Dear All, Following is the conference agenda and schedule for your reference. We look forward to see you all in Bangalore in the conference. For registration details please visit http://www.usidfoundation.org/usid2008/registration.htm
Thanks & Regards USID Team *USID2008 Conference 4th-6th September, Leela Kempenski Bangalore* Program <http://www.usidfoundation.org/usid2008/program.htm#3> *Day 1 : 4th September, 2008* *Hall 1 * *Main Conference * Time Details 08:30 - 09:45 Registration & Tea/Coffee 09:45 - 10:00 *Introduction/ Welcome Note: Raman Saxena *Director User Experience, CA and Co-Founder USID Foundation 10:00 - 11:00 *Key Note Address by Debra Danielson*, President of CTE, SVP & Distinguished Engineer, CA, Inc. *Topic: Delivering Business Value through Design Innovation and User Experience* 11:00 - 11:15 Tea Break 11:15 - 12:00 *Sharad Sharma*, CEO, Yahoo! India R&D *Topic: Role of User Research and Design in New Product Development for India and Emerging Markets * 12:00 - 12:45 *Hester Du Plessis, *AUTODESK - NID Research Chair in Design and Innovation & Senior Researcher, FADA, University of Johannesburg, South Africa *Topic: Research as a Tool for Innovation* 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 - 15:00 *Demo and Presentation: Eye Tracking Tool for User Research and Usability Evaluation Thomas Fredengren, *International Account Manager, Tobii Technology, Sweden 15:00 - 15:15 Tea Break 15:15 - 16:00 *Deepa Bachu, *Group Manager, INTUIT *Topic:* *Products for the Indian Market – Designing for the Consumer and Creating a Business Model that requires someone other the Consumer to Pay!* 16:00 - 16:45 *Pranav Mistry *, PhD Candidate and a Researcher at the MIT Media Lab *Topic: Bringing Intelligence to Everyday Objects* 16:45 - 17:30 *Rajeev Purnaiya*, Founder & CEO, Hooeey *Topic: Why the Implicit Web is Important?* * * *Day 2 : 5th September, 2008* *Hall 1 * *Main Conference * Time Details 09:30 - 10:00 *Informal Session * 10:00 - 11:00 *Key Note Address by Kentaro Toyama*, Asst. MD, Microsoft Research, India *Topic: Beyond the Device: User Experience Design for Socio Economic Development* 11:00 - 11:15 Tea Break 11:15 - 12:00 *Dr. Darlie O Koshy, *Director, National Institute of Design *Topic: * 12:00 - 12:45 *Jan Blom, *Head, Nokia Research Center *Topic: Designing Mobile Internet Services for Indian Consumers* 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 - 14:45 *Speaker Presentation* 14:45 - 15:30 *Dr. G Venkatesh,* Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Sasken *Topic: The Future of Communications: Implication for Design and Innovation* 15:30 - 15:45 Tea Break 15:45 - 17:30 *Panel Discussion: How best can Mobile Technology Support Social Causes?* *Moderator:* *Kentaro Toyama*, Asst. MD, Microsoft Research, India *Panellist 1:* *Dr.S.Ghosal,* Acting Dean NID R&D Campus, Bangalore *Panellist 2:* *Natesh,* Head, Emerging Markets Services, Nokia India *Day 3 : 6th September, 2008* *Hall 1 * *Track 1: Mobile User Experience* Time Details 9:15 - 10:00 *Speaker Presentation 1 ( Being finalized)* 10:00 - 10:40 *Prakash Sayini*, Forum Nokia India Lead *Toptic: Mobile Technology Trends and its Impact on User Experience* 10:40 - 11:00 Tea Break 11:00 - 11:40 *Rashmi Munshi*, NIFT Bangalore *Paper Presentation: Re-inventing Simplicity: UI Design of a Cell Phone for Senior Citizens and Others * 11:40 -12:15 *Shimolee Nahar & Mudit Mittal*, HFI, Mumbai *Paper Presentation:* *Three Star Approach – An Interface Less Interface for Mobile Commerce * 12:15 - 13:15 Lunch *Hall 2 * *Track 2: Enterprise Software & Applications* Time Details 9:15 - 10:00 *Speaker Presentation 1 (Being finalized)* 10:00 - 10:40 *Prabhas Sinha, *Manager - Service Management Product Management, ITC, CA *Toptic: Managing the Challenges of UI/Usability Evolution for Enterprise Solutions* 10:40 - 11:00 Tea Break 11:00 - 12:15 *Shashank Deshpande* - President, Clarice Technologies & * Sandeep Datar* - Director, User Experience Design at Yahoo! India R&D * Toptic: Comparing role of User Experience Design in Enterprise and Consumer Domains * 12:15 - 13:15 Lunch *Hall 1 * *Track 3: Social Networking and Online Communities* Time Details 13:15 - 14:00 *Speaker Presentation 1 (Being finalized)* 14:00 - 14:40 *Ishwar Jha*, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Digital Media Convergence Ltd. (a Zee Group Company) *Topic: Driving Real World Pleasure with Social Networking and Online Communities* 14:40 - 15:20 *Arunava Sinha*, Chief Product Officer *Topic: Can UI be the Killer Application in Social Networking?* 15:20 - 16:00 *Yugant H Sonawale & Lakshmi Kumar*, Infosys, Bangalore *Paper Presentation:* *Visualizing Unintentional Reputation Damage on Social Networking sites* 16:00 - 16:15 Tea Break *Hall 2 * *Track 4: Gaming and Entertainment* Time Details 13:15 - 14:00 *Speaker Presentation 1 (Being finalized)* 14:00 - 14:40 *Quentin Staes-Polet*, Founder, Kreeda Games India Pvt Ltd. *Topic: Is Gaming going Social in India. How? * 14:40 - 15:20 *Speaker Presentation 3 (Being finalized)* 15:20 - 16:00 *Anoj Anbarasan & Revathi Gopalakrishnan*, HCL Technologies, Chennei *Paper Presentation:* *User Interface Design and Evaluation Issues for Small Screen Devices (Mobile Entertainment & M-Commerce) * 16:00 - 16:15 Tea Break *Hall 2 * *Closing Ceremony* Time Details 16:15 - 17:35 *Prize Distribution and Recognition* 17:35 - 17:45 *Closing Address * ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
