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 one of impactful conferences in the field of human–computer interaction.^[1] Scott Hudson is the current chair of the UIST community, which organizes the UIST conference.

Overview

UIST is a highly selective conference, with an acceptance rate of 20.3% over the last five years.^[2]

History

Through 2013, UIST was well known for its intimate single-track format. UIST 2014 introduced a new dual-track format.^[3]

Past Conferences

Past and future UIST conferences include:^[4]

Year	City	Country	Program Chair(s)	General Chair(s)	Website
2023	San Francisco	USA	Jürgen Steimle, Nathalie Henry Riche	Jeff Han, Sean Follmer	https://uist.acm.org/2023/
2022	Bend, OR	USA	Eytan Adar, Vidya Setlur	Jacob O. Wobbrock, Maneesh Agrawala	https://uist.acm.org/uist2022/
2021	Virtual Event	N/A	Ranjitha Kumar, Michael Nebeling	Jeff Nichols	https://uist.acm.org/uist2021/
2020	Virtual Event	N/A	Fanny Chevalier, Stefanie Mueller	Shamsi Iqbal, Karon MacLean	https://uist.acm.org/uist2020/
2019	New Orleans	USA	Michael Bernstein, Katharina Reinecke	François Guimbretière	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2019/
2018	Berlin	Germany	Andrew D. Wilson	Patrick Baudisch, Albrecht Schmidt	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2018/
2017	Quebec City	Canada	Chris Harrison, Jennifer Mankoff	Krzysztof Gajos	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2017/
2016	Tokyo	Japan	Jacob O. Wobbrock, Daniel Avrahami	Jun Rekimoto, Takeo Igarashi	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2016/
2015	Charlotte, NC	USA	Björn Hartmann, Tovi Grossman	Celine Latulipe	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2015/
2014	Honolulu, HI	USA	Mira Dontcheva, Daniel Wigdor	Hrvoje Benko	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2014/
2013	St. Andrews	Scotland, UK	Ivan Poupyrev, Takeo Igarashi	Shahram Izadi, Aaron Quigley	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2013/
2012	Cambridge, MA	USA	Hrvoje Benko, Celine Latulipe	Rob Miller	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2012/
2011	Santa Barbara, CA	USA	Maneesh Agrawala, Scott Klemmer	Jeff Pierce	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2011/
2010	New York, NY	USA	Mary Czerwinski, Rob Miller	Ken Perlin	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2010/
2009	Victoria, BC	Canada	François Guimbretière	Andrew D. Wilson	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2009/
2008	Monterey, CA	USA	Michel Beaudouin-Lafon	Steve Cousins	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2008/
2007	Newport, RI	USA	Ravin Balakrishnan	Chia Shen / Rob Jacob	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2007/
2006	Montreux	Switzerland	Ken Hinckley	Pierre Wellner	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2006/
2005	Seattle, WA	USA	Dan Olsen	Patrick Baudisch, Mary Czerwinski	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2005/
2004	Santa Fe, NM	USA	James Landay	Steve Feiner	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2004/
2003	Vancouver, BC	Canada	Gregory Abowd, Blair MacIntyre	Joseph A. Konstan	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2003/
2002	Paris	France	W. Keith Edwards	Michel Beaudouin-Lafon	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2002/
2001	Orlando, FL	USA	Beth Mynatt	Joe Marks	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2001/
2000	San Diego, CA	USA	Scott Hudson	Mark Ackerman, W. Keith Edwards	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist2000/
1999	Asheville, NC	USA	Joe Marks	Brad Vander Zanden	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist1999/
1998	San Francisco, CA	USA	Rob Jacob	Elizabeth Mynatt	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist1998/
1997	Banff, Alberta	Canada	Chris Schmandt	George Robertson	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist1997/
1996	Seattle, WA	USA	Marc Brown	David Kurlander	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist1996/
1995	Pittsburgh, PA	USA	George Robertson	Brad A. Myers	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist1995/
1994	Marina del Rey, CA	USA	Steve Feiner	Pedro Szekely	https://www.acm.org/uist/uist1994/
1993	Atlanta, GA	USA	Randy Pausch	Scott Hudson
1992	Monterey, CA	USA	Mark Green	Jock Mackinlay, Mark Green
1991	Hilton Head, SC	USA	Jock Mackinlay	James R. Rhyne
1990	Snowbird, UT	USA	Scott Hudson	Dan Olsen
1989	Williamsburg, VA	USA	Dan Olsen	John Sibert
1988	Banff, Alberta	Canada	John Sibert	Mark Green