Thursday, October 14, 2004
Graphic User Interface Development in the Defense Industry
- Date/Time:
- Thursday, Oct 14, 2004, 6:00 PM
- Location:
- United Defense, 4800 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55421 (MAP)
- Host & Speaker:
- Nick Everhart is Senior Human Factors Engineer with United Defense. His
experience includes working as the human factors engineer on large caliber
gun and missile systems for the US Army and Navy, including the Army's Crusader
program. He has been a lead interface designer on the Crusader crew compartment
for over three years, leading the efforts on controls and displays. Nick
has also contributed to the anthropometrical design efforts of the crew
compartment and other components of the vehicle.
He'll be discussing United Defense's process for Graphic User Interfaces
GUIs) development: from requirements to testing, including the fusion of
physical elements/limitations of the systems.
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- Security Requirements:
- All attendees need a picture id (e.g. driver's license). Attendees who
are not United States citizens need a Green Card to enter.
- Agenda
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- 6:00 pm Networking, food & refreshments
- 6:30 pm Board Nominations
- 7:00 pm Presentation
- 8:00 pm Adjourn
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or other information you'd like to share with others via the literature table.
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Upcoming Meetings & Events:
- November 11th - UPA Board Voting, Lab Tour and Usability in Practice
at Unisys, hosted by Kristine Betcher at Unisys Corporation in Roseville,
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