** Conference Announcement ** (Programme) VisionPlus 12 at Schwarzenberg: 'Information Design - Achieving Measurable Results' DATE: July 5-7, 2007 Schwarzenberg, Bregenzerwald, Austria WEB: http://www.iiid-visionplus.net/ ** REGISTRATION A registrationform can be downloaded from: http://www.iiid-visionplus.net/VisionPlus-12/Registration_Form.rtf ** PROGRAMME _________________ Thursday, July 5: 09:30 - Opening ** Session 1: Information Design Essentials for Measurable Results 10:00 - Introduction: Robert O. Swinehart 10:10 - Keynote: David Sless: Measuring professional services in information design: what business can expect and what education should deliver. 10:50 - R. Roger Remington: An Historic view of measurement in information design: Will Burtin's Gunnery Manuals. 11:50 - Mikel P. Breitenstein & Bryce D. Breitenstein: Dilemmas of information organization and delivery in "The Attention Economy" 12:35 - Guido Kempter: Quantifying joy of use ** Session 2: Measurable results I 14:30 - Introduction: Charles Wesley Ervin (Communications and Public Affairs Spezialist, Health Care District of Palm Beach County, Florida (USA); Board Member, Communication Research Institute, AUS; IIID Vice President) 14:35 - Robert O. Swinehart: Moving your mail: A case study on the design of the official Mail Forwarding and Change of Address Order for the US Post Office 15:05 - Karel van der Waarde: Measuring the quality of information about medicines: is design really benign? Parallel sessions A "Print & Screen" 16:20 - Krzysztof Lenk: Harper's Index inspiration - Translating figures into emotional information 16:40 - Mario Doulis & Victor Zwimpfer: Mapping the world: Digital qualities of everyday life Parallel sessions A "Space & Navigation" 16:20 - Gordon Akwera: Design impact on New York City parking signs: Motorists pay $600 million in parking violations! 16:40 - Rupesh Vyas: Space & Navigation: Designing information products for public spaces 17:20 - Panel discussion / workshop: Jim Northover: What does the information design tell us about the organisation that is behind the communication? 19:30 - Social Event ___________________ Friday, 6 July 2007 ** Session 3: Measurable results II 09:15 - Introduction: Charles Wesley Ervin 09:20 - Alex Tyers: Performance-based design - how measuring a design's performance can accelerate the design process and deliver superior design outcomes 10:05 - Cori Schauer & Brianna Sylver: Building measurement into qualitative research without having to crunch numbers Section 1: Project types and research techniques Section 2: Key metrics of a successful research project Parallel sessions B "Print & Screen" 11:35 - Cori Schauer & Brianna Sylver: Workshop- Building measurement into qualitative research without having to crunch numbers Section 3: An interactive, design research exercise Section 4: A group debrief Parallel sessions B "Space & Navigation" 11:35 - Workshop Veronika Egger & Keith Bright: Visual contrast in the design of internal environments 12:30 - Thomas Porathe: Measuring effective map design for route guidance: an experiment comparing electronic map display principles ** Session 4: Measurable results III 14:30 - Introduction: Charles Wesley Ervin 14:35 - Alex Bitterman: Deconstructing the measure of disability: toward an inclusive metric for the evaluation of systems of visual communications and infographics Parallel sessions C "Print & Screen" 15:15 - Karen Cheng: Public health and information graphics 15:40 - Bonnie Sadler Takach: Made to measure - Design students study parents response to visualisations of risk in child health treatments Parallel sessions C "Space & Navigation" 15:15 - Stefan Egger, Karin Siebenhandl, Erik Spiekermann & Peter Simlinger: SOMS "Substituting/Optimizing (variable) Message Signs for the Trans European Road Network" 16:55 - Karin Nijhuis: The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Destination Web Watch 17:35 - Michael Mrazek: CheckEffect: Analyzing tourist web sites 19:30 - Speakers reception for speakers and IIID members ___________________ Saturday, 7 July 07 ** Session 5: Measurable results - information design for wayshowing 09:00 - Introduction: Charles Wesley Ervin 09:05 - Ruedi Baur: What counts in wayshowing design 09:50 - Paul Stiff: Telling and showing everyday journeys: graphic support for wayfinding 11:10 - Janet R. Carpman: Muddling along from here to there: Challenges of measuring wayfinding system effectiveness 11:50 - Colette Jeffrey: The theory and difficulties of measuring the effectiveness of a wayfinding system 12:30 - José Allard: Reconfiguring the navigation system for Santiago's new transportation plan ** Session 6: Information design- what education can/should deliver 14:30 - Introduction: Prof. Robert O. Swinehart 14:35 - Panel discussion: Jill Dacey, Lennart Strand, Hanna Risku 16:00 - Summing up: Charles Wesley Ervin 16:30 - Farewell drinks ** MORE INFORMATION Peter Simlinger IIID Director International Institute for Information Design (IIID) A-1170 Wien/Vienna, Austria Palffygasse 27/17 Tel +43 (0)1 403 66 62 Fax +43 (0)1 403 66 62 15 Mail [log in to unmask]