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Usability Associates
38 Montpelier Circle
Rochester, NY 14618
585.442.0499
Copyright © 2001-2008 Usability Associates
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Agendas for future and past meetings will be posted for member convenience.

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CONSORTIUM AGENDA -
OCTOBER 14-15 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 |
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Wednesday October 15 |
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| 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 AT IIT IN CHICAGO, IL
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Monday, April 28 |
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| 7:00am - 8:00am |
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Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:00am - 8:15am |
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Travel to ID |
| 8:15am - 8:30am |
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Opening Remarks (Stan) |
| 8:30am 12:00 pm |
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News Round Robin (All) / Break |
| 12:00pm -1:00pm |
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Lunch (closed) |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
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Consortium Research Update (Stan) |
| 2:00pm -2:30pm |
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ID overview/history (Patrick Whitney, Director) |
| 2:30pm 3:15pm |
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ID nuts & bolts (Jeremy Alexis, Professor) |
| 3:15pm 3:30pm |
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Break |
| 3:30pm 4:15pm |
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Design principles and ID methods (Vijay Kumar, Professor) |
| 4:15pm 4:30pm |
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Travel to hotel |
| 4:30pm 5:30pm |
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Free time |
| 5:30pm 5:45pm |
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Travel to restaurant |
| 5:45pm 7:15pm |
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Dinner |
| 7:15pm 7:30pm |
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Travel to theater |
| 7:30pm 8:00pm |
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Group seating (Must be at theater by 7:30pm) |
| 8:00pm |
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Second City performance |
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Tuesday, April 29
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| 8:00am - 9:00am |
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Breakfast at hotel |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
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Travel to ID |
| 9:15am - 10:15am |
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ID student project case study (ID students) |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
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Introduction/explanation of break out activity (Jeremy Alexis,
Professor) |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
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Break out sessions (led by ID students) |
| 12:00pm 12:30pm |
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Session report-backs and discussion |
| 12:30pm -1:45pm |
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Lunch (w/faculty and students) |
| 12:45pm 1:30pm |
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ID student project presentations (ID students) |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Consortium research (continued as necessary) |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
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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
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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 |
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+ Trend analysis at Johnson
Controls |
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+ Customer Experience Roadmapping
at HP |
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+ Technology Roadmapping at Kodak |
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+ 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
 | Corporate alumni policy (Carole) |
 | Current Meeting Evaluation |
 | 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 whats new and interesting, what communications have you had,
communication process improvements (Stan and Pete)
4:30pm Choose tomorrows 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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