Date and time:
July 19, 2005 (Tuesday)
7:00-9:00 p.m. Program
Dinner: 6:00-7:00 p.m. at La Madeleine for those who would like
to join us (directions below)
Location:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Multipurpose Room
4805 Edgemoor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Description: There are several conferences each spring of interest to usability
professionals, but deadlines and budgets may limit our ability to
attend. Featured below are the panelists, comprising several local
professionals, who will be sharing ideas and insights from the conferences
that they attended in the first half of 2005. Join us for this interactive
discussion!
Conference
Panelists
Usability Professionals Association (UPA) Annual Conference
June 27-July 1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lisa Battle, Lockheed Martin/Social Security Administration
Susan Grodsky, Spirent Communications
Allen Rotz, DC Tech Writing
Society for Technical Communication (STC) Annual Conference
May 8-11, Seattle, Washington
Katharyn Bine, ICF Consulting
Allen Rotz, DC Tech Writing
Information Architecture (IA) Summit
March 3-7, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dan Brown, Computech
Allen Rotz, DC Tech Writing
Note: We're still
looking for presenters who attended CHI 2005 (Computer-Human Interaction),
April 2-7, Portland, Oregon. Please contact the
if you would like to join the panel.
Registration:
Advance registration is recommended. You can register using our
online registration
form.
Cost: Free
Directions to the Program:
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center is located at
4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814. The Center is in the two-story
County office building on the plaza level of the Metropolitan complex,
above a County parking garage. View
the MapQuest Map
By Car:
The entrance to the parking garage is marked with a large blue Bethesda
Center parking sign. Parking is available in the garage - $.75 per
hour short-term (3 hours or less), $.50 per hour for over 3 hours.
If you are coming south on Old Georgetown Road (from the Beltway
use exit 36), turn right on Woodmont Avenue and the parking entrance
is almost immediately on your left (second driveway). If you are
coming south on Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike, turn right onto
Woodmont Avenue, go south for approximately one mile, cross Old
Georgetown Road, and the parking garage entrance is the second driveway
on your left. If you are coming north on Wisconsin or west on Rt.
410, take Old Georgetown Road north, turn left at the second traffic
light (Woodmont Ave.) and the garage entrance will be on your left
(it's the second driveway). Take the elevators from the parking
garage to the plaza level (P). The building is located at the center
of the plaza. County and American flags and a sign bearing the County
seal mark the entrance to the building.
By Metro, Bus or on Foot:
The building is located across the street from the Bethesda Metro
station. From the Bethesda Metro Station, take the escalator from
the bus bay to the plaza level, turn left, walk past the clock tower
and across to the Metropolitan plaza using the pedestrian bridge.
If you are walking from any other location, the Center's street
entrance is at 4605 Edgemoor Lane (corner of Old Georgetown and
Edgemoor) and is marked with County and American flags. Take the
elevator to level 2 for meeting rooms.
Directions to Dinner:
La Madeleine is located at 7607 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD
20814. The restaurant is a short walk from the Bethesda metro stop. View
the MapQuest Map
