World Usability Day 2007 Events
Note: This event took place in the past.
Usability and Its Impact on Public Services and Healthcare in India
| Country: | India | Local start: | 16:00 ( 05 Nov 2007 10:30 GMT ) |
| City (& state): | Bangalore | Local finish: | 19:30 ( 05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT ) |
| Event location: |
Bangalore |
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Event Details
World Usability Day, Bangalore - November 5th 2007
On Nov 5, 2007, World Usability Day will be hosted at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The event is being organized and supported by UPA Bangalore, CHI Bangalore, leading usability companies, IISC Bangalore and usability enthusiasts. The event will include designers, technologists, business professionals, students and is open to public.
WUD Bangalore 2007 will focus on applying ‘usability’ and ‘design’ thinking to making life easier and more usable for the common man (us!) in India. Among other areas the event will focus on Healthcare, Education, and Government Services and other public services and utilities that touch our lives everyday. It will include how Information and Communication Technologies and services can make this happen.
How to register and participateRegister directly at: http://hcibangalore.pbwiki.com/World%20Usability%20Day%2C%20Bangalore%2C%202007
( Wiki Password: usability )
The Events:
Acid Test:
A team of usability professionals will be conducting usability testing of public services websites including the Indian Railways and the Indian Airlines October. The results from this public usability study will be shared with the audience to raise awareness about the usability of public services.
Presentations and talks by experts:
Hear from real world experts who have tried to make a difference in public services including e- governance and the healthcare space. Also, we will have experts who will bring in the focus of usability and how it can make a difference in the public services and healthcare in India and the emerging markets.
Workshop:
Participants will be divided into groups and given the challenge of designing new services around the theme of "How usability can impact public services and healthcare in India". They will be provided with materials for brainstorming and data points and constraints for informing their designs. The panel of experts will judge the best entry at the event - Lot of exciting prizes are waiting to be won.
Rave, Rants, and Ramblings:
The event will contain several opportunities for breaking into smaller groups where people from the community can present and discuss issues or new methods. There will be spaces for informal community discussions, idea sharing and networking.
Organizers :
For further information please contact:
Sarit Arora - sarit@humanfactors.com
Amit Pande - Pande.amit@gmail.com
Muthu - muthuonline@gmail.com
Sudhindra - sudhindra.v@humanfactors.com
Rahul - rahul.arora@honeywell.com
Navneet - navneet.nair@gmail.com
Suresh - cre8tvt@gmail.com
Follow the updates on WUD Bangalore at:
CHI Bangalore: chibangalore.mypublicsquare.com
UPA Bangalore : upabangalore.org
Location
World Usability Day 2007 is sponsored by:
