BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar tagged "design" BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060917 SUMMARY:CanUX LOCATION:Banff, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canux is the annual Canadian User Experience workshop. Canux is a non-profit grassroots event that brings world-class instructors together with practitioners for hands-on learning. It’s a small gathering, limite d to 75 participants, with a focus on practical skills for user experience professionals - designers, information architects, interaction designers, f ront-end architects, usabilitistas, and anyone else who’s passionate abou t making things work well for people. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060915 SUMMARY:Joint PHICHI & AIGA Meeting - the Visual vs. the Usable - How do th ey cross paths? LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Refreshments & Networking: 6-6:30pm – Food and beverages will be provided. \n \nPresentation: 6:30pm – 8ish \n \nWhere: \nGSI Comme rce Headquarters \n935 First Avenue \nKing of Prussia, PA 19406 \nDirec tions: http://gsicommerce.com/contactus/directions.jsp \n \nMeeting Summary : \nThis is the first ever joint PHICHI & AIGA meeting! As user experience professionals, we always need to interface and collaborate with graphic art ists and designers. At times, we all know that this can be difficult. There is a lot that both professions can learn from each other in order to work better together. This is why PHICHI has decided to hold a joint meeting wit h the local chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). \n \ nWe’ll take a closer look at Avenue A | Razorfish and GSI Commerce. For t his first joint meeting, we decided to give members of both organizations a closer look at the User-Centered Design process of two local agencies, Ave nue A | Razorfish and GSI Commerce. Each company will explain their design process from start to finish and show sample deliverables of their work. Yo u will get to see how their design and user experience teams work together. \n \nRegistration is free! Please register for this meeting at: http://ph iladelphia.aiga.org/event_registration-reg.html \n \n--------------------- ------- \n \nAbout AIGA: http://philadelphia.aiga.org/about.html \n \n----- ----------------------- \n \nAbout PHICHI: http://www.cis.drexel.edu/PhiCHI /index.html \n \n---------------------------- \n \nWould you like to be no tified of all upcoming PHICHI events? Please join our yahoo group: http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/phillychi/join \n \nPHICHI meetings are ALWAYS open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the ACM is NOT requ ired. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060916 SUMMARY: The Design Frontier-Submissions! LOCATION:Denver, Colorado, USA DESCRIPTION:Design Educators: We encourage you to submit a proposal for par ticipation in The Design Frontier: graphic design education in small progra ms and non-urban regions. This AIGA Graphic Design Education Conference wil l be held December 1-3, 2006, in Lakewood, Colorado, a Denver suburb. \n \n The Design Frontier will concentrate on the needs of graphic design's maver ick educators. Presentations will focus on the challenges and possibilities of dispersed conditions and small faculties in the country's smaller graph ic design programs, often in regional towns without professional graphic de sign communities or AIGA chapters to provide adjunct faculty, professional role models, student internships and entry \nSeptember 15, 2006 is the dea dline to submit Paper Abstracts, Student Project Presentation Proposals, an d Discussion Session Leader Proposals. MFA students, young teachers, high s chool teachers and concerned professionals, as well as experienced educator s, are strongly encouraged to submit. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060926 SUMMARY:EPIC 2006 LOCATION:Portland, Oregon, USA DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to the second Ethnographic Praxis i n Industry Conference (EPIC). This conference brings together people who ar e actively thinking about the theoretical and methodological development of ethnography in industry practice. We want to draw participants who are bot h working in industry, as well as those who consult or collaborate with ind ustry. We create a collaborative venue where those practicing their ethnogr aphic training in the corporate setting can benefit from mutual support and sharing of information. So please join us this year in Portland as we expl ore the theme of Transitions. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 SUMMARY:Design & Emotion 2006 LOCATION:Göteborg, Sweden DESCRIPTION:The International Conference on Design & Emotion is a forum whe re practitioners, researchers and industry meet and exchange knowledge and insights concerning the cross-disciplinary field of design and emotion. \n \nEmotions arise towards people, towards places, towards food, and towards things. \n \nEmotions influence our well-being as well as our purchase deci sions. From a design perspective, we need to know more about how artefacts elicit emotions. We also need to know more about the way we can identify th e relevant emotional aspects and how we can evaluate the emotional impact o f a particular design. \n \nThe International Conference on Design and Emot ion 2006 is the arena for these topics. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060929 SUMMARY:Exploratorium Science Exhibits from Birth to Death LOCATION:Palo Alto, California, USA DESCRIPTION:PARC FORUM \n4:00 - 5:00 p.m. \n \nAt the Exploratorium, scien tists team with exhibit builders to create interactive science exhibits for the public. The best exhibits are enjoyed equally by 4 year-olds and physi cs professors. I will tell how several exhibits were made, and how they wor ked or failed when used by the public. (Some failed in spectacular ways: bu rning up, imploding, or dissolving.) The Exploratorium also has a large web site. I’ll present stories of some of our web programs such as “Iron S cience Teacherâ€? in which science teachers compete to teach science with s imple materials. I’ll illustrate my presentation with demonstrations from the Exploratorium. \n \n \n \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \nPaul Doherty, Explora torium Teacher Institute \nIn 1986, I came to the Exploratorium Teacher In stitute and began my exhibit-based explorations in science. I became the co -director of the Teacher Institute in 1990 and the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Learning in 1992. Since 1997 I have been a senior staff scientist at the Exploratorium. I am also a visiting scientist at Tom Tits Experiment in Sweden and an adjunct professor of physics at San Franc isco State University. In 2002 I was awarded the Distinguished Teacher Awar d by the American Association of Physics teachers, Northern California Sect ion. In 2003 I was given the NSTA's Faraday Award for excellence as a scien ce communicator. \n \nAs an author, I have have co-authored the Exploratori um Science Snackbook, and the book Square Wheels with Don Rathjen. For Klut z Press I have co-written the Explorabook which has sold over a million cop ies, and also the Book of Magnetic Magic, the Zap book, and Glove Compartme nt Science. \n \n \n------------------------------------------- \nDRIVING DIRECTIONS: \nhttp://www.parc.com/about/directions.html \n----------------- ---------------------------------------- \nPalo Alto Research Center Inc. \ nPhone: (650) 812-4000 \n3333 Coyote Hill Rd \nPalo Alto, CA 94304 \nhttp:/ /www.parc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061018 SUMMARY:Open Online Discussion with Dan Saffer LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:Dan's succeeded in creating a fantastic introduction and overvi ew of our discipline of interaction design. People are encouraged to parti cipate in this discussion, and I know there are many of you with keen insig hts and thoughtful ideas that would greatly contribute. \n \nThe open disc ussion will go on for the next week, until Tuesday October 17. Offsite (no n-WELL member) readers with questions or comments may send them to inkwell@ well.com to have them added to the conversation. \n \nAbout The WELL \n \nT he WELL is a cherished and acclaimed destination for conversation and discu ssion. For twenty years it has captivated intelligent, creative people. It is widely known as the primordial ooze where the online community movement was born — where Howard Rheingold first coined the term "virtual communit y." Over the last two decades, it's been described as "the world's most inf luential online community" in a Wired Magazine cover story, and "the Park P lace of email addresses" by John Perry Barlow. It's won Dvorak and Webby Aw ards, inspired songs and novels, and almost invisibly influences modern cul ture. \n \nNow run by Salon Media Group, independent publishers of the grou nd-breaking Salon.com online news magazine, The WELL continues to cast a lo ng cultural shadow. For many people it's the place you aren't quite sure yo u've heard of, but may just wish you had. For members, it's a place to come up with the next interesting thing and a way to live. \n \nHope to see you there! \n \nJim \n \n \nJames Leftwich, IDSA \nOrbit Interaction \nPalo Al to, California \nhttp://www.orbitnet.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061016 SUMMARY:International Design for Engagement Conference 2006 LOCATION:Oslo, Norway DESCRIPTION:Themes \n* Interactive arts \n \n* Product and industrial desig n \n \n* Games \n \n* E-commerce \n \n* E-health \n \n* Human-computer Inte raction \n \n* Mobile Computing \n \n* Intranets \n \n* Location-based serv ices \n \n* New media \n \n* Rich and virtual environments \n \n* Value sen sitive design and ethics \n \n* Virtual and augmented reality END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061021 SUMMARY:Human Factors and Ergonomics Annual Meeting - SF LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Plan to attend the HFES 50th Annual Meeting! In addition to hun dreds of technical presentations on state-of-the-art human factors/ergonomi cs research and application, the 50th Annual Meeting will feature special e vents to launch the Society's 50th anniversary year. Join us at the Hilton San Francisco Hotel on October 16-20, 2006. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061018 SUMMARY:NYC-UPA Event: Technologies for User Research LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:Registration: 6:00pm (refreshments served) \nPresentation: 6:3 0pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A) \nNetworking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm \nDinner at a nearby restaurant: 8:30pm to whenever (participants pay for their own dinn er) \nLocation: Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Laura Parsons P ratt Conference Center, 281 Park Avenue South (at 22nd Street). \n \nUsabi lity practitioners are in the enviable position of researching and evaluati ng new technologies - but are often limited by the tools available for cond ucting this research. A number of solutions have recently become available to support the process of user research. There are also several emerging te chnologies that have the potential to change what/how research will be perf ormed in the near future. \n \nThe presentation will cover the following t opics: \n• The goals and limitations of current user research technologi es \n• Overview of some of the latest user research tools (e.g. remote t esting, eye tracking, digital ethnography) \n• Criteria for evaluating u ser research technology \n• Discussion of emerging technology trends (e. g. ubiquitous computing, product integration) and their impact on user rese arch capabilities \n \nAttendees to the presentation will gain a better un derstanding of what user research technology can and cannot do, what tools are currently available to support research, and what may be available in t he future. \n \nAbout the speaker: \nRob Tannen, PhD, is the Director of Human Factors for Electronic Ink, a sixteen-year old firm that applies prod uct design methodology to creating usable software interfaces. \n \nRob ha s provided human factors expertise in applications including cockpit displa ys, emergency dispatch, GPS navigation, equities trading and Web site desig n. \n \nRob is also a leader of the Industrial Design Society of America H uman Factors Section, which promotes human factors and research methods to designers: http://www.humanfactors.typepad.com/idsa/ \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061025 SUMMARY:IDEA 2006 LOCATION:Seattle, Washington, USA DESCRIPTION:Design problems are increasingly becoming information problems. \n \nThroughout their days, people are engaging with complex information t o manage their lives. \n \nAnd designers now realize that information isn't simply this stuff you find -- the appropriate presentation of information helps people make sense of the world around them. \n \nThis conference addr esses issues of design for an always-on, always-connected world. Where "cyb erspace" is a meaningless term because the online and offline worlds cannot be made distinct. Where physical spaces are so complex that detailed wayfi nding is necessary to navigate them. Where work processes have become so in volved, and so digitized, that we need new processes to manage those proces ses. \n \nThis conference brings together people who are addressing these c hallenges head on. Speakers from a variety of backgrounds will discuss desi gning complex information spaces in the physical and virtual worlds. progra m. \n \nKeynote: Bruce Sterling END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061029 SUMMARY:Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:As business shines a spotlight on design, “Gainâ€? provides s hining examples of design’s impact on business success. Featuring case st udies from a variety of industries, “Gainâ€? demonstrates the broadening role design plays in business strategy, leadership, process and product. \n \nParticipants will hear business and design leaders share their innovativ e approaches to generating greater return on investment, fostering emotiona l connections and providing positive brand experiences for customers. ‘De sign means business’ also means finding real world solutions for everyday tasks like research, development and organization. Business and design lea ders who attend “Gainâ€? will explore how organizations can tap the full value of design by integrating it into their business culture. \n \nTom Kel ley, general manager, IDEO and author, The Ten Faces of Innovation, will se rve as moderator for Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061027 SUMMARY:Vibe, Volume, Veneer LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Vibe, Volume and Veneer / hosted by Watermark Press \nPlease jo in AIGA San Francisco for a mind-altering trip back to the visual veneers i n typography, photography and design from the mid-1960s. The Vibe Is Radica l. The Volume Is Up. The Veneer Is Everything. Peace Out. \n \nDon't miss t he last lecture of this series on October 26 when AIGA SF welcomes Christop her Peterson and Jim Parkinson. \n \nOrder your tickets now! Call the AIGA SF office at 415.626.6008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061103 SUMMARY:Joint PHICHI and AIGA Meeting LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:What: Joint PHICHI and AIGA November Meeting: the Visual vs. th e Usable - A Panel Discussion \n \nPhiCHI (The Philadelphia Region's Chapte r of the ACM SIGCHI) and AIGA Philadelphia (American Institute of Graphic A rts) will be holding their next joint meeting; a round table discussion wit h audience participation and panelists from user experience and design team members from Electronic Ink, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc.. \n \nThe panelists will discuss questions that were previously submitted from the A IGA and PHICHI members (For example, how do you feel when you are handed a wireframe to design/how do you feel when your wireframe is not adhered to?) . We will endeavor to address as many questions as time permits at the even t. Remember, we envision The Visible vs. the Usable to be a series of event s. The discussion will continue. \n \nWhen: \nThursday, November 2nd \nRefr eshments & Networking: 6-6:30pm – Food and beverages will be provided. \n Panel Discussion: 6:30pm – 8ish \n \nWhere: \nHeilmeier Hall University o f Pennsylvania \nThe Towne Building \n220 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 1 9104 \n \nCampus Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map. php3?id=158 \nBuliding Info: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view _map.php3?id=343 \nParking Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/v iew_map.php3?id=419 \n \nSponsor: \nThis event could not have been possible without the support of our proud sponsor, Electronic Ink (www.electronicin k.com)! \n \n-------------------------- \nWould you like to be notified of all upcoming PHICHI events? Please join our yahoo group: http://groups.yah oo.com/group/phillychi/join \n \nPHICHI meetings are ALWAYS open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the ACM is NOT required. