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From: Sarah Horton
Date: Sep 27, 2007 2:50PM

Greetings! We are now accepting registrations for the Third Annual
World Usability Day New England conference, to be held on November 8,
2007 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. We had a
great response to our request for proposals, and are pleased to
announce the program line up:

Keynote
- The New Science of Universal Usability – Ben Shneiderman,
University of Maryland at College Park

Track 1: Teaching and Learning
- Universal Design in Instruction: Moving Beyond Accessibility into
Classroom Application – Manju Banerjee, University of Connecticut and
Loring C. Brinckerhoff, Educational Testing Service
- Making E-learning Usable at The Hadley School for the Blind –
Michael C. Rydel and Andre Lukatsky, Hadley School for the Blind

Track 2: Web Usability
- Universal Usability of Dynamic Content – Marguerite Bergel and Ann
Chadwick–Dias, Fidelity Investments
- Adaptive Design for Web Environments – Sarah Horton, Dartmouth
College and Patrick J. Lynch, Yale University

In addition, we will have a poster and demo session featuring
technologies and methodologies that support universal usability,
followed by a student panel, where learners share their experiences
as beneficiaries of universal usability. We will conclude the day
with a roundtable discussion on Design, Creativity, Learning, and
Usability, led by Steve Fadden from Landmark College.

The conference registration fee is $60, which includes meals and
refreshments. You may pay by check or online using Google Checkout.

Register online at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wud/. Don’t delay as
space is limited!

Please contact Sarah Horton at <EMAIL REMOVED> or 603
646-1087 with any questions or concerns.

Best regards,
Sarah Horton, Susan Fliss, and Larry Cusick
Dartmouth College
www.dartmouth.edu

Steve Fadden, Julie Strothman, and Stephanie Kreseen
Landmark College
www.landmark.edu

WUDNE 2007
Third Annual World Usability Day New England
Universal Usability in Teaching and Learning
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
November 8, 2007
9:00am – 4:00pm
www.dartmouth.edu/~wud