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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081126
SUMMARY:Web Navigation Design
LOCATION:New York, New York, USA
DESCRIPTION:This day-long class covers principles of web navigation and met
 hods of navigation design with practical examples and exercises. Participan
 ts should have some experience creating or maintaining websites and are loo
 king to deepen their design skills. This includes graphic designers, web ma
 sters, usability experts, and beginning to intermediate information archite
 cts.
\n
\nThe web has changed in the last decade. The notion of Web 2.0, in
  particular, marks a second phase of the web characterized by user-generate
 d content, collaboration, communities, and broader participation in general
 . And new technologies, such as Ajax and Flex, point to a more interactive 
 web with highly functional applications.
\n
\nAmidst this change, the basic
  problems of creating a good web navigation system remain. In many respects
 , they only get even more complicated. Business objectives increasingly rel
 y on the assumption that people will be able to find, access, and use the i
 nformation and services they provide. In other words, in order for web site
 s to successful, people must be able to navigate effectively. A “cool” site
  with lots of interactivity and user participation will still be lousy if t
 he navigation doesn’t work.
\n
\nAfter this class, you will be able to:
\n 
   1. Understand and apply basic principles of web navigation in your work
\
 n   2. Recognize different mechanisms and types of navigation, as well as d
 ifferent page types
\n   3. Apply current methods of navigation design for 
 page layout and creating a unified navigation system
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081208
SUMMARY:Time Management
LOCATION:Washington DC, Washington, USA
DESCRIPTION:DAY 1
\nTime Assessment & Time Fundamentals
\n
\n    * The Gene
 ral Assessment Exercise
\n    * The Time Management Exercise
\n    * The Me
 aning of Time
\n    * The Value of Time
\n    * The Analysis of Time
\n    
 * Procrastination & Procrastinators
\n    * Job Performance Chart
\n    * T
 ime Generations
\n    * Time Matrix
\n
\nDAY 2
\nManaging Time Usage
\n
\n 
    * Timing Tasks
\n    * Managing Ups and Downs
\n    * Managing Interrupt
 ions
\n    * Organization of Workplace
\n    * Managing Vacations & Time Of
 f
\n    * Working with Others
\n
\nDAY 3
\nLife Balance
\n
\n    * The Work
 /Life Balance Exercise
\n    * Work-Life Balance
\n    * Delegation
\n    *
  Prioritization
\n    * Prioritizing Techniques
\n    * Planning
\n    * Re
 cap on Successful Time Management
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081212
SUMMARY:IxDA SF Presents
LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:Over the past year and a half, IxDA SF has brought you quality 
 monthly
\nprogramming, featuring topics and speakers to challenge your thin
 king
\nand promote professional growth.
\n
\nYou’ve learned enough for the 
 year. It’s time to burn off a few brain
\ncells.
\n
\nOur celebratory exper
 ience at the world-famous Hotel Utah will include
\nperformances by bands w
 ith members who are interaction designers-by-
\nday, including My First Ear
 thquake (http://www.myfirstearthquake.com),
\nNobody from Ipenema (http://w
 ww.nobodyfromipanema.com), and The
\nInvisible Cities (http://www.theinvisi
 blecities.com), and MORE! Plus
\nother surprises throughout the night.
\n
\
 n6:30-8:30p Social
\n8:30-11:00p Bands, raffle prizes and community celebra
 tion!
\n
\nSave the date now! Stay tuned for more details…
\nhttp://upcomin
 g.yahoo.com/event/1363575
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090108
SUMMARY:Strategic Planning Workshop
LOCATION:Washington DC, Washington, USA
DESCRIPTION:DAY 1
\nSession 1: Strategic Planning Fundamentals:
\n
\n    * 
 Importance of Strategic Planning
\n    * Strategic Planning Killers
\n    *
  Strategic Planning Phases
\n    * Strategic Planning Responsibilities
\n
\
 nSession 2: Analyzing Micro & Macro Environments
\n
\n    * Conducting Poli
 tical, Environmental, Social, & Technological Analysis
\n    * Identifying 
 Core & Distinctive Competencies
\n    * Identifying Strengths, Weakness, Op
 portunities & Threats
\n
\nSession 3: Indentifying Strategic Alternatives
\
 n
\n    * Evaluating Factors for choosing Strategy
\n    * Brainstorming th
 e different Alternatives
\n
\nDAY 2
\nSession 1: Strategy Formulation - Ass
 essment
\n
\n    * Analyzing and evaluating the  Alternatives
\n    * Condu
 cting the TOWS Analysis
\n    * Aligning strategies with capabilities of th
 e organization
\n    * Assessing organization characteristics relevant to s
 trategy execution
\n    * Determining gaps between current and needed chara
 cteristics
\n
\nSession 2: Strategy Formulation - Planning
\n
\n    * Closi
 ng the gaps through targeted practice
\n    * Responsibilities of strategic
  plan formulation
\n    * Establishing appropriate milestones
\n    * Initi
 ating programs and projects from strategy
\n    * Ensuring participation an
 d buy-in of Employees
\n
\nSession3: Strategy Implementation
\n
\n    * Man
 aging culture, human resources, skills, processes and structure for strateg
 y execution.