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061107 SUMMARY:An Event Apart Austin LOCATION:Austin, Texas, USA DESCRIPTION:Monday, November 6th, 2006 \nAlamo Drafthouse Downtown \n409 Co lorado St. \nAustin, TX 78701 \n \nTOPICS \n \n* How CSS really works. \n* How to sell design to tough clients. \n* How to redesign websites to increa se content and brand effectiveness. \n* Better design and usability through better writing. \n* And more. \n \nSPEAKERS \n \nJeffrey Zeldman is the fo under and executive creative director of Happy Cog, whose clients include A IGA, Advertising Age, and Amnesty International USA. He publishes A List Ap art for people who make websites, and has written many articles and two boo ks, notably Designing With Web Standards, 2nd Edition. In 1998, he co-found ed The Web Standards Project, a grassroots coalition that persuaded Netscap e and Microsoft to support the same technologies in their browsers. \n \nE ric Meyer is the best-selling CSS author and best-recognized CSS authority in the world. His seven books have been translated into six languages; his clients include America On-Line, Apple Computer, Sandia National Laboratory , Wells Fargo Bank, and Macromedia, who described Eric as "a critical partn er in our efforts to transform Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 into a revolu tionary tool for CSS-based design." \n \nMolly E. Holzschlag is a well-know n web standards advocate, instructor, and author. She is Group Lead for The Web Standards Project and an invited expert to the HTML and GEO working gr oups at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Among her thirty-plus books is the The Zen of CSS Design, co-authored with Dave Shea. The book artfully s howcases interesting and instructive csszengarden.com designs. \n \nHappy C og creative director Jason Santa Maria has been recognized for designing st ylistic and imaginative web interfaces that maintain a balance of usability and effective content presentation. His work has won dozens of awards, inc luding seven Addys in 2004. He is also well known for his award-winning per sonal site, jasonsantamaria.com, where he frequently discusses design and i ts benefits. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061110 SUMMARY:Night of Adult Toys: The AIGA SF Fall Gala LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:AIGA has enlisted a stellar cast of designers, illustrators and animators including Margo Chase Design, Pentagram, Walt Disney Co., Method , Volume, Eleven, Plinko, Office, Thirst, Tolleson Design, and Character De sign, as well as individuals such as Grady McFerrin, Martha Rich, and Simon e Legno. \n \nWhat is a Munny? Munny is the world’s greatest do-it-yourse lf toy, brought to you by your good friends at Kidrobot. It is a “blank s late” on which to use ones creativity. Visit http://www.kidrobot.com/munn y/products.html \n \nCome and put your money down on some cool toys, eat ou r food, make new friends, enjoy the DJ. And, of course, don’t miss out on the latest offerings from more than 20 industry sponsors and other special surprises. \n \nThe Gala will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on November 9 , 2006, at The Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center. \n \n“A Night of Adult Toys” is supported and sponsored by the following: Academy of A rt University, Adobe Systems, Aquent, Mohawk Fine Papers, Templin Brink Des ign, Stora Enso, ColorGraphics, Fox River Paper, CenveoSF, Hemlock Printers , Crane & Company, Filter Talent, and TODO Monthly. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061116 SUMMARY:The Business of Design III LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA DESCRIPTION:The AIGA Business of Design Series is for design business leade rs, creative directors, and senior managers who are invested in the growth of their design business. The sessions also offer value to those who are co nsidering re-tooling or launching their own firm. The series promises discu ssion about profitable growth, finance, operations, business development, a nd career management. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061202 SUMMARY:Taxonomies and Information Architecture LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:User Experience design is often thought of as distinct or diffe rent from taxonomy design. What are good IA practices and how do they influ ence taxonomy design? In this session you'll hear from three experienced IA 's who will share specific examples from their organizations and consulting projects that will illustrate principles that you can apply in your taxono my projects. \n \nIn this session, hear about: \n \na user experience des ign effort that combines information architecture and taxonomy approaches f or a major financial services client; \n \nspecific experiences applying IA with Compaq and HP and "business taxonomies" - taxonomies that live within strict business limitations. \n \nPresenters: \n \nSeth Earley, Earley & Associates \nJoe Lamantia \nTanya Rabourn \nAndrew Gent, Hewlitt Packar d END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061207 SUMMARY:IxDA/BayCHI: The Shifting Role of Design LOCATION:Sunnyvale, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006 \nSocializing and refreshment s: 7-7:30 pm \nProgram: 7:30-9:30 pm \nPlace: Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, Building C , Classroom 5 \nDirections: http://www.baychi.org/calendar/20061206/directi ons/ \n \nPresentation by Luke Wroblewski \n \nIn an increasing number of c ompanies, the role of design is changing dramatically from mere styling to a core ingredient of product strategy and innovation. But what's behind thi s shift? Why are designers who were previously asked just to "make things p retty" being invited to the corporate strategy table? This talk will examin e the impact recent technology and market changes have had on the role of d esign within modern companies. Luke Wroblewski will discuss \n \n * the decreasing gap between ideas and their implementation \n * the increasin g rate of commoditization that that are driven by shorter product lifecycle s and cheaper manufacturing \n * the always on availability of massive d ata sources \n * the growing ability of consumers to absorb and enjoy in creasingly complex media and user interfaces \n \nDesigners of all types ca n use this knowledge to communicate the value of design skills, methodologi es, and deliverables to both clients and stakeholders. In other words, this presentation provides an explanation of why design matters more now than e ver. \nCo-sponsors of this event: \n \n * IxDA (Interaction Design Assoc iation) Silicon Valley Face to Face \n * BayCHI IxD BOF \n \nFor more in formation about his event, go to: \nhttp://www.baychi.org/calendar/20061206 / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061212 SUMMARY:IxDA Sweden | Interaction design and aesthetics LOCATION:Stockholm, Sweden DESCRIPTION:On Monday the 11th at ca 18:00 IxDA Sweden is arranging a \nlec ture/discussion with Jonas Löwgren (Professor of interaction design, Schoo l of arts and communication ,Malmö University) on interaction design and a esthetics. Read more (in Swedish) at http://sweden.ixda.org/event3_ixdoches tetik.shtml and about Jonas and his work (in English) at http://webzone.k3. mah.se/k3jolo/ \n \nThe event will be held at and sponsored by Doberman, Br unnsgränd 1 in the Old town, Stockholm. (http://www.doberman.se) \n \nRSVP via mail to sweden@ixda.org. \n \nInterested in sponsoring refreshments? ( 1000-2000 SEK) Send us a mail! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061216 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI Holiday Social LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:This will be a great opportunity to combine celebrating the hol iday season while getting to know your fellow PhillyCHI members better. We also hope you'll take this opportunity to become better acquainted with the new officers and volunteers for ’07! \n \nWhen: Friday, December, 15th \ n6:30 – 9:30 PM \n \nWhere: Noche - www.noche215.com \n1901 Chestnut Stre et \nPhiladelphia, PA 19103 \n(conveniently located within 4 blocks of Subu rban Station) \nParking options: http://tinyurl.com/y9twna \n \nRSVP: Not r equired, but appreciated. \nPlease send RSVPs to phillychi@gmail.com \n \n* *Try to arrive on time to take advantage of our one hour open bar.** \n \n~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n \nSponsors: \nThis event would not be possible without the support of our proud sponsors, GSI Commerce and Usable Interface... \n \nGS I Commerce (http://www.gsicommerce.com) is a leading provider of outsourced e-commerce solutions for over 50 partners in the United States. GSI's inte grated e-commerce platform offers services in three areas: technology, logi stics and customer care, and marketing services. \n \nGSI is headquartered in King of Prussia with two fulfillment centers in Kentucky, and customer c are centers in Florida and Wisconsin, and a presence in the international m arket as well with GSI Commerce Europe, Inc. \n \nUsable Interface (http:// www.usableinterface.com) is an independent consulting company specializing in product usability and user interface design. Usable Interface provides c onsulting services in the areas of: user research, usability testing, inter action design, and information architecture. \n \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n \nHope t o see you all there! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070124 SUMMARY:UIE Web App Summit LOCATION:Monterey, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Web-based applications are quickly becoming critical components of the strategy of many organizations. However, the knowledge and skills t o make a great application is still only available as scattered lore. Until now. \n \nJared Spool and UIE's researchers have reached out to those indi viduals who've spent the last few years pushing the envelope in web apps an d put together the first comprehensive event to bring their knowledge and e xpertise to you. You'll meet the pioneers and world-class designers behind today's most successful web apps and come away inspired to create amazing a pplications that will delight your users. \n \nWe've carefully crafted this three-day event to give you what you need. You'll start your journey with our full-day tutorials, designed to dive right into the in-depth expertise behind creating successful applications. Then you'll explore our "Foundatio ns" Day, with the essentials for great designs. And you'll wrap up in our " New Perspectives" Day, looking at where the world of web apps is going. \n \nIf you sign up using promotion code BOXES, you will receive $30 off each single day registration; if you sign up for all 3 days, you will also recei ve a free limited-edition Web App Summit iPod shuffle. (Note: This promotio n cannot be combined with any other promotions we may offer.) \n \nView the complete summit description, and register at http://www.webappsummit.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070126 SUMMARY:2007 PhillyCHI Design Slam LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Location: Levine 307, UPenn Campus 3301 Walnut, Philadelphia PA \nDIRECTIONS: Here is a map of the building: http://www.facilities.upenn.e du/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=407 \n \nSign up now! \nIf you would like to participate, please RSVP now to phillychi@gmail.com. Why now? We may need t o cap attendance. \n \nWhat's a "design slam"? \nDuring the meeting, partic ipants will be teamed and introduced to a full-fledged hypothetical project , including appropriate client-side deliverables. They'll then have an oppo rtunity to interview key players on the client's team. The session will con clude with proposal presentations from each of the groups to the "clients" and the assembled audience. \n \nThen the "clients" team will choose a winn er. Members of the winning team will receive a plethora of praise from your peers and an award. \n \nWhat's in it for me? \nThis is a chance for inter ested IAs, designers, usability practitioners, developers and marketing pro fessionals to get their hands dirty working side by side with colleagues as they tackle tough business problems in a fun and sometimes crazy environme nt. Knowledge transfer, technique sharing, and a social atmosphere makes th is session stand out from the garden-variety "lecture-and-Powerpoint" prese ntation. \n \nThose that want to participate need to be at the meeting by 6 :15pm at the latest. The client team will be introducing the design challen ge promptly at 6:25. \n \nIf you do not want to participate due to not bein g able to get to the meeting on-time or a severe case of social phobia, fea r not! We would like to have an audience during this session to play the ro le of users, and help choose the winning team. \n \nThis idea is shamelessl y stolen (with permission) from the IA Summit's IA Slam. For more informati on about the IA Slam, visit http://www.e-reiss.com/Seminars.aspx. