🗳️ Announcing the #CSCW Steering Committee Chair (Elect) Elections! Two exceptional nominees received multiple nominations each: Jessica Vitak and Naomi Yamashita. Voting is anonymous and closes on *December 18*. You'll need your SIGCHI membership number to vote: karriekarahalios.com/CSCW/ChairEl...

Want to catch up on the latest developments at CSCW? Curious about the budget, rolling deadlines, or volunteering? We've posted a blog with responses to the Q&A at the #cscw2025 town hall session, held during the conference. Read more here: medium.com/@acm-cscw/cs...

📣 Announcing our CSCW 2026 location: Salt Lake City, Utah! The dates of the conference will be October 10-14, 2026. Introducing our conference general chairs for next year: Xinru Page and Guo Freeman. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year ⛰️ 🤩!

Grateful for an amazing #CSCW2025 and especially @vitak.bsky.social and @fpinatti.bsky.social, and my co chair @myrlewko.bsky.social. My highlights were serving as a mentor for the doctoral consortium organized by @eagapie.bsky.social and Nervo Verdezoto. And also the lasting impact award session 💙

For the #CSCW2025 closing keynote, @ginasue.bsky.social discusses the myth of automation: automation uncovers and foregrounds current sociotechnical configurations. Technological innovation doesn't happen overnight, it's negotiated by people on the ground over time.

#CSCW2025 attendees! 🌍 Visit our DEI space and Community Art Installation (first floor coffee area) to connect with others and see where our community spans across the globe!

Not only is General Chair @vitak.bsky.social running #CSCW2025 with Fabiano Pinatti, but she also gave a talk on research about helping incidental users navigate privacy risks in smart environments.

👋🏽 It's the final day of #CSCW2025! Gina Neff, Professor of Responsible AI at Queen Mary University London will be giving the closing keynote: 🎤 "Negotiating Innovation: What Construction's Digital Transformation Can Teach Us About AI and the Future of Work" 🕠 4:30pm 📍Peer Gynt-salen

Big congrats to Jill Diamond, Michaelanne Thomas, Daphne LaRose, and @asbruckman.bsky.social for winning the Lasting Impact Award for their 2013 paper Hollaback on the power of narrative. #cscw2025

That’s a wrap on an unforgettable evening! 🎶✨ The Norwegian Orchestra filled the night with beautiful music and smiles at our CSCW Social Event. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us — what a wonderful way to celebrate our community. #CSCW2025

#CSCW2025 attendees! 🌍 Visit our DEI space and Community Art Installation (first floor coffee area) to connect with others and see where our community spans across the globe!

Let’s put CSCW on the map 🗺️ if you’re attending #CSCW2025, be sure to connect with someone new and interact with our Community Art Installation, located in the coffee area on the first floor 😊 A great way to meet someone new and find a CSCW connection from across the globe! 🌍 @acm-cscw.bsky.social

🎤 Humans of CSCW2025 Meet Nayana Kirasur from Rutgers University. I asked her what brought her to CSCW as it's her first time. Her response: "I have a paper I’m presenting, it’s a really fun space, people who are doing the work behind the scenes are wonderful, mentor/mentee lunch was great”

Now at #CSCW2025! Authors explore innovative approaches to enhancing emotional connection and team formation across distances, examining how technology bridges physical separation while fostering meaningful collaboration in virtual spaces.

Now at #CSCW2025! Authors in the AI Applications for Safety and Support session explore how AI shapes mental health support—from reducing stigma through human-AI cooperation to understanding LLM use in mental health conversations and designing ethical, supportive AI systems.

Now at #CSCW2025! Paper authors in the Governing Platforms / Technology’s Role in Governance session cover a range of topics from Nepal’s governmental regulation of TikTok to supporting diasporic social movements through the case of Belarus to rural hunters civic participation in open data !

Now at #CSCW2025! The paper authors in the Community-Engaged Research session explore the tensions, responsibilities and future directions for transparent, sustainable and ethical relationships and outcomes between researchers, universities, and communities.

Now at #CSCW2025! The Open Source Community workshop is exploring the human side of open source collaboration, from navigating power dynamics among developers, designers, and users to managing interdisciplinary multi project teams.

Now at #CSCW2025! Matt Ratto leads a SIG on Social Agentics, exploring how agentic AI systems can be designed in social and organizational contexts. From CSCW’s legacy of studying coordination and interdependence, the session asks how social theory can guide accountable, situated approaches to AI.

