About UsabilityNJ

The UsabilityNJ group was started in 2001 by members of the UPA and STC located in central New Jersey. In the fall of 2004, UsabilityNJ applied for, and was granted chapter status in the Usability Professionals' Association.

World Usability Day November 8, 2007

The 2007 theme was
"Innovations in Healthcare in New Jersey"

UsabilityNJ sponsored several events for the 2007 World Usability Day in NJ including; invited speakers, demonstrations, and a panel discussion. See the event program for more information.

Photos

Photos from the World Usability Day Celebration are now available on the UsabilityNJ website.

World Usability Day 2007 Photos

Downloads

The following MP3 podcasts of talks from WUD 2007 are now available to download.

WUD Introduction
Ronnie Battista (4.4MB MP3 file)
Panel Discussion "Innovations in Healthcare" - Part 1 of 2
(11MB MP3 file)
Panel Discussion "Innovations in Healthcare" - Part 2 of 2
(12MB MP3 file)

The following PDF documents of talks from WUD 2007 are now available to download.

Introduction and Opening Comments
Yihsiu Chen and Ronnie Battista (150KB PDF file)
Designs from Experience: The Impact of Experience Design Decisions in Healthcare Marketing
Laura Keller and Mark McConaghy (2.4MB PDF file)
Virtual Reality-Integrated Telerehabilitation System: Lessons from User Studies
Judith Deutsch PT PhD (3.3MB PDF file)

Information about events worldwide can be found on the 2007 World Usabilty Day Home Page. You can also read the UPA Press Release for World Usability Day 2007.

Past World Usability Day events in New Jersey in 2005 and 2006 were a great success and both were very well attended. We hope to build on that success for a great event this year!

Membership and Mailing List

Our membership and mailing list is maintained through the UsabilityNJ Yahoo group. The group membership has grown to over 350 people since 2001 and will continue to be open so that anybody who is interested in the area of usability can receive information about meetings and postings of jobs available in the NJ, NY and PA areas.

Meeting Information

All members are welcome to attend meetings, suggest a topic or make a presentation at a meeting.

Our events are listed on the UsabilityNJ Yahoo Group Calendar (a Yahoo ID is needed to access the calendar). We hope you will join our group and attend the meetings and other events.

Meeting Calendar

The Winter/Spring 2008 meeting calendar:

Date	Topic/Event	Speaker(s)
January 23, 2008	Deconstructing Elements of the iPhone's Interface Through Usability (view event details)	Gavin Lew
February 20, 2008	HCI and Competitive Advantage (view event details)	Marilyn Tremaine
March 26, 2008	UsabilityNJ Design Slam (view event details)	Josephine Giaimo
April 23, 2008	Teamwork in Highly Dynamic Scenarios - Insights and Technology Design Implications (view event details)	Aleksandra Sarcevic
May 12, 2008	The Power of Storytelling: The Most Usable Tool on the Planet NEW (Note: This talk will be held on a Monday) (view event details)	Kevin Brooks

Unless otherwise noted, all UsabilityNJ meetings start with a social hour at 6:30 PM. Presentations start at 7:00 PM.

UsabilityNJ Sponsors

Our thanks to the following companies for supporting UsabilityNJ.

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Officers and Contacts for 2007 - 2008

President: Yihsiu Chen

Vice-President: Claus Knapheide

Secretary: Dick Herring

Treasurer: Jay Messina

Webmaster: UsabilityNJ Webmaster

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