DESIGN IT!(en)

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Mr. Farstad graduated from NHH (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration) and holds a M.A. and Financial Engineering. After working at the Den norske Bank in Oslo, Norway, he founded eZ Systems.

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• eZ Systems AS

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Mr. Farstad is the co-founder of eZ Systems and was the developer of eZ Publish. Currently e is promoting the proliferation of eZ Publish in the open source community.

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• eZ Systems AS

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In his current role, Noel leads the international teams for pre and post-sales engineering, support, training and professional services. Noel knows Content Server since he has been joining Open Market in 1996, as Sr Pre-sales engineer. Noel worked in a number of different environments across product management, product marketing and international technical management role within Open Market and FatWire.

Prior to joining Open Market Noel worked at Oracle as technical account manager for international Oracle customer. Previously he worked for Digital Equipment Corporation in pre-sales organization and for Thales S.A., formerly known as Thomson-CSF as CAD/CAM 3D mechanical designer. Noel holds a master degree’s in computer sciences and a degree in mechanical engineering technology.

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Involved Kao's website in its creation in 1995, and has been working on it since.

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• Kao Corp.

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1965 Born in Buzen City of Fukuoka Prefecture
1988 Graduated from Kyushu University (economic engineering, faculty of economy)
1988 Joined Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.
1997 Founded MICS Network, Inc.

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• MICS Network Inc.

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Mr. Watanabe is a graduate of Chiba University (faculty of engineering). He joined IBM Japan in 1984, engaged in development of graphic workstation and multimedia products.

He joined Apple Japan in 1995 and involved with marketing for QuickTime and Mac OS. After going through Neoteny, he founded and presided MediaProbe in 2002.

CMS WG member of Web Development and Web Development and Web Marketing Consortium
Vice-President of Japan Publishing Consortium (JPC)

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• MediaProbe Inc.

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Mr. Wada has been producing various programs as an affiliated company member for Television Osaka since 1989.Initially, he was in design section and created logos and props for variety programs and news.He then moved to production section in 2000, taking charge in programs such as “kirakira afro.”He has been producing Television Osaka’s website since 2004 and currently challenging different trial programs based on his theme of “interlocking broadcasting and communication.”

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• Television Osaka Inc.
• TV Plus

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Mr. Ushijima is from Tosu City, Saga Prefecture. He graduated Kumamoto University (faculty of literature).

Mr. Ushijima joined Saga Shimbun in 1994. After working in marketing, managing, planning sections, he currently works for Digital Strategy Team to plot out and practice the company’s web strategy. He deals with site renewals and produces living information sites and the first SNS “Hibino” in general newspaper. He is active in seeking possibilities for web and local media.

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• Saga Shimbun Co. Ltd.

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Mr. Tarumoto graduated from what is currently called Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, and earned a Master’s degree in engineering (IT professional course) at Hosei University.

After working for a food manufacturing company and market research company, he worked as a usability engineer in a consulting company. He is currently engaged in investigation, testing, and consultation of user interface development projects for websites and built-in applications as a freelance engineer

Books

“Usability Engineering: User Research and Usability Assessment Techniques” (in Japanese)

Publisher：Ohmusha, October 2005 ISBN：4274201449

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• Jinki-kougo-ron (indivisual site)

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Mr. Tanaka has been involved in developing Fujisawa City’s website since 2001 and introduced CMS. He also takes part in educating the importance of being an active sender of information and web accessibility to its staff members.

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• Fujisawa City

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Mr. Takeuchi workes for sales department in Panasonic Network Services. He is knowledgeable in website production and operation in municipality and is active as a consultant for introducing software and services such as DBPS to new clients.

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• Panasonic Network Services Inc.

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After joining Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd. as a system design/development engineer, He has been engaging in user interface design, usability assessment, and product development by user-centered design. He is an expert on planning, designing, and developing based on user-centered design. Recent cases include music audiovisual system “andon listening system”, video-conference space system, and life-size projection system “FURUSUKE-SAN”.

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• Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd.

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Mr. Shinohara was born in 1964. He established Sociomedia Inc. in 2001 and has been its CEO since. He is an information design consultant and practices information design, information architecture, usability and accessibility, human/user-centered design himself. He has been in charge of standardizing skills for usability and techniques for human/user-centered design, as well as programs for accreditation of specialists, in various industry groups (Human Centered Design Organization, Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers, Japan Business Machine and Information System Industry Association). Since 1993, he has been an active consultant for building websites and intranet systems. At the same time, he has conducted investigations, research, translation and writing about information technology and information design. In addition, he has worked with staff of Sociomedia to introduce books and case studies concerning the themes of “DESIGN IT!”

