Are you involved in a F/OSS project? Are you having problems involving usability processes in your product or service? Do you want a user-oriented application, but do not know how? Do you have significant outcomes of an experiment, observation or a use-case? This 1-day workshop bundled with seminars, panels and poster sessions will serve as a learning basis for both F/OSS developers and usability specialists.
Theme: Empowering F/OSS applications with a usability focus: designing for a successful project
Date: 15 December, 2006
Place: Blue Room, CINECA (Bologna, Italy)
Fee: Participation is free of charge
Language: English
This workshop has 3 main goals. The participants will
have an understanding of the current relationship between F/OSS and usability, together with problems, barriers and actions taken.
understand how F/OSS and usability will cooperate across the organization or a project.
have the ability to integrate their refreshed usability skills and the project they are involved.
We welcome anyone interested in design of F/OSS products and involving usability in F/OSS: developers, usability experts, user interface designers and end-users.
Make your project visible.
Increase awareness with user centered design.
Please use this registration form to apply to the workshop before December 10, 2006. Include your name, surname, e-mail address and organization properly. All participants including speakers and attendees are encouraged to submit their personal information.
Note that workshop is free of charge.
Content and workshop agenda:
Görkem Çetin , tOSSad project
Sandra Frings , tOSSad project
Damiano Verzulli , tOSSad project
Organization specific issues:
Patrizzia Coluccia , CINECA
Location
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