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070211 SUMMARY:Web Directions North LOCATION:Vancouver, Canada DESCRIPTION:Put together by designers and developers, for designers and dev elopers, Web Directions North is brought to you by Dave Shea, Derek Feather stone, Maxine Sherrin and John Allsopp. \n \nOver two days and nights, Web Directions North is packed tight with sessions by renowned, inspiring, ent ertaining speakers and experts, parties, and more. \n \nCome along and hear Kelly Goto, Andy Clarke, Adrian Holovaty, Douglas Bowman, Dan Cederholm, J oe Clark, Molly Holzschlag, Derek Featherstone, Veerle Pieters, Jeremy Keit h and many other present and future web luminaries, covering Ajax and Javas cript, CSS, Microformats, mashups, standards based web design and developme nt, accessibility, web app development, XHTML and HTML and more. \n \nBegi nning with an optional day of workshops from some of the web’s best educa tors, and rounded off with two optional days of skiing and boarding at Whis tler, Web Directions North is 2007’s web design and development event not to be missed. \n \nRegister until December 31 for just $CDN895 (about USD$ 770), and includes two tight-packed, fully catered days of renowned speaker s, an offical reception and closing night party. \n \nWorkshops are just $C DN395 (~USD$340) for a full, fully catered day with world experts Andy Clar ke and Aaron Gustafson, Derek Featherstone, or Kelly Goto. \n \nFor confere nce attendees and their family, each day at Whistler is just $CDN120 (~USD$ 100, including transfers too and from Whistler and Vancouver, and lift tick ets) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070222 SUMMARY:Tagging: It's the Interface Stupid! LOCATION:King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Time: 6 - 8 pm \nLocation: GSI Commerce, Inc., 935 First Avenue , King of Prussia, PA \nRSVP: Please let us know if you are coming at phill yCHI@gmail.com \n \nInterest in content user-assigned tags is one of the bi g new stories on the Web. But content tagging is not a new story. What's ne w about Web 2.0 is that end users are doing the tagging instead of libraria ns, and the results are being shown almost instantly on websites like flick r, del.icio.us, Wikipedia, and Technorati.Librarians have long contended th at end users cannot usefully tag content because they are not trained in ho w to do indexing. More correctly, end users cannot tag content the way libr arians tag content. But this begs the question about what kind of tagging i s useful. \n \nJoseph will discuss the usefulness to be found in tagging as it relates to librarians and usability professionals, the Semantic Web, an d document and content management practices. \n \nJoseph Busch is the Found er and a Principal of Taxonomy Strategies. Joseph is an authority in the fi eld of information science, a past President of the American Society for In formation Science and Technology, and an appointee to the Board of Director s of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. He is a frequent speaker on metad ata, taxonomy, indexing, classification research, information retrieval, an d content management. Read more about Joseph at Taxonomy Strategies. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070223 SUMMARY:WHY READ BOOKS? LOCATION:Palo Alto, California, USA DESCRIPTION:WHY READ BOOKS? \n \nSeth Lerer, Leah Price, and Hans Ulrich Gu mbrecht (moderator) \n \nAt a time when people express concern about the fa te of the book, we join three \nvirtuoso scholars--Seth Lerer, Leah Price, and Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht--who are \nintimately familiar with the life of t he mind nurtured by the bound printed word. How \nhas the book changed hist ory? Are engagements with books different from engagements \nwith other med ia? How do new technologies transform the way we think and learn? What \nis happening to life and learning as attention shifts from page to screen? Wh at is \ngained and what is lost if we neglect interaction through books? \n \nClick here for event details. \n \nTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007 \n7:30 - 9:00pm \nKresge Auditorium \nFree and Open to All \n \nDoors open at 6:00pm . Seating is limited, so please arrive early. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070305 SUMMARY:Doors of Perception 9: Juice LOCATION:New Delhi, India DESCRIPTION:A one-day conference on Saturday 3 March, in the India Habitat Centre, will address the key issues to do with food, fuel and design. The r esults of the two-day Project Leaders Round Table will be presented. And a social technologies bazaar will provide participants with a show-and-tell o pportunity. Conference participants are invited to the Doors Holi Party the following day. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070323 SUMMARY:Where is the DESIGN in our Design Process? LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:Join us for a stimulating evening of presentation and dialog. A panel of NYC interaction design leads will talk about where design is maki ng a difference in their project work. We'll open the floor for your commen ts and questions. Full detail on our panelists to follow shortly. \n \nTo a ttend this event and get location details, please RSVP to nyc-rsvp@ixda.org . \n \nIf you are interested in getting involved with the NYC IxDA, please e-mail us at nyc@ixda.org, or visit our web site at http://www.ixda.org. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070328 SUMMARY:An Event Apart Boston 2007 LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:An Event Apart Boston \nMarch 26th–27th, 2007 \nMarriott Copl ey Place \nRegistration: $795 early bird (until Feb. 26, 2007) / $895 regul ar / $995 at the door \n \nJoin Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and special gue sts, to gain a deeper understanding of web standards and emerging best prac tices. Be inspired by fresh ideas and new directions. Join the greatest min ds and hottest talents in web design today. \n \nFeaturing Steve Krug ("Don 't Make Me Think!"), Dan Cederholm ("Web Standards Solutions," "Bulletproof Web Design"), Andrew Kirkpatrick ("“Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance"), Cameron Moll ("Mobile Web Design"), Molly Holzsch lag ("Zen of CSS Design," present leader of The Web Standards Project), Eth an Marcotte ("Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design"), Ja son Santa Maria (A List Apart, Happy Cog, jasonsantamaria.com), Eric Meyer ("CSS: The Definitive Guide," "Eric Meyer on CSS") and Jeffrey Zeldman ("De signing With Web Standards," A List Apart, Happy Cog, zeldman.com, co-found er/leader emeritus of The Web Standards Project). \n \nREGISTRATION BEGINS JANUARY 2007. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070330 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI March Meeting - Kip Voytek LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Knowing Smirks & Grins of Delight \nDate: March 29, 2007 \nTime : 6 - 8 pm \nLocation: MBC - 229 South 18th Street, Rittenhouse Square, Phi ladelphia \nMap: http://mbcnet.com/directions.html \nRSVP: phillychi@gmail. com \n \nPhillyCHI is pleased to have Kip Voytek from R/GA discussing how i nteraction design must reach beyond usability and the satisfaction of user needs in order to truly help clients achieve their goals. By examining inte ractive product examples, he will demonstrate how interactive experience is being infused with emotion, creating connections between users and the pro ducts they are using. In today’s market, the successful completion of use r tasks and usability are table stakes—the competitive advantage lies in being able to make experiences enjoyable, fun, delightful. \n \nKip Voytek is Senior Vice President of Interaction Design at R/GA, the lead digital pa rtner for Fortune 500 companies and world-class brands such as Avaya, Lowe' s, Purina, Subaru, Target and Verizon. Over his career, he has won dozens o f awards from some of the most prestigious competitions, including the One Show Interactive and Cyberlions. Voytek began his career as a game designer and writer at Engineering Animation, Inc. (EAI) and Byron Preiss Multimedi a. \n \nLearn more about R/GA at http://rga.com. \n \nAbout Medical Broadca sting Company (MBC): We are the healthcare demand experts. We are experts i n using the Internet to connect our clients' knowledge, advice, and experie nce to \npeople's problems, conditions, and questions. We help our clients help doctors, patients, and all the people who care for them have better-i nformed conversations that lead to better treatments and better results. Be cause of our expertise and our clients' success, we are the interactive age ncy of record for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical, bioscience, a nd medical device companies. MBC is an agency of the Digitas family, a memb er of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. \n \nFor more information please visit www.mbcnet.com. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070410 SUMMARY:Puget Sound SIGCHI meeting LOCATION:Bellevue, Washington, USA DESCRIPTION:Hayley Nichols, Program Manager at Filter Studios, is the featu red speaker at this free meeting of UX professionals. Registration is NOT r equired. \n \nNetworking starts at 6 pm, followed by the presentation at 7 pm \n \nLocation: Filter/Talent offices in Bellevue, 505 106th Ave. NE, Su ite 200. \nFilter/Talent will validate parking in their lot. \nFor directi ons, see: http://www.filtertalent.com/contactus/bellevue.asp \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070422 SUMMARY:Documentation and Training: The User Experience LOCATION:Vancouver, BC, Canada DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual DocTrain Conference will for the first time head to Vancouver. Features 4 topic-focused tracks: Tools & Technologies, Conte nt Design & Access, Content Development, & Content Management. \n \nResiden ts of Canada will enjoy “at par” pricing. \n \nFor $895 (US/Canadian) y ou receive: \n \n* Access to over 40 sessions, demonstrations, and keynotes \n* Choice of pre-conference half-day workshop on April 18 *FREE* \n* Choi ce of post-conference half-day workshop on April 21 *FREE* \n* Breakfast an d carving station lunches on April 19-20 *FREE* \n* Special pricing from th e Marriott Pinnacle Hotel, including free, unlimited in-room internet and l ong-distance calling to US & Canada \n* First-year membership to CM Profess ionals ($100 value) *FREE* \n* Access to technology showcase and networking reception *FREE* \n \nAlso included: free access to two of our five half-d ay workshops, each delivered by experienced industry experts and designed t o meet the expanding continuing education needs of documentation and traini ng professionals. \n \nWorkshops offered include: \n \n* Delivering Person alized, Customer-Centric Content (Ann Rockley, The Rockley Group) \n* Desig ning & Architecting Technical Information (Thom Haller, Info.Design) \n* In troduction to DITA (Bernard Aschwanden, Bright Path Solutions) \n* Adobe Ca ptivate (Neil Perlin, Hyper/Word Services) \n* Taxonomy Development and Imp lementation (Seth Earley, Earley & Associates) \n \nRegister today! Registr ation for Documentation and Training Vancouver 2007 opens January 3rd. Regi ster for the conference and book your room at the Marriott Pinnacle (specia l group rate available; free in-room internet and long-distance calling to US and Canada), no later than Saturday, March 17, 2007, you’ll also recei ve a free Apple iPod Shuffle, a free Saturday afternoon tour of Vancouver, and a free first-year membership in CM Pros. \n \n* To exhibit, contact Sco tt Abel at 317-466-1840 or ablesp@netdirect.net. \n \n* All other inqui ries, contact Eileen Savary at 978-649-8555. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070426 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI April Meeting – Andrew Hinton LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:PhillyCHI April Meeting, Wednesday April 25, 2007 \nTime: 6 – 8 pm \n* Refreshments served from 6 – 6:30 pm * \nLocation: Berger Audit orium, Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania \n210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 \nMap: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/v iew_map.php3?id=140 \nRSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com \n \n“Conversation is kin g. Content is just something to talk about.” – Cory Doctorow \n \nHow c an design address the increasing demand for collaborative work, meaningful conversation and social connection? In this presentation, Andrew will explo re how “Community of Practice” is more than just a 90s knowledge-manage ment buzz-phrase. He will argue that it is an important model for understan ding group behavior – and one that is becoming crucial to designing in th e age of Wikipedia, MySpace and YouTube. \n \nAndrew will provide an essent ial understanding of "communities of practice" and will look at information architecture as a handy example. He will also examine how the concept help s designers in planning for a variety of collaborative environments – fro m intranets and medical forums to multiplayer games. \n \nAbout Our Sponsor : \nVanguard is among the world's largest investment management companies, but our structure makes us unique: we're owned by the clients we serve. Our structure allows us to focus on meeting our clients' needs--rather than tu rning a profit for corporate owners or stockholders. \n \nTo learn more abo ut Vanguard, visit our website at: http://www.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/Corpor atePortal \n \nFor more information about career opportunities at Vanguard, visit our career site at: \nhttps://careers.vanguard.com/pljb/vanguard/vgc areers/applicant/VG/home.