"Hearts On Our Feet": Making A Difference In The World Through UCD4D

Date and time:
January 24, 2008
7:00pm - 9:00pm
6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner at La Madeleine for those who would like to join us (directions below)

Location
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin Ave),
Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20814
Congressional Room (Located on the Conference Level, one Floor below the Lobby)
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The Hyatt Regency Bethesda is located above the Bethesda metro stop on the Red Line.

Description
"Hearts On Our Feet": Making A Difference In The World Through UCD4D
In the past year, a new community has emerged within User-Centered Design, a community calling itself “User-Centered Design for Development” or UCD4D. The name places this community squarely between UCD and international economic and community development, an interdisciplinary juncture that has previously been unexplored but which holds great promise for collaboration and connection. Basically, by linking together the UCD/usability community with the economic and community development community, we hope to help leverage the skill sets and knowledge of both to tackle hard global problems such as poverty, literacy and health. In this talk, Susan Dray will give some history and background about how this community formed and what it is up to. She will also give some examples of UCD4D projects in the so-called “developing” world, and will discuss ways that we all can to do “make a difference” in the wider world by using our UCD skills creatively to help solve global problems.

Biography
Susan Dray, Ph.D., CHFP, is President of the consulting firm, Dray & Associates, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN. She and David Siegel, her husband and business partner, have worked with companies worldwide to help bring the voice of the user to the table on design projects. They have done user research in 24 countries and are widely recognized for their expertise in cross-cultural field research. A pioneer in UCD having entered the field in 1979, Susan worked at Honeywell and American Express before moving to consulting in 1993. She has published widely and is active in a variety of professional groups. She currently serves as Director of Publications for UPA and has been a prime mover in the development of the UCD4D community. For more information, see www.dray.com.

Registration
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Cost
$5 members
$15 nonmembers

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.
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