Greetings,
It's that time again. World Usability Day 2006 is coming, Tuesday, November 14th. The theme: "Making Life Easy". See http://www.worldusabilityday.org for all the details.
Chicago's events have been announced! From the planning committee:
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We are pleased to announce that the Chicago event's 2006 opening keynote speaker will be Don Norman, co founder of Nielsen Norman group and professor, Northwestern University. In addition, we are extremely excited to have Patrick Whitney, Director of the Institute of Design, IIT, be the event's closing speaker.
Last year, World Usability Day was celebrated by over 8000 participants at 115 events in 70 cities in 35 countries. More specifically, in Chicago , our "It Makes $ense" event served as a focusing lens for building momentum within the local User Experience community.
This year will be an opportunity to share various aspects of design and usability with leaders from a variety of academic and corporate environments. They will provide presentations focusing on the usability of communication, work, transportation, home life, relationships, finance, health, and the world around you.
What: World Usability Day 2006
When: November 14rth 8:30am-5pm, cocktail reception to follow
Where: Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, 300 E. Randolph
Who: Experienced practitioners, business stakeholders, students and all
How much: Free! (but registration is limited, will open in October)
Please send questions to: WUDchicago@gmail.com
Registration (and website) will be available October 17th and we will send a follow-up announcement at that time.
Confirmed Speakers and Activities:
Don Norman, Neilsen Norman Group and Northwestern University
Tom Riley and Kelly Butler, HCSC - Blue Cross Blue Shield IL, TX, NM, OK
Laura Vennie, Whirlpool Corp.
Carol Shillinglaw, GE Healthcare
Patrick Whitney, Institute of Design, IIT
Student Design Competition
Networking events
Thank you in advance to our current event sponsors.
Motorola, inc.
CDW
HCSC - Blue Cross Blue Shield IL, TX, NM, OK
Sponsorship opportunities still exist, please contact Sue El-Moursi for more information at sue.elmoursi@gmail.com .
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