Sabre and Travelocity Showcase Usable Travel Products

Sabre Holdings is hosting World Usability Day (WUD) Expos at the Southlake headquarters and lastminute.com London office. November 13 is your opportunity to learn more about the value of usability and how usable design impacts your life. This year’s WUD theme is transportation. Transportation impacts our lives on a daily basis. And, no one is closer to this theme than SabreSouthlake Headquarters:This is the 4th year that Sabre headquarters is hosting a WUD event. Explore more than 20 booths hosted by employees as well as external companies, such as Ford Motor Company and Microsoft. The day kicks off with a presentation by a representative from Ford Motor Company followed by multiple exhibits throughout the campus. Join the celebration by:

• Learning about usability’s impact on Sabre products
• Sitting in a hybrid car and learn why it’s usable as well as green
• Viewing bad travel signage from around the world
• Winning an eye-tracking competition
• And much, much more!

Southlake Timeline:Thursday, November 13

• 9:30 am - 10:00 am (Buliding A Cafeteria) -- Kickoff presentaiton by Ford Motors
• 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (Building A1-157) -- 22 Interactive Booths in our Showcase Room
• 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (Campus Courtyard) -- Ford Motors demos their Flex and Escape Hybrid
• 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (Building A1-367) -- View Online Webcasts
• 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (Building B1-202) -- Usability Lab Tours
• 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (Building A1-157) --Campus Tu=ous by Sustainability Team Start Here

Sabre Exhibitors at Southlake:Sabre headquarters has a wealth of knowledgeable usability practitioners: interface designers, information architects, market researchers and usability analysts. Teams from Airline Solutions, Brand Marketing, GetThere, Human Factors Center, Market Research, PSD Customer Experience, Technical Publications, Travel Studios, Travelocity, Sabre Sonic, and the Sustainability Committee will present booths on a range of usability topics.External Exhibitors at Southlake:A number of outside exhibitors will be joining the event bringing hands-on exhibits and prizes:

• Ford spotlights Travel Link technology with Escape Hybrid and Flex car demos
• Microsoft spotlights their Sync technology used in Ford cars
• CR Smith Aviation Museum presents their mobile aviation exhibit and traveling gift shop
• DFW-UPA (a local usability chapter) spotlights the top 20 travel gadgets of 2008
• Knowbility provides education on accessible design for disabled users
• SensoMotoric Instruments hosts a usability competition using their eye tracking software