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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070125
SUMMARY:Designing For Usability
LOCATION:Orlando, Florida, USA
DESCRIPTION:Transform design theory into practical usage during this 2 day 
 interactive seminar where you will learn how to define user goals and busin
 ess needs and then apply proven design techniques to ensure highly usable a
 nd successful applications.  These are the same techniques being used succe
 ssfully on real projects for many of our Global 2000 clients and large gove
 rnment organizations.   Implementing a successful design process can mean t
 he difference between success and failure in the coming years.  Learn from 
 the experts who have been delivering success in this field for over a decad
 e! 
\n
\nWe will show you how to apply a proven process for identifying tru
 e user requirements, developing and validating conceptual models, and creat
 ing designs that are highly usable. We back up our design recommendations w
 ith solid research performed in our digital usability lab and will provide 
 you actual video of users in action to bring home to your design teams to f
 urther reinforce the seminar material.  We will show you how to adopt a use
 r-centric perspective and learn how customer-centered design can transform 
 your organization.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070915
SUMMARY:The Science and Art of Web and Application Design
LOCATION:Pretoria, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Course Objectives:
\nAt the end of this course, participants wi
 ll be able to;
\nDesign intuitive navigation structures
\nOptimise interact
 ion through controls and feedback
\nCreate screens and pages that:
\n - con
 trol user focus
\n - match user's expectations
\n - optimise efficiency and
  usability
\n - understand the basics of accessibility and internationalisa
 tion
\n
\nCourse Location:-
\nMeraka Institute
\nCSIR Site - Building 43
\n
 Meiring Naude Road
\nBrummeria, Pretoria
\nSouth Africa
\n
\nClass Time: 9.
 00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. each day, includes morning tea & coffee, lunch and afte
 rnoon refreshments
\n
\nCourse fee: 6,750 ZAR per person
\n
\nPlease regist
 er online by visiting
\nhttp://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleSAfric
 a.asp
\nor, for more information, telephone Jennifer Pruess on +44 20 7953 
 4010
\n
\nThis course is being held in conjunction with Nelson Mandela Metr
 opolitan University, and counts towards HFI's training programme.
\nHFI's C
 ertification Track:
\nSpecial rates are available for those on HFI's certif
 ication track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take all four course
 s and the certification exam for only 23, 275 ZAR, a 5% savings.
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071004
SUMMARY:The Science & Art of Web and Application Design
LOCATION:London, England
DESCRIPTION:Course Objectives:
\nAt the end of this course, participants wi
 ll be able to:
\nDesign intuitive navigation structures
\nOptimise interact
 ion through controls and feedback
\nCreate screens and pages that:
\n - con
 trol user focus
\n - match user's expectations
\n - optimise efficiency and
  usability
\n - understand the basics of accessibility and internationalisa
 tion
\n
\nCourse Location:
\nMLS Business Centre
\n130 Shaftesbury Avenue
\
 nLondon W1D 5EU
\n
\nClass times: 9.00 am - 4.30 each day. Continental brea
 kfast at 8.30 am each day, and lunch provided
\n
\nCourse fee:
\n£840/€1295
  + VAT per person
\n£755/€1165 + VAT per person if three or more attend fro
 m the same company
\n
\nPlease register online by visiting 
\nhttp://www.hu
 manfactors.com/training/scheduleEurope.asp
\nor, for more information, call
  Jennifer Pruess on +44 20 7953 4010
\n
\nHFI's Certification Track:- Speci
 al rates are available for those on HFI's certification track to become a C
 ertified Usability Analyst. Take four courses and the certification exam wi
 thin a two-year period for only £2570/€3955, a savings of 17%
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071013
SUMMARY:User Focus 2007
LOCATION:Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA
DESCRIPTION:Register now for User Focus 2007, the second annual conference 
 of The Washington, DC Metro chapter of the Usability Professionals' Associa
 tion (UPA), on Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Renaissance Washington DC Ho
 tel. The conference is a one-day exchange of ideas and experiences that dem
 onstrate the value of usability in successful design. Registration deadline
  is October 8 - last year's conference sold out early!
\n
\nLEARN about imp
 ortant trends, cutting edge methods, and case studies in usability and user
 -centered design.
\n
\nNETWORK with folks who do what you do, and meet pote
 ntial employers and employees.
\n
\nLEAVE motivated to create user experien
 ces that drive results with a toolkit of techniques and best practices.
\n
 \nThe keynote address, The Dawning of the Age of Experience, will be delive
 red by Jared Spool, a well respected leader in the field of usability and d
 esign since 1978. Other highlights include a panel on Web 2.0, a presentati
 on on the Future of Usability, and two tracks of presentations that offer t
 he latest research, techniques and best practices, for people new to usabil
 ity as well as experienced practitioners. Three optional 90-minute tutorial
 s provide extra depth on software design and usability testing topics.
