INTERACT 2009, sponsored by IFIP, will be August 24-29, 2009, in Uppsala, Sweden. Conference Theme: Research and Practice.

The INTERACT series of conferences has been one of the driving forces behind the HCI field for many years, and over time much research has entered the INTERACT Conference proceedings. In Scandinavia, the HCI research tradition has always had a strong connection to working life, and the aim to produce practical assets for software design has been one important issue in the research.

But how does research and practice cope in 2009? Is research going into practice, and are practitioners looking into research for their answers. The relation between theory and practice is an old issue, and despite this, one that is becoming increasingly important. Has HCI been able to contribute to better IT use in practice? Are the existing methods and tools for the design of usable systems sufficient or is there a need for new or better processes, methods and tools for systems development in practice? INTERACT 2009 provides a meeting ground for practitioners and researchers, where research and methods can be discerned and discussed, with mutual benefit.

AID08, the International Conference of Applications of Information Design will be 25-28 June 2008 at Mälardalen University in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It will be a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings between researchers and practitioners in the field of information design.