The accessibility chair for UIST 2023 is Yi-Hao Peng. When you are registering for the conference, you will find a question labeled "We would like to make your UIST attendance as accessible as possible. If you would like to request any accessibility accommodations for an accessible UIST 2023 attendance, please specify them here. Example requests could include, but are not limited to: a sighted guide to navigate the conference venue, captioning and ASL interpreters. The accessibility chairs or the relevant organizing committee may reach out to you for additional clarification. Please reach out to the accessibility chair Yi-Hao Peng at accessibility2023@uist.org if you have any questions." Please also indicate your accessibility needs during registration and the conference organizers will make best efforts to meet them. Some requests may take time to arrange for so please request for accessibility accommodations as early as possible, no later than the early registration deadline.
Please contact the venue at (415)-772-5000 or email sanfrancisco@fairmont.com to discuss your specific needs with the venue directly. If there is specific accessibility information you would like to see here, or if you wish to discuss any conference accessibility requirements, please reach out to the accessibility chair Yi-Hao Peng at accessibility2023@uist.org.
When you register yourself, you can also register children and/or a caregiver (for yourself or for the child).
There are a few options for getting to the conference venue from the nearest airport (SFO).
Please reach out to the local arrangement chair Jingyi Li at local2023@uist.org or the accessibility chairs at accessibility2023@uist.org
Student volunteers will be available to assist attendees with disabilities with navigation, meal service, or other accessibility needs. If you will need volunteer assistance at the conference, please indicate this on your conference registration form.
Attendees who require personal care assistance should bring their own assistant. Personal care assistants should register as a Care Giver (see “What is the PCA (personal care attendant) policy?” above).
All areas of the venue relevant to the conference are accessible by wheelchair. The bathrooms are on the same floor as the conference rooms. There's an elevator down to the exhibit hall of the conference.
For the overall layout of conference space, please see this map for the layout of the conference spaces.
UIST strives to make the conference accessible to everybody, including presenters. Please indicate your accessibility needs at the time of registration. Please reach out to the accessibility chair Yi-Hao Peng at accessibility2023@uist.org if you have additional questions.
Yes, speakers and audience members will ask questions using a microphone. Attendees with questions will be requested to use a microphone so that their question is more easily heard. Student volunteers will bring the microphone around to those who need it. Please raise your hand to alert a student volunteer.
Food, when available through a conference event, will be served buffet style. All food items in the menu will be labeled as gluten free, vegan, and with other potential allergens as appropriate. Please check with the local staff if you are unsure if a particular food may contain ingredients that you may be allergic to. We are unable to provide any information on food at social events organized by conference attendees. Please indicate on your registration form if you have any specific dietary needs.
All food items will be labeled with potential allergens. Please check with a local staff member or a conference organizer if you are unsure if a particular food item may contain ingredients that may be allergic to you.
The menu will be buffet style, and will include vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options which will each be labeled with potential allergens. We will be unable to provide specialized mean options beyond those provided in the buffet options.
In case of emergency call 911 for an ambulance. California Pacific Medical Center - Pacific Campus (often referred to as CPMC Pacific Campus) in San Fransico is 5-10 minute drive away from the conference venue. If you require non-urgent medical care, please contact Yi-Hao at accessibility2023@uist.org or ask any student volunteer. They will help you with locating information about local doctors, specialists, chiropractors, etc. For non-resident attendees, buying travel insurance that covers medical expenses is strongly recommended as fees for emergency treatment can be very high.
No, talks will not be pre-recorded. Talks will be livestreamed (with captions) and then high quality versions (with captions) will be posted to the SIGCHI YouTube channel after the conference.
All in-person attendees to the conference are required to be vaccinated to attend the conference. While no proof of vaccination will be required, you will need to indicate that you are vaccinated. Please check the vaccinations info on the for registration page of the conference website.
Yes. The Conference hotel will have accessible rooms. Please indicate this when reserving your accommodation with the hotel.
When organizing a social event, please consider the following:
There is no hotel shuttle to the conference venue. The conference venue is in the same complex as the conference hotel.
Yes! Guide dogs and other service animals are welcome at UIST 2023. There are grassy areas outside the conference venue for guide dogs, including Huntington Park. It is a small park located just a couple of blocks away from the conference venue.
The Nursing room is available in the Far East Room, located in the Mezzanine Level, Monday - Wednesday. A small refrigerator is available.
A Silent room is available in the State Room, located in the Mezzanine Level, Monday - Wednesday.
There are single stall gender neutral restrooms located at the Mezzanine level of the Fairmont.