Dear CHI Colleagues, 

  We are getting closer to World Usability Day November 14, designed to raise awareness about usability: 
     http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ <http://www.worldusabilityday.org/>  

The organizers have created a thoughtful and provocative Charter statement that they are asking people to sign on to.  I've done it and if you are interested, I encourage you to do so as well:
 
      http://www.worldusabilityday.org/charter <http://www.worldusabilityday.org/charter>  
 
  This charter statement is in harmony with my growing belief that we have to tie HCI more closely to key issues like health, voting, sustainable energy future, safe transportation, security, poverty reduction, privacy, and innovation, as well as movements such as the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals:
 
     http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ <http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/>  
 
              Sincerely... Ben Shneiderman, Univ. of Maryland
 

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