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  <city>New York</city>
  <country>USA</country>
  <end-on type="date">2007-11-09</end-on>
  <full-description>12:30 &#8211; 1:00  Registration, Opening Reception
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1:00 &#8211; 1:05  Introduction to WUD &#8216;07
Mark Safire, President, NYC UPA
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1:05 &#8211; 1:50  Delivering Stellar Customer Experiences
Three Principles for Success: Learn how organizations sustain a long-term competitive edge through user experience best practices.

Bruce Temkin, VP - Principal Analyst, Forrester Research 
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1:50 &#8211; 2:50   Reinforcing Brands With Every Interaction
Leading interaction designers and producers discuss how key brand attributes can be successfully delivered through every customer interaction &#8211; online and off.

Moderator: Tammy Sachs, CEO, Sachs Insights. Panelists:
&#183;  Anthony S. Manson, Managing Partner - eMarketing, Sudler &amp; Hennessey
&#183;  Brandt Flomer, Creative Director - Experience Strategy, R/GA
&#183;  Bruce Temkin, VP - Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
&#183;  Stephen Gates, Interactive Creative Director, Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide
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2:50 &#8211; 3:15 Snack Break
Light Refreshments &amp; Snacks sponsored by Human Factors International
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3:15 &#8211; 3:50 Innovative Features: Triumphs &amp; Tragedies
Examples of recent online interface techniques: good and not so good.

Tammy Sachs, CEO, Sachs Insights
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3:50 &#8211; 4:50 The User Experience Process: How to Make It Work
Leaders in User Experience across several industries discuss what has worked &#8211; and what has not &#8211; in establishing user-centered design processes.

Moderator: Mark Safire, President, NYC UPA. Panelists:
&#183;  Jose Coronado, Director of Usability, ADP
&#183;  Kathleen Hoski, Manager - Usability Research, Best Buy
&#183;  Todd Toler, Dir of User Experience, J Wiley
&#183;  Tushar Tanna, Former VP - Consumer Product Mgmt, WebMD
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4:50 &#8211; 5:25 Persona Development: A Healthcare Case Study
April McGee, Proj Dir, Human Factors International
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5:25 &#8211; 5:30 Closing Comments &amp; Raffle
5:30 &#8211; 6:30 Cocktail Reception
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ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: nycupa20071108.eventbrite.com
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Location:
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 60th floor, NYC</full-description>
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  <region>NY</region>
  <short-description>Keynote: Delivering Stellar Customer
Experiences, Bruce Temkin, Forrester Research. 
Speakers/panels on: reinforcing brands, innovative features, UX process, persona development. Cocktail reception.</short-description>
  <start-on type="date">2007-11-08</start-on>
  <title>World Usability Day, 1/2 Day Conference [NYC-UPA]</title>
  <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
  <website>http://nycupa20071108.eventbrite.com </website>
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  <tag-string>personas, usability, ux, wud</tag-string>
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