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Symposium Overview

As technologies evolve and cultures and societies change, the contexts in which individuals access and use information continually shift in new and often unexpected ways. This situation means what constitutes usable designs is also in a continuous state of change. Such factors influence – and are influenced by – practices in technical communication, content design/content strategy, and localization. For these reasons, we need to continually review, reflect on, and – if needed – revise our approaches to these areas. Such processes should include regular examinations of how these fields overlap and how each influences and is influenced by the others.

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Objectives of Symposium

The focus of the 2026 Symposium is Re-thinking Usability and UX: Examining Connections to Global Content Design, Technical Communication, and Localization, and the objective is to bring together researchers in usability, user experience design, technical communication, content design/content strategy, and localization in order to:

• Discuss the current state of research in these areas
• Present the results of recent (i.e., within the last year) research in these areas
• Collect comments and suggestions on ongoing or future research projects
• Explore opportunities for research partnerships with colleagues working in these areas
• Map prospective research trends in these areas
• Plan trajectories and discuss conference and publication venues for participants’ work

By examining such ideas, attendees can devise new frameworks for and approaches to re-thinking and addressing current and prospective challenges affecting approaches to usability based on its relationship to technical communication, to content design/content strategy, and to localization.

Details on the Symposium

Registration for the Symposium is free to all presenters and attendees, and additional details on travel and lodging for the Symposium website will be posted to the 2026 Symposium website.

Questions on the Symposium

Should individuals have questions on or wish to discuss any aspects of the Symposium (or on prospective topics for a presentation), feel free to email the Symposium chair, Kirk St.Amant, at kirk.stamant@gmail.com

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