Steve Krug is one cool dude. I just thought I’d reiterate that thought. Although Steve will not be in town very long at all, he has graciously agreed to do everything that he could do for the conference within his time constraints.
Even with his keynote presentation beginning at 9:00 on the morning of the conference, he did not hesitate to say yes to doing a book signing from 8:00 until 8:30. How cool is that? The Penn State Bookstore will be on location with his books available for purchase (not to mention that they are giving attendees a 20 percent discount on the books our presenters recommended all day).
After his keynote presentation, Steve will provide a breakout session where he will demonstrate how to do a usability test. Once again, way cool! We are truly fortunate that he has not only agreed to come to Penn State for a keynote address, but also to give us more in depth insight into the nuts and bolts of usability testing.
When I attended “An Event Apart” in New Orleans last month, Jeffrey Zeldman asked me who would be our keynote speaker. When he heard it was Steve Krug, his immediate response was that we were really going to enjoy him. Later on, I re-introduced myself to Jeffrey Veen. He also asked about our keynote, and again, sang Steve Krug's praises. I was already excitedly anticipating his presentation, and these comments just added fuel to the fire.
If you haven't registered for the conference yet, head on over to http://webconference.psu.edu/ and register today. The excitement is building within the conference planning committee because we know just how special it will be to have Steve Krug with us, even for just a short time.
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