Mr. Shinohara is currently a part-time lecturer in the Visual Communication Design, College of Art and Design, at Musashino Art University, and the Ubiquitous and Universal Program, Computer and Information Sciences, at the Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. He is also an executive board member of Human Centered Design Organization, an advisor for Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (Society for Software Quality Control).

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• Sociomedia Inc.
• DESIGN IT! (Sponsor-ing site)
• Human Centered Design Organization (Non-profit organization)

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Mr. Shimizu is an ECM program manager at Amway Japan Ltd., and leads all the effort to increase efficiency and effectiveness of Marketing Communications using ECM (Enterprise Content Management) systems and methodologies.

As a pioneer and evangelist of information architecture and content management, he has 13 years of experience designing and building Web and software with a strong focus on balancing business, technology and user experience. Before joining Amway, he was an information architect at global e-business consulting firms such as Scient, Sapient and Razorfish and helped creators and developers adapt to new technologies and methodologies at the same time providing services for leading companies.

In 2004, he made a major jump from consultancies to business execution after realizing that bottleneck often lives within an organization. As an IT director at Web Crew, Inc. he helped the company grow and go public by optimizing processes of Website launch and maintenance using tools like Wiki, Blog, Bug Tracking System, XML framework, Project Management, and ROI.

Currently he is managing ECM program at Amway Japan. While the focus of global HQ is on process standardization and the launch of global asset repository, he focuses on the automation of content delivery to Websites and print media in order to facilitate content reuse and repurpose. Deployed solutions include document management, digital asset management, color management, PDF/X, digital proofing, product information database, WCM and dynamic XML publishing.

He is known for his speeches and articles on CMS and IA. He regularly writes articles for MdN Web STRATEGY, and has spoken at ASISUTO ITQ Seminar 05, Momentum 06 (EMC Documentum User Conference), PAGE 2007, Microsoft ECM Conference 2007, Adobe MAX Japan 2007, JAGAT, etc.

Books

“Web STRATEGY vol.8 - Practical CMS guide for installing and managing” (in Japanese)

Publisher：MDN Corporation2007/2/18～

“Web STRATEGY vol.1-7 Theory for practical information architect” (in Japanese)

Publisher：MDN Corporation2005/10/18-2006/12/18

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• Amway Japan Ltd.
• Practicing CMS (personal website)

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2005 Joined Infield Design Inc. and took charge in design management consulting.

Before joining Infield Design, Mr. Sasaki had launched a joint venture business in IT field, and was involved in management, planning and administration for six years. Before switching over to the IT field, he was working in marketing communication field in foreign-financed large beverage company and built up wide range of practical experience in global size brand management such as world cup. Before dealing with brand marketing, he had developed various brand identity program such as Matsuda EUNOS’ brand graphics and retail store design as a graphic designer in GK Graphics Inc. for six years.

He received an MBA from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington and completed graphic design major in Tama Art University.

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• Infield Design Inc.

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September 2001 Joined Wiseknot Inc.
March 2002 Joined Azia Co. Ltd.
July 2005 Became director.

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• Azia Co. Ltd.

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Born in Nara Prefecture and graduated from Keio University.
2000 Established Shanon while in college and became CEO.
2002 Reorganized Shanon to Shanon Inc. and became CEO.
2006 Released the only seminar marketing system in Japan called “Sm@rtSeminar2.0”

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• Shanon Inc.
• Sm@artSeninar2.0 solution

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Mr. Masumuro worked for SRA Inc. by planning open system development, plotting out projects, establishing consultancy for development promotion in financial field. Later, he took charge in sales and installation consultation at NeXT Computer and Apple Computer.

Mr. Masumuro was involved in numerous planning of internet services and development management for companies such as Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

In December 1999, he founded Frameworks Software, Inc. and expanded CMS package business.

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• Frameworks Software, Inc.

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1977 Born in Tokyo.
1996 Entered Keio University. While in college, founded V-cube Internet and reorganized it as V-cube Inc.
2003 Founded a subsidiary company called V-cube USA Inc. in LA.
2004 With a focus on TV conference systems planned and developed by V-cube, founded V-cube Broad Communication and became CEO.
2006 To fortify visual communication business, V-cube Broad Communications took over V-cube Inc. In the same year, V-cube Broad Communication changed its name to V-cube Inc. Became CEO.

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• V-cube Inc.
• V-cube Service “Nice to meet you”

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1994 Graduated from department of precision engineering, school of engineering, University of Tokyo.
1994 Graduated from graduate school of engineering, University of Tokyo. (Master’s degree)
2001 Graduated from graduate school of engineering, University of Tokyo (Doctoral degree in engineering)

After becoming an assistant professor at Graduate school of information science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology in 1999, Mr. Kurakawa is currently an associate professor by special appointment in Research and Development Center for Scientific information Resources, National Institute of Informatics. His focus is on informatics and design. He has been doing research on and developing content service in the field of academic information system, searching for essential information service for academic communities.

