Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Société canadienne du dialogue humain-machine About the Society

The Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society (CHCCS) / Société canadienne du dialogue humain-machine is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing research and education in the fields of computer graphics, visualization and human-computer interaction. It is a Special Interest Group within the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS).

CHCCS/SCDHM sponsors an annual conference, Graphics Interface that is often held as part of a larger set of conferences, AI/GI/CRV.

CHCCS/SCDHM sponsors three awards, the annual Michael A. J. Sweeney Award for the best student paper at the Graphics Interface conference, the annual Alain Fournier Ph.D. Thesis Award, the CHCCS/SCDHM Achievement Award presented to a Canadian researcher who has made a substantial research contributions to the fields of computer graphics or human-computer interaction, and the CHCCS/SCDHM Service Award presented to a Canadian who has made substantial service contributions to the society.

There is an executive committee for CHCCS/SCDHM whose members can provide further information on the organization and on the Graphics Interface conference.