\n
\
 nAbout UPA-DC Metro Chapter
\n
\nUPA-DC Metro Chapter is a member-driven, m
 ultidisciplinary organization committed to the design and development of us
 able products. UPA-DC Metro provides a network and opportunities through wh
 ich usability professionals can communicate and share information about ski
 lls and skill development, methodology used and/or proposed in the professi
 on, tools, technology, and organizational issues.
\n
\nFor more information
 , visit our website at http://www.userfocus.org  or email us at conference@
 upa-dc-metro.org
\n
\nRegistration fees:
\n$140 UPA-DC Metro Members
\n$165
  Non-Members
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071019
SUMMARY:The Science & Art of Web and Application Design
LOCATION:Utrecht, Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Course Objectives:
\nAt the end of this course, participants wi
 ll be able to:
\nDesign intuitive navigation structures
\nOptimise interact
 ion through controls and feedback
\nCreate screens and pages that:
\n - con
 trol user focus
\n - match user's expectations
\n - 0ptimise efficiency and
  usability
\n - understand the basics of accessibility and internationalisa
 tion
\n
\nCourse Location:
\nCapgemini Academy
\nPapendorpseweg 100
\n3500 
 GN Utrecht
\nThe Netherlands
\n
\nClass schedule: 9.00 am - 4.30 pm each da
 y. Lunch and refreshments provided
\n
\nCourse fee: €1500
\n
\nHFI's Certif
 ication Track: - Special rates are available for those on HFI's certificati
 on track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take four courses and the
  certification exam within a two-year period for only €3955, a savings of 1
 7%
\n
\nPlease register online by visiting
\nhttp://www.humanfactors.com/tr
 aining/scheduleEurope.asp
\nor, for more information, call Jennifer Pruess 
 on + 44 20 7953 4010
\n
\nHuman Factors Europe Ltd has a partnership with C
 apgemini Academy to offer HFI's courses through Capgemini Academy in Utrech
 t, Netherlands.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081009
SUMMARY:Web Usability training
LOCATION:London, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:For web designers who want hands-on experience with usability t
 ools and techniques, "Web Usability" is a 2-day seminar that shows delegate
 s how to boost sales and conversion rates, increase usage and improve custo
 mer satisfaction. Unlike shorter introductory courses, this in-depth worksh
 op covers the entire design and development lifecycle.
\n
\nWHO IS THE COUR
 SE FOR?
\n
\nThis course is for you if you are actively involved in the des
 ign of a web site and you want to make sure that users can find and use con
 tent quickly and easily. The course will be valuable for business analysts 
 who want quick and effective tools to communicate web user requirements and
  for designers who want to learn methods for evaluating their site structur
 e and web page designs. Marketing managers will benefit by learning about t
 he business and brand benefits of a usability focus. Delegates do not need 
 a background in usability to benefit from this course.
\n
\nWHAT YOU'LL LEA
 RN
\n
\n-Describe a user centred design framework that supports end-to-end 
 usability involvement in web projects
\n-Use personas to share information 
 about customers and their tasks in an engaging and usable way
\n-Develop ch
 eap, throwaway prototypes to get quick and frequent feedback from your user
 s
\n-Specify usability metrics to make sure your web site is neither under-
  nor over-engineered
\n-Apply discount usability techniques, such as Nielse
 n's heuristic evaluation
\n-Learn about different methods for usability tes
 ting web sites and when to apply them
\n-Network with other professionals c
 arrying out usability activities in different companies
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081120
SUMMARY:GUI usability training course
LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THIS COURSE
\nThis course is based on the ISO 13407 stand
 ard for human-centered design. Over the two-day course, delegates engage in
  practical design activities that help them discover the usability secrets 
 behind product and software development. The activities cover the full desi
 gn lifecycle, including business requirements, customer needs, software int
 erface design, prototyping and usability testing.
\n
\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND?
\
 nThis course is for you if you are part of a design team that wants to unde
 rstand the goals that your customers need to achieve, and learn techniques 
 for designing better system interfaces. This is a hands-on course and is mo
 st effective for delegates - including designers, software engineers, resea
 rchers, project managers, marketers and quality assurance managers - who ha
 ve responsibility for ensuring new concepts meet customers' needs. 
\n
\nWH
 AT WILL YOU LEARN?
\n- How to describe a user-centered design framework tha
 t supports end-to-end usability involvement.
\n- Share information about cu
 stomers and their tasks in an engaging and usable way.
\n- Discover ways to
  develop cheap, throwaway prototypes to get quick and frequent feedback fro
 m your users.
\n- How to specify usability metrics to make sure your produc
 t is neither under- nor over-engineered.
\n- Apply discount usability techn
 iques, such as Nielsen's heuristic evaluation and cognitive walkthroughs.
\
 n- Learn about different methods for usability testing and when to apply th
 em.
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