BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar for September 2008 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080903 SUMMARY:Usability expert review training LOCATION:London, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:For people in design teams who need rapid methods for assessing usability, "How to carry out an expert review" is a 1-day usability traini ng course that will show you how to spot usability problems in prototypes a nd finished products. Unlike courses in usability testing, this course teac hes you how to find and fix usability problems without involving end users. \n \nAfter attending this course, you will be able to carry out a range of usability inspection methods, such as Nielsen's heuristic evaluation and a cognitive walkthrough. As well as a set of comprehensive notes, you will l eave the seminar with detailed usability checklists, workbooks and step-by- step instructions to help you carry out the most valuable techniques. \n \n WHAT YOU'LL LEARN \n \n-Appreciate the difference between a usability inspe ction and someone’s personal opinion. \n-Learn and practice some quick tech niques for carrying out usability reviews of prototypes and finished produc ts. \n-Find and fix usability bloopers before they become hard coded. \n-Ap ply Jakob Nielsen’s “heuristic evaluation” technique to software, products and web sites. \n-Uncover the elements of your design that lead new users t o make errors, using the task-based "cognitive walkthrough" method. \n-Lear n to spot usability problems in prototypes and finished products. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080906 SUMMARY:Call for Speakers "Expert Forum Infoconnectivity" LOCATION:Vienna, Austria DESCRIPTION:The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) in Vi enna is organizing a top-notch event this year in connection with public tr ansportation. The Expert Forum “Infoconnectivity - Intertwined information for interconnected transport networks“. will focus on the effectiveness of public transport and the time it takes to change between different modes of transport. The quicker and the more efficient, the better for passengers, tourists or staff, in short: for everyone. Down-time should be reduced to a n absolute minimum. However, if this so-called “inter-connectivity” between transport networks is to be enhanced, it is vital to focus on measures of improving information-connectivity (infoconnectivity) between service provi ders in the area of public transport. \n \nIIID is still looking for speake rs who are willing, competent and eager to speak at this international desi gn event. \n \nFor details on the event (4/5 September 2008) and our "Call for Speakers" (deadline: 11 June 2008) please see www.iiid-expertforum.net . \nRequests for further information should be forwarded to christopher.han acek@iiid.net \n \nEvent Coordination: \nChristopher Hanacek-Schubert \nP ublic Relations and Communication \nIIID, Vienna \n \n..................... ................. \nIIID Expert Forum Transport Guiding Systems 2008: \nInf oconnectivity - Intertwined information for interconnected transport networ ks \n \n4/5 September 2008 \nTech Gate Vienna, Austria \n \nOrganizer: Inte rnational Institute for Information Design (IIID) \nCALL FOR SPEAKERS - SUB MISSION DEADLINE: 11 June 2008 \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080907 SUMMARY:USID2008: Design Innovation & User Experience LOCATION:Bangalore, India DESCRIPTION:Advances in communication and information technology have evolv ed users from ‘informed buyers' to ‘sophisticated consumers', and these sop histicated consumers expect more from the products and services they buy. \ n \nWhile ‘gathering requirements to fulfill needs of the users' were suffi cient for the informed buyer, it remains largely inadequate when attempting to address the needs of this ‘sophisticated consumer'. A striking example of this stark reality is that corporations are struggling to stay ahead in the marketplace by ensuring that their online mechanisms leverage the onsla ught of social communities, information networks, and technology to communi cate with their users. \n \nBusinesses are faced with a unprecedented dilem ma: Knowledge of ‘How to make..?” has outpaced the, imagination of ‘What to make…?” As the technology grows rapidly to deliver the function of the pro duct, the potential to equally deliver the user experience for the product remains a challenge. Acknowledging, and addressing the wide gap between tec hnology, innovation and user experience is crucial to transforming business es in the new economy. \n \nSatisfying this new generation of sophisticated consumers, their unexpressed expectations and their expressed needs poses a multitude of challenges and opportunities that demand a fundamental shift in the way we approach business. This paradigm shift requires organization s to build strategies that map their businesses and user goals by deliverin g a successful user-experience. \n \nDesign Innovation & User Experience ar e the key drivers in the new economy that will build the identity and the d istinctiveness required for businesses to stand out in the global marketpla ce. Innovation with focus on user experience can help businesses differenti ate in the global marketplace that has no dearth of competitors vying to ma ke their mark. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080912 SUMMARY:Cusp Conference 2008 LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA DESCRIPTION:Two days. \n17+ presentations. \nOne incredible experience. \n \nCusp Conference 2008 will bring together thinkers, innovators, skeptics, believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, b usiness, design and government. They'll share their passions and stories an d help you create new ones. \n \nSpeakers to date include: \nChef Homaru Ca ntu / Moto / Cantu Designs \nJustine Ezarik / iJustine \nDouglas Gayeton / Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey \nDr. Ca rl Hodges / The Seawater Foundation \nAdam Kalkin / Architecture and Hygien e \nRobert F Kennedy Jr / Environmental Attorney \nQuinn Norton / Body Hack er \nPaul Polak / D-Rev: Design for the Other 90% \n \nChicago Museum of Co ntemporary Art Theater \n$1500 until July 31 \n$1750 August 01-September 09 \n \nSeating is limited. