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Usability Associates
38 Montpelier Circle
Rochester, NY 14618
585.442.0499
Copyright © 2001-2011 Usability Associates
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Agendas for all meetings beginning with the first one in April, 2004 are posted
here.
Click the year below to be taken directly to the Consortium agenda highlights
for that year:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE - 2011
Teleconference -
February 9, 2011
•Bob Rosenfeld-The Human Dynamics of Innovation
Photos of Michigan Meeting Posted. View...
May 9-10, 2011 - Faurecia and Whirlpool in SE Michigan
Sunday, May 8, 2011: Faurecia in Holland, MI (Optional)
•Tulip Festival activities
•Dinner
Monday, May 9, 2011: Faurecia in Holland, MI
•Breakfast in hotel restaurant
•Travel to Faurecia meeting site
•Welcome/Agenda review (Stan, Rob, Doug)
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
•Travel to Haworth (One Haworth Center)
•Welcome at Dick Haworth Welcome Center (Todd James)
•Global Research & Innovation Innovatrium (Jeff Reuschel, Dir, Global
Design)
•One Haworth Center Tour (Chris Nienhuis)
•Corporate Quality Test Lab Tour (Dezi Noteboom)
•Return to Faurecia and break
•Future of consortium-meetings, membership, research, topics (Stan)
•Smart Fit Seating App for iPhone (Jim Hotary-Faurecia)
•Travel to Benton Harbor
•Dinner
Tuesday, May 10, 2011: Whirlpool in Benton Harbor, MI
•Breakfast in hotel restaurant
•Travel to Whirlpool meeting site
•Welcome (Doug)
•Design Studio tour and break
•User-Centered Design at Whirlpool (Doug)
•Craftsmanship at Whirlpool (Jeff Vanderkolk)
•Travel to Grand Rapids airport (or alternate airports – South Bend,
Kalamazoo)
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CONSORTIUM TELECONFERENCE MEETING SCHEDULE - 2010
February 9, 2010
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
May 4, 2010
•Kevin Clark: Transcending Products: Offering Experience Design &
Strategy
September 1, 2010
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
•Rob Huber -Method for Sparking Innovation at Faurecia
•Carole Bilson -
Innovation at Pitney Bowes
November 2, 2010
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
December 7, 2010
•John Steele -Eureka Ranch Methodology for Discovery and Definition of Ideas for
Successful Growth
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CONSORTIUM TELECONFERENCE MEETING SCHEDULE - 2009
May 4, 2009
•Revision of future meeting arrangements
•Consortium research
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
October 26-27, 2009
•October 26 - Confidential Member Updates (All)
•October
27- Shimon Shmueli: Development of Breakthrough Product at IBM
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CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE - 2008
April 28-29, 2008 at IIT in Chicago, IL
Monday, April 28, 2008
•Breakfast at hotel
•Travel to ID
•Opening Remarks (Stan)
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
•Consortium Research Update (Stan)
•ID overview/history (Patrick Whitney, Director)
•ID nuts & bolts (Jeremy Alexis, Professor)
•Design principles and ID methods (Vijay Kumar, Professor)
•Travel to hotel
•Free time
•Travel to restaurant
•Dinner
•Travel to theater
•Second City performance
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
•Breakfast at hotel
Travel to ID
•ID student project case study (ID students)
•Introduction/explanation of break out activity (Jeremy Alexis,
Professor)
•Break out sessions (led by ID students)
•Session report-backs and discussion
•Lunch (w/faculty and students)
•ID student project presentations (ID students)
•Consortium research (continued as necessary)
•Wrap Up
October 14-15, 2008 at University of Toronto, Toronto, CA
Photos of Toronto Meeting Posted.
