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40-467: It hosts the flagship annual international HCI conference, CHI , with over 3,000 attendees, and publishes ACM Interactions and ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). It also sponsors over 20 specialized conferences and provides in-cooperation support to over 30 conferences. SIGCHI has two membership publications, the ACM TechNews - SIGCHI Edition and ACM Interactions . Until 2000,

80-467: A mill, grain elevators , stores, and hotels were built. Much of this development focused around the railroad station. In 1899, Gaithersburg was selected as one of six global locations for the construction of an International Latitude Observatory as part of a project to measure the Earth's wobble on its polar axis. The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory is (as of 2007) the only National Historic Landmark in

120-451: A small agricultural settlement known as Log Town near the present day Summit Hall on Ralph Crabb's 1725 land grant "Deer Park". The northern portion of the land grant was purchased by Henry Brookes, and he built his brick home "Montpelier" there, starting first with a log cabin in 1780/3. This 1,000-acre tract became part of the landmark IBM Headquarters complex built on the then-new I-270 Interstate "Industrial", now "Technology", Corridor in

160-551: Is located just outside the city limits and is the north-western terminus of the Red Line . The Corridor Cities Transitway is a proposed bus rapid transit line that would have 8 stops in Gaithersburg, generally in the western half of the city. Maryland's MARC system operates commuter rail services connecting Gaithersburg to Washington, D.C. , with two stations in the city, at Old Town Gaithersburg and Metropolitan Grove , and

200-525: Is the main highway leading northwest out of metropolitan Washington, D.C., beginning at Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway) and proceeding northwestward to Interstate 70 in Frederick . I-370 is a short spur, starting just west of I-270 in Gaithersburg and heading east to its junction with Maryland Route 200 . Via MD 200, I-370 connects Gaithersburg with Interstate 95 near Laurel . Maryland Route 355

240-925: The SIGCHI Bulletin was also published as a membership publication. SIGCHI was formed in 1982 by renaming and refocusing the Special Interest Group on Social and Behavioral Computing (SIGSOC). Lorraine Borman , previously editor of the SIGSOC Bulletin , was its first chair. The formation of the ACM SIGCHI was first publicly announced in 1982 during the Human Factors in Computer Systems conference in Gaithersburg , Maryland, US, organized by Bill Curtis and Ben Shneiderman . The inaugural CHI conference

280-871: The Human Factors in Computer Systems conference in Gaithersburg , Maryland, US in 1982, organized by Bill Curtis and Ben Shneiderman . During this meeting the formation of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction (SIGCHI) was first publicly announced. ACM SIGCHI became the sponsor of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. The first CHI conference was held in Boston, Massachusetts, US, in 1983. The second conference took place in San Francisco, in 1985. Since then, CHI conferences have been held annually in spring each year. Until 1992

320-623: The Kentlands community, the Lakelands community, and the Washingtonian Center (better known as Rio), a shopping/business district. Two New Urbanism communities are under construction, including Watkins Mill Town Center (Casey East and West), and the massive "Science City" . The state has a bus rapid transit line, Corridor Cities Transitway or "CCT", planned for the western portion of the city starting at Shady Grove Metro Station and connecting all

360-431: The U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.34 square miles (26.78 km ), of which 10.20 square miles (26.42 km ) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km ) is water. As of the 2022 American Community Survey , there were 68,952 people and 24,523 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 33% White, 13% Black, 15% Asian, and 1% from other races. Hispanic people of any race were 36% of

400-618: The City of Gaithersburg. The observatory and five others in Japan , Italy , Russia , and the United States gathered information that is still used by scientists today, along with information from satellites , to determine polar motion ; the size, shape, and physical properties of the earth; and to aid the space program through the precise navigational patterns of orbiting satellites. The Gaithersburg station operated until 1982 when computerization rendered

440-553: The Forest Oak Post Office crashed down. The tree served as the inspiration for the city's logo, which is also featured prominently on the city's flag. In 2007, parts of the film Body of Lies were filmed in the city, at a building on 100 Edison Park Drive. The film was released in 2008 and the building is now the Montgomery County Police Department 's headquarters. On July 16, 2010, Gaithersburg

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480-738: The Outstanding Dissertation Award to recognize excellent thesis by Ph.D. recipients in HCI. SIGCHI is governed by a set of by-laws and SIGCHI’s Elected Officers are the President, the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President for Membership and Communications, the Vice-President for Finance, and two Vice-Presidents at large. The Executive Committee (EC) also includes editors of membership publications and appointed officers including

