[MNASIS-L] FW: [UPA-MN-Announce] October 12th Event: Digital Storytelling & Usability

[Ann Treacy]

The following looks like another great presentation -- some of you may
remember DeeDee who did the wonderful presentation for us on usability from
Ristorante Luci near St Kate's. 

Thanks!    Ann

Ann Treacy
Treacy Information Services
1841 Fairmount Ave
St Paul MN 55105
612-670-3087
atreacy at treacyinfo.com

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From: DeeDee @ Comcast [mailto:ddemulling at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:49 PM
To: atreacy at treacyinfo.com
Subject: FW: [UPA-MN-Announce] October 12th Event: Digital Storytelling &
Usability

Ann-

I thought you might be interested in the topic of this meeting.  Would you
mind sharing with ASIST and SLA?

DeeDee

_________________________
Delight 'DeeDee' DeMulling
Product Research and Design
612.387.9065

Prodex Consulting
www.prodexconsulting.com


-----Original Message-----
From: lyle.kantrovich at gmail.com [mailto:lyle.kantrovich at gmail.com] On Behalf
Of Lyle Kantrovich
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:32 AM
To: Program Director
Subject: [UPA-MN-Announce] October 12th Event: Digital Storytelling &
Usability


Thursday, October 12, 2006
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Registration deadline: Tuesday, Oct 10, 2006  5:00pm
Register by emailing rsvp at upamn.org

Program:
Nora Paul from the Institute for New Media Studies  at the University of
Minnesota will talk about the Digital Story Effects Lab (DiSEL) project that
has been started at the U.  The project team is examining the story level
usability questions that the news industry
(particularly) has and are undertaking a multi-pronged look at story forms,
using eyetracking techniques.

Nora Paul is the director of the Institute for New Media Studies at the
University of Minnesota, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.  From
1991 to 2000 Nora was with the Poynter Institute, a mid-career journalism
training program in St. Petersburg, FL, where she held seminars in news
library management, computer-assisted research, and new media leadership.
She was editor for information services at the Miami Herald from 1979-1991.
Nora is the author of Computer Assisted Research: A guide to tapping online
information, and co-author of Great Scouts:  Cyber-guides for subject
searching on the web and Behind the Message: Information Strategies for
Communicators, and editor of Digital Think.  Her work at the Institute
focuses on the impact of the new media environment on content and evolving
digital storytelling forms. Initiatives she runs at the Institute include
the Game Research and Virtual Environment Lab (GRAVEL) and the Digital Story
Effects Lab (DiSEL).


If you or someone you know would like to attend this event, please register
by emailing rsvp at upamn.org.  See the information below for more details.


Event Details
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Date/Time: October 12, 2006, 6:00 PM
Place: Allianz
Address:
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416

Topic: DiSEL- Story forms and Eyetracking techniques

Agenda:
 6:00 pm  Networking, food and beverages
 6:30 pm  Welcome and brief Chapter meeting
 7:00 pm  Presentation
 8:00 pm  Adjourn / Optional after-event food, suds and networking


RSVP & Dues
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RSVP by sending your name and company name or business affiliation to:
rsvp at upamn.org.

Non-member visitors are welcome, but are asked to pay $10.00 to attend each
event.

Haven't joined our chapter yet? It's only $40 for the calendar year, and you
may sign up at our monthly events.  More information is found at:
http://www.upamn.org/join.shtml


Map, Driving Directions & Parking
Park in the parking ramp and push the security button to get in.  Just say
you are from UPA and they won't have any trouble getting in. Proceed to the
lobby where you will be guided to the correct room.

>From North
Hwy 100 S.
Take the I-394 W exit.
Take the XENIA exit toward PARK PL.
Turn RIGHT onto PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S.
PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S becomes XENIA AVE S.

>From South
Hwy 100 N
Take the I-394 W exit.
Take the XENIA exit on the LEFT toward PARK PL.
Turn RIGHT onto PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S.
PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S becomes XENIA AVE S.

>From West
Hwy 394 E.
Take the MN-100 exit- EXIT 5- toward XENIA-PARK PL.
Take the exit toward XENIA / PARK PL.
Turn LEFT onto PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S.
PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S becomes XENIA AVE S.

>From East
I-94 W
Merge onto I-394 W / US-12 W via EXIT 231A.
Take the MN-100 S exit- EXIT 5- toward PARK PL-XENIA.
Take the XENIA exit on the LEFT toward PARK PL.
Turn RIGHT onto PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S.
PARK PLACE BLVD / VERNON AVE S becomes XENIA AVE S.


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