Philadelphia USA 2010-02-12 Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams. So come socialize with design and user experience professionals, try your hand at trivia, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two, all over tasty food and drinks. Date: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Time: 8:00PM – 10:00PM (Game starts at 8PM, so please come early to get a table) Location: National Mechanics Address: 22 S. 3rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Website: http://www.nationalmechanics.com/ Map & Directions: http://nationalmechanics.com/philadelphia-hours-directions Register: To help us plan, please register: http://phillychiquizzo1.eventbrite.com/ What is a “Quizzo”? Quizzo is a live trivia game, usually hosted at a bar. The game is played with teams of two to eight people. Several rounds of questions are held. Questions are read out loud while each team writes down the answers. The team that answers the most trivia questions correctly wins first place. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org. Questions about this event? Please contact phillychi@gmail.com. 1400 PA PhillyCHI is pleased to host our second technology and design-themed Quizzo night. Trivia questions will be based on technology, design, architecture, and other related topics. 2010-02-11 false http://phillychiquizzo1.eventbrite.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1400 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1400/logo.jpg phillychi, quizzo San Francisco USA 2010-02-19 Presentations will focus on how social network platforms are evolving, what new opportunities are becoming available, and how to work with creative agencies and technology providers. Social media case studies will highlight campaign best practices and a panel discussion will address key topics such as moderation, metrics and reporting, social media strategy, and corporate policy around social media. This half day event runs from breakfast through lunch at Michael's at Shoreline. Registration is $49. Speakers Include: Richard Jalichandra, Technorati, CEO Speaking about how brands can build buzz using Technorati and the evolving online display ad space. Nick O’Neill, All Facebook, Founder Market trends from the author of the most popular blog about the most popular social networking platform. Jeremiah Owyang, Partner Customer Strategy, The Altimeter Group Presenting on the future of social media in 2010. Julie Nielsen, appssavvy, Director, Product Development & Social Strategy Presenting a case study on Starburst’s Facebook application Carnet Williams, Sprout, CEO Talking about how branded engagement applications and social ad units power a continuous engagement Roland Smart, Sprout, Marketing Mgr. Talking about engagement application reporting metrics Kaz Becher, Program Manager, Formerly with Schematic Presenting a case study on the hugely successful Toyota/MySpace Rock The Space campaign About Sprout Sprout is a Facebook Preferred Developers http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Preferred_Developer_Consultant_Program Sprout improves the way brands connect with consumers by creating and delivering personally relevant ads, engagement applications across publisher sites and social networks. Sprout customers include Disney, Coca Cola, Intel, Toyota and MTV. To learn more, please visit http://sproutinc.com. 1396 CA Want help building brands on social networking platforms? Learn how social platforms are evolving, what opportunities coming next, and how to work with creative agencies and technology providers. 2010-02-18 false http://sproutincsv.eventbrite.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1396 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1396/logo-with-tag.png engagement applications, facebook, social media Palm Springs USA 2010-02-20 Intelligent Content can seem like magic as it automatically configures, assembles and then is rendered to best meet the needs of the customer but it doesn't "just happen". It takes analysis, planning and creativity on many levels to achieve that seamless appearance of magic. Attend Intelligent Content 2010 and learn how you can create intelligent content that gives your customers a magical experience. 1180 CA The second annual Intelligent Content conference takes place in beautiful - and sunny - Palm Springs, CA at Le Parker Méridien Resort and Spa. This year's theme: The Magic Behind Intelligent Content. 2010-02-18 false http://www.intelligentcontent2010.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1180 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1180/Intelligent_Content_2010_-_125x125_loop.gif automation, content management, document engineering, information architecture, intelligent content, interaction design, service design, xml Mumbai India 2010-02-21 Highlights of the Workshop: The last one hour of the workshop is dedicated for discussion on participants’ online products. Plan to bring your web content to the workshop and you will have an opportunity to compare it to Workshop samples, get expert feedback and revise it with workshop participant’s inputs. Venue for this workshop: Golden Chariot , Roof top , V Mall business center, Off W.E. Highway, Thakur Complex , Kandivali (East) , Mumbai – 400 101 Time : 3 PM to 6PM followed by one hour of discussion on participants’ online products. Workshop Fee – Rs. 1000 per participant About the Workshop instructor: Neha Modgil – Neha is an expert on User Centered Design and Web Usability. She has taken various workshops for Web Usability and Trends in Web Design for Technology and Product teams of leading portals in India and overseas, Technical & Management teams of Internet startups and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) member companies. She has been a speaker at various national and international conferences including CHI – Canada, UPA – China and CUE – Pune. Neha has also taught Interaction Design courses at MIT, Pune. Neha is also the Co-founder of a leading Usability Consulting & Research firm – Techved Design. The firm has offered Usability consultancy to clients like GE, Paypal, shaadi.com, naukri.com, Dell etc. She has experience in strategizing and conceptualizing designs for various domains like E-commerce, Social Networking sites, Intranets, Banking and Finance applications etc. She has also helped internet businesses look at their web logs and usage data to interpret user behaviour. For any further queries, You can speak with Sampada at : +91. 22. 40163004 / +91. 9819790931 You can also drop in a mail at: workshops@techved.com 1402 India • Writing to increase sales and conversions on your website. • How can you write to engage user and compel him to take an action. • How can you interact to emotionally connect with your users. 2010-02-20 false http://www.techved.