World Usability Day is this Thursday. That’s right four days away. We’re nearly finished with the preparations–just a few minor things to wrap up.
In the meantime, don’t forget:
* Start ticketing! If you haven’t already, get out there and get ticketing. That’s an order. Well, as close to an order as it comes from [...]
Human Factors International is conducting a color survey on World Usability Day. What colors would you associate with different types of Web sites, such as banking, healthcare, and news?
On November 3, 2005, go to this page on the Human Factors International site and complete the brief survey. After the survey is complete, the results [...]
Do you have co-workers or a boss who just doesn’t understand why usability matters? Consider having that person post ticket a usability violation. That’ll get them thinking about how usability affects their lives–and who knows, maybe you’ll get that testing budget you’ve been vying for all these years, and then you’ll get promoted because of [...]
Need another reason to attend the World Usability Day? How about $50? We’re awarding two $50 cash prizes to two of the usablity tickets posted to flickr.
We’re awarding two $50 cash prizes to the most interesting usablity tickets posted to flickr. What do we mean by interesting? Anything that stands out as unusual–e.g. an unusual [...]
We’re heading into the final stretch for World Usability Day and are shifting gears from organization to promotion. I would love to see RTP have one of the best attended events, but we can’t do it without your help. Help us reach our goal of 100+ attendees by
* Posting the following description with a link [...]
Wanted to thank our local sponsors, once again.
* Gold sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
* Silver sponsor: hesketh.com
* Silver sponsor: Motricity
Thanks to them we have raised $1,000 for the event, which will help pay for the space, food, and some advertising. Thanks, all! We still need help, though. If you know someone [...]
We’ve signed up five great folks for the panel!
* Dr. Barry Beith of HumanCentric Technologies
* Heather Hesketh of hesketh.com
* Beth Khalifa of Gamil Design
* Dr. Gary Marchionini of UNC’s information science program
* Dr. Chris Mayhorn of NC State’s human factors program
They’ll judge the interactionary design competition and review some of the usability tickets.
The usability ticket is finished. Check it out and pass it on! There are two tickets (both are in the above PDF):
* One is for **usability violations**. Ever come across something that just really bugged you? Here’s your chance to gripe to folks who will feel your pain.
* The other is for products whose [...]
We’ve got the classic school rivalry: NC State versus UNC.
In UNC’s corner, we’ve got:
* Anuj Sharma
* Sam Kome
* Sayan Chakraborty
* Ric Simmons
In NC State’s corner, we’ve got:
* David Windell
* Becca Green
* Patrick Nyeste
You’ll definitely want to be there to root for your alma mater. And, if like me you didn’t attend either NC State [...]
The agenda has finally been determined. It’s amazing how everything is starting to fall into place!
* **6:00 - 6:30 Food!** We’re going to have pizza and drinks in the lobby of MCNC. This will be a great time for talking with old friends and getting to know new ones. Note: Please don’t take the [...]