We welcomed new CSCW Steering Committee members, Sue Fussell (Chair) and Nat Poore. Karrie Karahalios ended her term as Chair. There was a lively discussion around governance, the need for senior member to volunteer to join the program committee, and the transition to rolling deadlines. #CSCW2025

🎤 Humans of CSCW2025 Meet Inha Cha, Ph.D. student from Georgia Tech. “The highlight of my day was cheering for my friend during their presentation — seeing them share their work with such passion was really inspiring!” 💛 #CSCW2025

🪩 Poster Session time at #CSCW2025! Come explore fresh ideas, early-stage projects, and inspiring conversations with researchers from around the world 🌍✨

🎤 Humans of CSCW2025 Meet Patrick Lee , PhD student from University of Toronto. What brought you to CSCW this year? 💬 "This is my second time at CSCW, my first one was as a nervous undergrad. Now that I'm starting a PhD, I came back to meet people and explore new ideas." #HumansOfCSCW #CSCW2025

🪩 Poster Session time at #CSCW2025! Come explore fresh ideas, early-stage projects, and inspiring conversations with researchers from around the world 🌍✨

🎤 Humans of CSCW2025 Meet Hiba Siraj, PhD student from George Mason University. 💬 “I hosted a workshop yesterday. It’s my first CSCW! I’m here to connect and exchange new perspectives with the CSCW community.” #HumansOfCSCW #CSCW2025

SIG: Evaluating Research from and About the Global Majority. A key quote from the session: the “Global South” isn’t a single entity. “Practices differ — what works or makes sense in one context can’t just be mapped onto another.” #CSCW2025 #GlobalMajority #HCI

At #CSCW2025, the Gig Economy panel explored the everyday realities of workers, from data annotators to rideshare drivers, as they navigate and push back against algorithmic systems. A thoughtful and powerful reflection on the human side of the gig economy!

Exciting session at #CSCW2025: Designing for Mental Health Support — exploring how storytelling, cultural contexts, robots, and journaling tools can foster well-being and social connection.

📸 Honoring the core organizing team behind CSCW 2025 for their exceptional behind-the-scenes work that made the conference possible! #CSCW2025

A truly inspiring keynote today from Prof. Kari Kuutti — a leading figure in HCI and CSCW, and Professor Emeritus at the INTERACT research unit, University of Oulu 🇫🇮. He shared a compelling reflection on the history of CSCW, highlighting its European contributions. #CSCW2025

Attending @acm-cscw.bsky.social 2025? Join our Special Interest Group on Behind the Scenes: A SIG on Researcher Care and the Invisible Care Work. We will be envisioning how we can reimagine researcher wellbeing as a shared, community-supported practice (beyond the individual practice of self-care).

👋🏽 Welcome to day 3 of #CSCW2025 and the first day of the full conference program! To get into the venue, use the door marked on the map below — walk past reception (resepsjon) and around the corner to the Peer Gynt sign / red carpet to pick up your badge. If you're a student, bring your student ID.

For #CSCW2025’s Doctoral Consortium, 16 PhD students from the U.S., Canada and Europe presented their work covering topics across social media, accessibility, health, policy and work. Thanks to Elena Agapie and Nervo Verdezoto for organizing it!

Humans of CSCW 🎤 Mahmoud: joins the CSCW for a second time in row What brought you to CSCW this year? "Apart from presenting my paper, I am looking forward to meeting people and exchanging ideas and thoughts for future collaboration" #CSCW2025 #HumansOfCSCW

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Regulating Sustainability: the Interplay of Laws, Policies, Norms, and Design in Sustainable CSCW

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Context Matters: Ethical Challenges in Research with Online Communities

The #sauna #crew at #CSCW2025 are heating up 🔥 (and then cooling down 🧊) boatloads of fun! (Yes, that water is freezing cold.)

Exciting conversations happening today at #CSCW2025 workshop, Augmenting Collaborative Problem-Solving: Exploring the Design and Use of GenAl for Groupwork

Please use our official Starter Pack to follow many #CSCW2025 authors all at once before the in-person conference begins! go.bsky.app/SPumuMT Share this link far and wide to help everyone gather here! 👏 Complete this form to be added to the Starter Pack in the future: forms.gle/KeAMnuxbYXV3...

Welcome to Day 2 of #cscw2025! We have six workshops and the doctoral consortium running today. You can also come by to pick up your name badge before the rush tomorrow. See the full program here: programs.sigchi.org/cscw/2025

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Governments as design contexts: Institutional realities of technology and design in government settings #CSCW2025

Humans of CSCW 🎤 Jennifer: What was your favorite part of the day? “Today I was a student volunteer and it was an amazing opportunity to meet student volunteers and attendees” #CSCW2025 #HumansOfCSCW

Humans of CSCW 🎤 Morgan: What was your favorite part of the day? “Things people are talking about weren’t what I was expected…People are fore fronting interesting things like incorporating multiple world views into a model” #CSCW2025 #HumansOfCSCW

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Traces, Breadcrumbs, and Patina: Exploring and Designing with Traces of Activity #CSCW2025

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Beyond Information: Online Participatory Culture and Information Disorder #CSCW2025

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ CSCW Contributions to Critical Futures of Work #CSCW2025

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Design for Hope: Cultivating Deliberate Hope in the Face of Complex Societal Challenges #CSCW2025

Workshop Spotlight ⭐ Responsibly Training Foundation Models: Actualizing Ethical Principles for Curating Large-Scale Training Datasets in the Era of Massive AI Models #CSCW2025

Exciting news! Just in time for the start of #cscw2025, the new issue of PACM HCI is out, featuring 400+ articles accepted at CSCW. All should be free to view now and many are open access. dl.acm.org/toc/pacmhci/...

We’re running a Humans of CSCW mini-series to share voices from across the community. If you’d like to participate (first-timer or returning attendee), drop by the second floor by the staircase today at 12:30. We’ll do a 5-minute chat and one photo (consent required). #CSCW2025