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SUMMARY:User Focus 2007
LOCATION:Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA
DESCRIPTION:Register now for User Focus 2007, the second annual conference 
 of The Washington, DC Metro chapter of the Usability Professionals' Associa
 tion (UPA), on Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Renaissance Washington DC Ho
 tel. The conference is a one-day exchange of ideas and experiences that dem
 onstrate the value of usability in successful design. Registration deadline
  is October 8 - last year's conference sold out early!
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\nLEARN about imp
 ortant trends, cutting edge methods, and case studies in usability and user
 -centered design.
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\nNETWORK with folks who do what you do, and meet pote
 ntial employers and employees.
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\nLEAVE motivated to create user experien
 ces that drive results with a toolkit of techniques and best practices.
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 \nThe keynote address, The Dawning of the Age of Experience, will be delive
 red by Jared Spool, a well respected leader in the field of usability and d
 esign since 1978. Other highlights include a panel on Web 2.0, a presentati
 on on the Future of Usability, and two tracks of presentations that offer t
 he latest research, techniques and best practices, for people new to usabil
 ity as well as experienced practitioners. Three optional 90-minute tutorial
 s provide extra depth on software design and usability testing topics.
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 nAbout UPA-DC Metro Chapter
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\nUPA-DC Metro Chapter is a member-driven, m
 ultidisciplinary organization committed to the design and development of us
 able products. UPA-DC Metro provides a network and opportunities through wh
 ich usability professionals can communicate and share information about ski
 lls and skill development, methodology used and/or proposed in the professi
 on, tools, technology, and organizational issues.
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\nFor more information
 , visit our website at http://www.userfocus.org  or email us at conference@
 upa-dc-metro.org
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\nRegistration fees:
\n$140 UPA-DC Metro Members
\n$165
  Non-Members
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