[ATTW-L] Call for Proposals: Louisiana Tech Usability Studies Symposium

[Kirk St.Amant]

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(Quick reminder as roughly a month is left until proposals are due.)

*Call for Participation/Proposals:*

*Louisiana Tech Usability Studies Symposium (LaTUSS)*

*Shreveport, LA 20-22 Sept. 2018*



*Symposium Theme: **Re-Thinking Approaches to Usability and User Experience
Design: Perspectives, Practices, and Predictions*



*Proposals Due:* *Friday, 29 June 2018*



*Location: *Louisiana Tech University Academic Success Center,
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA



*Overview of Symposium:*

As technologies evolve and cultures change, the contexts in which
individuals access and use information shift in often unexpected ways.  This
situation means what constitutes usability and how to approach user experience
design is also in a continual state of change.  In fact, the very context
of use can vary from the seemingly solid realm of the real world to the
continually plastic dynamics of cyberspace. Moreover, as emerging media
change and are changed by our interactions, the dynamics of context of use
can shift rapidly and in increasingly unexpected ways.  Thus, what
constitutes an effective approach to usability and user experience design
also needs to shift to effectively address such factors.  For these
reasons, we need to continually review, reflect on, and -- if needed --
revise our approaches to these areas.



*Objectives of Symposium*

The focus of the Symposium is “Re-Thinking Approaches to Usability and User
Experience Design: Perspectives, Practices, and Predictions,” and the
objective is to bring together researchers in usability studies, user
experience design, and information and communication design in order to
meet with peer researchers in order to

-- Discuss the current state of research in these areas

-- Present the results of recent (i.e., within the last year) research in
these areas

-- Collect comments and suggestions on ongoing or future research projects

-- Explore opportunities for research partnerships with colleagues working
in these areas

-- Map prospective research trends in these areas

-- Plan trajectories and discuss conference and publication venues for
participants’ work

By examining such ideas, attendees can devise new frameworks and approaches
to re-thinking and addressing current and prospective challenges affecting
how we approach usability and user experience design.



*Submitting a Proposal*

Individuals interested in presenting at the symposium – either via
individual presentation or as part of a 3-5 person panel session – are
invited to submit a 250-300 word proposal to give a research-based talk
during the “presentations sessions” part of the Symposium.



Proposals for individual presentations should be between 250-300 words in
length and note

-- The title of the proposed presentation

-- The name and affiliation of the presenter

-- The overall topic/focus of the proposed presentation

-- The approach the proposed presentation will take to examine this topic

-- The connection of the focus and approach to the theme of the Symposium

-- The methods attendees can use to apply ideas to usability and user
experience design



Proposals for panel presentations should be between 300-500 words in length
and note

-- The title of the overall proposed panel session

-- The overall topic/focus of the overall proposed presentation

-- The connection of the focus and approach of the panel to the theme of
the Symposium

-- The title and name of presenter for each presentation in the panel and a
2-3 sentence summary of each presentation (including approach used to
examine the overall panel topic)

-- The methods attendees can use to apply ideas to usability and user
experience design



Proposals should be submitted as .doc files emailed to
kirk.stamant at gmail.com, and the subject line of the related message should
read “LaTUSS Proposal.”



Proposals are due on *29 June 2018*, and all accepted presenters will be
asked to submit a short (1,500-3,000 word) summary of their presentation
prior to the Symposium so attendees can review this entry and come to the
session prepared to discuss and make suggestions on ideas covered in the
presentation.



*Topics for Presentations*

The Symposium is open to a number of areas relating to usability studies,
user experience design, and information and communication design, and
topics to consider include

-- The methods we should use to conduct research on usability and design

-- The theories that should guide our approaches to usability and design

-- The contexts we study when doing research on usability and design

-- The methods we use to test or apply prior research in usability and
design

-- The variables we should consider when evaluating aspects of usability in
different contexts

-- The topics we should focus on when researching usability and design

-- The ways culture, language, and society affect our understanding of
usability and design

-- The ways new and emerging technologies are approaches to usability and
design

as well as other topics connected to the Symposium’s overall theme.



*Details on the Symposium*

Registration for the Symposium is *free to all presenters and attendees*,
and additional details on travel and lodging for the Symposium will be
posted to an event-related website later this summer.



*Questions on the Symposium  *

Should individuals have questions on or wish to discuss any aspects of the
Symposium (or on prospective topics for a presentation), feel free to email
the Symposium chair, Kirk St.Amant, at kirk.stamant at gmail.com
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