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070629 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI June Meeting - Austin Govella LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:“Maximum Value Design: Strategies for Creating a Larger Impact on the Business” \n \nTime: 6 - 8 pm \n* Meet & greet from 6 - 6:30 pm * \n Location: Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania \n 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 \nMap: http://www.facilities. upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=140 \nRSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com - Plea se RSVP by Wednesday, June 27, 2007 \n \nAbout the Presentation: The world over, designers are busy with day-to-day projects and business as usual tha t they can’t find time to work on bigger issues, the mythical strategic des ign. \n \nFortunately, strategic design isn’t a type of work: it’s a way yo u work. \n \nWe can adjust our tools and techniques to become more relevant and offer more value to our organizations. By changing how we approach spe cific tasks, we can transform lessons from small projects into frameworks t hat guide entire systems. \n \nThis presentation will discuss six experienc es, collected from experience collected at global IT companies, universitie s, political campaigns, interactive agencies, and financial institutions th at shows how common design deliverables can be used to influence – and chan ge – the broader organization. \n \nThough the examples and strategies are useful for practitioners of any skill level in any discipline, newer and in termediate information architects, interaction designers, and user experien ce designers will learn the most. Those interested in design strategy, inf ormation architecture, or user experience management will find the presenta tion especially useful. \n \nAbout the Presenter: Austin Govella works as a Senior Information Architect with Comcast Interactive Media. In his off-ti me, Austin works as a development editor for Boxes and Arrows (http://www.b oxesandarrows.com), the web’s premier user experience and design publicatio n. \n \nHe writes about IA, design, and business on his blog, Thinking and Making (http://thinkingandmaking.com). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070714 SUMMARY:accordi @ DISACCORDI Open Air Cinema Festival LOCATION:Naples / Napoli, NA, Campania, Italy DESCRIPTION: This outdoor film festival counts this year its eighth, will t ake place from June 29th until September 9th 2007, and with the attendanc e of over 30000 viewers screens features, documentaries, shorts, pocket mov ies and music videos. \nThe projections start at 9.10 pm and last until ful l night; open air screenings rise in the Arena * Parco del POGGIO * (HILL Park), fabulous and picturesque site near Capodimonte Area in Nap les / Napoli NA Italy. \nIt’s a special delight in order to enjoy cine ma beneath the stars on warm summer nights in an amphiteatre equipped with one of the widest projection screens in Italy which rises having an artific ial lake all around. These events really make people revive the movies eac h night of the Festival! \nThe admittance price is very cheap: Euro 3.50 pe r day. In order to see the program go at the end of June to the official website http://www.accordiedisaccordi.com \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070728 SUMMARY:Interaction Design Style LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:IAs and UX designers are often exceedingly careful to draw a sh arp distinction between style and substance. But in fact style has always been a powerful design tool, acting as a rich resource for innovation and new solutions to design challenges. Style is a dynamic, self-correcting sy stem; \nit is a pattern language; it bridges branding and functionality, de sirability and usefulness; it is, in fact, often the bridge between mere "b est practices" and true innovation. \n \nJoin Christopher Fahey in a discus sion of how, historically, style awareness is a core aspect of innovative d esign. If you'd like to attend, please send your RSVP to nyc-rsvp@ixda.org. \n \nDetails: \nTuesday, Thursday, July 26th at 6:30pm \nLocation provided on RSVP (send RSVPs to nyc-rsvp@ixda.org). \n \n \nAbout Christopher Fahey : \nChristopher is a founding partner and the information architecture prac tice lead at Behavior, an award-winning New York web design consultancy. A t Behavior, he has worked with diverse clients including HBO, BusinessWeek, The Smithsonian Institution, McGraw-Hill Professional, JPMorgan Chase, Res ortQuest, The National Geographic Channel, AARP, and The Onion. Chris also blogs about design, technology, and culture at his personal site graphpaper .com. \n \nChris has spoken at the 2003 and 2007 ASIS&T IA Summits, at the 2007 SXSW Interactive conference, and has taught interaction design at Broo klyn \nCollege, FIT, and the City College of New York. \n \nPlease RSVP to nyc-rsvp@ixda.org if you'd like to attend. \n \nIf you're interested in hel ping us run and coordinate events, please e-mail us at nyc@ixda.org. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070809 SUMMARY:Twiistup 2 LOCATION:Venice, CA, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Wednesday Aug 8th: 7p - Midnight \nAir Conditioned Supper Club \nVenice, CA \n \nJoin us for a night of tech, viral videos, cocktails, pri ze giveaways and socializing in the swanky nightclub setting of Air Conditi oned Supper Club. Be one of the first to find out what some of the most i nnovative Southern California startups have been working on. Featuring the latest products from JibJab, The Faizon Love Show, Fafarazzi, Faqqly, Camp usbug, Crowdrules, and Elephant Drive. Lots of opportunities to get exposu re for something you're working on or fodder for your blogs, podcasts, flic kr sets and videos. Get more info at twiistup.com \n \n$5 OFF TICKETS FOR BOXES AND ARROWS READERS AT: http://twiistup2.eventbrite.com/?discount=boxe sandarrows \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070823 SUMMARY:IxDA SF: Communicating Concepts with Comics LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Venue: \nCooper \n100 First Street, 26th Floor \nSan Francisco , California 94105 \n \n6:00 – Social Hour \n7:00 – Presentation \nFREE \n \nIxDA San Francisco arrives with its first public talk in the city. For t he first event in our design tools series we present Kevin Cheng from Yahoo ! Brickhouse and OK/Cancel (ok-cancel.com). \n \nOften, wireframes, require ments, personas and other documents have yielded unsatisfactory results – t hat is, when they are read at all. At Yahoo!, Kevin Cheng has been experime nting with using comics as a technique for communicating the core concepts behind a design’s intended user experience. \n \nIn this presentation, Kevi n will share how this technique has worked well to get teams informed and o n the same page, without fixating on interface details too early in the pro ject. He’ll demonstrate an in-depth walkthrough of his process and the adva ntages he’s found using comics over other methods. Best of all, you won’t e ven need to take an art class to use this methodology. \n \n-- \n \nPresent ed by Interaction Design Association and Cooper. \n \nIxDA has other great events in the works, but we’re always on the lookout for great speakers wit h great presentations. If you’re interested in speaking at a future event o r have an idea for a future presentation, please get in touch! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070824 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI August Meeting - Taxonomy LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm \n* Meet & greet from 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm * \nLocation: Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvan ia \n210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 \nMap: http://www.facili ties.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=140 \nRSVP (not necessary, but ni ce): phillychi@gmail.com \n \nMost folks know that taxonomy has something t o do with organizing things. \n \nFewer folks know, however, that taxonomy is the practice of classification, which originally began as a science devo ted to the classification of living organisms. And that over time, taxonomy has become known as the classification of just about anything and everythi ng. \n \nEven fewer get down into the weeds and do the work that goes beyon d simple classification that makes today’s information systems work: meta d ata, facets, controlled vocabulary, thesauri, synonym maps, ontologies, tag ging… \n \nWhat’s troubling about this divide between those that know about taxonomy and those that don’t is the very importance of taxonomy. For lots of designers & developers, the applications, websites, and interactive pro ducts they spend their waking hours creating could not function without wel l-structured, carefully crafted information structures. \n \nThis month’s P hillyCHI meeting will explore in practical and tangible terms the specific ways taxonomy is important to the work we do. We will discuss the design, i mplementation, and governance of taxonomies by examining four real-world ca se studies: \n \n * a user-centric catalog for a large e-commerce site a nd its impact on the user experience \n * a content-heavy non-profit inf ormation site \n * a system processing data through controlled vocabular ies and thesauri \n * a consumer-driven search engine \n \nPlenty of tim e will be reserved at the end of the meeting for discussion, so bring your tough questions! \n \n \nPanel Participants \nDave Cooksey, GSI Commerce, I nc \nEmily Culbertson, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \nJohn Ferrara, Vangu ard \nJulia Remick, Yellow Book USA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070911 SUMMARY:Istanbul Design Week LOCATION:Istanbul, Turkey DESCRIPTION:From September 4th to 10th 2007, Istanbul will again attract de sign fans from all over the world, hosting it’s one and only Istanbul Des ign Week. \nThe creative circles have yet begun to discover Istanbul’s cu ltural heritage and every step in Istanbul brings out an energy that trigge rs creativity. All these dynamics open the doors of being a design center a nd Istanbul Design Week serves as the international creative platform for t he new millennium. The title deserved gets stronger as Istanbul is awarded ‘Design City’ by Wallpaper magazine, as a part of Design Awards 2007. A s Wallpaper magazine explains; “…perhaps most impressive has been the e mergence of a daring design scene.” \n With its century old past a nd a design object all by itself, the venue of Istanbul Design Week, Old Ga lata Bridge got back to life and became a part of the city’s daily life o nce again. By using this historical structure, Istanbul Design Week differe ntiates from other design events in the world. Being the only event giving the possibility to exhibit ‘on water’ is only one of these distinctions . Besides the impressive main location, design will spread all over the cit y with three different focal points such as the Golden Horn basin, the hist oric peninsula and city spaces. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070912 SUMMARY:Design Is Your Business LOCATION:palo alto, California, USA DESCRIPTION:6-9:30pm \n \nWhy you should attend \nBusiness leaders worldwid e recognize design as a critical business factor, not just beautification. Large corporations have added executives with design expertise to their tea m, leveraging the ability to think in the integrative designer’s way. Desig ners and business executives need to work together to shape business proces ses that make design an integral part of the DNA of a company. No matter wh ether the design team is in-house or a specialized design firm is hired. \n \nAreas for discussion \n \n * Design as a business process \n * Bes t practice in everyday business design \n * TWTL: Think Walk Talk Look D esign \n * Design Mind – Business Mind: a synergistic approach \n \n \nT he Panel: \n \n * Michael Meyer, General Manager West Coast of Frog Desi gn \n * Joy Busse, CEO, Busse Design \n * Sarah A. Brody, Design Dire ctor Apple Computer \n * NN. – Business Executive \n \n \nModerator: \nS teffan Heuer, US Correspondent, brand eins Magazin, Germany \n \nAgenda: \n 6:00 - 7:30 pm Registration/Networking \n7:30 - 9:00 pm Panel Discussion \n 9:00 - 9:30 pm Networking Reception \n \nGABA is hosting this panel discuss ion along with frog design, the legendary design consultancy that counts ma ny Fortune 500 brands as its clients and has created some of the world’s mo st iconic products. \n \nComplimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drin ks will be served. \n \nLocation: Frog Design, 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo A lto CA 94304-1338, Tel. 650-856-frog (3764) \n \nCost: $20 Members, $35 Non -Members, $50 at the door \n \nRSVP: To RSVP, register and pay please use t he link below! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070921 SUMMARY:IxDA SF: The Problem Solving Power of Stickies LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:6:00 – Social Hour \n7:00 – Presentation \nFREE \n \nIxDA SF is back with its second event in our design tools series. This month we pres ent Kate Rutter, Senior Practitioner for Adaptive Path, as she discusses th e problem solving power of stickies. \n \nLearn the true power of the stick y note — yes, stickies! — to quickly and effectively organize data, visuali ze themes, and identify patterns.. We’ll start with an overview of how Adap tive Path uses sticky notes (aka: Post-Its) in user experience projects. Th en, we’ll jump into a set of hands-on activities to test your stickies apti tude and gain experience in multiple methods. \n \nYou’ll learn methods for rapidly visualizing and organizing data into clusters using sticky notes a nd how these simple, elegant, and versatile tools can help you untangle pro blems, set priorities, understand complex work flows, and gather feedback f rom others. \n \nYou’ll leave with a greater appreciation for the sticky no te, a killer vocabulary for how to creatively use stickies, and an enhanced ability to sort, track, and organize information. You’ll be amazed what yo u can do with these simple little tools. \n \nPresented by IxDA and Adaptiv e Path. \n \n-- \n \nHave a great idea for a future event? Interested in s ponsorship? Get in touch! sf-local at ixda.org \n \nFind out about future events and read about past events on our blog: \nhttp://ixda-sf.vox.