Child Care and CHIkids

Children aged 6 months to 14 years can participate in the CHI 2000 Child Care program. Traditional child care, provided by De Blokkendoos, will offer fun-filled developmentally appropriate activities on site from Sunday through Thursday. Dutch, English, and a few other languages are spoken by caregivers.

CHIkids, a special program mixing the feeling of summer camp with the fun of exploring an exciting technology program, will be offered Tuesday through Thursday only to children of ages 7 to 14 years. Children in the CHIkids technology option will be able to create multimedia stories, sample the latest multimedia educational materials, or be CHI conference reporters using desktop publishing tools and the Web. Several organizations are participating in CHIkids through the Friends of CHI program.

Parents of children participating in childcare or CHIkids should review their personal liability and medical insurance to determine if their coverage applies to The Netherlands. ACM will not be responsible in the circumstance where a parent and/or child is considered negligent.

Call for CHIkids Leaders, Technology
Volunteers and project ideas are being sought for CHIkids. Visit the CHI Volunteer information page for details.

Child Care and CHIkids Registration

You can now register children for CHIkids online!

Deadline for registration is 01 March 2000. Because of space constraints at the Congress Centre, only 20 children per day can participate in the CHIkids option. Therefore, registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. A waiting list will be formed if all spaces are filled. Waiting list registrants will be notified if space becomes available. Due to the program's popularity, there will be no on site registration for CHIkids. Participants are not considered registered until all appropriate fees are paid.

For questions about the traditional child care option or the CHIkids technology option contact:

Angela Boltman, CHIkids Co-chair
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, HCIL2
University of Maryland
3180 A.V. Williams Building
College Park, MD 20782
aboltman@umiacs.umd.edu
+1 301 484 2157