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1402 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1402/New_Image.jpg content writing, technical writing, usability, web usability, web writing Philadelphia USA 2010-02-25 Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM (Social time from 6:00-6:30PM) Location: Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall, Room 211 University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/yeh4xxd RSVP: http://phillychi2010-1.eventbrite.com About the Presentation Chris will also discuss a variety of map types, including site maps, user flows, brainstorming notes, click paths, and application components. To help demonstrate the value in each type, Chris will walk us through using concept maps to: * Create meaningful relationships and structure, where we catalog and classify functions, pathways, behaviors, hierarchies and events; * Gather requirements, plan, and consolidate information for a project * Discover complex concepts and think visually Lastly, Chris will demonstrate some different tools and methods he's used to create and share these maps, as well as his experiences with them. About Chris Cavallucci Chris is a User Experience Architect based in the Philadelphia area. His work engages teams across multiple disciplines including engineering, product design, marketing, and business strategy. As a software quality consultant, he has worked on numerous enterprise information systems design and development projects in the financial services, pharmaceutical, RFID/logistics, and technology industries. On a full-time basis, he has worked for several entrepreneurial firms including TMX Interactive, Patron Solutions/Comcast-Spectacor, and Exclaim, a mobile phone media company. Chris helps customers enhance their experience designs and brand relevance. In addition to holding a Masters of Information Systems degree from Drexel University and an undergraduate degree in Psychobiology from Albright College, he actively participates in PhillyCHI, IxDA, IAI, and ASQ. 1404 PA Chris Cavallucci will provide a framework for mapping concepts to create visualizations, spatial representations, or relationships which would otherwise take much effort to describe only in words. 2010-02-24 false http://phillychi2010-1.eventbrite.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1404 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1404/phillychi_logo_200x50.png phillychi, user experience 2010-03-07 The only constant in software development in general, and UX specifically is change: UX practitioners on projects large and small need to negotiate the ever shifting list of features and limitations and in turn manage deliverables such as interactive prototypes, requirements, specifications and design patterns. For those of us who use Axure, there are specific issues and strategies to consider, and we hope to avoid trial by fire as much as possible. This RoundTable will be dedicated to a deep dive discussion into these issues. 1405 Keeping Your Prototype, Design & Specs in Sync while Meeting Aggressive Schedules. Join us at AxureWorld RoundTable #1, a free international web event. 2010-03-06 true http://www.Axureworld.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1405 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1405/AxureWorld_Round_Tables-209x109.png agile, axure, rapid prototyping, ux Ann Arbor USA 2010-03-31 Merit Network is pleased to present two seminars by noted information architecture consultant Louis Rosenfeld. "Enterprise Information Architecture" and "Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience" have been presented on three continents and have helped hundreds of web professionals to improve their sites and improve user experience. Please follow the link below for complete information about each seminar. You can register to attend either seminar or register for both and save substantially. Special early registration prices are available through January 6, 2010. Limited student seats are also available. Enterprise Information Architecture Tuesday, March 30, 2010 This seminar will help information professionals design websites that represent all aspects of an organization as a coherent whole, rather than a jumbled collection of disparate departmental pages. You'll learn how users want to access your information and the best ways to present it to them. This seminar is perfect for information architects, content managers, webmasters, managers and others who must meet the challenge of designing a unified information architecture for a complex organization. 1382 MI Merit Network is pleased to present "Enterprise Information Architecture" by noted information architecture consultant Louis Rosenfeld. Early registration discount available through January 6, 2010. 2010-03-30 false http://www.merit.edu/learning/eia/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1382 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1382/merit_logo_90x90.gif enterprise information architecture, lou rosenfeld, user experience Ann Arbor USA 2010-04-01 Merit Network is pleased to present two seminars by noted information architecture consultant Louis Rosenfeld. "Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience" and "Enterprise Information Architecture" have been presented on three continents and have helped hundreds of web professionals to improve their sites and improve user experience. Please follow the link below for complete information about each seminar. You can register to attend either seminar or register for both and save substantially. Special early registration prices are available through January 6, 2010. Limited student seats are also available. Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Search engine logs provide information professionals with an often-neglected pot of gold: query data that describes what your users really want from your site. In this seminar Lou Rosenfeld—co-author of the forthcoming Search Analytics for your Site: Conversations With Your Customers—will introduce the essentials of site search analytics and show you how spending even an hour a week analyzing your search queries can help tune and improve your site and expose new opportunities for improving your online strategy. 1385 MI Merit Network is pleased to present "Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience" by noted information architecture consultant Louis Rosenfeld. Discounted registration through January 6, 2010. 2010-03-31 false http://www.merit.edu/learning/sitesearch/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1385 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1385/merit_logo_90x90.gif content, design, information architecture, louis rosenfeld, site search analytics, user experience Phoenix USA 2010-04-10 The best conversations happen in the hall. This year marks the 11th annual Information Architecture Summit. Our theme is meant to inspire everyone in the community—even those who aren’t presenting or volunteering—to bring their best ideas to the table. As busy practitioners, we rarely have the chance to step back and think about the future of our field—we’re too busy resolving day-to-day issues. This is an opportunity to help each other become more efficient. By gathering and sharing practical solutions for everyday challenges, we can create more breathing room to plan for what’s to come. Registration is open. https://www.asis.org/Conferences/IA10/ia10regform.php Make sure to follow @iasummit on Twitter for the latest news. 1403 AZ The Information Architecture Summit is the premier gathering place for information architects and other user experience professionals. Preconference: April 7-8 Conference: April 9-11 2010-04-09 false http://2010.iasummit.org/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1403 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1403/logo_text.png design, information architecture, interaction design New York USA 2010-12-01 1387 NY Testing 2010-11-30 false http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1387