<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><cross posted></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt">A quick reminder as the due date for proposals is roughly one month away.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Call for Participation/Proposals:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Louisiana Tech Usability Studies Symposium (LaTUSS)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Proposals Due:</b> <i>Friday, 31 May 2019</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Location: </b>Louisiana Tech University Academic Success Center, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Overview of Symposium:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Objectives of Symposium</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Discuss the current state of research in these areas</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- Map prospective research trends in these areas</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Submitting a Proposal</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The title of the proposed presentation</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The name and affiliation of the presenter</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The overall topic/focus of the proposed presentation</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The title of the overall proposed panel session</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">-- The overall topic/focus of the overall proposed presentation</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Topics for Presentations</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">as well as other topics connected to the Symposium’s overall theme.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Details on the Symposium</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Questions on the Symposium  </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;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>