For this event, we’re offering an exciting program with a lot of interactivity. We start off with an experience report from CHI 2008. The CHI conference (http://www.chi2008.org/) is being held from 5 April to 10 April. We know several of our members will be attending the conference, but because not everyone is able to go, we will provide a platform for CHI 2008 attendees to share their experiences with the SIGCHI.be community.
After these reports, a panel will discuss a controversial issue in User-Centered Design: the use of personas to guide the design process. David Geerts (CUO, K.U.Leuven) will give a short presentation on why personas are a very useful tool in UCD, while Karl Gilis (AGConsult) will counter this with a short presentation on why personas are not useful at all. Following these contrasting viewpoints, we will stimulate a discussion among all participants about the advantages and drawbacks of personas.
As always, the event will end with a drink and some food, and plenty of opportunities to network.
The detailed program of the event is as follows:
17:00 - 18:00 CHI 2008 experience reports (10 min. each)
18:00 - 19:00 Panel presentations and discussion about personas
19:00 - 20:00 Networking drink and food
If you are attending CHI 2008, please send us a note if you are willing to present a short experience report (ca. 10 minutes) of the most interesting sessions, something that really struck you or just some nice anecdotes.
[Update]
Below you can find some of the presentations given during the event:
Discussion about Personas:
