Call for posters: World Usability Day

World Usability Day is coming on November 8, and once again events are being planned all around the world to raise awareness of usability. The Usability Professionals' Association (DC Metro Chapter), the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society (Potomac Chapter),
and the Society for Technical Communication (Washington, DC chapter) will jointly host a panel session, along with a reception and poster display, highlighting the issues and opportunities in making electronic health records usable for health care providers and patients.

Read more about the event at:
http://www.upa- dc-metro. org/events/ 2007/11-08- 07.htm

We are now seeking posters for the interactive poster session to be held during the opening reception. This is your chance to:
• Show off your late-breaking results, new ideas or concepts in an informal, visual and interactive manner
• Discuss your project and gain insights from interested and knowledgeable colleagues
• Raise your profile in the DC usability community

Posters should preferably be related to both usability and health care.

How do I submit a poster?

1. Send an email to the poster session coordinator at:
secretary@upa- dc-metro. org
with your full name, affiliation, poster title, and a 100-150 word abstract. Poster descriptions will be reviewed by the UPA DC poster committee, and will be approved within a few days.

2. Register for the event online:
http://www.upa- dc-metro. org/events/ 2007/11-08- 07.htm

3. Arrive 15 minutes before the event start time. Your poster must be
sized appropriately to rest securely on the supplied 2 x 3 foot
easel.

4. Come ready to discuss your case study or research project with
colleagues.

Event details:
Date and time:
November 8, 2007 (Thursday)
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Poster session and reception (light refreshments)
7:00-9:00 p.m. - Panel presentations and discussion

Location:
NRECA Conference Center
4301 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia
Five minute walk from the Ballston (Orange line) Metro stop.

World Usability Day 2007 -- RTP, North Carolina -- Nov. 8th

RTP World Usability Day 2007
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Join UX professionals from around the Triangle area for an Interactionary (live design competition), keynote speech, food, drink, and fun!

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Date: Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Place: Ruvane Auditorium at GSK, RTP, NC

Please RSVP Online: http://tinyurl.com/3cudwf

Organized by Triangle UPA

Keynote Speaker
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"Web Leadership through Client Focus: Client Perspectives as Drivers of Innovation and Integration"

Anthony D. Hall, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Staff Member and Manager
Global Web Strategy and Enablement, ibm.com
IBM Corporation

Anthony D. Hall is a Senior Technical Staff Member and Manager on the Global Web Strategy and Enablement team, ibm.com, IBM. He leads deep software modeling of cross-enterprise web experience architecture, exploration of future intelligent adaptive web experiences, and
primary user research on IBM's external global web experience. Anthony is responsible for driving best practices in user research to enable IBM's clients to easily accomplish their goals and have a satisfying experience on ibm.com, for both today and tomorrow.

More Info: http://tinyurl.com/23x4n9

Interactionary
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Last year GSK won the professional and all-around competitions, and NC State won the student competition. This year we're trying something a little different. Mixed teams of students and practitioners will compete head-to-head in a live design competition.

Simply put, the Interactionary is a live team-based design competition. Teams are given a design problem and 10-20 minutes to design a solution to the problem. Teams then present their design to the audience, and the judges.

Sponsors
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A big thanks to all of the sponsors that are making this year's World Usability Day celebration possible!

Premier Sponsor: GSK
Partner Sponsor: Lulu.com
Gold Sponsors: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Insight
Silver Sponsors: Lenovo, Hesketh, Capstrat

World Usability Day - Michigan (Nov 8 2007)

The MSU Usability & Accessibility Center and the Michigan Usability Professionals' Association (MI-UPA) are joining over 170 other locations in 35 countries to promote World Usability Day. This is also MSU's Fifth Annual Usability & Accessibility Event.

The focus for World Usability Day 2007 is healthcare. Whether it's new medical devices or technologies; drug research, approval, or delivery; patient forms or medical records sharing; emergency disaster planning; increasing the functionality of hospitals; or everyday healthcare delivery, EVERYONE is affected by usability in healthcare.

DATE: Thursday, November 8, 2007
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (reception to follow)
LOCATION: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing, MI
COST: Free
REGISTRATION: http://outreach.msu.edu/events/default4.asp
MORE INFO: http://usability.msu.edu/conf2007.asp

SESSIONS:

"Designing Usable Healthcare Web Applications"
Speaker: Jason Withrow, Business Analyst, University of Michigan Health
System, and Faculty, Washtenaw Community College

"Winning with Usable Software in Life Science Research"
Speakers: Richard Sheridan, President, Menlo Innovations, and Jennifer
Baird, President and CEO, Accuri Cytometers

"Healthcare Usability--Code Blue!"
Speaker: Shane Lovellette, User Experience Products Manager, TechSmith
Corporation

"Patient Safety and Usability: Experiences in the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA)"
Speaker: Janine A. Purcell, Cognitive Engineer, VHA Bar Code Resource Office

"Codeless QA Testing: A Revolution in the Automated Testing Tool Market"
Speaker: Sumanth Muthyala, Usability Engineer-Technical Lead, Ergin Salih,
TestPartner Development Team Lead, and Jim Brennan, TestPartner Product Manager, Compuware Corporation

"Making Sense out of Health Insurance Benefits Selection: Case Study with a Web Tool"
Speaker: Laurie Kantner, Vice President of Client Services, Tec-Ed, Inc.

