Jenny Preece

Delighted that the Nepali edition of this two-volume grammar of Thangmi will be republished by @soscbaha & HimalBooks. Book launch at 4 pm, Friday 28 April 2023, Manny’s Eatery, Shaligram Complex, Jawalakhel soscbaha.org/book-release-a…

The three „great dames“ of HCI launched the 6th(!) edition of their Interaction Design Book today with a bang - at the riverfront of the Elbe in Hamburg @acm_chi #CHI2023! So many of you came - that we ran out of books in no time!

Full support for your fantastic work, @katestarbird!!! #CourageON

Calling youth with ideas for #crowdsourcing data on Climate Justice. Join #Open17ClimateJustice challenge on @Goodwall and @Crowd4SDG will help you turn a 1-min pitch into a #CitSci project for @UNICEF. @unige_en @FlueckigerYves @nikhilseth @mhaklay @bethnoveck @FrancoisTaddei

Just noticed the @CitSciAssoc Citizen Science Theory and Practice (CSTP) journal now has a #SJR ranking on @ScimagoJR! This is excellent news for all us #academics who need the recognition for our professional development. Thanks @jenpre @mhaklay and others for all the hard work

Join us next Thursday (3/3) as we welcome back our own Ben Shneiderman (@benbendc) to our Brown Bag Speaker Series. Ben will talk about his newest book, "Human-Centered AI." Register for this Zoom event here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

I’ll tell the story of @HumanCenteredAI How to design to amplify, augment, empower and enhance human performance with AI-infused #supertools #activeappliances #tele-bots to promote human self-efficacy, creativity, responsibility, sustainability, dignity

By focusing not on the risks of AI, but on the opportunities it presents, 'Human-Centered AI' by @benbendc explains how embracing a human-centered perspective can shape the future of technology and better serve human needs. Learn more: bit.ly/3BjFt0O

Let us celebrate the 61st Anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of America’s most spectacular natural treasures.

BREAKING: American Airlines sends out a defiant email to all of its U.S. employees, putting them on notice that if they do not get fully vaccinated against COVID by November 24, they will be FIRED on the spot. RT TO THANK AMERICAN AIRLINES FOR STANDING STRONG!

Terrific News! Yvonne Rogers of @uclic gets the UK Royal Society Robin Milner Award for "outstanding achievement in Computer Science" Bolsters the role of HCI in CS @hcil_umd @iSchoolUMD @UMDCompSci @HarvardHci @StanfordHCI @mithci @cmuhcii @sigchi royalsociety.org/grants-schemes…

Sierra Club BC reacts to Premier Horgan’s forestry announcement createsend.com/t/t-E8A7EB1EF1…

ACM members - the ACM General Elections are open. Vote for President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Member-at-Large positions: acm.org/elections/acm-… (And to be transparent, I have been nominated and am running for President.)

The Trump campaign seriously just issued a cease and desist for this ad so I'm doing my part and sharing it as widely as humanly possible.

We had weeks of warning. Weeks to prepare. Excuse my language, but this is completely unacceptable. Where the hell are the coronavirus tests!

I will NOT sit by silently as Putin’s puppets use the same tactics they did in 2016 to interfere in our 2020 election. We need to pass the bipartisan DETER Act. If history has taught us anything, it’s that time is of the essence. pscp.tv/w/1lPJqeOqYoLJb

It’s a mad , mad , mad , mad world and the lack of perspective has been driving me mad . It doesn’t matter what colour , religion , sexual orientation , age , political leaning or social economic group we belong to - we are one species on one planet with one big problem Please RT

As climate change takes center stage in US politics, WWF's @Carter_Roberts argues that the time is now for bipartisan progress, via @theHill: thehill.com/opinion/energy…

It was a terrific event. The film is disturbing, yet hopeful and beautiful. Thank you all for taking action on climate change and loss of biodiversity. Sir David you have been my hero for all of my life! Stay well and hang in there -we need you!

From pushing for the UK’s ivory trade ban, to vital collaring schemes in Selous – together, we’re helping 🐘 make a stand. Thanks to all our supporters for making it happen. #StopIvoryTrade