April 2005

Seeing, Understanding, Learning in the Mobile Age

Conference organized by the Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and T-Mobile Hungary Co. Ltd. (April 28–30, 2005 - Budapest, Hungary EU)
While in all areas of life we witness a radical increase in the demand for mobile internet access, questions as regards further directions of development are at many points open, and need to be addressed by the social sciences. Contrary to earlier expectations, the emergence of computer-based, networked, interactive communication enhances, rather than diminishes, the physical mobility of users. The mobile telephone is by now more than merely a device to transmit voice. It has become a multi-purpose data transmitter – a mobile companion.

Start date: April 28, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Blurring Boundaries: Focused Solutions

A conference devoted to the new challenges in designing, delivering, and explaining financial information (April 27, 2005 - Boston MA, USA)
In financial services, like in nature, interesting things happen at the boundaries. As banking, brokerage, insurance, and consumer finance continue to converge, financial products mix and morph. Financial firms woo customers with hybrid accounts that combine diverse assets. Healthcare providers offer new plans which combine insurance with savings accounts. And there’s dramatic change in the communications channels, too. More and more investors are getting financial information and conducting transactions over the internet. Some firms are able to deliver account information to cell phones and other mobile devices. Never have investors had so much choice. And never have the communications challenges been so exciting and daunting.

Start date: April 27, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Don't Make Me Think: The Workshop

Learn how to think like a usability expert in eight hours or less - Presented by Steve Krug (April 8, 2005 - San Diego, CA USA)
In this day-long workshop, I'll do my darndest to teach you how to think about your site's usability problems in a useful way, and how to make low-cost/no-cost testing an everyday part of your design process.

Start date: April 08, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Enterprise IA Seminar

Because Users Don't Care About Your Org Chart - Presented by Louis Rosenfeld (April 7, 2005 - San Diego, CA USA)
Developing a unified web site or intranet for a large, decentralized organization is the Holy Grail for many of today's Internet professionals. This daylong seminar is for managers and web professionals who desperately want to tie together content in a rational, user-centered way, regardless of content ownership issues, cultural hurdles, and turf battles.

Start date: April 07, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

CHI 2005: Technology, Safety, Community

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (April 2-7, 2005 - Portland, Origon USA)
"CHI 2005 is the premier international conference for human-computer interaction."

Start date: April 02, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink