World Usability Day 2006

World Usability Day 2006 will be held on November 14 this year.

The Usability Professionals Association, the sponsor of the international event, wants to promote "the value of usability engineering and user-centered design and the belief that every user has the responsibility to ask for things that work better".

There will be 2 events here in Ottawa:

• an eGovernment Showcase where representatives from various public sector bodies will "share their experiences on researching the human factor and designing products, systems and services"
• a Usability Exhibition by "local usability, accessibility, and user experience practitioners working in the private and public sectors plus academia"