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CapCHI October Notice

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NOTE:  This meeting will be held in the usual Nortel building but in the
       **Cafeteria**, not the East-West Boardroom.

***************** Next Meeting: Thursday, October 15 *******************

            UI Prototyping Tools - Why, Which and When?

                   Dr. Roy Ballantine, Cognos Inc.

Date: Thursdsy October 15, 1998
Time: 7:00 pm.
Location: Nortel Skyline **Cafeteria**


Knowing which prototyping tool to use and when is a challenge for many
people, even for a seasoned UI designer.  In this presentation, Roy will
talk briefly about general UI prototyping principles and provide tips
for success based on his personal experiences.  During this talk, five
or six useful prototyping tools will be demonstrated with their
particular strengths and weaknesses described.  The tools to be reviewed
in more detail will include:
        Paper Prototyping
        Visual Basic (Windows)
        Delphi (Windows)
        MacroMedia Director (Mac & Windows)
        Visual Caf� (Windows & Mac)
        MetaCard (Unix, Windows, Mac) - With side discussion of
           HyperCard and SuperCard (Mac)

Dr.  Roy Ballantine has a background in Cognitive Psychology (with an
emphasis on Visual Information Processing) and has received degrees from
the University of Alberta; the University of South Africa; and the
University of Cape Town.  He has worked in UI design for 16 years,
recently at Nortel and now at Cognos.

Roy teaches a course in prototyping at Carleton University and uses
prototypes as an integral part of his UI design method.  He takes the
position that prototyping is a tool to de-risk elements of an interface
as quickly possible and that elaborate and hi-fidelity prototypes are
not necessary for most purposes.

Location
The meeting takes place on October 15, 1998 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm IN
THE CAFETERIA at Nortel Skyline location.  Note:  All attending will be
required to register with security.  Please arrive 5-10 minutes earlier
to allow for registering.  The meeting fee is $5 for non-members and
free for CapCHI members ($20 /year).  Refreshments will be provided.

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Other Noteworthy Dates:
UIST '98  1-5 November 1998, San Fransisco
http://www.acm.org/uist/

7th Intl Conference on Computer Graphics and Visualization 8-12 February
1999 Plzen, Czech Republic (papers due Oct.  15, 1998)
http://wscg.zcu.cz

Human Factors in Telecommunications 4-7 May, 1999
Copenhagen, Denmark (papers due Feb 1999)
http://www.hft.org/

See http://www.acm.org/chapters/capchi/sigchi_events.htm for a complete
listing.

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Detailed Directions to Nortel Skyline:

Nortel Skyline Complex is located on the North side of Baseline, near
the corner of Merivale and Baseline, across from Harvey's.  You will see
three entrances into the Nortel complex - take the middle one.  The
boardroom is located in the tower that is ahead and to the right.  The
entrance is behind this tower.  A shelter is visible from road and is
positioned just to the right of the entrance doors.  Parking:  Free
parking is available at Skyline.  You will need to register the license
plate with security when you sign in.  Bus:  OC Transpo #118 stops in
front of the Nortel Skyline Complex and across the street just before
Harvey's.  Follow the directions described above to find the tower.

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