[SIGCHI-UW] Puget Sound SIGCHI July 21st : Jared Spool and Ben Shneiderman (fwd)

Carolyn Wei cwei at u.washington.edu
Wed Jul 6 20:17:17 PDT 2005


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Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:51:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ann Dillon <ann at 2dillons.com>
To: Puget Sound SIGCHI AnnouncePlus <pssigchi-announceplus at quibble.com>
Subject: Meeting Announcement: Puget Sound SIGCHI July 21st : Jared Spool and
     Ben Shneiderman

Usability 2.0: Trends in User Centered Design You Can't Ignore

What is the future of User-Centered Design and Human-Computer Interaction? Where will we take it?

Renowned gurus Jared and Ben, who have been working in HCI since before it had a name, join us for a very special event on Thursday, July 21st. In what looks to be an entertaining and interesting evening, they will each discuss their thoughts on the future of HCI and the challenges we will face.

Ben, who has been a driving force in the growth of the HCI field for the last thirty years, will speak from the perspective of having helped it mature. Now, the successes of consumer products, from cell phones to digital cameras to digital music players, have been increasingly tied to their user interfaces. Ben will build on this foundation and look to the future. He will challenge the audience--and the industry--to address such needs as comprehensible security management, creativity support tools, and spam-free email. The audience will be invited to discuss potential novel approaches to these and other emerging challenges.

Jared will bring his perspective in producing usable designs and products since the late 1970s to the discussion. Like Ben, Jared has witnessed and participated in the improvements in the quality of products and user experiences using HCI practices. But is the current toolbox sufficient for the challenges we will face? The thinking behind today's HCI tools, such as usability testing, field research, and user-centered design, has remained basically stagnant for the last 20 years. In the meantime, technology has continued to increase in complexity. Jared will discuss how the tools have showed their age, and what new areas of research are needed to plug the ever-growing holes in our knowledge. Come join us for an exciting evening of discussion and debate about the future of HCI.

Ben Shneiderman
A professor at the University of Maryland whose contributions to the field of Human-Computer Interaction have been so numerous and diverse that he was awarded the ACM CHI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.

Jared Spool
Founder of the leading usability research and consulting firm, User Interface Engineering, Jared is a top-rated speaker who communicates his ideas with clarity and enthusiasm (some might say "glee").

Directions to Adobe:

>From South Seattle/SeaTac Airport via I-5:
-Follow I-5 North all the way through downtown Seattle (DO NOT take the Express lanes).
-After you pass the exit for Hwy 520, take EXIT # 169 to NE 45th St. & NE 50th St.
-Stay RIGHT on the off-ramp for NE 45th St., but then quickly MOVE TO THE LEFT-HAND lanes in order to turn left on NE 45th St. at the light.
-Turn LEFT onto NE 45th St. and cross over the freeway, heading West on NE 45th St. for about a mile (about 8 traffic lights, just after Olympia Pizza).
-Turn LEFT onto Stone Way and head South about 10 blocks.
-Go STRAIGHT through the light at NE 34th St. and then take the very NEXT RIGHT onto Northlake Way.
-After a couple of blocks, the road will narrow and make a slight turn to the left as you come up to a STOP sign.
-There are two buildings in front of you, the meeting presentation is being held in the building on the right, furthest from the water, with the brick and gold exterior.
-GO STRAIGHT through the stop sign (past the ramp up to the right) and then take a quick RIGHT into the "701 Visitor Parking" area (small sign). Park in one of the numbered spots. If this is full there is some off-street parking available as well as commercial parking lots close by. -There are no real obvious and visible Adobe signs on the buildings so instead look for the big brick and metal buildings and the PS SIGCHI signage posted about to guide you to the meeting room.
-If you get lost, you can call Adobe for directions at 206.675-7000.
-The address is 801 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103.

