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

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and

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. By impact factor, it is one of impactful conferences in the field of human–computer interaction. Scott Hudson is the current chair of th
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which organizes the UIST conference. UIST 2014 was held in

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, USA, 5–8 October 2014. UIST 2015 will be held in

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USA, 8–11 November 2015.

Overview

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

History

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

Past Conferences

Past and future UIST conferences include:

References

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