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UI Council

Council Description

The User Interface Council invites and reviews descriptions of new user interface elements and develops guidelines to help ensure high quality device user experiences.

The chief objectives of the User Interface Council are to:

  • Encourage and contribute to a User Experience-driven evolution of the foundation platform; and
  • Drive the creation of a open and flexible user interface framework for the foundation platform allowing members to differentiate in their delivery of compelling user experiences.

The main activities the User Interface Council undertakes in support of its objectives are as follows:

  • Review of User Interface Concept Proposals for potential contributions to the foundation platform;
  • Review and publication of user interface design guidelines;
  • Review of the UI & Graphics Technology Domain roadmap;
  • Establishing working groups to drive improvements or solve issues relating to user interfaces and usability; and
  • Collaboration with the Feature and Roadmap Council to provide input on future requirements and themes.

Council Members

Chair:
Scott Weiss, Symbian Foundation

Adobe
Primary - Chris Stott
Deputy - Thomas Dahlblom

AT&T
Primary - Bryan Smoltz
Deputy -

China Mobile Communications Corporation
Primary - Liu Yan
Deputy - Xiangang Qin

DoCoMo
Primary - Motoya Miyauchi
Deputy - Haruo Sugita

Fujitsu
Primary - Kazuyuki Sato
Deputy - Masashi Tanimura

Nokia
Primary - Elizabeth Dykstra-Erickson
Deputy - Sara Berg

Orange/France Telecom
Primary - Andrew McGrath
Deputy - Paul Moore

QuIC
Primary - Mike Stefanick
Deputy - Tony Newpower

Samsung
Primary - Marco Starace
Deputy - David Stacey

Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.
Primary - Biswarup Dasgupta
Deputy - Henri Salminen

Sharp
Primary - Simon Hogg
Deputy - Jinfeng Luo

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
Primary - Klas Hermodsson
Deputy - Katsunori Miura