InfoD: Conference VisionPlus 12 (Programme)

       ** 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

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Thursday, July 5:

09:30 - Opening


** Session 1: Information Design Essentials for Measurable Results
10:00 - Introduction: Robert O.=A0Swinehart
10:10 - Keynote:
         David=A0Sless: Measuring professional services in
         information design: what business can expect and
         what education should deliver.

10:50 - R. Roger=A0Remington: An Historic view of measurement
         in information design: Will Burtin's Gunnery Manuals.
11:50 - Mikel P.=A0Breitenstein & Bryce D.=A0Breitenstein:
         Dilemmas of information organization and delivery in
         "The Attention Economy"
12:35 - Guido=A0Kempter: Quantifying joy of use


** Session 2: Measurable results I
14:30 - Introduction: Charles Wesley=A0Ervin
         (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.=A0Swinehart: 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=A0van der Waarde: Measuring the quality of information
         about medicines: is design really benign?

Parallel sessions A "Print & Screen"
16:20 - Krzysztof=A0Lenk: Harper's Index inspiration - Translating
         figures into emotional information
16:40 - Mario=A0Doulis & Victor=A0Zwimpfer: Mapping the world: Digital
         qualities of everyday life

Parallel sessions A "Space & Navigation"
16:20 - Gordon=A0Akwera: Design impact on New York City parking signs:
         Motorists pay $600 million in parking violations!
16:40 - Rupesh=A0Vyas: Space & Navigation: Designing information
         products for public spaces


17:20 - Panel discussion / workshop:
         Jim=A0Northover: What does the information design tell us
         about the organisation that is behind the communication?

19:30 - Social Event

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Friday, 6 July 2007


** Session 3: Measurable results II
09:15 - Introduction: Charles Wesley=A0Ervin
09:20 - Alex=A0Tyers: Performance-based design - how measuring a
         design's performance can accelerate the design process
         and deliver superior design outcomes
10:05 - Cori=A0Schauer & Brianna=A0Sylver: Building measurement into qualit=
ative
         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=A0Schauer & Brianna=A0Sylver: 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=A0Egger & Keith Bright: Visual contrast in the
         design of internal environments
12:30 - Thomas=A0Porathe: Measuring effective map design for route
         guidance: an experiment comparing electronic map display
         principles


** Session 4: Measurable results III
14:30 - Introduction: Charles Wesley=A0Ervin
14:35 - Alex=A0Bitterman: 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=A0Cheng: Public health and information graphics
15:40 - Bonnie=A0Sadler 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=A0Egger, Karin=A0Siebenhandl, Erik=A0Spiekermann &
         Peter=A0Simlinger: SOMS "Substituting/Optimizing (variable)
         Message Signs for the Trans European Road Network"

16:55 - Karin=A0Nijhuis: The United Nations World Tourism
         Organization (UNWTO) Destination Web Watch
17:35 - Michael=A0Mrazek: CheckEffect: Analyzing tourist web sites

19:30 - Speakers reception for speakers and IIID members

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Saturday, 7 July 07


** Session 5: Measurable results - information design for wayshowing

09:00 - Introduction: Charles Wesley=A0Ervin
09:05 - Ruedi=A0Baur: What counts in wayshowing design
09:50 - Paul=A0Stiff: Telling and showing everyday journeys:
         graphic support for wayfinding

11:10 - Janet R.=A0Carpman: Muddling along from here to there:
         Challenges of measuring wayfinding system effectiveness
11:50 - Colette=A0Jeffrey: The theory and difficulties of measuring
         the effectiveness of a wayfinding system
12:30 - Jos=E9=A0Allard: 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.=A0Swinehart
14:35 - Panel discussion: Jill=A0Dacey, Lennart=A0Strand, Hanna=A0Risku
16:00 - Summing up: Charles Wesley=A0Ervin
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=A0=A0 [email protected]

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