CHI Camera-Ready

Acceptance at CHI starts a production pipeline with more moving parts than most venues: ACM TAPS renders your paper from source, an accessibility pass is mandatory rather than aspirational, and the video preview and registration have their own deadlines. CHI 2027 dates (chi2027.acm.org, read 2026-07-08): TAPS source upload January 14, 2027; publication-ready package on PCS February 18, 2027; registration and presentation video March 4, 2027.

TAPS is a compiler, not a dropbox

The ACM Publishing System ingests your LaTeX or Word source and generates the final double-column PDF plus HTML for the Digital Library. You reviewed in single-column; TAPS produces the publication look. Consequences: