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Bill Gates Paints Vision for Future of Human-Computer Interaction at CHI 2001

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REDMOND, WA USA 08/22/2000



Computer Usability Insights Unveiled in Microsoft Research Papers, Workshops,
Tutorials and Panels

REDMOND, Wash., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)
will demonstrate its continuing dedication to making computing more natural
and emphasize strong support for the computer science community through
several activities at the Computer-Human Interaction Conference (CHI 2001).
Organized annually by the Association for Computing Machinery's special
interest group on Computer-Human Interaction, CHI 2001 will be held from
March 31 to April 5 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
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Bill Gates Keynote: "Advancing the User Experience"

When: Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 9 a.m. PDT

Where: Washington State Convention Center, Ballroom 6ABC

What: At the opening plenary session, Microsoft Chairman
and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will reflect
on the history of human-computer interfaces and
discuss the industry's perspective on elements such
as usability. Gates will also highlight work done at
Microsoft Research labs
( http://research.microsoft.com/ ) and examples of
Microsoft projects that address the challenges facing
natural computing. Photographers are asked to limit
the use of flashes to the first 90 seconds of Gates'
address. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and a special
seating area will contain audio and video connections
for electronic media. Registration information for
members of the press is detailed below.