[Dclug] DC ACM Lecture, Monday September 21 2009: "Current Issues in Human-Computer Interaction and Public Policy"

[DC ACM]

The Washington DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, 
with support from the New America Foundation, is proud to present the 
September 2009 lecture.

Dr. Jonathan Lazar, "Current Issues in Human-Computer Interaction and 
Public Policy"

Topic:

This talk describes how government policy impacts on the work done in 
human-computer interaction, and discusses the current status of policy 
initiatives in a number of areas. Topics addressed include voting 
machine usability, web accessibility, ergonomic rules, privacy, and 
identification systems.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Jonathan Lazar is an associate professor in the Department of 
Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University, where he serves 
as head of the Computer Information Systems program and is founder and 
director of the Universal Usability Laboratory. Dr. Lazar has authored 
over 70 publications on the topics of web usability, assistive 
technology, user error and frustration, and user-centered design 
methods. Some of his papers have been published in the International 
Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Interacting with Computers, 
Behaviour and Information Technology, Interactions Magazine, and the 
Universal Access in the Information Society Journal.

His most recent authored book is “Web Usability: A User-Centered Design 
Approach”, published by Addison-Wesley in 2006 , and he is editor of a 
book on "Universal Usability" that will be published by John Wiley and 
Sons in 2007. Dr. Lazar has served on a number of conference program 
committees for CHI, ASSETS, and HCII, and he currently serves as chair 
of the ACM SIGCHI U.S. Public Policy Committee.

When:

Monday September 21 2009, 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Location:

New America Foundation
1899 L Street NW
Suite 400 (4th Floor)
Washington, DC 20036

Near Farragut North Metro Station.

Parking is available until midnight at a garage on 19th between M and L 
streets for $6.00. Free street parking is available starting at 6:30pm.

This lecture is free of charge and open to the public. ACM membership is 
not required to attend, nor is an RSVP necessary. Please feel free to 
bring friends and colleagues.