Monthly Meeting
Our next Monthly Meeting and AGM is on Wednesday 5th November 2025
This will be run as a "hybrid" meeting, meaning we will be in person in the Borrett Room at the club but also opening it up to members via Zoom. Click here a little before 7pm to join the meeting on Zoom or make sure you have secured your raffle tickets at the door and are seated before 7pm.
This Month's MC Barry Horn will start at 7pm sharp.
Online registration details can also be found in our Events Calendar before the meeting date.
Finding us at Moorabbin:
This Month's MC Barry Horn will start at 7pm sharp.
Agenda
7:00 pm ... Guest Presentation: Ryan Kelly online
Topic: Beyond Minimalism: Simplicity in Technology Design for Older Users
Associate Professor Ryan Kelly is an expert in human-computer interaction and digital health at RMIT University, specialising in technologies that enhance wellbeing and social connection. Ryan's research combines human-centered design with emerging technology development to create positive user experiences. He has over 70 academic publications and has received multiple awards for his research from flagship conferences in human-computer interaction.
As digital technologies become increasingly complex, the principle of simplicity has become a guiding star for creating usable computing systems. This short talk will highlight how simplicity can help to prioritise clarity and intuitive interaction when designing for mainstream users, including older adults. Drawing from my empirical research, I will discuss two case studies that illustrate how simplicity-driven design can enhance usability and user experience. The first explores how social virtual reality can be designed to support meaningful conversations for older adults who are separated by geographical distance. The second describes the user-centred design of PainPad, a bespoke pain logging device that was created to enable systematic data collection from surgery patients in a major UK hospital. These case studies show how designs that prioritise simplicity can empower older adults as active technology users..
7:30 pm AGM
Then...
We are going to have an extended interval with drinks and nibbles and an opportunity to have a bit of a chat and generally socialise. We will provide light nibbles, tea, coffee and soft drinks. Feel free to BYO beer or vino.
And then ...
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President's report for this month.
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And we will hear from iHelp with Harry Lewis.
- To wind up we'll have as long as you like to chat over Zoom. Please feel free to hang around; the socialising is good medicine in these stressful times.
and last but not least ...
The restaurant has been arranged for WAFFLE, a relaxed social get together at nearby Fong's Chinese restaurant. Details and maps will be available on the night.
https://www.melbpc.org.au/
The meeting will recorded and subsequently published publicly.
See you at (or a bit before!!!) 7pm. Via Zoom or in person.
Regards,
David Stonier-Gibson
If you would like to submit questions for any of our speakers, you need to do so on the Zoom Chat panel.. All you need to do is join the 'Monthly meeting live' group and post there.
