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X-WR-CALNAME:PHICHI Workshop: Hot Topics In Interaction Design
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060907
SUMMARY:PHICHI Workshop: Hot Topics In Interaction Design
LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DESCRIPTION:Ajax - Usability & Design
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\n* What is Ajax?
\n* How does it 
 work?
\n* How does it differ from other web technologies?
\n* What are its 
 strengths and weaknesses for usability?
\n* How do I apply Ajax effectively
  in design?
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\nIf you are losing sleep on any of these questions this ses
 sion will cure your insomnia. It is a highly interactive tutorial that look
 s at the application of Ajax from both theoretical and practical standpoint
 s. Previous experience of Ajax is not essential.
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\nOld Cards, New Tricks
 :
\nInnovative Solutions for Card Sorting
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\n* Is card sorting as difficu
 lt as it sounds?
\n* What do those dendograms mean?
\n* How can I get the m
 ost from the results?
\n* How is card sorting done in practice?
\n* Is ther
 e an quick and easy way to collect the data?
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\nCard sorting can be very 
 effective in navigation design but traditional approaches make it a dauntin
 g task, especially for the uninitiated. This workshop gives participants ha
 nds-on experience of several new techniques in the conduct and analysis of 
 card sorting, in particular using bar codes for data capture and several in
 novative methods of analysis.
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\nBiography: William Hudson consults, writ
 es and teaches in the fields of user-centered design and usability. He has 
 over 30 years experience in the development of interactive systems, initial
 ly with a background in software engineering. William has written and taugh
 t courses which have been presented to hundreds of software and web develop
 ers, designers and managers in the UK, N. America and Europe. He is the fou
 nder and principal consultant of Syntagm, a consultancy specializing in the
  design of interactive systems established in 1985. William has written num
 erous articles for the ACM's SIGCHI Bulletin and interactions magazine, som
 e of which will be discussed during the event.
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\nCost: $350 if you regis
 ter before 8/25/06; $400 subsequently. Full-time students can receive a 15%
  discount.
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\nRegister: www.syntagm.co.uk/design/phichi.shtml
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