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• National Institute of Informatics
• National Institute of Informatics’ Service
• Research and Development Center for Scientific information Resources, National Institute of Informatics

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After joining Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd. as a system design/development engineer, He has been engaging in user interface design, usability assessment, and product development by user-centered design. He is an expert on planning, designing, and developing based on user-centered design. Recent cases include music audiovisual system “andon listening system”, video-conference space system, and life-size projection system “FURUSUKE-SAN”.

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• Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd.

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After working as a publicist for digital products such as Windows 95 PC, cellular phone after buy-out system, speakers by Diatone right before its recess from audio business, Mr. Kasuya manages various arrangements (planning and implementation of measures to activate websites, formulating and promoting guidelines, managing content data, administering CMS) in his current position since 2001.

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• Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

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Mr. Kaneko took full advantage of his technical know-how in Website construction and management and developed a product called ALAYA in-house as its product manager.

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• Kanata Ltd.

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Mr. Iwashima took part in strategic planning for business enterprises’ websites, founding production management structure, establishing web governance in the publicity department of a global company since the dawn of internet in 1995.

In 2001, he integrated dozens of Konica’s group web sites into one brand site. When Konica Co. and Minolta Co. merged into Konica Minolta Group, he laid groundwork for worldwide web branding expansion by integrating 108 sites from 37 countries into “one country, one site” as the project manager for website integration project. During that time, he also started aggregating each company’s web servers and CMS in order to enhance website management effectiveness, and actualized high usability by unifying website design for all the group companies around the world.

Currently, he is administrating web branding for large global enterprises, assisting website development and management, and structuralizing web governance based on his experience and accomplishments in Konica Minolta Group.

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• Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

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Born in 1966. Mr. Ishikawa received MBA at Keio University.

Mr. Ishikawa worked for an IT consulting firm for 13 years, plotting out group management strategy and consulting engineering before presiding on his current post in August 2004.

Mr. Ishikawa built the IT section of his firm from scratch and went on to lead reviewing its business projects, plotting out and installing information strategy, and innovating its work style.

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• Relo-X Communications Ltd.

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After working as a system engineer and project manager for application systems for distribution service industry, Mr. Hirota now is the head of Website strategy and management in Corporate Communications Office for Toshiba and its global group companies. He controls more than 500 websites and manages Toshiba corporate site.

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• Toshiba Corp.

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Mr. Hasegawa is the CEO and information architect for Concent Inc., an “architect office in the Web era.”

Mr. Hasegawa received his Master’s degree in physics from the Graduate School of Science at Tohoku University, and his Ph.D. in cognitive science from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo.

Mr. Hasegawa started as an information architect in 2000, and founded Concent Inc. in 2002. He handles website projects and information product design by integrating visual communication and information architecture. He also assists Internet marketing and branding for business enterprises based on user research and information architecture designs. As a leading expert in information architect in Japan, he investigates and promotes information architecture. He is a sponsor of Information Architecture Association Japan (iaaj.org), member of the Information Architect Institute (USA), councilor of Human Centered Design Organization (HCDNet).

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• Concent Inc.
• UnderConcept (personal website)
• Information Architecture Association Japan

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Ms. Ando’s expertise is in using technology to enhance learning experience in various settings. Her graduate research work in Learning Design and Technology at Stanford University focused on learning theories as well as human computer interaction design. Currently, as a user research specialist, Chika works on improving the user experience in Digital Video and Audio products at the Dynamic Media Organization at Adobe Systems in San Francisco.

When she was a master’s student at Stanford in 2002, she started working with Dr. BJ Fogg, the founder of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab. (Dr. Fogg talked at the DESIGN IT! Pre-Conference 2005.) Dr. Fogg is best known for promoting Captology – Computer as Persuasive Technology. The study of Captology includes the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products created for the purpose of changing people's attitudes or behaviors. While Chika was working on several research projects with Dr. Fogg, she translated Persuasive Technology written by Dr. Fogg and co-published with Mr. Kora.

Books

Persuasive Technology – Using computer to change what we think and do (in Japanese)

Publisher：Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. 2005/11/17
ISBN-10: 4822282465 / ISBN-13: 978-4822282462

Career

Ms. Ajioka handles promotion of CMS operation in Toppan Multisoft Ltd. She also works as a website producer for numerous companies and educational institutions. She has been consistently involved with website construction by CMS ever since foreign CMS was introduced to media portal sites in Japan.

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• Toppan Multisoft Ltd.