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Usability Day 2006 events

14 November marks this year's global Usability Day. It is for everyone who has ever asked "Why doesn't this work right? What am I supposed to do with this now?" Here we list just a few of the events happening in the UK to celebrate the day.

14 November marks this year's global Usability Day. It is for everyone who has ever asked "Why doesn't this work right? What am I supposed to do with this now?" Here we list just a few of the events happening in the UK to celebrate the day.

ALL DAY, ALL WELCOME

MakingLifeEasy.org
Tag sites in your life that make your life easy or not and share them at makinglifeeasy.org

Show Your Number
A nationwide mass street numbering effort

CHIPPENHAM

10.00 (GMT)
Seminar: Make your web site more effective
A seminar on how to 'Make your web site more effective'

LONDON

09:00 (GMT)
Expert Review: Around the World in 36 Hours
Members and partners of the User Experience Alliance (UXA) conduct expert reviews with a focus on cultural differences.

09:30 (GMT)
System Concepts User Centred Design Training Course
15 FREE places on offer to this one day Introduction to User Centred Design Training Course.

12:00 (GMT)
User Involvement in Standards Development - the European Experience
This talk will focus on how user involvement can be utilised to ensure that the European Standards Organisations take into account user needs.

18:30 (GMT)
Panel discussion: Usability Around the World
A panel of international usability experts discuss international differences in usability practice.

PETERBOROUGH

17:00 (GMT)
COST 219ter: Mobile Phone Accessibility Evaluation Toolkit
This event will present a toolkit which has been designed to evaluate the accessibility of mobile phones.