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070928 SUMMARY:Don't Panic: Design and Usability Under Pressure LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 savin g) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw \n \nAre you facing an aggressive deadline for your web site or product launch? Do you see the need for user research but lack the time to implement it? It’s hard enough creating usable designs when there is ample time and plenty of resources, but what do you do when that's just not an option for your design team? \n \nOne of the most common reasons designs fail users is because the design team didn't have the time or resources to focus on user research. To help designers and usability pr ofessionals deliver usable sites and applications despite the obstacles, we turned to Larry Constantine, author of the landmark book, Software for Use , to share his proven techniques on how to conduct design and usability eff orts quickly and efficiently, even when there is barely time to do anything at all. \n \nIn this 90-minute seminar, Larry will share a wide range of f ield-proven tricks and techniques for conquering design and usability probl ems while in crunch mode. You will learn: \n \n+ How to leverage Sample-of- One Testing to maximize the amount of valuable information you collect from just one user \n \n+ How to improve your time-boxed project management te chniques to conduct design activities faster and push your design team to t he limits of agility and ingenuity \n \n+ How to take advantage of the dec ision triage. Larry will show you how your success depends on your team's a bility to identify your design's most important features and focus the majo rity of time and resources in only those areas \n \n+ How to pare down you r field research efforts while still learning everything you need to create a successful design \n \n+ How to use tactical modeling techniques, such as simplified schematics for quickly capturing insights about users and the ir needs \n \nRegister using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 sa ving) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070928 SUMMARY:Don't Panic: Design and Usability Under Pressure LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 savin g) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw \n \nAre you facing an aggressive deadline for your web site or product launch? Do you see the need for user research but lack the time to implement it? It’s hard enough creating usable designs when there is ample time and plenty of resources, but what do you do when that's just not an option for your design team? \n \nOne of the most common reasons designs fail users is because the design team didn't have the time or resources to focus on user research. To help designers and usability pr ofessionals deliver usable sites and applications despite the obstacles, we turned to Larry Constantine, author of the landmark book, Software for Use , to share his proven techniques on how to conduct design and usability eff orts quickly and efficiently with little time and money. \n \nIn this 90-mi nute seminar, Larry will share a wide range of field-proven tricks and tech niques for conquering design and usability problems while in crunch mode. Y ou will learn: \n \n+ How to leverage Sample-of-One Testing to maximize the amount of valuable information you collect from just one user \n \n+ How to improve your time-boxed project management techniques to conduct design activities faster and push your design team to the limits of agility and in genuity \n \n+ How to take advantage of the decision triage. Larry will sh ow you how your success depends on your team's ability to identify your des ign's most important features and focus the majority of time and resources in only those areas \n \n+ How to pare down your field research efforts wh ile still learning everything you need to create a successful design \n \n + How to use tactical modeling techniques, such as simplified schematics fo r quickly capturing insights about users and their needs \n \nRegister usi ng the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 saving) at http://tinyurl.com /2ebutw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071010 SUMMARY:Improving Online Work in Offline Companies LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:From microwaves to magazines, T-shirts to travel planning, the average company focuses on offline concerns ahead of online ones. As a resu lt, many web managers find themselves explaining their projects in addition to doing them. A decade after the commercialization of the Internet, worki ng online in an offline world still requires education, patience, and evang elism. How can we accomplish this more quickly, efficiently, and effectivel y to benefit our work? \n \nWhat We’ll Cover \nThinking strategically and p ractically, we will explore some of the reasons offline professionals have trouble relating to Internet initiatives. We’ll deconstruct why an online t eam has an outsider, or renegade, feel, and discuss the methods for imparti ng wisdom and gaining buy-in. Students will leave with new ideas and soluti ons for making online concerns an everyday focus of a company. \n \nAbout D avid Wertheimer \nDavid Wertheimer is an Internet marketing strategist with expertise in online communication, usability, branding, and ecommerce. \n \nDavid has been bringing brands to the Web for ten years, stressing user e xperience and smart site design. He is director of Internet marketing for C larins Groupe USA, where his role encompasses information delivery and reta iling strategy for all the company's domestic offerings. In his years onlin e, David has been a designer, manager, director, blogger, book author, colu mnist, educator, and public speaker. Past work includes the creation of wor ld-class media websites for The Economist and Billboard magazines and consu lting and freelance work for a wide range of clients. \n \nDavid has an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business and a bachelor's deg ree from Franklin & Marshall College. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071020 SUMMARY:Designboost LOCATION:Malmö, Sweden DESCRIPTION:Designboost – a new, annual design event in Malmö, Sweden \n \n Designboost is a completely novel concept on the Swedish design market. It will be annual, different, international and will penetrate questions of cu rrent interest on design in a broad perspective and put them on the agenda in the society at large. Founders of Designboost are Peer Eriksson and Davi d Carlson together with City of Malmö and Region Skåne. This year’s theme i s sustainable design. \n \n \nDesignboost will take place for the first tim e 17–19 October 2007. It consists of boost meetings, boost chats and a boos t happening (formerly known as ; workshops, lectures and exhibition.) This years Designboost has sustainable design as it`s overall theme, an issue th at is as pressing as it is difficult to pinpoint. \n \nDesign in a sustain able society \nSeeing that design is a part of life and life is a constant process Designboost will be an annual event. The rational goal is to carry out a number of days with different items on the programme where the common denominator is design of the future and this year’s overall theme sustaina ble design, were sustainable is not just environmental aspect although that is a large part of the issue. The visionary goal is to inject the particip ants with thoughts and make them ponder, question, reflect, be worried and pleased about what design really is all about and how it should be handled and used to give people a better life in a more durable society. \n \nThe t ruth is, there is none \nWe don’t have the truths. The question is, does an yone? On the other hand there are plenty of questions and possibly some ans wers. Designboost is supposed to work as a forum where thoughts on sustaina ble design and durable development can be debated, exchanged and tried. Hop efully this will eventually lead to action. \n \nAmong others Jennifer Leon ard, Eero Koivisto, Kristina Dryza, Brent Richards and Satyendra Pakhale wi ll participate. For the entire round up, visit http://www.designboost.se \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071019 SUMMARY:A Design Dialogue LOCATION:Atlanta, Georgia, USA DESCRIPTION:Join us for insights and inspiration as two thought leaders eng age in some friendly verbal sparring to compare and contrast their unique d isciplinary viewpoints on design, HCI, and user experience. \n \nJoe Balla y is a nationally known industrial designer and Founder and Principal of MA YA Design, a design consultancy and technology research lab in Pittsburgh, PA. He is also a senior faculty member in the Department of Design at Carne gie Mellon University. As the head of the department, Joe was instrumental in orienting CMU's design programs toward integrating high technology with traditional graphic and industrial design. \n \nGregory Abowd is a Profess or in the School of Interactive Computing and GVU Center at Georgia Tech. H is research focuses on application-driven research in ubiquitous computing. He has been associated with several large research efforts (Classroom 200 0, the Aware Home, and information technologies for autism) and has consult ed in the development of commercialized versions of his research. \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071019 SUMMARY:IxDA SF: INTERSECTION LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Location: C|net \nCNET Networks Building \n235 Second Street \n Between Howard and Folsom \n \nTime: \n6:30 pm – Social Hour with light re freshments \n7:00 pm – Presentation \n \nTaking advantage of industrial de sign presence in San Francisco for the ICSID/IDSA Connecting 07 conference, IxDA San Francisco is delighted to host an evening of dialog between two c losely related but often siloed fields: Industrial Design and Interaction D esign. On October 18 at C|net, we will hear case studies from Cooper, frog design, Motorola and IDEO, highlighting the intersection point of the two d isciplines and the ups and downs of collaboration. \n \nOur presenters: \n \n* Dave Cronin, Director of Interaction Design at Cooper \n* Jennifer Kili an, Creative Director at frog design \nfrog design’s client \n* Gabriel Whi te, former Interaction Design Lead for the Motorola Motofone, Principal Des igner at frog design \n* Danny Stillion, Design Director at IDEO \n \nPrese nted by IxDA-SF and C|net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071019 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI October Happy Hour LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Please join us as the October PhillyCHI Happy Hour this Thursda y. Swing by, have a drink, and see what fellow PhillyCHI members have been up to. \n \nDate: Thursday, October 18, 2007 \nTime: 6 - 8 pm \nLocation: S mith's Restaurant & Lounge \nAddress: 39 - 41 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 \nDirections: http://tinyurl.com/23qc5y \nRSVP (not necessary, bu t nice): phillychi@gmail.com \n \nDuring 2007, PhillyCHI will host a happy hour every third Thursday of the month, giving folks interested in UX, HCI, etc. a chance to get together and socialize. So mark your calendars and co me out and join us! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071020 SUMMARY:Design Thinking 2007, Dallas LOCATION:Dallas, Texas, USA DESCRIPTION:Registration now available!!! \n \nClassic business models are threatened—the economics of competition have changed. Quality, efficiency a nd price are quickly matched. Being different requires flexibility—it’s squ ishy. Squishy seems to imply risk. \n \nSuch is the conundrum of the balanc e between science and art—a balance readily facilitated by Design Thinking, fundamentals for strategic business differentiation. \n \nThis is THE even t to gain a purview of the design landscape across major DFW businesses. Jo in important conversations in a Half-Day-Plus exchange of ideas. \n \nFeatu red Speaker \nChris Bernard, Microsoft User Experience Evangelist \nhttp:// chrisbernard.blogs.com/design_thinking_digest/ \n \nOpen to the public \nHo sts: DFW Usability Professionals Association (DFW UPA) and the Lone Star Ch apter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) \nSponsors: IMC2, Mi crosoft, Usability Sciences, Cox & Hall \n \nCost \n$40 Prepaid | $50 Day o f | $25 Hosts, Sponsors $25 Evening Only | $15 Students | \n \nLogo Design: Norm Cox, Cox & Hall END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071024 SUMMARY:MX East in Philadelphia LOCATION:Philedelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:MX East 2007 \nOctober 21 - 23, 2007 \nPhiladelphia, PA \n \nSu ccess By Design \n \nThe MX East 07 conference will blaze a trail this Octo ber 21 – 23 into the new frontier of innovation and design management. Trad itionally a conference that has primarily focused on the relationship betwe en experience and design in the digital world, MX East 07 takes a more stra tegic look at the business value of design, and how design drives success i n product development and the service industries. The loyalty and trust of today’s consumer is best earned when they remember their experience with a product or service as not only positive but potentially life-changing or em powering; the businesses that respond to this consumer demand are the ones that will succeed. \n \nIdeally suited for design, product, and creative ma nagers, MX East 07 bridges the gap between conferences that address the big vision of design and strategy, and conferences that focus on form-making a nd methods. \n \nMX East 07 will bring together a dozen top business profe ssionals who have listened and responded to their target customers’ needs. This year’s speakers include thought leaders from a variety of sectors who are using the influence of smart design to win customers and deliver except ional user experiences, whether through print media, retail stores, consume r products or customer service. Join Adaptive Path hosts Jesse James Garret t and Peter Merholz in welcoming these speakers who will share their storie s of innovation and offer a deeper look into what it takes to overcome some of the design challenges that face creative leaders in business today. \n \n Early Bird Price until Sept. 14 - $1645 \nAfter Sept. 14 - $1845 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071026 SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Now grab the chance to listen to, learn from and mingle with yo ur favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design, a conference hosted by New Riders. \n \nAs a Web designer, you understand the challenges you fa ce. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward us ability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know tha t you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design , information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, F lash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. \n \nAt Voic es That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Jakob Nielsen , Steve Krug, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; s ome will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions ; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing , thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. \n \nEntertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design w ill bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your ca reer. \n \nRegister now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071023 SUMMARY:Design Management: Building on Corporate Identity LOCATION:Palo Alto, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Kicking off a series of BMA Design Round Table sessions on desi gn management is Dick McInotsh, Senior Design Director for Michael Patrick Partners. Dick will discuss issues relating to strategic and development pr ocesses for building on corporate identity, covering key questions such as asking the right questions of the right people; the value of research; comp etitive audits; and identity design as ‘corporate catharsis.’ He will also address thoughtful elements in the creative process, including the value of choices; who gets a say; refinement; delivery and dissemination. Join us f or this practical and informative discussion. \n \nTime: Monday, October 22 nd, 2007 \n8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. \n \nLocation: \nScott's Seafood Restaur ant and Grill \n855 El Camino Real \nTown and Country Shopping Center \n(Em barcadero and El Camino) \nPalo Alto, CA 94301 \n(650) 323-1555 \n \nWelcom e Non-Members \n \nFree to BMA Members, plus your own breakfast tab. \n$15 for non-members, plus your own breakfast tab. \n \nRSVP:To help the restaur ant hostess plan appropriate seating, please RSVP to Nancy Coleman no later than Saturday, September 20th \n \nSpeaker's Biography: \nDick McIntosh is Senior Design Director at Michael Patrick Partners, a nationally recognize d design and brand development firm with offices in Palo Alto and Portland, OR. For more than 17 years, McIntosh has been leading companies through th e complex process of creating, building and refining branded communications , working with clients such as America Online, PeopleSoft, Molecular Device s, BEA Systems and Visa. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071024 SUMMARY:FTIC Hollywood LOCATION:Los Angeles, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Imagination meets innovation at FITC Hollywood, a festival for new media designers and developers. Two days of panels and presentations fe aturing top creative and business talent working in animation, motion graph ics, online video, rich media and the Web. \n \nHighlights of FITC Hollywoo d include: \n* Over 50 presentations and panels \n* Presentations from Adob e, Big Spaceship (Joshua Hirsch), Tailer Park, and others \n* Pre-festival animation workshop \n* Free ‘Get A Job’ evening event \n* Parties and other networking opportunities \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071026 SUMMARY:Design Studio with Josh Seiden & Ted Booth LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:We supply a real-world design problem, a studio, and the design mentors; you bring the design chops! \nPlease join us to: \n \n* Interact with peers and share ideas on best practices, methods, and strategy in a de sign studio setting. \n \n* Interact with mentors with 20+ years of design experience, up close and personal. \n \n*Be part of a group who are passion ately practicing Interaction Design and who are pushing the field forward. \n \nWhen: October 25th, 2007, 6pm - 9pm. Where: Details provided upon RSVP (e-mail nyc-rsvp at ixda (dot) org ) . \n \n* Pizza and drinks will be ser ved, and donations will be appreciated. * \n \nFor more info about our ment ors and the event, please go to: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/289786 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071031 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI Meeting with Dennis Schleicher LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM \n* Refreshments & socializing from 6:00P M – 6:30PM * \nLocation: Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, University of P ennsylvania \nAddress: 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 \nMap: ht tp://tinyurl.com/34g86c \nPlease RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com \n \n \nABOUT TH E PRESENTATION \n \nIn this presentation, Dennis will share some of his adv entures using anthropological tools to inform Information Architecture incl uding some fascinating insights uncovered from raiding people's glove boxes , which directly drove the experience design of the Ford vehicles owners' w ebsite. The presentation will help attendees begin to look at Web Design th rough an anthropological lens, shedding new light on old design problems. \ n \nDennis will also discuss some of the cutting edge ideas and methodologi es recently presented at the EPIC2007, the premier international event for practitioners of ethnographic work in industry (not academic). In addition, he will speculate as to what might be some near-term trends we all should take note of. \n \n \nABOUT THE PRESENTER \n \nMr. Schleicher is a Senior I nformation Architect at E.magination.com in Baltimore Maryland. He has a ba ckground in business and industrial anthropology and has been working awhil e in the field of information technology and culture. He later moved into I nformation Architecture and found, to his surprise, that many anthropologic al tools and skills were very useful to IA and Web design. \n \nhttp://www. dennisschleicher.com \n \n \nABOUT OUR SPONSOR \n \nMessagefirst, Inc. \nMe ssagefirst is Philadelphia-based design research consulting firm. We work w ith companies to help them increase revenues, decrease costs, and ultimatel y improve the user experience of their products or services. Our goal-orien ted data-driven design process improves performance and creates compelling experiences that solve business problems in a beautiful way. \n \nhttp://ww w.messagefirst.com. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071105 SUMMARY:FLOSS Usability Sprint Nov 2nd - 4th @ Google HQ LOCATION:Mountain View or REMOTE, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Essentially, we put user experience professionals together with FLOSS software projects (free/ libre/open source) who have limited or no a ccess to this kind of work. This event helps projects in need of usability work, evangelizes the user experience profession, and is open to all types of user experience professionals: from usability engineers, interaction des igners, information architects to visual designers. UX Masters and PhD cand idates are most welcome too. The event also welcomes open source developers with a passion for great usability and want to learn. These are important software projects, some with huge user bases already we are touching on: Mo zilla software, Chandler, WiserEarth.org, SocialText…. to name a few!! \n \nThe event will be hosted at Google and food and drink will be provided fo r the whole day. Mozilla is sponsoring happy hours so we can unwind after a hard day of UX. \n \n- Please register to apply! The event is FREE. many great things in store over the weekend!! \nTo Register to Apply: \nGo to http://www.flossusability.org and click on 'Call for Participants' \nOr \nGo directly to the form http://tinyurl.com/2qvd5k. \n- Remote participati on is OK too! Just indicate you wish to do so when you apply. \n \n- If yo u can only make it 2 days – Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday- tha t is OK too but preference given to those who can make it for 3 days. \n \ n- There is a tremendous amount of leadership openings in our organization so come get involved early as we are growing rapidly in scope and funding!! \n \n- Even if you cannot make it, please help spread the word of this ev ent to your UX and open source colleagues!! These projects need all the sup port they can get! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071109 SUMMARY:UI12 - User Interface 12 Conference LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:Register for all 4 days by October 23rd with the promotion code BOXES to receive $30 off each day and a limited-edition UI12 iPod video ht tp://www.uiconf.com \n \nBOXES promo code cannot be combined with any other special offer or promotional code, and is only valid for 4 day registratio ns. \n \nFor the User Interface 12 Conference \n( http://www.uiconf.com ) , Jared M. Spool and his team of usability researchers have asked the most forward thinking minds in the world of usability to present on today's most pressing design topics. \n \nFor 4 full days, you'll learn in-depth tech niques from these top experts, and come away with the knowledge and confide nce necessary to tackle your biggest design challenges. \n \nNow in its tw elfth year, the UI12 Conference examines the most critical web design and u sability issues facing designers, information architects, and usability pro fessionals. Topics include: Agile Development, Task-based Information Archi tecture, Usability Testing, Visual Design, Building Innovative Designs, Com municating with Comics, Interaction Design, and Designing with CSS. \n \nO n Monday, November 5th, you'll have the chance to attend one of four full-d ay seminars from Larry Constantine, Gerry McGovern, Rolf Molich, or Luke Wr oblewski. \n \nOn Tuesday, November 6th, you'll have the chance to attend several of the informative and entertaining 90-minute Featured Talks from e ach of our conference speakers, as well as the UI12 Conference Keynote pres entation from Jared M. Spool. \n \nOn Wednesday, November 7th, you'll have the chance to attend one of four full-day seminars from Scott Berkun, Kevi n Cheng, Kim Goodwin, or Cameron Moll. \n \nWe'll cap off the week on Thur sday, November 8th, with our Showcase Seminar Day, where you can choose bet ween UIE's most popular seminars. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071108 SUMMARY:Future of Web Design LOCATION:New York City, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:Building on the success of the London event, the Future of Web Design is taking on New York! \nThis is an unmissable event for people who are serious about web design, covering everything from mobile design, illu stration, email newsletters, web apps and where to find creative inspiratio n. \n \nHear from: \n- Joshua Davis \n- Ryan Sims \n- Jina Bolton \n- Andy Clarke \n- Brian Fling \n- Cindy Li \n- Jeffrey Zeldman \n- Ryan Singer \n - Lea Alcantera \n- Keith D. Robinson \n- Jeffrey Kalmikoff \n \nThe one da y conference is followed by an optional day of workshops where you can lear n from the best of the best in an intimate classroom environment (now sold out!). \nThere's an exclusive after party at hot NYC lounge Rebel, hosted by Media Temple. \n \nJavits Conference Centre, NYC \nTickets $195 conferen ce - save 10% with the code BANDA \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071116 SUMMARY:UX Intensive in Vancouver LOCATION:Vancovuer, Canada DESCRIPTION:This intermediate-to-advanced workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Desig n Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architectur e. Workshops are led by Adaptive Path's team of experts. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071115 SUMMARY:Building Robust Personas in 30 Days or Less LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:Sign up today at http://tinyurl.com/yruel4 and use the promo co de "BOXES" to receive $30 off. \n \nIn this presentation, Jared M. Spool wi ll walk through an easy-to-accomplish 30 day plan for developing your own p ersona-based scenarios. He'll tackle each of the four development stages: g athering the field research, analyzing the data, building the personas and their scenarios, and integrating the results into the development process. \n \nGathering the Field Research: Jared will show you how to decide how m any folks to visit, who they should be, and how to prepare for meeting them . He'll talk about the best ways to collect information and how to best inv olve other team members. \n \nAnalyzing the Data: Jared will demonstrate se veral techniques from the analysis toolkit, including pair-wise comparisons , KJ Analyses, and weighted charts. He'll show you quick and easy methods f or sorting, organizing, and identifying the trends and insights you discove red in your study. \n \nBuilding the Personas and Their Scenarios: Jared w ill show you how robust personas utilize the elements uncovered in the rese arch and analysis, making their creation easily flow from your pen (or keyb oard). Jared will walk through several effective techniques for readying yo ur insights about your users and their needs. \n \nIntegrating Personas int o the Development Process: The best teams have a ready-made plan as to how they'll infuse their newly created personas and scenarios directly into the existing development process. Jared will share techniques you can use imm ediately to introduce the personas, walk through the scenarios, and ensure they become fixture of your development process. \n \nAs with all of the UI E Virtual Seminars, you'll get a complete handout with plenty of examples a nd an opportunity to ask Jared those burning questions about how to do this well in your environment. \n \nSign up today at http://tinyurl.com/yruel4 and use the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071115 SUMMARY:IxDA SF: In The Moment LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Yahoo! Brickhouse \n500 3rd St \nSan Francisco, California 9410 7 \n \n6:00 – Social Hour \n7:00 – Presentation \nFREE \n \nIxDA SF returns with its third event in our design tools series. This month we present Nat e Bolt, CEO of Bolt | Peters, as he presents UX research about life. \n \nN ot all UX research is about the interface. It’s about the habits, moods, lo cation, and motivations of the people using your interface. Unfortunately, that junk is unpredictable and difficult to measure, but can make or break the accuracy of your research. Here are three examples of how we’ve structu red research to uncover where peoples’ real lives meet technology: \n \n(I) Web Apps. Live intercepts and remote research. Get on the user’s time, ins tead of forcing participants to follow your time as a researcher. \n \n(II) Video Games. Simulated native environment testing and six-on-one moderatio n with TeamSpeak. Sounds crazy, and it is. We’ll show a short documentary o n what all that means and how much better it is than standard video game re search. \n \n(III) Cars. Getting into people’s cars to film them while they drive, smoke a cigarette, flip open their laptop, check traffic, and then play an iPod. Also, how to double-check safety and liability waivers. \n \n All three examples preserve the authenticity of users’ moods and behaviors by maintaining a native environment, allowing us to understand relevant bac kground information about a user, and using a relaxed, non-sterile environm ent to conduct the research-preferably, the comfort of their own homes (or cars). Users also have a much bigger role in choosing their tasks and struc turing the interview than the researchers. We’ll talk about splitting our s cripts into passionate themes and backup questions, watch actual video and audio from recent research and explain what we found. \n \n-- \n \nHave a g reat idea for a future event? Interested in sponsorship? Get in touch! sf-l ocal at ixda.org \n \nPresented by IxDA San Francisco and Yahoo! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071115 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI Happy Hour LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:* Note: this PhillyCHI social event is one day earlier than the standing third Thursday of the month. * \n \nEvent: PhillyCHI | CreativeC onnects Joint Happy Hour \nTime: 5:30PM - 8PM \nPlace: Alfa Bar \n1709 Waln ut Street, Philadelphia 19103 \nMap: http://tinyurl.com/29dtv5 \nNo RSVP Re quired. \n \nFor our November social event, PhillyCHI will join the Creativ eConnects Happy Hour at Alfa Bar from 5:30PM to 8PM. \n \nCreativeConnect s is a free monthly social event, hosted by The BOSS Group for creative, ma rketing, communications, advertising and web professionals. Come network w ith colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get leads o n jobs and business opportunities. Light appetizers and one free drink wil l be provided courtesy of The BOSS Group. \n \nAbout the BOSS Group \nThe B OSS Group is, literally, where talent and opportunity meet. It's where crea tive, marketing and web professionals come to find jobs and assignments, re sources and industry connections, and where clients find the talent that wi ll help them succeed. \n \nWe're committed to meeting the employment needs of employers and individuals with equal success. Our unparalleled creative staffing expertise and close partnerships with our talent and clients alike offer a true competitive advantage. \n \nThe BOSS Group is a certified Wom en's Business Enterprise and a 2007 and 2006 Best Place To Work. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071117 SUMMARY:Learning to Lead: A Guide to Leadership Skills LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:Many of us who studied design in college missed those ‘leadersh ip classes’ typically offered to the business students—our educational focu s was on learning creative processes and improving our visual skills. As th e definition of corporate competitiveness evolves, the expectations placed upon the design profession grow exponentially. Designers are perfectly pred isposed to strengthen their organization’s competitive position because the y are advocates of innovation and creative thinking. \n \nMaureen Thurston will discuss the fundamental precepts of leadership, diagnose the role of t he design leader, explore how core leadership skills can be learned, applie d and leveraged, as well as help you develop your own personal leadership s tyle. \n \nWhat you will learn: \n \n * Examining leadership and its imp act on the design profession \n * Deciphering the myth, mystique and spe cific traits of leadership \n * What are the nuances between managing an d leading \n * How to hone your ‘inner-leader’ skills \n \nHow you will benefit: \nAs designers ascend the management ladder, one of the hardest ch allenges they will face is conquering the ‘soft’ skills of leadership. Thro ugh readings, assignments, Socratic-styled discussions and experience-based exercises, this seminar provides participants with specific tools that wil l transfer leadership skills into effective practice. \n \nMaureen Thurston is an accomplished strategist and author of Design Leverage, and a former Professor of Design Management at Art Center College of Design. Maureen is Principal and Founder of ACCESS International, the first United States brok erage for state-of–the-art product design application. \n \n Feedback from past attendees: \n Fantastic! Helpful not only for my current situa tion as a design leader, but for my future career. \n Great seminar! A t horoughly enjoyable experience. \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071128 SUMMARY:CanUX, the Canadian User Experience Workshop LOCATION:Banff, Canada DESCRIPTION:Speakers include: \n \n* Lou Rosenfeld, founding figure in modern information architecture, author of the best selling Information Arc hitecture for the World Wide Web, and publisher at Rosenfeld Media. \n * Derek Featherstone, leading authority on accessibility and its implication s for user experience. \n * Gene Smith, author of the definitive book on tagging, coming early 2008 from New Riders, and principal at nForm User Ex perience. \n * The Banff Leadership Arts Ensemble, world-renowned facili tators who work to help executives develop leadership capacity through the combination of the arts, creativity, and leadership principles. \n * Kes and Sue Sampanthar, founders of Metamemes, producer of generative thinking tools and experts in moving beyond brainstorming for innovation. \n * J ess McMullin, business and design evangelist, advocate for increasing pract itioners’ influence in the organizations they serve, CanUX program chair an d nForm User Experience founder. \n * Brad Nemer, Product Portfolio Mana ger for Motorola’s Asian 3G business, and pioneer in combining business and design thinking. \n \nEarlybird All-Inclusive registration, with hotel, me als, and conference fee is only $699+tax for single accommodation, $599+tax for double accommodation. Early registration deadline is September 21st. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071129 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI/iSchool Panel: Role of Failure in Design LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:* Refreshments will be served from 6 – 6:30PM * \n \nLocation: Bossone Center, Drexel University \n31st & Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 \nMap: http://www.drexel.edu/em/directions/map_uc.pdf \nRSVP: phillyC HI@gmail.com \n \n \nPlease join PhillyCHI and the iSchool at Drexel Univer sity for a panel discussion on the different perspectives of how failure ca n inform design. The iSchool has gathered a panel of researchers and \nprac titioners to discuss in theoretical and practical terms what and how we can learn from failure in the design process. The panel will begin with a brie f introduction of the topic by the moderator, Dr. \nMichael Atwood. Panelis ts will then present brief statements relating their background and experie nce on the topic. The remainder of the session will be a moderated discussi on among the panelists and the audience. \n \n \nTHE MODERATOR \n \nMichael Atwood, PhD \nAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs/Research, The iSchool at Drexel University \n \n \nTHE PANELISTS \n \nLiza Potts, PhD \nDirector of Human Factors, Electronic Ink \n \nTom Hewett, PhD \nProfessor of Psycholo gy and Professor of Computer Science, Drexel University \n \nMathieu Turpau lt \nSenior Designer, Bresslergroup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071212 SUMMARY:Refresh Pittsburgh December Meeting LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:We currently have 2 presentations for the evening: \n \nFirst, Jason Head will be presenting "10 Ways to Provide Top-Notch SEO Without Doi ng any Extra Work!"* Clients are always asking "how can I make it into the search engines". I'll show you how you can get results for your client by f ollowing rules of web standards, good design and taking advantage of one or two free tools along the way. \n \n(* Well, maybe a little bit of work...) \n \nNext, Founding Developer and CEO of JoinSources, LLC, Don Charlton wi ll be joining us to show a very impressive project he has been working on h ere in Pittsburgh: Join Sources. For this presentation, "Let's JoinSources and Conquer Web Content" Don demos a new Web-based CMS meant to equally emp ower Web site developers, designers and their clients. They're also giving away free hosting and CMS usage to 50 JoinSources recruits who develop a si te on the beta platform. \n \nI've seen a preview of the CMS and it's a sha rp product. While it's always nice to see a creative and useful product dev eloped in our own community, it's even better when it's soomething that we all may be able to put to great use. If you run a small business or do a go od deal of freelance web-site work, you should make an effort to check this one out! \n \nFinally, we would like to add an additional short presentati on for the evening. If you would like to present on a topic or show off a r ecent project, please drop me line! \n \nAs usual, we should have a good su pply of coffee and cookies and other sweets to get you through the night. A lso, if anyone would like to stick around after the meeting and take the co nversation down to Affagoto's that would be a good deal too! \nRSVP \n \nPl ease RSVP to let us know if you will be joining us. I need to make sure we have enough seats and most importantly, coffee! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080125 SUMMARY:NH UPA January Meeting, speaker Jared Spool LOCATION:Durham, New Hampshire, USA DESCRIPTION:For our first official UPA chapter meeting we will kick off the New Year with special guest Jared Spool, an internationally renowned autho rity on usability, to discuss what makes a design seem intuitive. \n \nWhen : \nThursday, January 24th \nRefreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. \nMeeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish \n \nWhere: \nUnivers ity of New Hampshire (UNH) \nKingsbury Hall, Room N101 \n33 College Road \n Durham, NH \n \nCampus Map: http://www.unh.edu/map/UNHCampusMapcrop.pdf \n \nDirections: http://www.unh.edu/transportation/visitor/directions.htm \n \ nParking Directions: Park in Lot B \n \nTopic: \n \nWhat Makes a Design See m Intuitive? \n \nEveryone wants an "intuitive" interface: the users, the d esigners, and the content publishers. But building them is hard. User Inter face Engineering's recent research has given insight into why it's hard and how to get past major obstacles. \n \nTo build an "intuitive" interface, a designer has to do two things: (1) Take complete advantage of what the use r already knows, so what they see is completely familiar to them and (2) ma ke the act of learning anything new completely imperceptible to the user. I t turns out, if the interface requires the user to realize they are learnin g something, the "intuitive" label disappears instantly. \n \nIn this talk, Jared will show: \n+ How users need both tool knowledge and domain knowled ge to complete their tasks \n+ How simple problems with designs can cause b ig problems for users \n+ What successful teams are doing to create experie nces that delight \n \nJared will show examples from Microsoft Word, MSN, G oogle Talk, Flickr, Avis, and many more. \n \nRSVP: \nSeats are limited. Y ou must RSVP to attend, so don’t delay in reserving your spot! Send RSVPs t o info@nhupa.org. You will receive an email confirmation once your name has been added to the list of attendees. \n \nNH UPA meetings are open to anyo ne who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required. \ n \nParking Map: http://unh.edu/transportation/visitor/map.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080201 SUMMARY:PhillyCHI Design Slam LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Thursday, January 31, 2008, from 6:20pm to 8:30pm \nWHERE : University Club Reserved Section, 6th Floor, MacAlister Hall, 3250 Chestn ut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 \n \nSign up now! \nIf you would like to part icipate, please RSVP to phillychi@gmail.com. We must cap participation, so RSVP early to reserve your space. \n \nWhat's a "design slam"? \nDuring the meeting, participants will be teamed and introduced to a full-fledged hypo thetical project, including appropriate client-side deliverables. They'll t hen have an opportunity to interview key players on the client's team. The session will conclude with proposal presentations from each of the groups t o the "clients" and the \nassembled audience. \n \nThen the "clients" team will choose a winner. Members of the winning team will receive a plethora o f praise from your peers and an award. \n \nWhat's in it for me? \nThis is a chance for interested IAs, designers, usability practitioners, developers and marketing professionals to get their hands dirty working side by side with colleagues as they tackle tough business problems in a fun and sometim es crazy environment. Knowledge transfer, technique sharing, and a social a tmosphere makes this session stand out from the garden-variety "lecture-and -Powerpoint" presentation. \n \nThose that want to participate need to be a t the meeting by 6:20pm at the latest. The client team will be introducing the design challenge promptly at 6:30. \n \nIf you do not want to participa te because you won't be able to get to the meeting ontime or a have severe case of social phobia, fear not! We would like to have an audience during t his session to play the role of users, and help choose the winning team. \n \n \nThis idea is shamelessly stolen (with permission) from the IA Summit' s IA Slam. For more information about the IA Slam, visit http://www.e-reiss .com/Seminars.aspx . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080211 SUMMARY:IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah LOCATION:Savannah, Georgia, USA DESCRIPTION:Interaction 08 will be held from February 8-10, 2008 in histori c and festive Savannah, Georgia, on the campus of The Savannah College of A rt and Design. Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the w orld as we address the design of interactive systems of all types: applicat ions (web and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced en vironments, and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun partie s, and smart discussions about our growing field. \n \nInteraction 08 will feature two days of inspirational and tactical sessions geared at anyone wh o practices Interaction Design, as well as a day of pre-conference workshop s. We're planning two tracks of thought provoking discussions during each d ay, followed by social gatherings on Friday and Saturday evenings. \n \nKe ynotes: \nAlan Cooper - CEO; Cooper \nSigi Moeslinger - Principal; Antenna Design \nBill Buxton - Principal Researcher; Microsoft \nMalcolm McCullough - Prof. of Architecture; Univ. of Michigan \n \nInvited Speakers: \n# Jar ed Spool, UIE \n# Dan Brown, EightShapes \n# Sarah Allen, Laszlo Systems \n # Régine Debatty, We Make Money Not Art \n# Jenny Lam, Jackson Fish Market \n# Matt Jones, BBC \n# Aza Raskin, Humanized \n# Molly Wright Steenson, Pr inceton University \n \n \nConference Pricing: \nBefore November 15: $499 \ nNovember 15 and After: $599 \nStudents: $299 \nHalf day workshops: $250 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080220 SUMMARY:NH UPA February Meeting: 10-Minute Talks LOCATION:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA DESCRIPTION:The February 19th NH UPA meeting will be a highly engaging and informative night with 4 different 10-minute talks by 4 different speakers. The "10-minute talk" format is popular because of the pace of the meeting and the variety of topics discussed related to usability and user experienc e design. \n \nTopics: \nCognitive Biases and the Fundamental Attribution Error in User- \nCentered Design by Chauncey Wilson, Autodesk \n \nWords Set the Stage: Modeling Good Behavior for User-generated \nContent by Marg ot Bloomstein, PixelMEDIA \n \nPros and Cons of Presenting Multiple Option s of a Design to the \nProject Team by Shannon McHarg, H&R Block \n \nRem ote Usability Testing: Best Practices and Lessons Learned by \nRebecca Ric hkus, Autodesk \n \nWhere: \nPixelMEDIA \n222 International Drive \nSuite 175 \nPortsmouth, NH 03801 \n \nTime: \n6:00-7:00 PM - Networking (refre shments provided by PixelMEDIA) \n7:00-8:00 PM - 10-Minute Talks \n \nAbou t 10-Minute Talks: \nPresenter talks are strictly limited to 10 minutes an d 6 slides max. Following each presenter, there will be 5 minutes for Q&A. This makes preparation and presentation easy and keeps things moving for th e audience. \n \nFor usability and user experience practitioners, you will find plenty of tips and tricks you can use in your job. For those who are new to usability, the variety of topics will give you a good idea of what t he profession is all about. \n \nRSVP or questions: info@nhupa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080224 SUMMARY:Involution Master Academy:Product Architecture LOCATION:Sunnyvale, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Instructor