Meeting Minutes

Date:	September 30, 2009
Location:	DC 1331
Time:	1:30
Chair:	Zainab Meraj

1. Attendance

Bill Cowan, Elodie Fourquet, Richard Fung, Eugene Green, Craign Kaplan, Matthew Kay, Kate Kinnear, Phillippe Lamoureux, Ed Lank, Zainab Meraj, Matei Negulescu, Alex Pytel, Mike Terry, Matthew Thorne.

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour last week:: None- thanks!
Coffee hour this week:: Kate Kinnear
Coffee hour next week:: Volunteers?

3. Forthcoming

Date:	October 7, 2009	October 14, 2009	October 21, 2009	October 28, 2009
Location:	DC 1304 1:30	DC 1304 1:30	DC 1304 1:30	DC 1304 1:30
Chair:	Matei Negulescu	Alex Pytel	Jaime Ruiz	Andrew Seniuk
Technical Presentation:	Craig Kaplan	Kate Kinnear	Zainab Meraj	Edward Lank

4. Technical Presentation

Matthew Kay	Title : Getting Attention with Software Notices Abstract: Research indicates that less than 2% of the population reads license agreements during software installation. To address this problem, we developed textured agreements, visually redesigned agreements that employ information layering, vignettes, sensationalism, and visual variety to accentuate information and highlight its personal relevance. Notably, textured agreements accomplish these goals without requiring modification of the underlying text. A follow-up to a previous study on textured agreements has shown similar improvements in reading behaviour (subjects spent 30 seconds longer on consent screens than the in control condition). Furthermore, the study results show a significant increase in median reading time by 4 out of 16 points.

Matthew Kay

Title : Getting Attention with Software Notices
Abstract:
Research indicates that less than 2% of the population reads license agreements during software installation. To address this problem, we developed textured agreements, visually redesigned agreements that employ information layering, vignettes, sensationalism, and visual variety to accentuate information and highlight its personal relevance. Notably, textured agreements accomplish these goals without requiring modification of the underlying text. A follow-up to a previous study on textured agreements has shown similar improvements in reading behaviour (subjects spent 30 seconds longer on consent screens than the in control condition). Furthermore, the study results show a significant increase in median reading time by 4 out of 16 points.

5. Discussion Items

None so far...

6. Action Items

Need to prepare for Oct 16 presentation for graduate students

7. Conferences and Special Journal Issues

Recent Additions

Upcoming Deadlines

Oct 02, 2009: Full Papers
Oct 05, 2009: GD/SPM Conference
Oct 07, 2009: Pacific Graphics 2009 Conference

8. Directors' Meeting

None

9. Seminars and Events

Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 3:30PM -- MC5136: Algorithms and Complexity Group Seminar -- Computer Science Speaker: Narges Simjour, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo; Title: "Improved Parameterized Algorithms for the Kemeny Aggregation Problem"

Thursday, 1 October 2009, 11:30AM -- CPH 4333: Continuous Optimization Seminar -- Combinatorics and Optimization Speaker: Vris Cheung, Dept. of Combinatorics and Optimization, Uw; Title: "Robust Optimization: applications in portfolio selection problem"
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 1:30PM -- Mc 5136: Algebraic Graph Theory Seminar -- Combinatorics and Optimization Speaker: Chris Godsil, Dept. of Combinatorics and Optimization, UW; Title: "Control theory, graph theory and quantum computing"

Friday, 2 October 2009, 2:00PM -- MC 5046: Geometry & Topology Seminar Seminar -- Pure Mathematics Speaker: Michael Wong, McGill University; Title: "Wonderful Compactifications and Moduli of Principal Bundles"

Friday, 2 October 2009, 3:30PM -- MC 5046: Geometry & Topology Seminar Seminar -- Pure Mathematics Speaker: John Loftin, Rutgers University Newark; Title: "Surface Group Representations and Generalizations of Teichmuller Space"

Friday , 2 October 2009, 400PM -- Tathum Center: Digital Arts PechaKucha night Speakers: includes Craig Kaplan, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Saturday, 3 October 2009, 10:00AM -- DC 1301: Short Course -- Computer Science Speaker: various speakers, Computer Science Club/School of Computer Science; Title: "Linux Install Fest"; Remarks: Lunch will be provided.

Also see other Math and CS postings.