL links
from the Acrobat ribbon. are optional but encouraged as are full first names. Note that
the Hyperlink style used throughout this document uses blue
CONCLUSION links; however, URLs in the references section may optionally
It is important that you write for the SIGCHI audience. Please appear in black.
read previous years’ proceedings to understand the writing
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