A trip report on creativity & cognition 1999: an insider's report on a far out conference

Your intrepid SIGCHI reporters are recently returned from the east midlands area of the United Kingdom and are pleased to report good news from one of the frontiers of CHI research. The emerging area of research into creative thought and the implications of the use of computing technology in creative work is maturing and promises to increase its influence and visibility in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) during the coming years. Creativity and Cognition 1999, held 10-13 October at Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, is the third such conference in a series which have been held so far at three-year intervals. Recognition of the value of this conference and the work it showcases continues to grow and this third offering of the conference was a SIGCHI sponsored event with proceedings published by ACM. ~