Puget Sound World Usability Day 2012

We have an amazing lineup of speakers from Microsoft, the University of Washington, and the local User Experience community.

Please register for the event at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pezbx7kab&oeidk=a07....

Event Agenda
10:30 - Registration
11:00 - Event welcome
11:05 - Keynote address – Mike Ehernberg, Microsoft

11:35 - 12:10 Lightning talks:
Putting Customer Focus Front-and-Center for a Technology-Focused Team – Susan Mings & Ken Coleman, Microsoft
Chasing the True Number: The Financial Analyst Experience in the Corporate Environment
– Rajesh Kalidindi & Eric Brown, Microsoft
Cloud Computing Adoption for High-Performance Computing Financial Software – Ryan Baker, Microsoft

12:15 - Lunch

12:30- 1:30 Lightning talks:
Thinking Outside of the Label – Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft
Agile Ux Design and Research – Robert Graf, Microsoft
Top 10 Accessibility Obstacles in Web-based Applications & How to Avoid Them! – Candace Soderston, User Experience Consultant
Exploring UX Opportunities before User Evaluation is Possible –Katie Derthick, University of Washington

1:32 - Poster break

1:45 - 3:00 Lightning talks
Visualizing Sustainable Growth – Aaron Louie, UX Ninja
It Doesn't Matter Until It's Real – Cindy Alvarez, Microsoft
Going to Where the Users Are: Evaluating the Mobile Experience – Emma Rose, Anthro-Tech
Tea & Sympathy: Crafting the New User Experience of Wikipedia – Jonathan Morgan, University of Washington/Wikimedia Foundation
Designing Accessible Elections: Highlights from the Accessible Elections Design Workshop
– Jenny Greeve, Anthro-Tech

3:00 - Social mixer & posters

3:30 - Tours (transportation from event will be provided)

To register for one of our post-event tours, please select a registration link. Space for tours is limited!

For our Inclusive Innovation Showroom tour register here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pezbx7kab&oeidk=a07...

To participate in a tour of the Office Design Center, register here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pezbx7kab&oeidk=a07...

To take a tour of Microsoft usability labs, register here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pezbx7kab&oeidk=a07...

Those who can't attend in person can view the event live at: http://msstudios-live-MSAV4.wm.llnwd.net/msstudios_live_MSAV4

There will be a back-channel discussion on Twitter and Yammer using #wudms2012.

Please join us to hear talks about groundbreaking Ux research, network with old and new friends, or go on a tour of usability labs. We look forward to seeing you there!

The World Usability Day Planning Team