Something Old, Something New...

It brings me immense joy to welcome you to the inaugural issue of our SIGCHI newsletter! This beginning commences a new chapter in how we connect, share, and grow together as a global HCI community. As ACM's largest Special Interest Group, now with more than 5,500 members, SIGCHI is more global and diverse than ever. We love to see the rich cultural and regional diversity, just as we love to see our conferences grow in strength and scope, broadening and deepening our intellectual undertakings. At CHI 2025, we are excited to welcome our largest audience of new and old SIG members in Yokohama, to celebrate the people who make our conferences happen, people who sustain our SIG, people who care. And as SIGCHI continues to grow in numerous new directions, our goal remains to support each other in becoming the best possible researcher, practitioner, volunteer, leader, educator, mentor, contributor... and this newsletter is a step towards achieving this goal.