Are you involved in a F/OSS project? Are you having problems involving usability processes in your product or service? Do you want a user-oriented application, but do not know how? Do you have significant outcomes of an experiment, observation or a use-case? This 1-day workshop bundled with seminars, panels and poster sessions will serve as a learning basis for both F/OSS developers and usability specialists.

This workshop has 3 main goals. The participants will

• have an understanding of the current relationship between F/OSS and usability, together with problems, barriers and actions taken.
• understand how F/OSS and usability will cooperate across the organization or a project.
• have the ability to integrate their refreshed usability skills and the project they are involved.

We welcome anyone interested in design of F/OSS products and involving usability in F/OSS: developers, usability experts, user interface designers and end-users. Participation is free of charge

Date: 15 December, 2006
Place: Blue Room, CINECA (Bologna, Italy)

Important dates:

1 December 2006: Last day for applications
3 December 2006: Notification of acceptance
4 December 2006: Fixing the workshop program
15 December 2006: Workshop

Workshop page: http://www.tossad.org/tossad/events/f_oss_usability_workshop