[Sigia-l] Jared Spool and Ben Shneiderman 7/21 at Seattle SIGCHI UsabilityGroup

[Klein Info Design LLC]

What is the future of User-Centered Design and Human-Computer Interaction? 
  
Hear the predictions of usability gurus Jared Spool and Ben Shneiderman at
the monthly meeting of Puget Sound SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on
Computer-Human Interaction).

WHEN: Thursday, July 21
6:00 P.M. Social Hour with food provided
6:45 P.M. Business meeting            
7:00 to 8:30 P.M. Presentation

NOTE MEETING LOCATION AT GETTY IMAGES
(a short stroll west of Adobe in Fremont area of Seattle - directions below)
601 N.34th  Street Seattle, WA 98103. 

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

SIGCHI meetings are free and open to the public. We encourage people
interested in user-centered design and usability to join us ($20 yearly
dues). Details at 
http://www.acm.org/chapters/pssigchi/html/membership.html. 

 A driving force in the HCI field for the last 30 years, Ben Shneiderman
will speak from the perspective of having helped it mature. With improved
user interfaces contributing to the success of consumer products,
Shneiderman challenges the audience--and the industry--to address other
needs. He’ll discuss potential novel approaches to challenges such as
comprehensive security management, creativity support tools and spam-free
email. 
  
Jared Spool brings 30 years’ experience using HCI practices to improve the
quality of products and user experiences. Spool contends the current HCI
approaches to user-centered design, usability testing, and field research
are showing their age. He’ll discuss new areas of research that are needed
to plug the ever-growing holes in our knowledge.
  
A professor at the University of Maryland, Ben Shneiderman was awarded the
ACM CHI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 for his numerous and diverse
contributions to the field of Human-Computer Interaction. 
  
Founder of the usability research and consulting firm, User Interface
Engineering, Jared Spool
is a top-rated speaker who communicates his ideas with clarity and
enthusiasm (some might say "glee"). 
  
DIRECTIONS to Getty Images: 
  
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. 
- 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. You will have a ~500
feet walk (West, past Adobe) to Getty Images.
- The meeting is being held in the building just past Adobe (you will drive
or walk under the Fremont St. Viaduct, where you will immediately see Getty
Images on the right). There will be signs guiding you.
- If you get lost, you can call Getty Images for directions at 206.925.5000.
The address is 601 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. 
- 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. You will have a ~500
feet walk (West, past Adobe) to Getty Images.
- The meeting is being held in the building just past Adobe (you will drive
or walk under the Fremont St. Viaduct, where you will immediately see Getty
Images on the right). There will be signs guiding you.
- If you get lost, you can call Getty Images for directions at 206.925.5000.
The address is 601 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. 
-Go STRAIGHT through the light at NE 34th St. and then take the very NEXT
RIGHT onto Northlake Way. 
- 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. You will have a ~500
feet walk (West, past Adobe) to Getty Images.
- The meeting is being held in the building just past Adobe (you will drive
or walk under the Fremont St. Viaduct, where you will immediately see Getty
Images on the right). There will be signs guiding you.
- If you get lost, you can call Getty Images for directions at 206.925.5000.
The address is 601 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. 
-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. 
- 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. You will have a ~500
feet walk (West, past Adobe) to Getty Images.
- The meeting is being held in the building just past Adobe (you will drive
or walk under the Fremont St. Viaduct, where you will immediately see Getty
Images on the right). There will be signs guiding you.
- If you get lost, you can call Getty Images for directions at 206.925.5000.
The address is 601 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. You will have a ~500 feet walk (West, past
Adobe) to Getty Images.
- The meeting is being held in the building just past Adobe (you will drive
or walk under the Fremont St. Viaduct, where you will immediately see Getty
Images on the right). There will be signs guiding you.
- If you get lost, you can call Getty Images for directions at 206.925.5000.
The address is 601 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103. 

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