\n    * Synchronizing & Connecting skills and knowledge with n
 eeds
\n    * Establishing and maintaining communications
\n    * Management
  By Objectives (Linking rewards to performance)
\n
\nDAY 3
\nSession 1: Str
 ategy Evaluation & Control
\n
\n    * Setting up metrics to measure perform
 ance
\n    * Standardizing KPIs
\n    * Indicating, planning and responding
  to change
\n    * Avoiding common causes of Failure
\n
\nSession 2: Group 
 Workshop (Presentations Preparation)
\n
\nSession 3: Presentations & Recap
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090402
SUMMARY:Conference for Software User Assistance
LOCATION:Seattle, Washington, USA
DESCRIPTION:Registration is open for seventeenth annual WritersUA Conferenc
 e for Software User Assistance. The event takes place March 29-April 1, in 
 Seattle, Washington. The conference goal is to continue to provide an event
  with the most comprehensive and timely information specifically designed f
 or user assistance professionals. It features over seventy cutting-edge top
 ics from over forty experts, project demonstrations from other user assista
 nce developers, plus an exhibition of products and services, certificate pr
 ograms, and networking events.
\nThe opening session of the conference feat
 ures Scott McCloud, creator of the Google Chrome Comic.
\nThe conference to
 pics cover a broad range of key tools, processes, technologies, and techniq
 ues.
\n* DITA, XML, Structured Authoring
\n* User-centered Design & Usabili
 ty
\n* eLearning Tools and Techniques
\n* Hands-on Computer Tutorials
\n* W
 eb 2.0 and Interactive UA
\n* Adobe, Microsoft, Google
\n* Case Studies
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090611
SUMMARY:Flashbelt Conference
LOCATION:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 6th year, Flashbelt continues to provide a unique op
 portunity for Adobe Flash™ users to learn from the pros.
\n
\nWe keep it sm
 all to keep it cool. 
\n400 tickets.  $400.  
\n40 sessions, 4 workshops, 3
  after parties.
\n
\nTOPICS + TOOLS at Flashbelt:
\nWEB DESIGN / WEB DEVELO
 PMENT / USER ENGAGEMENT / MOTION GRAPHICS / BITMAP & IMAGE MANIPULATION / O
 OP / PHYSICAL COMPUTING / DYNAMIC CONTENT / DATA VISUALIZATION / STORY-TELL
 ING / FLASH CS4 / ACTIONSCRIPT 3 / A.I.R. / FLEX / FLASH MEDIA SERVER / FLA
 SH LITE / FLASH PLAYER 10 / FLASH VIDEO / PAPERVISION3D / FIREWORKS / SOUND
 BOOTH  / PROCESSING / MAXmsp / 
\n
\nPREVIOUS SPEAKERS:
\nJOSHUA DAVIS / ZE
  FRANK / JARED TARBELL levitated.net / ROBERT HODGIN flight404, the barbari
 an group / ERIK NATZKE / MARIO KLINGEMANN quasimondo / JOEY LOTT / JEREMY T
 HORP blprnt.com / ROBERT REINHARDT the Flash + Actionscript bibles / JULIAN
  DOLCE fuel industries / BRADLEY GROSH gmunk / ANDRE MICHELLE / GEOFF STEAR
 NS youTube / SEE LEE-DELISLE plug-in media / PAUL ORTCHANIAN blast radius /
  JR FABITO red interactive / CRAIG SWANN crash!media / CHRIS ALLEN infrared
 5 / PHILIP VAN ALLEN art center college of design / MATE STEINFORTH psyop /
  RICHARD GALVAN adobe / DAN LACIVITA firstborn / JOSHUA HIRSCH big spaceshi
 p / STACEY MULCAHY / KOEN DE WEGGHELEIRE newmovieclip / MOSES GUNESCH moses
 supposes / TODD PERKINS chadandtoddcast / TALI KRAKOWSKI imaginary forces /
   MATT OWENS,  volumeOne /  WES WINSHIP, MIKE DAVIS burlesque of north amer
 ica / MUON VAN schematic / SNOW DOWD the makers /  AESTHETIC APPARATUS /
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