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Below is the current schedule of events for the World Usability Day Celebration in NJ on November 8, 2007.

This event is free and open to the public and will be held in Princeton, NJ at the The Conference Center at NJHA, 760 Alexander Road in Princeton, NJ.

Click here for directions on the NJHA site or view an interactive Google map.

View brief biographies and background information about the keynote speakers and panelists.

Schedule of Events

Please plan to arrive early to enjoy a free light supper and view the exciting demonstrations that will be presented between 5:00 and 6:30 PM.

5:00 PM – 6:25 PM: Demonstrations and Dinner

Demonstrations:

  • Desktop-PDA System for People with Aphasia
    Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
  • Mobile Information Communication Technology for Crisis Management: Understanding User Behavior, Response and Training
    New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
  • Assessing efficiency: User task performance modeling for clinical health care systems
    Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ
  • Fish 'n Steps: Utilizing Ubiquitous Game-like Environments & Group Dynamics to Motivate Habitual Behavior Change in Physical Activities
    Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ
  • Using Virtual Sign Language Training to Support Hand Therapy
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
  • Towards Safe and Efficient Trauma Care: "Smart" Resuscitation Room
    Rutgers University and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), New Brunswick, NJ
6:25 PM – 6:30 PM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Yihsiu Chen, PhD
UsabilityNJ Chapter President
6:30 PM – 6:45 PM: History of WUD and Speaker Introductions
Ronnie Battista
Director of Client Strategy - MISI Company
6:45 PM – 7:15 PM: Keynote Speakers
Laura Keller & Mark McCognahy
"Designs from Experience"
Maximizing returns on patient and CRM sites by utilizing the customer experience.
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM: Keynote Speaker
Dr. Judith Deutsch
Director of the RIVERS Lab at UMDNJ
Pioneering work in virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation.
8:00 PM – 8:15 PM: Break
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM: Panel Discussion
"Innovations in Healthcare"

Panel Moderator Jim Barrood
Executive Director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies
Silberman College of Business-Fairleigh Dickinson University

Panelists:

9:15 PM – 9:20 PM: Closing Remarks
Alice Preston
WUD-NJ Planning Committee Chair
9:20 PM – 9:45 PM: Light refreshments and networking
This page last updated on November 5, 2007.