World Usability Day
Theme for 2008 event is transportation
Nov. 13, 2008
Past Conferences
- 2007 World Usability Day (Theme: Healthcare) (Conference program updated with PowerPoint slides and video stream of presentations)
- 2006 World Usability Day (Conference program updated with video stream of presentations)
- 2005 World Usability Day (Conference program updated with video stream of presentations)
In the News
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 Third Annual Usability & Accessibility Event.
DATE: Thursday, November 3, 2005
TIME: 1:00 - 5:30pm
LOCATION: MSU Union Ballroom, MSU Campus (Abbott and Grand River), East Lansing, MI -- View the campus map with parking locations
(NOTE: The parking structure closest to the Union building for evening and weekend parking is under construction and unavailable)
RSVP: This is a free event, but seating is limited.
Program
Session 1
Real World Usability Success Story
Speaker: Carol Barnum, Professor of
Information Design and Co-Director of the Usability Center, Southern Polytechnic
State University, and author of Usability Testing and Research
Video Stream of Session 1 (uncaptioned)
Session 2
Useful, Usable, AND Desirable: How
One Washer Changed the Face of Laundry
Speakers: Laura Vennie and Sara
Ulius Sabel, Usability Specialists from Whirlpool
Video Stream of Session 2 (uncaptioned)
Session 3
Accessibility Experts Lead the Way to Profits by Design
Speakers: Stephen Blosser and Michael J. Hudson.
Stephen is an Assistive Technology Specialist at the MSU Resource
Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) and Client Advocacy Office. Michael is the Director of RCPD.
Video Stream of Session 3 (uncaptioned)
Session 4
User Experiences and System Issues
with Online Recommender Systems
Speaker: Joseph Konstan, Professor,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota,
and author of Word of Mouse: The Marketing Power of Collaborative
Filtering
Video Stream of Session 4 (uncaptioned)
Who Will Benefit
- Industry professionals
- Academics
- Government officials
- Students
MSU Usability & Accessibility Center Tours
Informal tours of the recently opened Usability & Accessibility Center will be offered from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on the day of the event. Please e-mail uac@msu.edu to schedule tours on other days.
Event Sponsors
Corporate:
MSU: