BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar for October 2008 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081009 SUMMARY:IDEA 2008 LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA DESCRIPTION:Throughout their days, people are engaging with complex informa tion to manage their lives. \n \nAnd designers now realize that information isn't simply this stuff you find -- the appropriate presentation of inform ation helps people make sense of the world around them. \n \nThis conferenc e addresses issues of design for an always-on, always-connected world. Wher e "cyberspace" is a meaningless term because the online and offline worlds cannot be made distinct. Where physical spaces are so complex that detailed wayfinding is necessary to navigate them. Where work processes have become so involved, and so digitized, that we need new processes to manage those processes. \n \nThis conference brings together people who are addressing t hese challenges head on. Speakers from a variety of backgrounds will discus s designing complex information spaces in the physical and virtual worlds. \n \nSpeakers include... \n* David Armano, VP Experience Design, Critical M ass \n* Chris Crawford, Author & Inventor, Storytron \n* Bill DeRouchey, Sr . Interaction Designer, Ziba Design \n* Aradhana Goel, Service Design Strat egist, IDEO \n* Andrew Hinton, Lead Information Architect, Vanguard \n* Jas on Kunesh, Independent Design Professional \n \nand more. \n \nPrice: \nFor IAI members, $350 until Aug. 17th, $450 between Aug. 18th - Oct. 7th \n \n For non-members, $450 until Aug. 17th, $550 between Aug. 18th - Oct. 7th \n \nThere are student and group discounts. IAI membership is $40/year. \n \n Information Architect Institute (IAI) website: http://iainstitute.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081009 SUMMARY:Web Usability training LOCATION:London, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:For web designers who want hands-on experience with usability t ools and techniques, "Web Usability" is a 2-day seminar that shows delegate s how to boost sales and conversion rates, increase usage and improve custo mer satisfaction. Unlike shorter introductory courses, this in-depth worksh op covers the entire design and development lifecycle. \n \nWHO IS THE COUR SE FOR? \n \nThis course is for you if you are actively involved in the des ign of a web site and you want to make sure that users can find and use con tent quickly and easily. The course will be valuable for business analysts who want quick and effective tools to communicate web user requirements and for designers who want to learn methods for evaluating their site structur e and web page designs. Marketing managers will benefit by learning about t he business and brand benefits of a usability focus. Delegates do not need a background in usability to benefit from this course. \n \nWHAT YOU'LL LEA RN \n \n-Describe a user centred design framework that supports end-to-end usability involvement in web projects \n-Use personas to share information about customers and their tasks in an engaging and usable way \n-Develop ch eap, throwaway prototypes to get quick and frequent feedback from your user s \n-Specify usability metrics to make sure your web site is neither under- nor over-engineered \n-Apply discount usability techniques, such as Nielse n's heuristic evaluation \n-Learn about different methods for usability tes ting web sites and when to apply them \n-Network with other professionals c arrying out usability activities in different companies END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081011 SUMMARY:FlashPitt 2008 LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Flashpitt is a one-day conference for multimedia designers, dev elopers, and artists. It's Pittsburgh's first major Flash-centric conferenc e. National and international industry leaders will be present to inspire, educate, and challenge the region’s Flash community. Our speaker line up wi ll share inside tips, new technologies and behind the scenes looks to Flash pitt's attendees. \n \nWe'll have two tracks of sessions running from 9am u ntil about 6pm. We'll finish it all off with an after party full of fun and networking opportunities. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081015 SUMMARY:motion08 LOCATION:Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA DESCRIPTION:Top Hollywood animators, motion graphics artists, sound designe rs, game animators and VFX artists are coming to motion08 to share their sk ills, work, and professional insights in keynotes, panel discussions and wo rkshop sessions. \nThis year's speakers include Mike Goedecke founder and p rincipal of Belief Design, director Jamie Caliri (title design: Lemony Snic ket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, United Airlines :60 spot 'Dragon'), A fter Effects gurus Trish and Chris Meyer, animator extraordinaire Dan Haske tt (Toy Story, Little Mermaid, Prince of Egypt, Sesame Street), VFX artist Alex Lindsay (Pixel Corps, ILM), screen designer Mark Coleran (The Bourne U ltimatum, Mission Impossible 3, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) – and many more. \nThe ev ent includes three days of informative and inspiring creative sessions incl uding: two days of keynotes, sessions and panels? plus motion{u} - our one day extreme training with the pros. \nWith a line-up this hot - you don't w ant to miss it! \n \nVisit http://www.motionconference.com for the latest updates on speakers and sessions. Special early bird and student pricing is limited. \n \nmotion | experience inspiration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081018 SUMMARY:Create Chaos 2008 LOCATION:Orlando, Florida, USA DESCRIPTION:Create Chaos 2008 brings together more than 10 leading creative conferences and events under one roof, addressing the evolving needs of an industry on the eve of a new renaissance. Create Chaos appeals to creative professionals who want to participate in a conference that speaks to their skill set and, at the same time, includes opportunities to learn new techn iques outside their comfort zone and network with creatives from other indu stries. \n \nCreate Chaos is for professionals working in advertising, grap hic design, film and video, motion graphics, animation, photography, printi ng, publishing, and interactive media. To address creatives’ desires, Creat e Chaos 2008 will co-locate with The Creative Suite Conference, Printing+Pa per+Packaging Design Conference, The Vector Conference, Stash Theatre, Crea tiveHeads Job Fair, The Web Design Conference, and The Pixel Conference in Orlando, FL, October 13-17, 2008. Additional conference partners will be an nounced in the spring to round out the current offering. \n \nSurrounding a unique “Medici Intersection” for the ultimate networking and trade show ex perience, the Create Chaos Expo boasts three live theaters, access to the j ob fair, a bookstore and round-the-clock inspirational demos and hands on s howcases of the latest technologies and techniques from exhibitors and spon sors. \n \nFor more information, to register exhibit, or to become a sponso r, contact info@createchaos.com. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081017 SUMMARY:User Interface 13 (UI13) LOCATION:Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:Use the promo code "BOXES" for a free Flip Ultra camcorder when you register for the full conference, and $120 off the four day conferenc e registration rate. Can't attend the entire conference? You'll get $30/d ay off for each day you register. \n \nAt User Interface 13, the longest ru nning conference dedicated to web design, information architecture, and usa bility, you’ll get 4 full days of in-depth techniques from the world’s lead ing web design and usability experts. \n \nWe've asked the most forward-th inking minds in the world of experience design to address your biggest chal lenges. Our expert speakers will present on today's most pressing topics, i ncluding interaction design, information architecture, agile development, i nnovation, usability testing, Ajax, product strategy, and visual design. \n \nOn Monday and Wednesday, you will attend full-day seminars with our expe rt speakers. On Tuesday, we have a day filled with 90-minute Featured Talks . We'll cap off the week on Thursday with our Showcase Seminar Day, where y ou can choose between UIE's most popular seminars. \n \nWe’ve recruited a f abulous group of speakers, ready to help you solve your biggest design prob lems. You'll hear from: \n \nJeff Patton, Kim Goodwin, Dana Chisnell, Jerem y Keith, Scott Burkun, Peter Merholz, Andrew Crow, Luke Wroblewski, Donna ( Maurer) Spencer, Bill Verplank, Christine Perfetti, and Jared Spool \n \nUs e the promo code "BOXES" for a free Flip Ultra Camcorder when you register for the full conference, and $120 off the four day conference registration rate. Can't attend the entire conference? You'll get $30/day off for each day you register. \n \nView the complete summit description, and register at http://www.uiconf.com \n \nUI13 is produced by User Interface Engineerin g. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081015 SUMMARY:FITC Seoul LOCATION:Seoul, Korea (South) DESCRIPTION:FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world’s top designers and developers. \ n \nAmong those scheduled to appear are perennial favorites Joshua Davis an d Erik Natkze, creative guru Kyle Cooper (Imaginary Forces), Papervision 3D team member Ralph Hauwert, digital storyteller and creative director Euna Seol (PostVisual.com), and from Adobe Richard Galvan and Marcos Weskamp. Si multaneous translations from English to Korean and Korean to English (for E una Seol’s presentation) will be provided throughout the event. \n \n“Sou th Korea is one of the most wired places on the planet and a dynamo in the Interactive industry, one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Asia,” says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC. “We are looking forward to tapping i nto this creative dynamic by bringing the world’s best designers and develo pers to Seoul for this unique event.” \n \nFITC Seoul is open to anyone who works with creative technologies -- whether Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effects, or a combination of these and other bold new programs. \n \nDelegate passes range in price from $59 to $149 US. Early bird discount r ates apply now through August 15, 2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081018 SUMMARY:Designboost LOCATION:Malmö, Sweden DESCRIPTION:After last years success with participants from around the glob e Designboost will now be back for the second annual edition on October 15- 17, the vision of the event being "sharing design knowledge". This years ma in theme will be "Long live the city!" and among the speakers are lifestyle guru Ilse Crawford, architect Bjarke Ingels and designer Ilkka Suppanen. \ n \n–The sustainable city is all about how we build houses, roads and parks . How we consume and translocate. How we live and educate ourselves. In sho rter terms - how to, in the best way, create a sustainable city for a good life, says David Carlson, one of Designboost's founders. \n \nAt the main e vent Designboost will carry out thirty workshops for especially invited par ticipants at the two top floors of the Turning Torso building. The thought being that ideas with a holistic point of view on design and the sustainabl e city will de debated, exchanged and tried. The participants are a mix of a hundred creative people from around the world that all work with design i n one way or another as well as representatives from the business world, sc hools and organizations. Twenty interesting lectures will be given on the s ubject of the sustainable city at Malmö University, as well as an exhibitio n visualizing those ideas. Both are open to the public. \n \n–We can shape our surrounding world and our future with the help of design. With design w e can shape the society of tomorrow. Through integrating social, economic a nd cultural elements we can create more sustainable cities, says Peer Eriks son, one of the founders behind Designboost. \n \nThis years over all theme is thus the sustainable city, which involves not only the environmental as pect but also...well, neither question nor answers are given. There are no truths. The important thing is looking upon things from new angles and to g et a push forward, which is exactly what the word boost means. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081017 SUMMARY:Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA DESCRIPTION:Does your site have a search engine? If so, you're sitting on a n often under-utilized pot of gold: search query data that describes what y our customers really want from your site—in their own words. Site search an alytics helps you understand and benefit from that data, enabling you to be tter diagnose and solve a multitude of user experience problems. The result : better content, better navigation, better search, better interface design , and a better user experience. \n \nIn this day-long workshop, Lou Rosenfe ld—co-author of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web and the for thcoming Search Analytics for your Site: Conversations with your customers— will combine lecture, discussion, and extensive hands-on exercises to cover the basics of site search analytics. And he'll 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 business strategy. \n \nYou'll learn to: \n * Understand search logs and relevant analytics r eports \n * Ask the right questions of your query data \n * Identify where your site's search and navigation are failing, and learn how to fix t hem \n * Tune your content to your audience's needs and plug your site's content gaps \n * Enhance your site's navigation through improved metad ata \n * Design better interfaces for entering queries and for presentin g search results \n * Improve your search engine's configuration \n * Reinvigorate your user experience methodology by incorporating a method th at's truly quantitative, and which helps improve your qualitative methods \ n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081022 SUMMARY:Design by Fire conference LOCATION:Utrecht, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:By the name of 'Design by Fire' Chi Nederland, the Dutch local chapter of ACM SIGCHI, organizes an international conference on interaction design. The event offers an inspiring stage for interaction, information, interface and experience designers. \n \nAfter the success in 2007 a second edition was inevitable. We are very pleased with the speakers on the progr am for this year: \n \n:: Brendan Dawes (Creative Director for magneticNort h, UK) will take care of an inspiring keynote titled 'C30, C60, C90, GO!'. \n \n:: August de los Reyes, Principal Experience Architect for Microsoft Surface, will share his expertise in designing for natural user interfaces. \n \n:: Marthijn Pool, senior project architect at ONL (NL) will introduce their groundbreaking interactive architecture. \n \n:: Thomas Küber, Inter action Designer at D-LABS (D), will show the results of their 'Design Led I nnovation' approach. \n \n:: Gert Hans Berghuis, founder of Fabrique Commun ication & Design (NL), will discuss the art of designing for user generated content. \n \n:: Jonathan Arnowitz, User Experience Architect with Google will talk about creativity, innovation and design in a world of technology. \nThere will be enough time for the audience to participate in a discussio n after each presentation. \n \nDesign by Fire 2008 will take place on Tues day 21 October in Media Plaza, Utrecht, The Netherlands. \n \nJoin 150 int eraction, interface, information and experience designers and be part of th is inspiring event. Early birds are rewarded with a 30 euro discount. Membe rs of IxDA and ACM SIGCHI are entitled to an additional discount. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081027 SUMMARY:the 12th Ningbo International Fashion Fair LOCATION:Ningbo, China DESCRIPTION:The 12th Ningbo International Fashion Fair (IFFAIR NINGBO) is o ne of the world’s most promising trade fair of its kind. Over 2,300 exhibit ors will be available on a total number of 4,800 booths in the huge 78,000 square-meter hall. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081029 SUMMARY:Sarasota International Design Summit 2008 LOCATION:Sarasota, Florida, USA DESCRIPTION:Organized by Ringling School of Art & Design, the Design Summit is in its 3rd year. The 2008 Summit further embraces design thinking and w ill explore the phenomena happening at the intersection of Design + Technol ogy - visual, social and mobile. \n \nParticipants will experience first-ha nd how creative collaborations using design and technology transform and re volutionize our lives. \n \nWho should attend - thought leaders, creative i ndustries' participants, design thinkers, marketing specialists, enlightene d educators \n \nThe speaker line up is exceptional, the format atypical an d engaging. An A list of presenters inlcudes: \nMichael Alexin - Target Co rporation \nHussain Ali-Khan - Tishman Speyer \nTimo Arnall - elasticspace \nWalter Bender - One Laptop per Child \nChris Bernard - Microsoft \nDuane Bray - IDEO \nBrent C. J. Britton - Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP \nMatt Cot tam - Tellart \nTom Crawford - VizThink \nBruce Damer - Digitalspace \nDave Gray - XPlane \nJosh Hallett - Voce Communications/Hyku \nJody Haneke - Ha neke Design \nMatt Jones - Dopplr.com \nFranco Lodato - Pininfarina Extra \ nJennifer Magnolfi - Herman Miller \nDave Meeker - Roundarch \nDan Miller - Neighborhood America \nBrandon Oldenburg - Reel FX Entertainment \nGeorge Pierson - Creative Mindflow \nEd Schipul - Schipul \nRyan Stewart - Adobe \ nSusan Sznesay - Metropolis Magazine \nLarry R. Thompson - Ringling College of Art and Design \nCharles Warren - Google \nTom Wujec - Autodesk \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081030 SUMMARY:Intranets 2.0 LOCATION:Sydney, Australia DESCRIPTION:We have a fantastic speaker panel for this event, who will shar e their experiences of using 2.0 tools within the corporate intranet. The c onference will cover the following: \n \n* Web 2.0: The innovation engine behind intranet productivity \n* Intranet 2.0: The software practicalities \n* Assessing whether intranet 2.0 can benefit the organisation \n* Enhanci ng employee performance with real time content and personalisation \n* Ent erprise Facebook: Social networking for employees \n* Encourage employee en gagement and facilitate knowledge sharing and communication \n* Transformin g your intranet into a dynamic collaboration tool with social media tools a nd applications \n* Storytelling in blogs \n \nThis event is aimed at Intr anet Managers, Knowledge Managers and Information Managers, Online Manager s, Information architects, Content Managers, Website Managers, Librarians, Social Media specialists, Web Designers, Digital Business Managers and Inte rnet Managers. \n \nAlong with our Taxonomies 2.0 conference, this event h as attracted a huge amount of interest, so we would encourage you to regist er for the event sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment. If you r egister for both events you will receive a further $100 discount! \n \nFor your copy of the course brochure please contact enquiries@keyforums.com.au or call us on +61 (02) 9436 4255. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081031 SUMMARY:Taxonomies 2.0 LOCATION:Sydney, Australia DESCRIPTION:During the course of this intensive one day event, an expert li ne-up of speakers will talk you through the steps you need to take in order to exploit the benefits of social media when related to your organisationa l taxonomies. Taxonomies are a fundamental part of your information archit ecture for the management and organisation of content. With the introductio n of 2.0 tools and applications, their importance has never been so prevale nt. By attending this unique event you will specifically learn how to: \n \n* Harness social media tools to enhance and evolve your existing taxonomi es \n* Explore the benefits which can be gained from social tagging and co ntrolled vocabularies \n* Share information and knowledge with greater tran sparency: formal taxonomy, folksonomy or both? \n* Overcome privacy, user a nd access control issues \n* Work collaboratively with your stakeholders to gain buy-in for your social media initiatives \n* Transform enterprise sea rch with web 2.0 enhanced taxonomies and technologies \n \nAlong with our I ntranets 2.0 conference, this event has attracted a huge amount of interest , so we would encourage you to register for the event sooner rather than la ter to avoid disappointment. If you register for both events you will recei ve a further $100 discount! \n \nTaking place in Sydney, this course has a lready attracted a huge amount of interest, so we would encourage you to re gister for the event sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment. For your copy of the course brochure please contact enquiries@keyforums.com.au or call us on +61 (02) 9436 4255 \n \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR