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UsabilityNJ
The New Jersey UPA Chapter

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.

Downloads

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

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

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

MISI Company - A World Usability Day Sponsor

Gold Sponsors
iNautix - World Usability Day Gold Sponsor Siemens  - World Usability Day Gold Sponsor Human Factors International - World Usability Day Gold Sponsor
Logical Design Solutions - World Usability Day Gold Sponsor Kohl Group, Inc. - World Usability Day Gold Sponsor Infragistics  - World Usability Day Gold Sponsor

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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