In recognition of World Usability Day on November 8th the Faculty of Communication Studies at Mount Royal University has put together a selection of speakers and have extended the invitation to CalUX.  Here are the details…

Measuring user experience during product development or after release can indicate if you got design right or where there might be potential problems. Each new product or service seems to have unique needs and extends our knowledge around user interaction.  On November 8, World Usability Day, come listen to industry experts share their experiences and best practices.  We have an outstanding list of guest speakers.
Date/Time:  Thursday, 8 November.   5:00 – 7:10

Location:  Room Y324 (videoconference classroom)

Note: Room Y324 is closest to the West Gate entrance on campus. I’ve included a link to our MRU Transportation & Parking website.
http://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/index.htm

Agenda:

5:00  Introductions

5:05  Rob Lokinger, App Centrica Inc. (Toronto) – UX: What’s Unique About Business Systems

5:25  Darryl Prince, UserInsight,(Atlanta) – Small Business Personas

5:45  Alan Boykiw, SMART Technologies (Calgary) – Challenges of Multi-Touch Interfaces

6:05  Jennifer Hogan, Getty Images (Calgary) – Changing a Business Model through UX Research

6:25  Darren Northcott, UX Guys (Calgary) – Gesture Based UX: taking mobile to a new level

6:45  Erik Fields, Critical Mass (Calgary) – Just Ask Why. The success of Apple and all things successful

7:05  Wrap-up

Online Lync:
If you  can’t make it to the event in person, don’t worry as it will be presented as a synchronous session so you can join and participate online.

Guest access for online participation:

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.27C696A0E491AC5622A97401483767&sid=2011305

You will be asked to accept a Java download to access the collaborative environment.  You can validate your computer setup at the following
Blackboard link:

http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8336&task=knowledge&questionID=1