HCI International 2009
19-24 July 09, Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA
| Eligibility: | Applicants must be undergraduate, Master's, or Ph.D. students, regardless of discipline, during the academic year 2008-2009. |
| Location: | Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA. |
| Duration: | Applicants must be available for at least three (3) days between the 17th and the 24th of July 2009 in order to offer 20 hours of volunteering work. |
| Compensation: | (1) A Complementary Conference Registration, offering access to all open technical sessions (i.e., Parallel Paper Presentations), entrance in the Exhibition, free refreshments during breaks, Conference proceedings in DVD, and one ticket for the Gala Dinner (normal cost for non-volunteers: $320 - $420); (2) One Half-Day Tutorial free pass (normal cost for non-volunteers: $150 - $190); and (3) An HCII2009 Student Volunteers T–shirt. |
| Important Dates: | 31 December 2008: Preliminary Application Deadline 20 January 2009: Initial Acceptance and Reserve List Notification Rolling from January 2009: Reserve List Applications Accepted |
Please note that HCII2009 Student Volunteers are responsible for their own housing, and travel to and from the Conference venue. Low housing rates will be arranged and offered to Student Volunteers.
About Volunteering
The HCII2009 Program for Student Volunteers gives university students from around the world the opportunity to attend and contribute to one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of computing and human-computer interaction. As an HCII2009 Student Volunteer, you will interact closely with researchers, academics and practitioners from various disciplines, meet other students from around the world, and promote personal and profession growth.
The HCI International Conference's past, present and continued future successes are due in a large part to the skills, talents and dedication of its student volunteers. The Student Volunteer position involves a range of duties, including, but not limited to:
Qualifications
The volunteer should:
To Apply
To be considered as a Student Volunteer for the HCII2009 Conference, you need to login and apply online through the Conference Management System (CMS). In order to login, you need to have a CMS account.
An official letter (in English) from your University or School, duly signed and stamped, indicating your current student status, must be presented when registering at the Conference. You will be required to submit a scanned copy of this letter during the on-line application process.
Acceptance Notification
All applications received by December 31st, 2008 will be reviewed and volunteers selected will be notified by January 20th, 2009.
A reserve list will also be drawn up upon applications received by the preliminary registration deadline, but not initially selected.
Late Applications
Applications received after the deadline will be placed at the end of the reserve list in the order in which they are received. Since previous experience has shown that more students apply than can be accepted, early application is strongly encouraged. However, applicants on the waiting list are often also accepted. Therefore, do not be discouraged if you are applying after the preliminary deadline.
Enquiries
If you have any questions, please send them via email to Student Volunteer Administration.
