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Abstract

First , w e ne e d to bu i ld a consensus wi th in S I G C H I on the issues w h i c h are m o s t c ruc ia l fo r us to address . W e c a n ' t t ack le e v e r y issue w e h a v e nei the r the r e sou rces n o r the abi l i ty to d r ive that m a n y issues s imul taneous ly . We wi l l n e e d to f ocus o u r ef for ts on a smal l n u m b e r o f k e y issues. T h a t list o f k e y issues wi l l c h a n g e o v e r t ime, o f course , bu t it wi l l he lp us to be e f fec t ive . I h a v e c r ea t ed a n e w emai l d i s t r ibu t ion list, c h i a d v o c a c y @ a c m . o r g , fo r a d i scuss ion o f ou r pub l i c messages , and I e n c o u r a g e a n y o n e wi th an in teres t to j o i n and part ie ipate . Second , w e n e e d a n u m b e r o f add i t iona l spokes peop le , w h o can r e p r e s e n t b o t h the b r e a d t h and dep th o f S I G C H I . W e n e e d p e o p l e w h o are exper t s in spec i f i c d o m a i n areas, as we l l as p e o p l e w h o can b e r eg iona l represen ta t ives . T o g e t h e r w e can m o r e e f f e c t i v e l y coo rd ina t e and c o m m u n i c a t e ou r mes sages and suppor t e ach o the r s ' efforts . I f y o u are in te res ted in be ing a s p o k e s p e r s o n on H C I issues in y o u r d o m a i n or r eg ion , p l ease co n t ac t m e at chic h a i r @ a c m . o r g . I wi l l b e w o r k i n g w i th this g roup o f p e o p l e to o rgan ize and co o rd in a t e oppor tun i t i e s to ge t o u r m e s s a g e out , and to m a k e sure w e all h a v e the suppor t w e n e e d to do so e f fec t ive ly .