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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">2^nd Annual Louisiana Tech
Usability Studies Symposium (LaTUSS)</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Shreveport/Bossier
City, LA 19-21 Sept. 2019</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Symposium Theme:  </b><i>The Future of Usability and User Experience
Design: Perspectives, Practices, and Predictions</i></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Proposals Due:</b> <i>Friday, 31 May 2019</i></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Location: </b>Louisiana Tech University Academic Success Center,
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Overview of Symposium: </b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">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 <span style="color:windowtext">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 <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">experience </span>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.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Objectives of Symposium </b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The focus of the Symposium is “The
Future of 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 </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Discuss the current state of
research in these areas</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Present the results of recent
(i.e., within the last year) research in these areas</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Collect comments and
suggestions on ongoing or future research projects</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Explore opportunities for research
partnerships with colleagues working in these areas  </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Map prospective research
trends in these areas </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Plan trajectories and discuss
conference and publication venues for participants’ work</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">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. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Submitting a Proposal</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">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.    </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Proposals for individual
presentations should be between 250-300 words in length and note</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The title of the proposed
presentation </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The name and affiliation of
the presenter </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The overall topic/focus of the
proposed presentation </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The approach the proposed
presentation will take to examine this topic</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The connection of the focus
and approach to the theme of the Symposium </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The methods attendees can use
to apply ideas to usability and user experience design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Proposals for panel presentations
should be between 300-500 words in length and note</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The title of the overall
proposed panel session </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The overall topic/focus of the
overall proposed presentation </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The connection of the focus
and approach of the panel to the theme of the Symposium </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- 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)</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The methods attendees can use
to apply ideas to usability and user experience design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Proposals should be submitted as
.doc files emailed to <a href="mailto:kirk.stamant@gmail.com" target="_blank">kirk.stamant@gmail.com</a>, and the subject line of the
related message should read “LaTUSS Proposal.”</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Proposals are due on <b><i>31
May 2019</i></b>, 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. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Topics for Presentations</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">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 </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The methods we should use to
conduct research on usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The theories that should guide
our approaches to usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The contexts we study when
doing research on usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The methods we use to test or
apply prior research in usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The variables we should
consider when evaluating aspects of usability <span style="color:windowtext">in
different contexts </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The topics we should focus on
when researching usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The ways culture, language, and
society affect our understanding of usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The ways new and emerging
technologies are approaches to usability and design</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">as well as other topics connected
to the Symposium’s overall theme.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Details on the Symposium</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Registration for the Symposium is
<i>free to all presenters and attendees</i>,
and additional details on travel and lodging for the Symposium will be posted
to an event-related website later this summer.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Questions on the Symposium  </b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">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 <a href="mailto:kirk.stamant@gmail.com" target="_blank">kirk.stamant@gmail.com</a></p></div>