Awards Committee

About the CHCCS/SCDHM Awards Committee

The CHCCS/SCDHM Achievement and Service Awards are recommended by the CHCCS Awards Committee, based on nominations received from the research community. Other awards are recommended by subcommittees. Best paper and best poster awards are recommended by the program committees for each year’s Graphics Interface conference. The current committee and subcommittee members are the following for awards.

Achievement and Service Awards

Brian Wyvill (University of Victoria), Chair
Sheelagh Carpendale (University of Calgary)
Dinesh K. Pai (The University of British Columbia)
Carl Gutwin (University of Saskatchewan)

Early Career Researcher Awards

Scott Bateman (University of New Brunswick), Co-chair
Christopher Batty (University of Waterloo), Co-chair

Additional committee members (usually 3-4) are enlisted each year to participate in the recommendation process.

Dissertation Awards

Pierre Poulin (Université de Montréal), Chair
Celine Latulipe (University of Manitoba)

Addional jury members are enlisted each year to participate in the recommendation process.

Canadian Digital Media Pioneer Awards

Eugene Fiume (Simon Fraser University), Chair

Michael A. J. Sweeney Best Student Paper Awards

The winning papers are selected by the conference program chairs in consultation with their program committee.

Best Poster Awards

The winning posters selection process is coordinated by the conference posters chair, and is typically done by popular vote among participants at the conference.

Visit the specific award page for details on the nomination and selection processes for each of the awards.