>From the Eastside (Bellevue/Redmond):
-Take either I-90 or Hwy 520 across Lake Washington and head North on I-5. Take EXIT # 169 to NE 45th St. & NE 50th St.
-Stay RIGHT on the off-ramp for NE 45th St., but then quickly MOVE TO THE LEFT-HAND lanes in order to turn left on NE 45th St. at the light.
-Turn LEFT onto NE 45th St. and cross over the freeway, heading West on NE 45th St. for about a mile (about 8 traffic lights, just after Olympia Pizza).
-Turn LEFT onto Stone Way and head South about 10 blocks.
-GO STRAIGHT through the light at NE 34th St. and then take the very NEXT RIGHT onto Northlake Way.
-After a couple of blocks, the road will narrow and make a slight turn to the left as you come up to a STOP sign.
-There are two buildings in front of you, the meeting presentation is being held in the building on the right, furthest from the water, with the brick and gold exterior.
-GO STRAIGHT through the stop sign (past the ramp up to the right) and then take a quick RIGHT into the "701 Visitor Parking" area (small sign). Park in one of the numbered spots. If this is full there is some off-street parking available as well as commercial parking lots close by. -There are no real obvious and visible Adobe signs on the buildings so instead look for the big brick and metal buildings and the PS SIGCHI signage posted about to guide you to the meeting room.
-If you get lost, you can call Adobe for directions at 206.675-7000.
-The address is 801 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103.

>From North Seattle/Everett via I-5:
-Follow I-5 South and take EXIT # 169 to NE 45th St. & NE 50th St.
-Follow the signs for NE 45th St.
-Turn RIGHT on 45th at the light, heading West on NE 45th St. for about a mile (about 8 traffic lights, just after Olympia Pizza).
-Turn LEFT onto Stone Way and head South about 10 blocks.
-GO STRAIGHT through the light at NE 34th St. and then take the very NEXT RIGHT onto Northlake Way.
-After a couple of blocks, the road will narrow and make a slight turn to the left as you come up to a STOP sign.
-There are two buildings in front of you, the meeting presentation is being held in the building on the right, furthest from the water, with the brick and gold exterior.
-GO STRAIGHT through the stop sign (past the ramp up to the right) and then take a quick RIGHT into the "701 Visitor Parking" area (small sign). Park in one of the numbered spots. If this is full there is some off-street parking available as well as commercial parking lots close by. -There are no real obvious and visible Adobe signs on the buildings so instead look for the big brick and metal buildings and the PS SIGCHI signage posted about to guide you to the meeting room.
-If you get lost, you can call Adobe for directions at 206.675-7000.
-The address is 801 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103.

>From South Seattle via Hwy 99:
-Follow Hwy 99 North along the Alaskan Way Viaduct, past downtown Seattle.
-Continue on 99 North for a few miles after you pass through the tunnel (Battery St.)
-Just after you pass the Canlis Restaurant on the right, you will go over the Aurora Bridge.
-IMMEDIATELY after crossing the Aurora Bridge, take the FIRST RIGHT (it is not well marked; only with a small, faded street sign; you will be on Bridge Way). -Stay to the right on Bridge Way and continue on for about 5-6 blocks.
-Turn RIGHT onto Stone Way at the traffic light and head South about 10 blocks.
-GO STRAIGHT through the light at NE 34th St. and then take the very NEXT RIGHT onto Northlake Way. -After a couple of blocks, the road will narrow and make a slight turn to the left as you come up to a STOP sign.
-There are two buildings in front of you, the meeting presentation is being held in the building on the right, furthest from the water, with the brick and gold exterior.
-GO STRAIGHT through the stop sign (past the ramp up to the right) and then take a quick RIGHT into the "701 Visitor Parking" area (small sign). Park in one of the numbered spots. If this is full there is some off-street parking available as well as commercial parking lots close by. -There are no real obvious and visible Adobe signs on the buildings so instead look for the big brick and metal buildings and the PS SIGCHI signage posted about to guide you to the meeting room.
-If you get lost, you can call Adobe for directions at 206.675-7000.
-The address is 801 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103.

If you are familiar with the Lake Union/Fremont area:
-Take Westlake around Lake Union (past Rock Salt restaurant and Q13 studios).
-Turn RIGHT on Fremont Ave.
-Cross the Fremont Bridge, then take the next RIGHT onto NE 34th St.
-Turn RIGHT on Aurora Ave. N. (directly under the Aurora Bridge).
-At the STOP sign at the bottom of the ramp, do a "U-turn" to the RIGHT into the "701 Visitor Parking" area (small sign). Park in one of the numbered spots. If this is full there is some off-street parking available as well as commercial parking lots close by. -There are no real obvious and visible Adobe signs on the buildings so instead look for the big brick and metal buildings and the PS SIGCHI signage posted about to guide you to the meeting room.
-If you get lost, you can call Adobe for directions at 206.675-7000.
-The address is 801 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103.
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