tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995250.post-1150748836802471982006-06-19T15:19:00.000-05:002006-06-19T15:27:16.816-05:00Usability of Usability eventsLast time I was at one of Jakob's events, I <a href="http://onafatwire.blogspot.com/2005/10/mondays-workshop.html">complained about usability issues</a> related to the event itself.<br /><br />This time, the event itself is ok, but the venue is another story.<br /><br />Of all the hotels in San Francisco, they chose one:<br /><ul><li>with no casual dining options. In fact, since I brought jeans, knit shirts, and black sneakers, I might not even pass the hotel restaurant's dress code.<br /></li><li>without a coffee shop/kiosk/whatever</li><li>with a single set of restrooms (which can each accommodate about 5 people at a time for the respective genders -- and that includes those waiting in line) to serve two meeting rooms each with a capacity of a couple hundred)</li><li>which is located at the top of a hill, the final grade of which has got to be 45 degrees (and, if there were attendees with mobility problems, how were they supposed to go get lunch within one hour?)</li></ul>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08409553765594183290noreply@blogger.com