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Usability Associates
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Rochester, NY 14618
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Agendas for all meetings beginning with the first one in April, 2004 are posted here.

CONSORTIUM TELECONFERENCE MEETING SCHEDULE - 2010

February 9, 2010

bulletPrivate Consortium Discussion – All Members
bulletRound Robin: Member updates of current status

May 4, 2010

bulletKevin Clark:  Transcending Products: Offering Experience Design & Strategy

September 1, 2010

bulletPrivate Consortium Discussion
bulletRob Huber
bulletMethod for Sparking Innovation at Faurecia
bulletCarole Bilson
bulletInnovation at Pitney Bowes

October 5, 2010

bulletBob Rosenfeld
bulletThe Human Dynamics of Innovation  

November 2, 2010

bulletPrivate Consortium Discussion – All Members
bulletRound Robin: Member updates of current status  

December 7, 2010

bulletJohn Steele
bulletEureka Ranch Methodology for Discovery and Definition of Ideas for Successful Growth 

CONSORTIUM TELECONFERENCE MEETING SCHEDULE - 2009

October Topics

bullet26th - Round Robin: Member updates of current status
bullet27th - Shimon Shmueli: Development of Breakthrough Product at IBM

May 4th Topics

bulletRevision of future meeting arrangements
bulletConsortium research
bulletRound Robin: Member updates of current status

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CONSORTIUM AGENDA - OCTOBER 14-15, 2008 AT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
IN TORONTO, ON, CANADA

Tuesday October 14

7:00am - 8:00am  Breakfast at hotel
8:00am - 8:45am  Travel to UHN via OCAD
8:45am – 10:00am  University Health Network HF Overview and Lab Tour
 (Anjum Chagpar)
10:00am – 10:30am  Travel to Computer Science HCI
10:30am -12:00pm  Computer Science HCI (Ravin Balakrishnan)
12:00pm – 1:00pm  Lunch at Computer Science
1:00pm - 2:00pm  Computer Science HCI (continued)
2:00pm - 2:30pm  Travel to Mechanical/Industrial Engineering (MIE)
2:30pm – 3:45pm  MIE HF Academic Program and Research Projects
 (Greg Jamieson)
3:45pm – 4:00pm  Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm  MIE HF Research Projects (Paul Milgram)
5:00pm – 5:30pm  Travel to hotel
5:30pm – 6:15pm  Free time
6:15pm – 6:30pm  Travel to restaurant
6:30pm – 7:15pm  Reception at restaurant for consortium hosts
7:15pm  Dinner
 

Wednesday October 15

 
6:45am – 7:45am  Breakfast at hotel
7:45am – 8:00am  Travel to DesignWorks
8:00am – 10:00am  Consortium Roundtable
10:00am- 10:15am  Break
10:15am- 12:00pm  Rotman School of Management DesignWorks
(Heather Fraser)
12:00pm – 1:00pm  Lunch at DesignWorks
1:00pm – 2:00pm  DesignWorks (continued)
2:00pm – 3:00pm  Consortium Research – 2008 & 2009
3:00pm – 3:30pm  Wrap up

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - APRIL 28-29, 2008 AT IIT IN CHICAGO, IL

Monday, April 28

 
7:00am - 8:00am   Breakfast at hotel
8:00am - 8:15am   Travel to ID
8:15am - 8:30am   Opening Remarks (Stan)
8:30am – 12:00 pm   News Round Robin (All) / Break
12:00pm -1:00pm   Lunch (closed)
1:00pm - 2:00pm   Consortium Research Update (Stan)
2:00pm -2:30pm   ID overview/history (Patrick Whitney, Director)
2:30pm – 3:15pm   ID nuts & bolts (Jeremy Alexis, Professor)
3:15pm – 3:30pm   Break
3:30pm – 4:15pm   Design principles and ID methods (Vijay Kumar, Professor)
4:15pm – 4:30pm   Travel to hotel
4:30pm – 5:30pm   Free time
5:30pm – 5:45pm   Travel to restaurant
5:45pm – 7:15pm   Dinner
7:15pm – 7:30pm   Travel to theater
7:30pm – 8:00pm   Group seating (Must be at theater by 7:30pm)
8:00pm   Second City performance


