Design / Redesign

Dayton-Cincinnati Networking Event

Thursday, November 3, 2005

See photos and stories from Dayton event at WorldUsabilityDay.org

In support of World Usability Day, professionals and colleagues in the Dayton-Cincinnati region are hosting an interactive networking meeting at LexisNexis. Sponsored by the Tri-State Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and LexisNexis, participants and attendees are invited for this evening event of brief demonstrations, panel sessions, and networking.

To Participate: People from area companies and organizations involved with usability and product design are invited to showcase products, prototypes, research findings, and design concepts to other professionals and colleagues from the area. All types of presentation formats are invited (posters, panel sessions, demonstrations, brief talks) and proposals should be sent to me, via email, by October 10. We plan for people to network with others on selected topics, and ½ hour small round-table discussions will be organized.

To attend: Please RSVP by October 14^th so that we can let security know that you will be attending. Arrive after 6:30 at LexisNexis. Presenters should arrive earlier to allow time for set-up. Presenters and attendees will be given passes and escorted to the Auditorium area.

Where: LexisNexis, 9333 Springboro Pike, Miamisburg, Ohio

When: Thursday Nov 3^rd, Networking from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Events Planned Around the World Will Showcase "Making It Easy"

World Usability Day is for all the people who think that the things around them should work better. This worldwide series of events, organized by The Usability Professionals' Association, will promote awareness of the benefits of usability engineering and user-centered design, Earth Day style. Events are planned in more than 70 cities in 35 countries. In Dayton, we are planning a regional Cincinnati-Dayton networking event with posters and demosfrom product companies and research labs. (See the next post for details).

The types of events being planned include:

· Participation by cabinet-level leaders in Italy, and many other important government officials around the world.

· An event at the Boston Museum of Science, featuring hands-on usability testing exhibits for children, which will coincide with the opening of the Museum's new "Star Wars" exhibit.

· Twelve-year-old technology experts demonstrating usability issues on TV in New Zealand.

· Israeli usability experts going all over Israel with introductory presentations on usability in dozens of development organizations.

· Webcast conferences with well-known usability experts, most focused on accessibility for those with physical challenges, and on e-government.

· Several cities in India offering events that focus on advances in usability that are key drivers in India's economic development.