Challis Hodge’s UXblog

Four inventors working for Toyota in Japan have won a patent for a car that they say can help drivers communicate better by glaring angrily at another car cutting through traffic as well as appear to cry, laugh, wink, or just look around.

INVITATION FOR PAPER AND SESSION/PANEL SUBMISSION

International Usability Evaluation and International Ethnographic Studies sessions Usability and Internationalization Conference - HCII 2005 July 22-27, 2005 Las Vegas, USA (www.hci-international.org).

On behalf of Usability and Internationalization Conference Chair, we would like to invite you to participate in the International Usability Evaluation and International Ethnographic Studies sessions, Usability and Internationalization Conference in association with HCII 2005, which will be held in Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 22-27, 2005.

As industries expand into global markets, designers and developers are becoming more concerned with the needs of culturally diversified target users. This makes internationalization and localization one of the key concerns in their minds, and gives a new twist on how we approach usability globally.

Join experts from around the world to understand the impact of internationalization on user interface design, share experiences in designing for global markets, and understand the future trends in internationalization. This technical conference will explore the opportunities created by the latest advances in HCI and how to leverage them for global users, as well as potential pitfalls to be aware of, and problem areas that need further research. There will also be demonstrations of best practices for designing applications that can accommodate any language. Attendees benefit from the wide range of basic to advanced topics and the opportunities for dialog and idea-exchange with experts in the field. The conference features tutorials, lectures, and panel discussions that provide coverage of standards, best practices, and recent advances in the internationalization and usability of user interfaces for software applications and the Internet.

We would like to invite you to submit a paper and becoming a panel/session presenter with a topic related to:

INTERNATIONAL USABILITY EVALUATION
or
INTERNATIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES

IMPORTANT DATES/TIME FRAME:

July 27, 2004 - Title of Paper/Presentation and Affiliation
End of August 2004 - Paper/Presentation Abstract
Late Fall 2004 - Full Paper

Submissions are to be sent to:

adi@the2the.com (International Usability Evaluation)
or
eny@the2the.com (International Ethnographic Studies)

Interesting to note the progression…

Those of us who come from an Industrial Design background understand that these concepts have been in use for the last 50-100 years. In fact, architects would probably argue that they’ve been practicing this stuff for centuries. I would be the first to agree.

What this diagram represents is the formalized intentional practice areas as they’ve evolved over time. Comments welcomed.

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There is a big black whole in the world today. John Rheinfrank has passed away after a battle with cancer. John was a prominent thought leader in the strategic design space as well as an educator, friend and mentor to many. He will be sorely missed.

My thoughts and prayers are with you Shelley, Jake and Justin.