Tuesday, April 29

 
8:00am - 9:00am   Breakfast at hotel
9:00am - 9:15am   Travel to ID
9:15am - 10:15am   ID student project case study (ID students)
10:15am - 10:30am   Introduction/explanation of break out activity (Jeremy Alexis, Professor)
10:30am - 12:00pm   Break out sessions (led by ID students)
12:00pm – 12:30pm   Session report-backs and discussion
12:30pm -1:45pm   Lunch (w/faculty and students)
12:45pm – 1:30pm   ID student project presentations (ID students)
1:30pm - 2:30pm   Consortium research (continued as necessary)
2:30pm - 3:00pm   Wrap Up

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - NOVEMBER 5-6, 2007 AT SPRINT IN OVERLAND PARK, KS

Monday, November 5

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast in hotel restaurant
8:00 am – 8:30 am Travel to meeting site
8:30 am – 8:45 am Welcome & Agenda review
8:45 am – 10:45 am News Round Robin & Break
10:45 am – 11:00 am Overview of Sprint Concept Realization Center
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Innovation
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch with Sprint guests
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Overview of Sprint Innovation Spiral Process
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Future consortium research projects
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Semiotics
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Roadmapping at Johnson Controls
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner (possible hotel break)

Tuesday, November 6

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast in hotel restaurant
8:00 am – 8:30 am Travel to meeting site
8:30 am – 2:45 pm Trend Analysis and Roadmapping Panel
  + Trend analysis at Johnson Controls
  + Customer Experience Roadmapping at HP
  + Technology Roadmapping at Kodak
  + Discussion
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Overview of Action UI (new handset UI paradigm)
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tour of Sprint Campus

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - APRIL 18-19, 2007 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PA

Wednesday, April 18

7:15am - 8:00am Breakfast at hotel restaurant
8:00am - 8:15am Travel to CMU
8:15am - 8:30am Opening Remarks (Stan and Brad Myers)
8:30am - 10:45 am News Round Robin (All) / Break
10:45am - 11:15am CMU Welcome (Peter Lee, Vice Provost for Research)
11:15am - 12:15am CMU HCII Overview (Dan Siewiorek, Director, HCI Institute)
12:15am -1:15pm Lunch
1:15pm -1:45pm CMU Design Overview (Dan Boyarski, Head, School of Design)
1:45pm -2:45pm 2006 Consortium Research Update (Stan)
2:45pm - 3:00pm Break
3:00pm - 4:30pm Looks Better, Works Better: Designing a Process to Integrate Form and Function (Aaron Gannon-Honeywell)
4:30pm - 5:45pm CMU – Wearable Computers and User State Awareness (Asim)
5:45pm - 7:00pm Sightseeing
7:00pm - 9:00pm Dinner

Thursday, April 19

7:15am - 8:00am Breakfast at hotel restaurant
8:00am - 8:15am Travel to meeting site
8:15am - 9:45am 2007 Research Selection (All)
9:45am -12:00am CMU Presentations / Tours / Break
12:00pm -1:00pm Lunch
1:00am - 2:30pm CMU Presentations / Tours
2:30pm - 4:00pm Wrap Up

bullet Corporate alumni policy (Carole)
bullet Current Meeting Evaluation
bullet Next Meeting

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - October 26-27, 2006 at Honeywell in Minneapolis, MN.

Thursday, October 26

2:00pm - 2:15pm Opening Remarks (Stan)
2:15pm - 4:45pm News Round Robin (All)
4:45pm - 5:45pm Innovation (Nelson)
5:45pm - 6:00pm Travel to hotel
6:45pm - 7:00pm Meet in lobby and travel to restaurant
7:00pm - 8:30pm Dinner*

Friday, October 27

7:00am - 7:45am Breakfast at hotel restaurant
7:45am - 8:15am Travel to meeting site
8:15am - 10:15am Offshore Design Sourcing (Dave)*
10:15am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 12:00am Technology Roadmapping (Bill Rogers, Honeywell Fellow)*
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00am - 1:30pm Corporate Alumni Policy (Carole)
1:30am - 2:30pm 2006 Consortium Research Update (Stan)
2:30pm - 3:00pm Administrative items
3:00pm - 4:00pm Special Honeywell presentations

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - May 8-9, 2006 in Redmond, WA, hosted by Microsoft
 

May 8

9:00am-10:00am Tour of Center for Information Work (Office of the Future)
10:30am-12:30pm News Round Robin (All)
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-3:30pm Universal Design (Pete)
4:00pm-5:00pm Prototyping as the Hub of Usability Activity (Rose Mae)

May 9

8:00am-10am Methods for Measuring Desirability of Products (Joey Benedek-Microsoft)
10:00am-10:15am Break
1015am-12:00pm Strategy for Engagement in Overseas Markets
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-2:15pm Research progress report
2:15pm-3:00pm Wrap-up (including review of consortium governance rules)
3:00pm-6:00pm Tours of Microsoft Home, Visitors Center (Museum), & Store

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - November 3-4, 2005 - in Pasadena, CA hosted by Arts Center College of Design.

November 3, ART CENTER HILLSIDE CAMPUS

7:45am: Breakfast at Art Center
8:30-10:00am: Introduction (All)
10:00-10:15pm: Break
10:15-11:45am: Best Practices for Patent Portfolio Strategy (Dave)
11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-2:30pm: Results of Benchmarking Study (Clyde)
2:30-4:00pm: Integrating User-Centered Design with Six Sigma (Rob)
4:00-7:00: Art Center Tours, Content, and reception
7:00-8:00pm: Dinner

November 4, THE HILTON PASADENA

7:15am: Breakfast at hotel
8:15-9:45am: User Experience Leadership at Microsoft (Surya)
9:45-11:15am: Consortium Research Report and Direction (Stan)
11:15am-12:00pm: Wrap Up

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CONSORTIUM AGENDA - May 16-17, 2005 - hosted by Rob Huber (Johnson Controls) in Holland, Michigan.

May 16, Monday Haworth Center
3:00pm Introduction (All)
4:00pm Engineering Aesthetics (Kristi Schmidt - U of Michigan)
5:30pm World Wide Appearance and Design Attributes (Dave)
7:00pm Dinner

May 17, Tuesday Haworth Center
7:15am Breakfast

May 17, Tuesday Johnson Controls
8:30am Outcome Approach - Importance and Satisfaction (Nelson)
10:00am Break
10:15am User Experience Leadership (Surya)
11:15pm Results of Benchmarking Study (Jeff)
12:30pm Lunch
1:15pm Tour of Advanced Design Studio (Rob)
2:30pm Selection of Consortium Research Project for 2005 (Stan)
4:00pm Rapeille Methods (Pete)
5:30-6:00pm: Wrap up (Stan)

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CONSORTIUM AGENDA - October 25-26, 2004 - hosted by Pete Mitchell (Boeing) in Seattle, WA

October 25, Monday (At hotel)
4:00pm Startup – what’s new and interesting, what communications have you had, communication process improvements (Stan and Pete)
4:30pm Choose tomorrow’s discussion topic from list generated at last meeting
5:00pm Design “craftsman” attribute checklist (Rob)
6:00pm Worldwide appearance and design attributes (Dave) DEFERRED TO NEXT MEETING
7:00pm Dinner

October 26, Tuesday AM (Boeing Payload Concept Center)
Breakfast at hotel
8:30am Research progress report (Stan)
9:30am Organization of Xerox Industrial Design/Human Interface Department (Dave)
10:00am Break
10:15am Discussion of IDSA catalyst award data of entries (Carole) DEFERRED TO NEXT MEETING
10:45am Outcome approach – importance and satisfaction (Nelson) DEFERRED TO NEXT MEETING
11:45am Lunch

October 26, Tuesday PM (Boeing Payload Concept Center)
1:00pm Kansei approach to evaluation of user perception (Jeanne Guerin, Boeing)
1:45pm Tour of Boeing Payloads Concept Center
2:45pm Break
3:00pm Open discussion
4:00pm Wrap up
4:30pm Tour of Boeing plant – if interested (wear comfortable shoes)
6:00pm End

CONSORTIUM AGENDA - April 29-30, 2004 - hosted by Carole Bilson (Pitney Bowes) in Stamford, CT

April 29, Thursday (Westin Hotel)
4:00pm Welcome (Stan and Carole)
4:45pm Individual introductions
6:00pm Dinner
7:15pm Establish management topics for next day discussion

April 30, Friday (Pitney Bowes)
7:30am Breakfast and Pitney Bowes exhibit
8:30am Discuss management topics on agenda
12:00pm Lunch and Welcome from Pitney Bowes CTO
1:15pm Identify joint research project
4:00pm Discuss governance issues and communication preferences
4:45pm Wrap up including set next meeting
5:00pm Dinner (for those staying)

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