November 9, 2023


World Usability Day 2023 preparation has begun.

Sign up to organize an event, sponsor or volunteer for some of our key initiatives.




Design Challenge 2023 is open for submissions

EXTENDED to Monday, October 9, 2023!

For 2023, we seek submissions to the WUI DC that showcase excellent user-focused design for a general audience. Submitted entries will present evidence of user research and evaluation that had a clear valuable impact on interaction, product and/or service design recommendations and decisions. Such evidence should let the general public (including UN decision makers) ‘get it’ by clearly demonstrating connections between research, evaluation, and worthwhile design outcomes. The best submissions will be awarded with $1250 (Gold), $1000 (Silver), and $750 (Bronze), with the sponsorship of HCI International 2024 Conference. The awards will be conferred during the Opening Plenary Session on 1 July, 2024. The three award recipients will also be invited, with complimentary registration, to present their work during the (hybrid) conference in a special session on 2 July, 2024




Congratulations to the Design Challenge 2022 winners who were presented awards at HCII2023.

Thank you to HCI International for sponsoring the Design Challenge.

2023 Theme

Collaboration and Cooperation


Collaboration and Cooperation

In order to solve the world’s biggest problems, we all have to work together. In 2023, we will focus working together to create solutions, both globally and locally. Let’s connect our work to the big problems of our world and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)

 

 


 World Usability Initiative

The goal of the World Usability Initiative (WUI) is to connect the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and the User Experience (UX) community and everyone who believes that great design is inclusive and usable by all, to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by establishing World Usability Day as an internationally observed day, listed on the United Nations calendar. Help us achieve this goal!

Sign the Petition to the UN!

We have been organizing events on the second Thursday in November since 2005.

Over 250,000 people have been involved in events so far, around the world, bringing  together different communities to create a more usable world for all of us.

World Usability Day across the years!

Theme Events Countries Volunteers/Attendee estimate
2005 Make it Easy 115 35 6500
2006 Accessibility 228 40 38000
2007 Healthcare 157 41 29000
2008 Transportation 161 43 50000
2009 Designing for a Sustainable World 150 43 48000
2010 Communication 150 40 45000
2011 Education: Designing for Social Change 120 42 7000
2012 Usability of Financial Systems 80 20 6000
2013 Healthcare: Collaborating for Better Systems 107 32 7000
2014 Engagement 135 40 8500
2015 Innovation 91 31 6500
2016 Sustainability 73 24 5800
2017 Inclusion 66 25 5000
2018 Design for Good or Evil 62 26 5000
2019 Design for the Future we Want 56 27 4000
2020 Human-Centered AI 42 20 3000
2021 Trust, Ethics, Integrity 46 22 3200
2022 Healthcare 50 23 3400

Upcoming Events

Usability Events

From around the world

November 9, 2023

Xperience Conference 2023

SXC Stockholm

Stockholm, Stockholm County
Sweden

November 11, 2023

روز جهانی کاربرپذیری 2023 در تهران - شنبه 20 آبان 1402 از ساعت 13:30 الی 17:30 دانشکده علوم ارتباطات

به میزبانی کرسی ارتباطات علم و فناوری یونسکو، دانشکده علوم ارتباطات، دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی

Tehran, Tehran
Iran

June 7, 2023

UX of Climate Change

Reimagine futures

Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Pakistan

November 9, 2023
12:00 - 19:30
UTC+01
How to Attend
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in person or remotely

World Usability Day Aalen 2023

As every year, there is a theme for World Usability Day in 2023, and this year’s theme is “Collaboration and Cooperation”. More than ever, we need to work together to solve our world’s biggest problems. In 2023, we will focus on collaboration and cooperative work that produces real solutions together. At WUD Aalen, we will certainly address areas other than the annual theme. Either way: you can be curious!

Languages

[DE] German (Deutsch)

November 1, 2023
17:00 - 19:00
UTC+01
How to Attend
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remotely

Designing your 1:1 - The most important meeting in your UX career

Celebrate WUD on November 1, 2023 with UX Research and Strategy

What are you doing with the most important meeting in your UX career?

The most important conversations about your career happen in your 1:1 (One on One meeting) between you and your manager.

Languages

[EN] English (English)

November 9, 2023
12:30 - 18:00
UTC+01
How to Attend
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in person

World Usability Day 2023 in Munich

In Munich the conference followed the theme of the year: Collaboration and Cooperation, with an additional track introducing to UX for new professionals, students and anyone interested.
– It will take place at the International University SDI München, Baierbrunner Str. 28 in Munich.
– The call for papers is extended until end of September.
Sponsoring packages are available

All details are available in the event web site.


Languages

[DE] German (Deutsch)

November 9, 2023
18:30 - 20:30
UTC-04
How to Attend
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remotely

Join Zach Gabbert of Humana's Experience Center for a presentation about collaboration, cooperation

November 9, 2023
08:00 - 22:00
UTC+02
How to Attend
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in person

Host City

Stockholm Stockholm County,
Sweden

Xperience Conference 2023

SXC Stockholm

Welcome to this year’s STHLM Xperience Conference. A participatory conference with lectures, practical tips, and workshops. Speakers on stage are experts in their fields.

In order to celebrate World Usability Day, we follow the theme that they set, and this year’s theme is Collaboration and Cooperation.

Collaboration and Cooperation

In order to solve the world’s biggest problems, we all have to work together. In 2023, we will focus working together to create solutions, both globally and locally. Let’s connect our work to the big problems of our world and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).

November 11, 2023
13:30 - 17:30
UTC+03:30
How to Attend
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in person

Host City

Tehran Tehran,
Iran

روز جهانی کاربرپذیری 2023 در تهران - شنبه 20 آبان 1402 از ساعت 13:30 الی 17:30 دانشکده علوم ارتباطات

به میزبانی کرسی ارتباطات علم و فناوری یونسکو، دانشکده علوم ارتباطات، دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی

[WUD’2023@Tehran] World Usability Day 2023 in Tehran

روز جهانی کاربرپذیری 2023 در تهران

شنبه 20 آبان 1402 از ساعت 13:30 الی 17:30 

به میزبانی

کرسی ارتباطات علم و فناوری یونسکو

دانشکده علوم ارتباطات

دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی

Languages

[FA] Persian (فارسی)