From: elc@world.std.com  (Edward Council)
Subject: Seminar - Product Usability: Survival Techniques - Jared Spool
Followup-To: elc@world.std.com
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 18:59:09 GMT

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		ANNOUNCING THE FALL 1992 SERIES

		PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS

		GREATER BOSTON CHAPTER OF THE ACM





	PRODUCT USABILITY: SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES
	with Jared M. Spool
	Saturday, October 24th




		Held at: 
			Snell Engineering Center
			Northeastern University
			Boston, MA





  <details and registration form follow>



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Saturday, October 24
Product Usability: Survival Techniques

Jared M. Spool, User Interface Engineering


OVERVIEW

Improving the usability of your product does not require black magic;
the improvement can be accomplished by using a few advanced
techniques. These techniques will be particularly useful to those
developers who are faced with small budgets (no money), tight
schedules (no time) and over-committed resources (no help).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This tutorial is for experienced members of development teams.
Engineers, technical writers, project leaders and development managers
will benefit from the wide variety of practical tips and techniques
presented here. Because of the advanced nature of the material,
experience in developing commercial products is highly recommended.

SEMINAR TOPICS

Participants will learn practical techniques for delivering usable
products, including

- How to measure the usability of any design, even before
  you have written the code
- How to involve users at all stages of the product's development
- How to create a complete prototype of your product in
  just a few minutes
- How to avoid opinion wars and other project killers
- How to manage
  usability in your existing development process
- How you can build usable products with any technology,
  even graphical user interfaces

LECTURER

Jared M. Spool is a founding principal at User Interface Engineering
in Andover, Massachusetts. User Interface Engineering is a consulting
firm specializing in the design and implementation of user interfaces
for computer products. Jared specializes in usability engineering and
rapid prototyping technology. He has worked with many product
development organizations. These include the Harvard Business School,
Lotus Development, Bitstream, Digital Equipment Corporation, Progress
Software, Legent Corporation, and Viewlogic Systems. Jared is also a
seminar leader for Boston University, and the publisher of "Eye For
Design", an industry newsletter for product developers.


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                        General Information

LOCATION

All seminars are held at Northeastern University's Snell Engineering
Center, Boston, within walking distance of the MBTA Green Line (Arborway/E
Train) Northeastern station and the Orange Line Ruggles station. Free
parking is available, but limited.

SCHEDULE

     8:30 -  9:00 am - registration/continental breakfast
     9:00 - 12:15 pm - morning session, break at 10:30 am
    12:15 -  1:30 pm - lunch (provided on-site)
     1:30 -  4:30 pm - afternoon session, break at 2:30 pm

FEES

Included in the $70 fee are seminar materials, lunch, and refreshments; the
book for the November 14 Gray seminar is not included.  Registrants not
already members of the Greater Boston Chapter of the ACM are charged an
additional $10, and become members of the chapter for the year.  Surcharge
for on-site registration is $10.  Purchase orders cannot be accepted. 
Enrollment is limited, and is on a first-come, first-served basis.

REFUND POLICY

The full fee will be refunded if the PDS Chair receives written
notification before the day of the seminar, addressed to GBC/ACM, PO Box
465, Lexington MA 02173. Refund requests received after the seminar date
will be subject to a $15 administrative fee. The $10 membership fee will
not be refunded.

ANY QUESTIONS?

You may register using the form below; all GBC/ACM members should
also have received a PDS brochure, which contains a registration
blank. To obtain additional brochures, or if you need more
information, phone (617) 862-1181.

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GBC/ACM
P.O. Box 465
Lexington, MA 02173

Professional Development Seminar registration:

Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
October 3, 1992             $70              ____________

Product Usability: Survival Techniques
October 24, 1992            $70              ____________

Intro. to Distributed Transaction Processing
November 14, 1992           $70              ____________

Book for above seminar      $45              ____________

Please check if you prefer a vegetarian lunch __    lactose-free lunch __

GBC/ACM membership, new or renewal:
Dues at $10.00/year for ____ years           ____________
Membership is required for seminar registration

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED                      $ ____________

Please make checks payable to GBC/ACM.
Members receive discounts at GBC/ACM-sponsored events, as well as 10
issues of the "Real Times". Members also have the privilege of voting
at the annual business meeting of the Greater Boston Chapter and
of participating at Executive Council meetings of the Chapter.

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