520-528: The SIGCHI President was Helena Mentis of University of Maryland Baltimore County with Vice President Cliff Lampe of University of Michigan . The current SIGCHI President is Neha Kumar with Vice President Shaowen Bardzell . The President and VP run as a team and were elected to the positions for a three-year term. Apart from CHI, SIGCHI sponsors or co-sponsors over 20 specialized conferences in topics related to HCI. SIGCHI provides resources for

560-596: The Vice-President for Publications, the Vice-President for Conferences, the Vice-President for Chapters, the Vice-President for Operations, and the immediate past Chair. President: Gerrit van der Veer President: Gerrit van der Veer From July 2015 to July 2018, the SIGCHI President was Loren Terveen of GroupLens Research at the University of Minnesota and the Vice President was Helena Mentis of University of Maryland Baltimore County From July 2018 to July 2021,

600-498: The average acceptance rate was around 20 percent. The number of accepted full papers is slowly increasing and reached 157 accepted papers with an acceptance rate of 22 percent in 2008. CHI reached over 3,300 attendees in 2013 and 3,855 in 2019. CHI 2020, which was originally planned to take place on April, was cancelled due to COVID-19 , and CHI 2021 was held online as a virtual conference chaired by Yoshifumi Kitamura and Aaron Quigley . CHI 2021 “making waves, combining strengths”

640-408: The average family size was 3.14 the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

680-525: The city of Gaithersburg and their directors include: The following Montgomery County Public Schools are located in Gaithersburg: Gaithersburg is primarily served by the Washington, D.C. media market . Being a city, Gaithersburg also has its own police department, which was created in 1963. The most prominent highways serving Gaithersburg are Interstate 270 and Interstate 370 . I-270

720-488: The city. The population density was 5,216.2 inhabitants per square mile (2,014.0/km ). There were 20,674 housing units at an average density of 2,049.7 per square mile (791.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city is 34.7% White , 19.5% Black or African American , 0.2% Native American , 13.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 3.6% from other races , and 3.2% from two or more races. 24.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.3% of Gaithersburg's population

760-582: The community for the first time. Also in 1873 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad constructed a station at Gaithersburg, designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin as part of his well-known series of Victorian stations in Maryland. Rapid growth occurred shortly thereafter, and on April 5, 1878, the town was officially incorporated as the Town of Gaithersburg. Gaithersburg boomed during the late 19th century and churches, schools,

800-637: The community to expand, grow and communicate in the form of Grants. CHI (conference) The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems ( CHI ) series of academic conferences is generally considered the most prestigious in the field of human–computer interaction and is one of the top-ranked conferences in computer science. It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI , the Special Interest Group on computer–human interaction. CHI has been held annually since 1982 and attracts thousands of international attendees. The CHI conference series started with

840-636: The conference was held in Canada or the US. In 1993 CHI moved to Europe for the first time and was held in Amsterdam , the Netherlands. Over the years, CHI has grown in popularity. The 1982 meeting drew 907 attendees. CHI 90 attracted 2,314. Attendance has been fairly stable since then. After the early years CHI became highly selective. Since 1993 the acceptance rate for full papers was consistently below 30 percent. After 1992

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880-648: The council. The day-to-day administration of the city is overseen by a career city manager . The city's current mayor is Jud Ashman, who has held the office since 2014. On October 6, 2014, the Gaithersburg City Council selected city council member Jud Ashman to serve as mayor until the next City of Gaithersburg election in November 2015, replacing resigning mayor Sidney Katz . Ashman was re-elected in November 2015 and would be re-elected to full terms in 2017 and 2021. Previous mayors include: The departments of

920-492: The garrison of the United States Army Reserve Legal Command . Gaithersburg is noted for its ethnic and economic diversity; it was ranked second for ethnic diversity among the 501 largest U.S. cities, and first among smaller U.S. cities, by WalletHub in 2021. In 2023, Wallethub announced that Gaithersburg was back in the number one spot for diversity in the U.S. Gaithersburg was settled in 1765 as

960-468: The high-density western Gaithersburg neighborhoods with a total of eight stops planned in the city. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is headquartered in Gaithersburg directly west of I-270. Other major employers in the city include IBM , Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services business area headquarters, AstraZeneca . Gaithersburg is also the location of

1000-602: The historic area of the town. Landmarks and buildings from that time can still be seen in many places but especially in the historic central business district of Gaithersburg called "Olde Towne". The east side also includes City Hall, the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, and Bohrer Park (a well-known joint community recreation center and outdoor water park for kids and families). The west side of the city has many wealthier neighborhoods that were designed with smart growth techniques and embrace New Urbanism . These include

1040-505: The late 1960s to the 1970s. Benjamin Gaither married Henry's daughter Margaret, and Benjamin and Margaret inherited a portion of Henry's land prior to Henry's death in 1807. Gaither built his home on the land in 1802. By the 1850s the area had ceased to be called Log Town and was known to inhabitants as Gaithersburg. The Forest Oak Post Office, named for a large tree in the town, was located in Gaither's store in 1851. On July 10, 1864, using

1080-409: The manual observation obsolete. In 1968, Gaithersburg was upgraded from a town to a city. Gaithersburg remained a predominantly rural farm town until the 1970s when more construction began. As the population grew, with homes spreading throughout the area, Gaithersburg began taking on a suburban and semi-urban feel, leaving its farming roots behind. During the late 1990s and 2000s, it had become one of

1120-484: The most economically and ethnically diverse areas in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area as well as the State of Maryland , with people from all walks of life calling Gaithersburg home. This can be seen in the local schools, with Gaithersburg High School and Watkins Mill High School having two of the most diverse student bodies in the region. During a 1997 rainstorm, the 295-year-old forest oak tree that gave its name to

1160-462: The population (8.3% Salvadoran, 2% Honduran, 1.9% Mexican, 1.9% Peruvian, 1.7% Guatemalan). There were 22,000 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who

1200-399: The population. The median household income was 95,453, and 6% of people were under the poverty line. The average time to work was 30 minutes, 57% of people drove alone, 11% carpooled, 8% took public transit, 1% biked, 2% walked and 20% work from home. As of the census of 2010, there were 59,933 people, 22,000 households, and 14,548 families residing in the city. The population density

1240-469: The route of present-day 355, over 10,000 Confederate troops camped overnight in the area, including the present Bohrer Park, after a one-day march from Frederick after the Battle of Monocacy . The next day the troops continued towards Washington in an unsuccessful attempt to take the city. When the railroad was built through town in 1873, the new station was called Gaithersburg, an officially recognized name for

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1280-444: The time of the 2020 census , Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-most populous community in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C. , and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area . Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968. Gaithersburg is located east and west of Interstate 270 . The eastern section includes

1320-474: The top employers in the city are: Gaithersburg also receives significant income from its conference organization platform including prominent conferences such as the CHI 84 conference. Patton Electronics was founded in Gaithersburg during 1984. Gaithersburg has an elected, five-member City Council, which serves as the legislative body of the city. The mayor, who is also elected, serves as non-voting president of

1360-500: Was 5,875.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,268.7/km ). There were 23,337 housing units at an average density of 2,287.9 per square mile (883.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 31.9% non-Hispanic White , 16.3% African American , 0.5% Native American , 16.9% Asian (6.01 Chinese, 4.77% Indian, 2.03% Korean, 1.69% Filipino, 1.02% Vietnamese, 0.62% Burmese), 0.1% Pacific Islander , 10.7% from other races , and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.2% of

1400-498: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.24. The median age in the city was 35.1 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% females. As of the census of 2000, there were 52,613 people, 19,621 households, and 12,577 families residing in

1440-409: Was foreign-born. There were 19,621 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and

1480-665: Was hosted the year after, in 1983. In 1988, the UIST and CSCW conferences were added. Each year SIGCHI inducts around 7 or 8 people into the CHI Academy , honouring them for their significant contribution to the field of human–computer interaction. It also gives out a CHI Lifetime Achievement Award for research and practice, the CHI Lifetime Service Award, and the CHI Social Impact Award. Since 2018, SIGCHI also awards

1520-563: Was originally scheduled to take place in Yokohama . The CHI conference consists of multiple tracks, including: Past and future CHI conferences include: This article about a computer conference is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gaithersburg, Maryland Gaithersburg ( / ˈ ɡ eɪ θ ər z b ɜːr ɡ / GAY -thərz-burg ) is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland , United States. At

1560-401: Was part of the area where a 3.6 magnitude earthquake was felt, one of the strongest to occur in Maryland. After years of decline and loss of tenants, including three of its four anchor stores in 2019, Lakeforest Mall closed on March 31, 2023, with plans to demolish it and redevelop the area. Gaithersburg is also the location of the United States Army Reserve Legal Command . According to

1600-490: Was the precursor to I-270 and follows a parallel route. It now serves as the main commercial roadway through Gaithersburg and neighboring communities. Other state highways serving Gaithersburg include Maryland Route 117 , Maryland Route 119 and Maryland Route 124 . Maryland Route 28 passes just outside the Gaithersburg corporate limits. Gaithersburg is connected to the Washington Metro via Shady Grove station , which

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