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That is the title of a paper to be presented at the following gathering:
They will join others on hand for the global conference, CHI 2006, meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 22-27 April 2006 HCID is a branch of informatics that studies and supports the design, development, and implementation of humanly usable and socially acceptable information technologies. The goal of the field is to shape new media and tools that will support human use, augment human learning and enhance communication. ‘This is the premier event in this particular field of study and research,’ says Martin Siegel, executive associate dean and associate dean for graduate studies and research.
‘It’s also an excellent opportunity to showcase the many interesting ways our faculty, scientists and graduate students are applying their work and expertise.’ Two teams of IU Bloomington graduate students will participate in an international design competition to demonstrate their problem-solving and design skills.
Informatics has strong presence at conference