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UXnet Advisor Don Norman receives prestigious award

Professor Don Norman, a member of the UXnet Advisory Board, recently received the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science. Since the medal’s inception more than 15 years ago, only two other people have been similarly titled Laureate: George A. Miller and Douglas C. Engelbart. Norman’s citation reads:

The 2006 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer & Cognitive Science is awarded to Donald Norman for the development of the field of user-centered design, which utilizes our understanding of how people think to develop technologies designed to be easily usable.

Don’s announcement of the award includes some links to a video and and information on the symposium that was part of the ceremony.

Congratulations to Professor Norman on a well-deserved addition to his impressive legacy.

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Bridging the chasm between the cultures of business and design

UXnet Advisory Board member Patrick Whitney is the focus of the June 19, 2006 BusinessWeek article “Design Visionary”. The article describes Whitney’s efforts at the IIT Institute of Design to combine design and business education, enabling graduates to utilize user experience methods to spur innovation.

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UXnet incorporates, names Board of Directors

UXnet incorporates in Santa Clara, California; Announces appointment of first Board of Directors

The User Experience Network (UXnet) recently incorporated in Santa Clara, California as a 401c(6) non-profit organization. As part of the incorporation process UXnet also announced the appointment of the organization’s first-ever Board of Directors.
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UXnet adds new Advisory Board member; Announces date for first-ever leadership summit

The User Experience network (UXnet) has added a new member to its Advisory Board. Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, the head of the Department of Industrial Design and director of the Human-Centered Interaction Design Lab at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has officially joined the group.

“We are delighted to add Professor Lee to our impressive group of user experience thought leaders providing strategic guidance to UXnet via the Advisory Board,” said Richard Anderson, a member of the UXnet Executive Council. “We look forward to Kun-Pyo’s unique perspective and vision joining our chorus of advisors.”
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