| New Paradigms for Using Computers (NPUC) is a
non-confidential, invitation-only workshop and soiree for the
community. In this one-day event, NPUC bridges academic and industrial
HCI/CHI/UI/UE centers of work by focusing on a common theme. We invite
several leading experts in the area of human interaction technology to
come and tell us what they know, and have plenty of chance to discuss
what's going on. It's a chance to hear the latest, best work in our
field, and a premier opportunity to network within the human-centered
computing field.
Workshop
Description: What do we know... really? How do we know
it? What can we do with it? These are the questions that we will
ask at this year's 11th annual New Paradigms in Using Computers (NPUC)
workshop on Monday, July 14, 2003.
Although our community professes a great love of
user studies, we often do not really know what is going on with our
users. Not only do we not know the little things (How many
different applications does your user use in a typical day? How many
times do they not even attempt a task because they don't know how to
frame the question?), we often don't know the big things either (do you
have an accurate demographic picture of your users?). At this
year's NPUC conference, we will focus on understanding the ordinary
puzzles that make up a user's day-to-day life.
Our outstanding line-up of speakers will share how they collect user
data, how they analyze it, and what they have learned from their
studies. Each speaker will have an interesting, detailed and
pragmatic story about how user information has led to insight. They
will not just tell more
stories about vague user analyses they have heard about, but report on
data they have actually collected, analyzed and learned from. Our
speakers' topics will range from detailed studies of user eyetracking,
to web behavior analysis and the details of people in complex systems
settings. We’ll also have our usual assortment of demonstrations
and posters representing the best work that’s going on the field.
Questions? Send email to npuc@almaden.ibm.com
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