CUU 2000
ACM Conference on Universal Usability

• Updated (June, 2001): The online Proceedings include better access to the PDFs from the ACM Digital Library, more PowerPoint presentations, and links to authors' copies.

• New (April, 2001): Ben Shneiderman's report from interactions.

• The conference was a huge success! Read the Conference Report from the Student Fellows to get an overview of what went on at CUU 2000.

• UniversalUsability.org is the web site about universal usability that is being built as a result of CUU 2000.

• Feel free to Contact us with your questions about CUU 2000 or if you want to help with CUU 2002.

Conference Purpose: The starting trajectory of the next millennium can be characterized largely by the progress of computing and communications technology. Cheaper and faster processors, storage, and networks combined with better user interfaces, have now spawned the incredible growth of the Internet and related services. Too often, however, system complexity, incompatible software versions and file formats, confusing interfaces, and inadequate attention to diverse users lead to confusion, frustration, and failure. It's time to address this challenge.

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