The MSU Usability & Accessibility Center and the Michigan Usability Professionals'
Association (MI-UPA) are joining over 100 locations in more than 35 countries to
promote
World Usability Day. This is also MSU's Fourth Annual Usability & Accessibility
Event.
DATE: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
TIME: 9:00 - 11 a.m. (Workshops) and 1:15 - 5:15 p.m. (Presentations)
LOCATION: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center,
East Lansing, MI
NOTE: Parking is available at the Kellogg Center parking
ramp
Thanks for attending the conference.
Video recordings of the presentations are available for viewing on our Web site
(see below). Thank you for your interest.
Interviews
WLNS Interview with Sarah Swierenga |
Download this interview (Quicktime Media)
Student Poster Session
This year, we are adding a student poster session to the day's events.
The poster session is open to students from any discipline, and the posters should
describe a design project that places users at the center of the design process.
View submission requirements.
Program
Morning Sessions (Concurrent)
Registration for Morning Sessions
8:30 a.m. | Outside room Big Ten B
and C
Workshop: Session 1-A
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Room Big Ten B
Usability as a Tool for Capacity Building: Conducting Community-Based User Research
Speaker: Jeff Grabill,
Co-Director, MSU WIDE Research Center and Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric,
and American Cultures
Workshop: Session 1-B
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Room Big Ten C
Live Web Site Evaluations: Usability and Marketing Message
Speaker: Dave
Mitropoulos-Rundus, President, Michigan Usability Professionals' Association
Afternoon Sessions
Registration for Afternoon Sessions
12:00 p.m. | Outside Auditorium
Introductions
1:00 p.m. | Auditorium
Sarah Swierenga,
Director, MSU Usability & Accessibility Center
Susan Burton, Executive
Director, Society for Technical Communication
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus,
President, Michigan Usability Professionals' Association
Session 2
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. | Auditorium
New Communication Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Speaker: Christopher
Hunter, Director, Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DODHH), Michigan
Commission on Disability Concerns, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
Session 3
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Auditorium
"Ford! Where's My Car?" -- The Story of Usability and Vehicle Order Management
Speakers: Chad Esselink,
Team Supervisor, IT Creative Design and Usability Team, Ford;
and IT Creative Design and Usability Team: Martin Rutyna (Project Manager), Eric
Schrage (Usability Specialist), Mike Mistak (Graphic Designer)
Break (Refreshments will be served and posters will be displayed)
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Room Big Ten C
Session 4
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | Auditorium
Podcasting About Usability: Behind the Sounds of "Design Critique: Products for
People"
Speakers: Timothy Keirnan,
Producer and Co-Host, Design Critique: Products for People
Tom Brinck, Creative
Director, A9.com and Co-Host, Design Critique: Products for People
Session 5
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. | Auditorium
Driver Distraction: What is the Problem and How can it be Solved?
Speaker: Paul A. Green,
Research Professor, Human Factors Division, University of Michigan Transportation
Research Institute (UMTRI), and Adjunct Associate Professor, Industrial and Operations
Engineering (IOE)
Session 6
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. | Auditorium
The Expertise and Complexity of Citizen Knowledge Work; or, A Tale of How Information
Technologies Move from Being Good Collaborators to Poor Collaborations
Speaker: Jeff Grabill,
Co-Director, MSU WIDE Research Center and Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric,
and American Cultures
Who Will Benefit?
- Industry professionals
- Academics
- Government officials
- Students
MSU Usability & Accessibility Center Open House
The Usability & Accessibility Center is having an open house 9 a.m. to noon on
November 14, 2006. Please go to room 93, Kellogg Center for directions.
Event Sponsors
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