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The Human-Centered Design Network (HCD-Net) is a specified nonprofit organization for the promotion and advocacy for Human-Centered Design.
The Human-Centered Design Network (HCD-Net) is a specified nonprofit organization for the promotion and advocacy for Human-Centered Design.
Highly evaluated in the 9th Embedded System Development Technology (ESEC)
for the two consecutive years
A questionnaire survey was conducted after the sessions. There were 3760 respondents.
According to the reports on the questionnaire results, the session from the HCD-Net acquired
the 2nd place in the session quality ranking. In addition, two lecturers, given by
Mr.Takashi Aoki and by Mr.Haruhiko Urokohara acquired the 2nd and 3rd place in the lecture
quality ranking respectively.
Workshops
The HCD-Net set up two workshops for "Usability evaluations on webpages in municipal governments ". The 1st workshop was held on October 4, 2006 and the 2nd, October 17, 2006.
The main theme was about "procedures in municipal governments for residents' moving and settling registrations
Technical Communication Symposium 2006
September 1, at Tokyo
October 6, at Osaka
Mr. Kurosu (President), Mr. Goh (Director), and Mr. Hayakawa (Director)
Participated in the panel discussion held by the HCD-Net.
Title: "What is the human-centered design approach for TC engineers".
HCD-Net offered workshops in Human Interface Symposium 2006.
September 25, 2006 Kurashiki Ivy Square (Kurashiki City, Okayama, Japan)
Course title: The Practical Human Interface Design
HCD-Net's directors served as lecturers during "Human Interface Symposium 2006" sponsored by Human Interface Society.
The titles and the lecturers in the workshops were as follows:
1: "A key to success: human-centered design for designers" (by Mr. Urokohara)
2: " Product designs and human interface" (by Mr. Ogawa)
3: ": Management of product usability in use of a checklist based on a guideline" (by Mr. Matsubara)
Embedded Technology 2005(ET2005)--(Trade Show and Conference) (2005.10.5)
HCD-Net will participate in Embedded Technology 2005, the largest
trade show and conference for embedded system designers and managers.
･ Date: November 16-18, 2005
･ Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama
･ Title of Workshop Program: "ET Business Enhanced by Human Centered Design"
･ URL: http://www.et-guide.com/2005/exhibition/detail/mf016-00/index.html
･ ET Business Expectations towards HCD (Dr. Hirasawa, Vice General Director)
･ The Distinct Roles of HCD in ET (Prof. Kurosu, President/Dr. Hirasawa, Vice General Director)
･ Case studies of HCD in ET (Mr. Yamazaki, Vice General Director, and 3 other participants)
Please visit our exhibition booth #B-35
Our members participated in the 11th HCI International 2005 (2005.9.12)
"The 11th HCI International 2005" was held on 22 to 27 July at Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.A.
Participants from our HCD-Net include: Prof.Kurosu, President, Mr. Urokohara, General Director, and several others.
We are expecting more cooperation with UPA and for this purpose, are planning to set up great events on World Usability Day, which will be held on November 3. We are eager to make World Usability Day a great success.
We look forward to working with you!
Invitation to "HCD-Net night" (2005.7.22)
Let's have a happy meeting, "HCD-Net night", in Las Vegas. Please gather in the room of Current Status of Usability Engineering in Japan.
We are looking forward to seeing you all of the participants.
･ Meeting: 6:00PM, Monday, July 25
･ Place: Caesars Palace hotel Tiberius-1
･ Contact: Kazuhiko Yamazaki, or Masaaki Kurosu
Report on the HCD-Net Opening Forum (Renewal on 7.18)
Thank you very much for participation in the HCD-Net Opening Forum on May 18, 2005
Following seminars are to be held as part of a conference, "Embedded systems expo and Conference (ESEC)". (2005.5.19)
･ Seminar for specialists(ES-13): "usability for embedded systems in focus"
･ 2005.7.1 (Fri) 13:10-16:00
The titles of Seminars for specialists are as follows:
| (1) | Usability Designing for embedded systems - the processes of Human-Centered Design for high utilization. (Naoki Hirasawa, Vice General Director, HCD-Net) |
| (2) | Case studies in usability designing (Haruhiko Urokohara, Director of the board of trustees, HCD-Net) |
Outline of ESEC
| ･ Venue | Tokyo Big Sight, Japan |
| ･ Organized by | Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. |
| ･ Date | 6/29~7/1 |
| ･ Open hour | 10:00-18:00 |
| ･ URL | http://web.reedexpo.co.jp/ESEC/en/ |
We will set up a booth for the HCD-Net.
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An article on the HCD-Net Opening Forum appears on EE Times Japan. (2005.5.19) |
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HCD-Net Opening Forum is held. (2005.5.18)
This site is renewed. (2005.3.15)
The web site is renewed along with the official registration of the HCD-Net as a specified nonprofit organization.
We plan to hold a conference, "HCD-Net Opening Forum" on May 18th. (2005.3.3)
DESIGN IT! Pre-Conference 2005 (2005.3.3)
HCD-Net co-sponsors "DESIGN IT! Pre-Conference 2005."
Please refer to the following official site for the details of the conference:
Nikkei Sangyo shimbun (February 25) runs an article about the HCD-Net. (2005.2.25)
HCD-Net is granted a legal status as a specified nonprofit organization. (2005.2.19)
A special session /Exhibition (C-6) at Embedded Technology 2004
Embedded Technology Usability Forum in Sapporo (2004.10.27)
Nikkei Sangyo shimbun (September 6th) run an article about the HCD-Net.
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