ADVISORY/Congressional Websites to Get Boost From Usability Expert.

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What:     Dr. Jakob Nielsen, called the "the smartest person on the
          Web" by Ziff-Davis Network, will conduct a seminar for
          congressional staffers on how to create websites that
          deliver on the promise to serve and inform their
          constituents. Nielsen's talk, sponsored by the Congressional
          Management Foundation, will set forth a specific set of
          methodologies that can be implemented to ensure the
          usability of a website.

When:     Friday, November 6, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Where:    U.S. Capitol; Room HC-5

Who:      Dr. Jakob Nielsen is well known in the Web community for his
          outspoken opinions on the current state of website design
          and function: He argues that a website must deliver a
          quality user experience, or suffer the death of a million
          mouse clicks as users hit their "back" buttons. Nielsen is a
          principal of Silicon Valley-based Nielsen Norman Group
          (www.nngroup.com) which advises corporations on how to
          succeed in the "age of the consumer" by applying good
          usability methodology to their core products and services,
          and now -- importantly -- their websites. Nielsen is the
          author of "Usability Engineering" and "Multimedia and
          Hypertext: The Internet and Beyond" and is finishing
          "Designing Excellent Websites: Secrets of an Information
          Architect."

Sponsor:  The Congressional Management Foundation (www.cmfweb.org)
          is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides
          management training, consulting and publications to
          congressional offices.