"Designing for Older Adult Users of Web, Mobile, and Handheld Technologies"
Speaker: S. Ann Becker, Professor, Management Information Systems and Computer Science, and Director, National Center for Small Business Information, Florida Institute
of Technology


Burton A. Bargerstock
Director, Communication and Information Technologies
University Outreach and Engagement
Michigan State University
55 Kellogg Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1022
Telephone: 517/353-8977
Fax: 517/432-9541
E-mail: bargerst[at]msu[dot]edu
WWW: http://outreach.msu.edu

World Usability Day - Innovations in Healthcare in New Jersey

Celebrate 3rd Annual World Usability Day, Nov 8, The Conference Center at NJHA, Princeton

Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Place: Conference Center at NJHA
760 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ

www.conferencecenternj.com

Program: wud.usabilitynj.org
Demonstrations of innovations from Rutgers U. , Princeton U, Siemens Corp, and others

Keynote speakers L. Keller (MISI), M. McConaghy (IMC2), Dr. J. Deutsch(UMDNJ),

Expert panel with presenters from usability, medical, and business enterprises

Event: Free and open to the public.
Princeton - October 12, 2007 - We all want better healthcare. We all want our healthcare to keep up with new technologies. What innovations are meeting these demands? For answers, join members of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and UsabilityNJ, the New Jersey chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association for World Usability Day, on November 8, 2007. This year the focus in New Jersey is usability for innovations in healthcare.

"Usability engineering has a major part in improving healthcare in New Jersey. Usability specialists are responsible for making products that are easy to use, whether the product is for a physician, such as electronic prescription handling, or for a consumer, such has someone in a rehabilitation program," says UsabilityNJ event chair and New Jersey resident Alice Preston. "This event brings together professionals in human factors, engineering, computer science, and medicine to meet with students, innovators, and the business community."

For more program details, visit wud.usabilitynj.org and
http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ .

About UsabilityNJ: UsabilityNJ, the New Jersey chapter of the UPA, hosts professional and educational events through the year; visit ( www.usabilitynj.org ). UPA is an international, non-profit, professional
association with more than 2000 members in the US and 50 other countries. Members are specialists in evaluating and designing products that are easy to learn and use. For more information, visit www.upassoc.org .

About IEEE-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: EMBS has been
serving the needs of Biomedical Engineers throughout the world since the
early 1950's and through its leadership is striving to develop new ways to
serve its members with workshops, publications, and distinguished lecture
series. For more information, visit www.embs.org .


CONTACT:
Mary Smith
908-654-3243
msmith@usabilitynj.org

www.usabilitynj.org

World Usabiity Day in Chicago: November 8th

Hi everyone, if any of you are in Chicago that week, and several of you will be for the dux conference, then join us for World Usability Day at the Intercontinental Hotel!

To register, visit: http://www.chicagoupa.org/WUD2007/

The 2007 Chicago event will focus on the user experience within health care.
We will offer presentations and other activities that focus on the usability
of all aspects of health care, including morning speakers and afternoon
collaboration tanks.

Some topics to look forward to:

--Usability of Drug Packaging and Labeling
--The usability of digital imaging technology
--Desktop to Handheld: Discovering Workflow
--Designing for a Better MRI Patient Experience
--Advanced Concepts in Usability for Healthcare
--Interacting with Software and People - at the same time
--Evaluating Healthcare Websites for Emotional Momentum
--Play with Your Life: Interactive Healthcare Design Games

For more information, visit: http://www.chicagoupa.org/WUD2007/


Thank you again to our sponsors:
Human Factors International
Pathfinder Associates
User Centric, Inc.
GE Healthcare
Stay Informed Studios
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Event Info:

What: World Usability Day Chicago 2007
When: November 8, 2007 - 7:30am-5:30pm, cocktail reception to follow ( cash
bar)
Where: Intercontinental Hotel, 505 N. Michigan Ave.
Who: Experienced practitioners, medical professionals, students and all
supporters of usability
Cost: Free!
More Info:
http://www.chicagoupa.org/WUD2007

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Please send questions to: WUDchicago@gmail.com
For information on the Chicago event visit:
http://www.chicagoupa.org/WUD2007

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World Usability Day Chicago 2007 Planning Committee
Chicago Usability Professionals' Association chapter
http://www.chicagoupa.org
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/CUPA-Announce/join