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Tuesday October 14, 2008
•Breakfast at hotel tel
•Travel to UHN via OCAD
•University Health Network HF Overview and Lab Tour (Anjum Chagpar)
•Travel to Computer Science HCI
•Computer Science HCI (Ravin Balakrishnan)
•Lunch at Computer Science
•Computer Science HCI (continued)
•Travel to Mechanical/Industrial Engineering (MIE)
•MIE HF Academic Program and Research Projects (Greg Jamieson)
•MIE HF Research Projects (Paul Milgram)
•Travel to hotel
•Free time
•Travel to restaurant
•Reception at restaurant for Consortium Hosts •Dinner
Wednesday October 15, 2008
•Breakfast at hotel
•Travel to DesignWorks
•Consortium Roundtable
•Rotman School of Management DesignWorks (Heather Fraser)
•Lunch at DesignWorks
•DesignWorks (continued)
•Consortium Research – 2008 & 2009
•Wrap up
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CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE - 2007
April 18-19, 2007 Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
•Breakfast at hotel restaurant
•Travel to CMU
•Opening Remarks (Stan and Brad Myers)
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
•CMU Welcome (Peter Lee, Vice Provost for Research)
•CMU HCII Overview (Dan Siewiorek, Director, HCI Institute)
•CMU Design Overview (Dan Boyarski, Head, School of Design)
•2006 Consortium Research Update (Stan)
•Looks Better, Works Better: Designing a Process to Integrate Form and
Function (Aaron Gannon-Honeywell)
•CMU – Wearable Computers and User State Awareness (Asim)
•Sightseeing
•Dinner
Thursday, April 19, 2007
•Breakfast at hotel restaurant
•Travel to meeting site
•2007 Research Selection (All)
•CMU Presentations / Tours
•Wrap Up
•Corporate alumni policy (Carole)
•Current Meeting Evaluation
•Next Meeting
November 5-6, 2007 at SPRINT in Overland Park, KS
Monday, November 5, 2007 •Breakfast in hotel restaurant •Travel to meeting site •Welcome & Agenda review •Confidential Member Updates (All) •Overview of Sprint Concept Realization Center •Innovation •Lunch with Sprint guests •Overview of Sprint Innovation Spiral Process •Future consortium research projects •Semiotics •Roadmapping at Johnson Controls
•Dinner
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 •Breakfast in hotel restaurant •Travel to meeting site •Trend Analysis and Roadmapping Panel
 | Trend analysis at Johnson Controls |
 | Customer Experience Roadmapping at HP |
 | Technology Roadmapping at Kodak |
 | Discussion |
•Overview of Action UI (new handset UI paradigm)
•Tour of Sprint Campus
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CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE - 2006
May 8-9, 2006 in Redmond, WA, hosted by Microsoft
May 8, 2006
•Tour of Center for Information Work (Office of the Future)
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
•Universal Design (Pete)
•Prototyping as the Hub of Usability Activity (Rose Mae)
May 9, 2006
•Methods for Measuring Desirability of Products (Joey Benedek-Microsoft)
•Strategy for Engagement in Overseas Markets
•Research progress report
•Wrap-up (including review of consortium governance rules)
•Tours of Microsoft Home, Visitors Center (Museum), & Store
October 26-27, 2006 at Honeywell in Minneapolis, MN.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
•Opening Remarks (Stan)
•Confidential Member Updates (All)
•Innovation (Nelson)
•Travel to hotel
•Meet in lobby and travel to restaurant
•Dinner
Friday, October 27, 2006
•Breakfast at hotel restaurant
•Travel to meeting site
•Offshore Design Sourcing (Dave)
•Technology Roadmapping (Bill Rogers, Honeywell Fellow)
•Corporate Alumni Policy (Carole)
•2006 Consortium Research Update (Stan)
•Administrative items
•Special Honeywell presentations
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CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE - 2005
May 16-17, 2005 - hosted by Rob Huber (Johnson
Controls) in Holland, Michigan.
May 16, 2005 - Haworth Center
•Introduction (All)
•Engineering Aesthetics (Kristi Schmidt - U of Michigan)
•World Wide Appearance and Design Attributes (Dave)
•Dinner
May 17, 2005
•Breakfast - Haworth Center
At Johnson Controls
•Outcome Approach - Importance and Satisfaction (Nelson)
•User Experience Leadership (Surya)
•Results of Benchmarking Study (Jeff)
•Tour of Advanced Design Studio (Rob)
•Selection of Consortium Research Project for 2005 (Stan)
•Rapeille Methods (Pete)
•Wrap up (Stan)
November 3-4, 2005 - in Pasadena, CA hosted by Arts
Center College of Design.
November 3, 2005 - ART CENTER HILLSIDE CAMPUS
•Breakfast at Art Center
•Introduction (All)
•Best Practices for Patent Portfolio Strategy (Dave)
•Results of Benchmarking Study (Clyde)
•Integrating User-Centered Design with Six Sigma (Rob)
•Art Center Tours, Content, and reception
•Dinner
November 4, 2005 - THE HILTON PASADENA
•Breakfast at hotel
•User Experience Leadership at Microsoft (Surya)
•Consortium Research Report and Direction (Stan)
•Wrap Up
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CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE - 2004
April 29-30, 2004 - hosted by Carole Bilson (Pitney
Bowes) in Stamford, CT
April 29, 2004, Thursday (Westin Hotel)
•Welcome (Stan and Carole)
•Individual introductions
•Dinner
•Establish management topics for next day discussion
April 30, 2004 - Friday (Pitney Bowes)
•Breakfast and Pitney Bowes exhibit
•Discuss management topics on agenda
•Lunch and Welcome from Pitney Bowes CTO
•Identify joint research project
•Discuss governance issues and communication preferences
•Wrap up including set next meeting
•Dinner (for those staying)
October 25-26, 2004 - hosted by Pete Mitchell (Boeing) in Seattle, WA
October 25, 2004, Monday (At hotel)
•Startup – what’s new and interesting, what communications have you had,
communication process improvements (Stan and Pete)
•Choose tomorrow’s discussion topic from list generated at last meeting
•Design “craftsman” attribute checklist (Rob)
•Worldwide appearance and design attributes (Dave)
•Dinner
October 26, 2004 -Tuesday AM (Boeing Payload Concept Center)
•Breakfast at hotel
•Research progress report (Stan)
•Organization of Xerox Industrial Design/Human Interface Department
(Dave)
•Discussion of IDSA catalyst award data of entries (Carole)
•Outcome approach – importance and satisfaction (Nelson)
•Kansei approach to evaluation of user perception (Jeanne Guerin, Boeing)
•Tour of Boeing Payloads Concept Center
•Open discussion
•Wrap up
•Tour of Boeing plant – if interested (wear comfortable shoes)
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