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                 Invitation to a Seminar
              MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND EVALUATION
              - GETTING IT RIGHT FOR THE USER

                  City University, London
                  Tuesday, 30th March 1999

          Organised by the EC Esprit EMMUS project


Multimedia is now an everyday part of the user's experience when
interacting with IT systems. Applications where multimedia is often a key
element include: e-commerce, Digital TV services, public information
systems, educational software, in-vehicle devices, and the World Wide Web.
Although there is a strong desire to develop multimedia applications, and
many tools for doing so, it is essential that resulting design meets
end-user needs. Poor designs can lead to, for example, daunting systems
that the public feels uncertain to approach, frustrating web sites that
take too long to navigate, and noisy educational software that disrupts the
classroom.

This seminar will address the design and evaluation of multimedia
applications from the point of view of the end-user. It will address
questions such as:

* What general ergonomic recommendations exist for good Multimedia
design?
* How can a public information system be made usable?
* Do Human Factors guidelines conflict with innovative design?
* How can Web-sites be evaluated on-line?
* Image quality of video-conferencing systems?
* What Human Factors issues must be faced in developing Digital TV
        applications?

The seminar will be composed of a series of presentations and a panel
discussion. It will be aimed at commercial designers of Multimedia and HCI
(Human-Computer Interaction) researchers. It should also be relevant to
project managers who wish to obtain an overview of key issues in Multimedia
design.

There will also be a presentation from the DTI on the European Commission
Framework 5 Key Action III - "Multimedia Content and Tools". Delegates are
welcome to distribute material, at the seminar reception desk, expressing
their specific interests for developing proposals within this area.

It is sponsored by the Esprit EMMUS project which is providing support for
the design of Multimedia systems, to organisations across Europe.

We are sorry for the short notice. Please try to attend as we intend to
make it a lively and interactive meeting.


COST AND REGISTRATION
To appeal to a wide range of delegates, the cost of seminar has been kept
to a minimum of: 25 for standard registration, 10 for students with a
student ID card. This will include attendance and a free handbook on the
design of multimedia systems (produced by the EMMUS project), and tea and
coffee vouchers for use in the University refectory. Lunch is not included
but can be obtained at low cost also from the University refectory, close
to the seminar location.

Delegates will need to PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE ON ENTRY TO THE SEMINAR
ON
THE DAY. Payment must be in cash or as a cheque made payable to
'Loughborough University'. A receipt for payment will be provided.

Registration will be from 9.15am at the University. The seminar will last
from 10am till 5pm.


LOCATION
The location for the meeting is:
City University
Northampton Square
London

Go in the Main Entrance in Northampton Square and follow the signs to the
registration desk and lecture theatre (U215).

The closest Underground station is: Angel (on the Northern Line)
On exit from the station turn left along St. John Street. Walk for about 10
minutes, then turn left down Wyclif Street to Northampton Square. When you
reach the Square go through the Main Entrance on the left hand side.

An alternative Underground station is: Farringdon (Circle, Metropolitan or
Hammersmith and City lines). Outside the station turn right along
Farringdon Road towards the University.

Alternatively take a bus (19, 38, 171, 171A) to Sadler's Wells, and the 4
or 153 to the City University.

LOCAL HOTELS
Holiday Inn Express, Old Street:  0171-30-04-300
(single room: 89 per night incl. breakfast)

New Barbican:  0171-25-11-565
(single room: 108 per night)

Holiday Inn, Kings Cross, Bloomsbury:  0171-83-33-900
(single room only: 130 per night)


IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND...
...please let us know you are coming beforehand. Just send a fax, email or
call us with your: name, address, and email details.

Please contact the seminar organiser:
Martin Maguire, HUSAT Research Institute
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 01509 611088
Fax: 01509 234651


SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Chair: Professor Brian Shackel

Presentations will include:
* Introduction to the EMMUS project
 (Prof Dr. Manfred Tscheligi/Dr. Verena Giller,
 Centre for Usability Research, University of Austria)

* Design of public information kiosk systems
 Martin Maguire (HUSAT)

* On-line evaluation of web sites with the WAMMI questionnaire
 Jurek Kirakowski (Human Factors Research Group, UCC)

* Networked video & audio conferencing and the affects of
 quality on the end user.
 Anne Marie Fleming/Jim Mullen (Interlynx, Glasgow)

* Human Factors of Speech Systems.
 Robert Graham (HUSAT)

* User and Author Attitudes to Multimedia in Electronic Journals
 Professor Ken Eason (Loughborough University)

* Research by the NCR Knowledge Lab into future financial services
 Paula Lynch (NCR Knowledge Lab)

* Human factors of Digital TV services
 Marie Kelman (Cable and Wireless)

* Introduction to the British Interactive Multimediua Association

* Framework V - Key Action III - Multimedia Content and Tools
 Adrian Brazier (DTI)

* Current trends in Web design
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