Indiana UPA Chapter WUD 2010

Indiana UPA Chapter World Usability Day

Presented by:

Indiana Chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA)

Sponsors:

Center for Information and Communication Sciences, Ball State University
Indiana University School of Informatics at IUPUI
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this event contact us at indianaupa@gmail.com

What:

Celebration of the sixth annual UPA World Usability Day
International UPA World Usability Day

When:

November 11th, 2010 from 8:00am to 6:00pm

Program:

This year we are featuring renowned UX speaker Aaron Marcus

Aaron Marcus is the founder and President of Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc. (AM+A). A graduate in physics from Princeton University and in graphic design from Yale University, in 1967 he became the world's first graphic designer to be involved full-time in computer graphics.

Mr. Marcus has published, lectured, tutored, and consulted internationally for more than 30 years and has been an invited keynote/plenary speaker at conferences of ACM/SIGCHI, ACMSIGGRAPH, Usability Professionals Association (UPA), and the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, as well as conferences internationally. He is a visionary thinker, designer, and writer, well-respected in international professional communities associated with Web, user interface, human factors, graphic design, publishing, and desktop software application development.

The Indiana Chapter of the UPA encourages design principles that aid in the creating, enhancing, and servicing usable products and services. Last year's World Usability Day involved more than 100 events in more than 35 countries. Be a part of the global experience this year as Indiana does its part for World Usability Day!

World Usability Day 2010 Flyer

Tentative Schedule

8am - 8:30am	Registration
8:30am - 12:30pm	Introduction to User Centered Design (UCD) and work of AM+A's process Quick cross-cultural conversations test Cross-cultural UX design Exercise in analyzing UI components per culture components Green machine presentation
12:30pm - 2pm	Lunch
2pm - 6pm	Introduction to Mobile UI challenges Mobile and cross-cultural UX and social networking Mobile green machine Mobile health machine Mobile TV lectures Exercise in analyzing or designing mobile screens
6pm +	Networking

Location:

IUPUI Campus Center
3rd floor
420 University Boulevard (southwest corner of Michigan and University Boulevard), Indianapolis, Indiana, 46062
Map and additional campus information

Cost:

$50 for professionals
$30 for students
Lunch is provided if you register by November 5th

Registration:

For immediate confirmation of your registration, complete the online registration form.
Online registration form

If you have trouble accessing the online registration, download and complete the registration form (Adobe PDF format) and return by email.
PDF registration form

Event News:

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Catch the News Talk 1240 WHBU interview with Aaron Marcus and Stephen Hatfield