[edtech] [Fwd: World Usability Day Announcement from Boston UPA Chapter]

[Jean Foster]

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World Usability Day - Boston

"Why doesn't this work better? Why can't they make this easier?" World Usability
Day is for all the people who've ever asked questions like these. Involving
more than 70 cities in 35 countries, World Usability Day is an opportunity
for usability professionals, people involved in product design/development,
managers, students, and researchers to raise awareness about the importance
of usability.

When is World Usability Day?

Thursday, November 3rd from 9 AM to 5 PM
Evening reception: 5:30 PM to 9 PM (Please RSVP to Susan.Rice at Staples.com)


Events will be taking place all day so you can stop by for a quick visit,
get involved for a few hours, or spend the day on some usability activities.



Where is World Usability Day - Boston?

The Museum of Science in Boston will host our activities, exhibits, and presentations
with our Rolling Accelerated Contextual Examination (RACE) extending throughout
the city of Boston. 

 

For directions to the Museum of Science, and details on public transportation,
visit http://www.mos.org/doc/1006. 

Who is invited?

Everyone! While this event will be of special interest to usability professionals,
researchers, designers, product developers, and industry professionals, we
are hosting this event for the benefit of the general public. Bring your
friends, colleagues, families, clients, coworkers, students, and neighbors!



What's doing?

Activities include exhibits and usability-related activities for school-aged
children, a city-wide contextual examination with reported findings (RACE),
a mini-LabFest where local companies submit their websites for on-site expert
evaluations, and an evening reception. Details are provided at http://www.upaboston.org/.
In addition, the Museum's regular exhibits and special events will be open
to attendees.

How can you help?

We need volunteers for the day's events and activities. To volunteer, email
Chris Hass (chass at air.org) or Susie Robson (Susie.Robson at mathworks.com).

Thanks for your help!

Susan C. Rice
Mgr. Information Architecture | Staples Usability
Tel. 508-253-1539 | Fax 508.253.8946 




-- 
Jean Foster
Usability Consultant/
Academic Computing Communications Coordinator
MIT Information Services and Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
N42-250K, jfoster at mit.edu, 617.253.3909