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Usability Bootcamp - Ottawa, Canada

Date: 22 November 2005
Source: CapCHI, 20 October 2005
Submitted by Andrew Patrick

Date: Tuesday November 22, 2005
Time: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm with breakfast and registration at 8 am
Place: Crowne Plaza Ottawa Hotel

On completion of the Usability Bootcamp you will:

* Understand the skills, processes, tools and techniques required to design usable web sites and applications

* Have had hands-on experience of the key usability design and testing activities

* Come away with some tools and techniques to help you back at work

* Have networked with other people interested in usability

* Have had fun!

Workshop Topics: ---------------

* KEYNOTE: Users on the Run: Usability Design Challenges in Mobile Devices

* Usability Basics for Web Sites and Web Applications

* Who Are Your Users and What Are They Doing?

* Usability Design for Web Sites and Web Applications

* Usability Evaluation Throughout the Design Process

* Q&A with the Presenters

Workshop Facilitators: ---------------------

* Professor Gitte Lindgaard, Director of the Human Oriented Technology Lab (HOTLab) at Carleton University.

* Ms. Amy Dillon, Program Manager, Nakina Systems focusing on product requirements and usability.

* Dr. Helen Maskery. President and co-founder of Maskery, a usability design and research consultancy.

* Mr. Mike Atyeo, President and co-founder of Neo Insight, an Ottawa consultancy specializing in the design and evaluation of Customer Experience.

* Ms. Hilary Little, a user interface designer and consultant.

Registration Fees: -----------------
(including breakfast, lunch, and breaks)

Regular Rate: Early Registration (before November 7, 2005) $300.00 Late Registration $350.00

Student Rate (Current ID required) Early Registration (before November 7, 2005) $100.00 Late Registration $125.00

* space is limited so register early

More Information: ----------------

For a detailed program and registration instructions, see the website below (http://capchi.org/workshop.html)

For more information, contact workshop@capchi.org

 


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