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080919 SUMMARY:Delivering Innovative Intranets LOCATION:Copenhagen, Denmark DESCRIPTION:Intranets must succeed. While they have grown greatly over the last ten years, many sites are still struggling to gain the resources they need. \n \nTo be effective, intranets need to innovate, to find new ways o f meeting organisational needs. \n \nIntranets must become valuable busines s tools that deliver tangible and visible benefits for the organisations th ey serve. \n \nThere must also be a balance between the four fundamental p urposes of corporate intranets: \n \n• content \n• communication \n• collab oration \n• activity \n \nThis workshop provides practical approaches for m anaging and growing intranets. Drawing on the experiences gained across man y different organisations, hands-on techniques will be provided, along with many ideas and approaches. \n \nCentral to the workshop is the new ‘6x2 m ethodology', which offers a rigorous framework for intranet planning. This unique approach focuses on carefully scoping the next six months of work, t o ensure that what is planned is not just achievable, but is also worth doi ng. \n \nTaking this step-by-step approaches provides a strong basis for po sitioning the intranet as a ‘business tool', one that delivers tangible and visible benefits to both staff and the organisation as a whole. \n \nExamp les will also be used from the winning entries of the global Intranet Innov ation Awards, held in 2007 and 2008. \n \nDon't miss this chance to hear on e of the world's foremost authorities on intranets share his insights into making intranets work. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080925 SUMMARY:Design For Mobile LOCATION:Lawrence, Kansas, USA DESCRIPTION:Two days of sessions priced at $1,195, or $945 before August 1. Workshops on day 1 will be announced soon, see the conference web site. \n \n--------- Speakers and Topics ---------- \nJeff Axup of Mobile Communi ty Design — Social Networks \n \nLiselott Brunnberg of The Interactive Inst itute of Sweden — Context \n \nFrancis Djabri of Nokia — Services Design \n \nMarkus Grupp of TELUS — Devices \n \nClyde Heppner of Sprint-Nextel — Re search Techniques \n \nMorten Hjerde of mBricks — Application Design \n \nL ee Humphreys of Cornell University — Social Networks \n \nKashif Imam of EC CO Design — Intersection of Hardware & GUI Design \n \nMike Lundy of Sprint -Nextel — Device Case Study \n \nEnrique Ortiz of eZee — Context \n \nLuca Passani of AdMob — Design with WALL \n \nDan Saffer of Adaptive Path — Gest ural Interfaces \n \nGabriel White of Punchcut — Presence \n \n----------- \nHosted in beautiful Lawrence, Kansas, just outside of Kansas City. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080927 SUMMARY:Web Directions South 2008 LOCATION:Sydney, Australia DESCRIPTION:Featuring renowned international speakers with deep real world experience at organisations like Digg, Fast Company, Yahoo!, Apple, Google and more, and covering key areas in web design, front and back end web deve lopment, user experience design, information architecture, web application security, Ajax, online communities, accessibility, mobile web, and more, We b Directions South 08 will once again be the focus of the Australian web in dustry in September. \n \nSpeakers include \n \nJeffrey Veen - renowned UX expert from Wired Magazine, Adaptive Path and Google \nDerek Featherstone - Leading accessibility expert \nDaniel Burka - Interaction Designer for Dig g \nGina Bolton CSS expert from Apple \nDouglas Crockford - Ajax security e xpert at Yahoo!, and world's leading JavaScript authority \nJeff Croft - we b design and typography guru \nLynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Communit y Director at FastCompany \n \nand many other international and local exper ts. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080925 SUMMARY:UIE Virtual Seminar: Critique LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:The best critiques not only deliver value to the original desig ner, but to everyone involved, because it raises the discourse to the under lying fundamentals and goals, not just the specifics of color and font size . Learning to critique well is like many other skills: the more you practic e, the better you get. \n \nYou'll know you've delivered a great critique w hen: \n \n * The designer is receptive and engaged in the discussion, in stead of being defensive and argumentative \n * The designer becomes int rospective and talks about how they want to revisit some of the underlying precepts of the design \n * Other team members use the critique to look at other on-going work \n \nIn this UIE Virtual Seminar, you'll get a chanc e to test out your critique skills. We're soliciting four web sites from me mbers of our audience. We'll ask them some important information about thei r designs and then, a week before the seminar, pass that on to you. You'll have an opportunity to look at each site and develop your critique points. In the seminar, you'll compare your findings against our critique and other attendees. \n \nWe're going to focus this session on Site Navigation. We' ll look at some interesting solutions and talk about what the designers hav e done well and where we might expect their users to run into issues. We'll see how these designs tackle some of the big challenges that many designer s face when building large, complex web sites. We'll even look at other sit es that have possibly solved the problems in other ways. \n \nJoin us for t his fun, interactive session where you and your colleagues will get a chanc e to test your skills and learn new techniques for providing insightful, co nstructive feedback. \n \nRegister with Promotional Code "BOX21" to receive our lowest price of just $99. \n \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR