Coming Up: World Usability Day 2008 in Manila

November 13, 2008 · Comments 

There will be World Usability Day 2008 celebration in Manila!

WHEN: 13 November 2008, 6-8 PM
WHERE: 2VC Tech Bar at the Orient Square Building, Ortigas Road (formerly Emerald), Ortigas Center, Pasig City

On this event, there will series of talks on usability and real-life experiences of usability professionals, and is yet to be finalized. The tentative list of speakers include members of the Globe Usability Team, Rey Mendoza and Ely Apao.

  1. Regnard Raquedan – Welcome Remarks
  2. Rey Mendoza – Usability & Design
  3. Break
  4. Elymar Apao – Real-life Usability
  5. Globe Usability Team – Institutionalizing Usability/Mobile Usability
  6. Raffle

The event is free, but registration is required (no walk-ins). Online registration can be found here at Eventbrite. Feel free to spread the word!

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International Conference on Open Source Software for Health (INCOSSH2008)’s Call for Participation by IOSN-InWEnt-USM

October 8, 2008 · Comments 

The preceding decade has witnessed numerous new developments with regard to medical knowledge, medical technology and healthcare. To avoid being left behind, it is imperative that we initiate steps so as to be more innovative in exploiting these new advances for the benefit of patients, particularly in Malaysia and throughout the Asia Pacific region in general. In realizing this aim, the Malaysian government has taken the smart initiative in establishing the Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI) which will function to manifest this aspiration particularly for the benefit of the public in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia as well as throughout Malaysia in general.

The main mission of AMDI is to function as the prime catalyst in producing scientists and dental and medical specialists who are competent, holistic and contemporary in their practice and profession as well as being capable of generating novel discoveries in the fields of medicine and dentistry. To realize this aim, AMDI will adopt a comprehensive approach embracing both clinical and pure sciences in training, service and research. It is envisioned that this “cross fertilization” philosophical approach will foster a fertile and inventive environment that will increase the probability of new discoveries in both dentistry and medicine. Hence, the AMDI infrastructure will be designed to facilitate this cross-fertilization approach.

URL:  http://www.amdi.usm.edu.my/

Conference URL: http://bpio.amdi.usm.edu.my/incossh2008

DEADLINE OF APPLICATION: 10 OCTOBER 2008, 1800H (GMT+8)

TARGET AUDIENCE: managers and implementers of health information systems, developers, programmers of health applications

APPLICATION FORM: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pVJdhWBPoeQTF7W3Ug2whXA&hl=en

IMPORTANT DATES

September 15 – October 10 (application period)
October 10-15 (evaluation period)
October 15  (selection and notification of qualified applicants)
October 16 – November 20 (pre-conference discussions and networking)
November 22 (arrival of participants)

November 23 – 25 (conference proper)
November 25 (departure of participants)

Applications are open for institutional participants from CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES and VIETNAM.

IMPORTANT:

Everyone is requested to carefully read and understand the criteria, objectives and conditions prior to submission of their applications for evaluation and consideration.

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