HFI sponsors World Usability Day

first of all i apologize for the delay in my contribution to this blog, there has been a slack in the activity of the blog and i accept that in a way it was my mistake and hoping that there would be more activity from now on...

so i came across this mail from a yahoo group tellin about the World Usability Day which will be celebrated on November 3rd this year across many cities, till now there has been initiative from pune only from india and ppl are planning in other cities like bangalore and delhi to celebrate this day; following is the mail from Prof. Anirudha Joshi, IDC, IITB.
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HFI has been chosen as the lead sponsor for the 1st annual World
Usability Day. The Usability Professionals Association is organizing
this event and HFI's international presence will help promote World
Usability Day globally.
Free Webcast on The ROI of Usability Thursday, July 14, 2005
On November 3rd, 2005, a worldwide series of events will promote the
benefits of user-centered design, with the theme "Making It Easy."
"This is a great opportunity for usability to be recognized on a global
scale as the key differentiator for technology," says Jay More,
President of HFI. "We are proud to be involved with such a fantastic
event."
"Any event that brings user experience to the forefront of people’s
minds is a good event for World Usability Day," says Elizabeth
Rosenzweig, Principal, Bubble Mountain Consulting, and Co-Chair of the
event.
"The goal is to create a critical mass of enough interesting stories
that will capture the collective imagination of innovative people around
the world."
Organizations interested in improving the user experience of technology
are invited to participate in this event. Learn more...