Andrei Herasimchuk \nAndrei Herasimchuk is a princip al of Involution Studios, where he is responsible for the design practice o f the company. Andrei spent a number of years at Adobe, where he was their first interface designer. He provided the interface strategy for the initia l Creative Suite, was responsible for the design of Photoshop, Illustrator and the original InDesign, as well as for founding the internal UI team, de veloping it to more than 20 people. \n \nThis full-day course will teach so ftware professionals how to lead a collaborative architecture process for s oftware products. Participants will be taken through the entire process usi ng hands-on exercises designed to give a deep and real-world understanding. At its conclusion this architecture process results in a shared vision of the upcoming design by all stakeholders, including those far-removed from t he design team, while creating a clearly articulated starting point for the design itself. \n \nThese methods inherently involve cross-disciplinary te ams, so this course is appropriate for either individuals or teams who want to participate in the architecture and design vision of software products. This approach works well for redesigns as well as new designs; for web, de sktop or mobile platforms, as well as cross-platform design; and is equally relevant for consumer, B2B and enterprise applications. \n \nAs with all I nvolution Master Academy courses, this class is limited to nine students. T his guarantees each student significant interaction with Andrei and a uniqu e opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put these ideas into practice wit h the recognized industry expert on this topic and your eight classmates. I t also means that there are very few seats available, so sign up today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080227 SUMMARY:FITC Amsterdam LOCATION:Amstersam, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:FITC comes to Amsterdam February 25 - February 26, 2008! \n \nW hether your weapon of choice is Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effect s, or a combination of all the above, you're in for a wild ride of presenta tions, panel discussions, and parties as FITC debuts in Amsterdam. This two -day event brings together the world's hottest designers -- and the coolest technology. \n \nConfirmed speakers include; Erik Natzke, Niko Stumpo, GMU NK, Nikolai Cornell, Peter Elst, Ralph Hauwert, Joost Korngold and Colin Mo ock, Aral Balkan, James Paterson, Jared Tarbell and more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080227 SUMMARY:Wayfinding:real world signage systm & online desig LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:Presentation: \nThink it’s important to know how to get around a website? How about a hospital? Find out how Sylvia Harris, a leading I nformation Design Strategist, was able to create a new vision for visitor i nformation delivery at the New York area’s largest hospital. Sylvia will s hare her information design system and wayfinding masterplan to improve pat ient experience at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. \n--------------- \nSpea ker: \nSylvia Harris is New York City's "Public Designer". She has devoted twenty-five years to the design and management of public-interest communica tions. \n \nA leading advisor to New York City's largest institutions, Sylv ia conducts assessments and formulates communication strategies for brandin g and public information campaigns. From 1990 through 2000 Sylvia was a des ign critic at the Yale University School of Art. She received her M.F.A. fr om Yale in 1980 and a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1975. \n--------------- \nLocation: \nJPMorgan Chase, \n277 Park Avenue (betwee n 47th & 48th) \nRoom 1701 (17th floor) \n--------------- \nTime: \nArrive at 6 pm for building security, networking \nPresentation 6:30 - 8:00 inclu ding Q&A \nDinner with speaker 8:30 (participants pay for their own) \n---- ----------- \nNYC-UPA members: $10, Non-members: $20 \nNon-members with 1 y ear membership: $25 \nFull-time students: $5 (w valid ID) \n \n \n \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080302 SUMMARY:Involution Master Academy: Design Research Methods LOCATION:Sunnyvale, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Instructor Steve Portigal \nSteve is the founder of Portigal Co nsulting, a boutique agency that helps clients discover and act on new insi ghts about themselves and their customers. He has conducted hundreds of eth nographic interviews in homes, public spaces, and work places, interviewing families, hotel maintenance staff, architects, rock musicians, home automa tion enthusiasts, and radiologists. \nThis course will provide first-hand knowledge and training in core design research methods. At its root, design research emphasizes learning about people and using the insights gained to inform and inspire design. We will focus on exemplary models of what resea rch is, what it looks like, its role in concept generation, and what it pro duces. \n \nStudents will develop their own design research philosophy, lea rn how to think about people, behavior, and culture, as well as the importa nce of being open to new perspectives. They will also learn tactical skills they can immediately put into practice: how to conduct observations and in terviews, find research participants, and interpret and synthesize results as fodder for design and storytelling. \n \nAs with all Involution Master A cademy courses, this class is limited to nine students. This guarantees eac h student significant interaction with Steve and a unique opportunity to ro ll up your sleeves and put these ideas into practice with the recognized in dustry expert on this topic and your eight classmates. It also means that t here are very few seats available, so sign up today! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080309 SUMMARY:Applied Empathy: An Experience Design Framework LOCATION:Sunnyvale, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Instructor Dirk Knemeyer \nDirk Knemeyer is a principal of Invo lution Studios, responsible for the business success of the company. He has worked with clients including Yahoo!, Oracle, and General Motors, and was previously the Chief Design Officer at Thread Inc. Dirk is the President of UXnet, the non-profit organization representing the user experience indust ry, and has been on the Board of eight different corporations and non-profi ts in his career. \n \nWhile people pay lip service to “user experience” a nd “emotional design”, in reality companies and practitioners simply don’t know how to intentionally and strategically design to stimulate core human needs and desires. Existing design disciplines such as industrial design, i nteraction design and graphic design do not provide a framework or process to target these critical human considerations. Paradoxically, the products and services that best address and account for deeper levels of human meani ng and motivation are the ones that have the most market success and cultur al impact. \n \nStudents will be introduced to Dirk’s unique framework for mapping product planning to designing for real human needs and desires. The n - with an emphasis on group activity and hands-on trial-and-error - stude nts will learn and practice methods for infusing this framework and humanis tic design approach into their company and projects. After completing the c ourse, students will be immediately ready to have a significant, practical impact on product or service development in their organization. \n \nAs wit h all Involution Master Academy courses, this class is limited to nine stud ents. This guarantees each student significant interaction with Dirk and a unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put these ideas into practic e with the recognized industry expert on this topic and your eight classmat es. It also means that there are very few seats available, so sign up today ! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080315 SUMMARY:Archiculture Trailer Debut Party LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION:Tapping their feet and chewing pencils, five students nervously await the outcome of five tumultuous years of intense labor. In moments, t hey will hear from their committee of professors as to the final decision o f their senior thesis projects. The documentary Archiculture follows these five students and their struggles over the course of their final semester a t a university to complete their thesis projects, which are the manifestati ons of years of hard work, stress and, ultimately, success. \n \nCome join us to celebrate the debut of our trailer for the feature length documentary Archiculture, which is currently being shot in New York at Pratt Institute . We will have a brief introduction to the project, a few guest speakers, a nd a short presentation by the film's creators and filmmakers followed by a Q&A session. \n \nSpeakers: David Krantz (co-Producer/Director); Ian Harri s (co-Producer/Director); Pierce Cook (co-Producer/Editor) with special gue st speakers TBA \nOrganized by: AIA New York Chapter, Center for Architectu re Foundation, Arbuckle Industries \nSponsored by: Center for Architecture Foundation \nLocation: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place (Direct ions) \nPrice: free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080329 SUMMARY:Web App Summit 2008 LOCATION:Coronado, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Use the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off each day and a li mited-edition Web App Summit 2008 iPod nano. Promotion ends on 2/26. \n \nO ver the three days of Web App Summit 2008, you'll meet the innovators and w orld-class designers behind today's most successful web apps, and come away inspired to create amazing applications that will delight your users. \n \ nWe've carefully crafted this three-day event to give you what you need. \ n \nWe start with four full-day tutorials covering the most critical topics for your success. Between them, the world-renowned experts leading these s eminars have more than 100 years of experience designing applications for p ractically every industry, from financial services to entertainment. They'v e created an information-packed day designed to get every question you have answered and deliver you the essential insights for creating great applica tions. \n \nOn the second day, we've chosen each session to give you the es sentials for designing a successful web application. You'll come away with a full stock of tips and techniques you'll want to share with your entire t eam. \n \nOn the third day, we'll explore the best practices for implementi ng successful web applications. We've chosen the biggest experts in the wor ld of web development to give you a full spectrum of techniques and insight s. \n \nDays 2 and 3 feature a "peer-to-peer" luncheon, where you'll conne ct up with others who are tackling the same challenges you're facing and le arn from their experiences. \n \nSpeakers include: Luke Wroblewski, Kim Go odwin, Leisa Reichelt, Indi Young, Steve Mulder, Jeremy Keith, Bill Scott, Derek Featherstone, Keith Robinson, Sean Kane, and of course, Jared M. Spoo l. \n \nUse the promo code "BOXES" to receive $30 off each day and a limit ed-edition Web App Summit 2008 iPod nano. Promotion ends on 2/26. \n \nView the complete summit description, and register at http://www.webappsummit.c om END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080327 SUMMARY:NH UPA March Meeting: Sarah Bloomer LOCATION:Dover, New Hampshire, USA DESCRIPTION:Topic: Expanding User-Centered Design in the 21st Century or Wh y Design Thinking is the Next Big Thing. \n \nWhen: \nRefreshments & Networ king: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. \nMeeting: 7:00 PM – 8 ish \n \nWhere: \nLiberty Mutual \n150 Liberty Way \nDover, NH 03820 \n \nP arking Directions: Park in the front lot. License and plate number needs to be presented at security desk. RSVP required (see below). \n \nAbstract: \ nWhat is design thinking? Why is it important? What does design thinking me an to the field of user centered design? \n \nThis talk is an overview of how design thinking is finding its place in companies worldwide, and how us er-centered design is being applied across many fields, from organizational design to product design. \n \nAbout Sarah Bloomer: \nSarah Bloomer has de signed user interfaces for 20 years. In 1991 she co-founded the interaction design company The Hiser Group. With Hiser, she helped establish the field of user-centered design in Australia. Upon returning to the USA in 2002, S arah was a senior interaction designer for The MathWorks before starting Sa rah Bloomer & Co, a consulting practice focusing on collaborative design fa cilitation. \n \nSarah has delivered papers, tutorials and workshops at use r interface design conferences in Australia and the USA. Her tutorial, Succ essful Strategies for Selling Usability into Organizations, became a CHI cl assic. Sarah also led the conceptualization and development of The Hiser El ement™ toolkit, a user-centered design methodology created to help companie s rapidly set up usability teams. \n \nSarah holds an MS from New York Uni versity in interactive software design, a BA from Smith College, and served as masters supervisor at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. \n \ nRSVP: \nYou must RSVP to attend, as security is tight at Liberty Mutual. Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org. \n \n+ + + \n \nStay informed about NH UPA meetings and events by joining the NH UPA Yahoo! group at: http://g roups.yahoo.com/group/nh-upa/. \n \n+ + + END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080403 SUMMARY:Site Search Analytics by Lou Rosenfeld LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Site Search Analytics: Conversations with Your Customers" by Lo uis Rosenfeld \n \nDate: Wed, April 2, 2008 \nTime: 6 - 8PM \nLocation: Mes sagefirst \n230 N 2nd St. Suite 2C \nPhiladelphia, PA 19106 \n(215) 825-742 3 \nRSVP: Please help us plan & RSVP to phillychi@gmail.com \n \nAbout the Presentation \nAny site with a search engine captures users' search queries . This is real data that's plentiful and inexpensive to acquire, and not ne cessarily difficult to analyze. Site search analytics tells you what users really want from your site—in their own words—and how well you're meeting t hose needs. This session covers the basics of search analytics for web desi gners, showing how you can identify, diagnose, \nand fix major problems wit h your site's content, metadata, navigation, and search functions. \n \nAbo ut the Speaker \nLouis Rosenfeld is founder of Rosenfeld Media, a new publi shing house focused on short, practical books on user experience design. As an IA consultant, he has helped numerous Fortune 500s and other large, mes sy, political enterprises make their information easier to find. Lou is co -author of "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" (O'Reilly & As sociates; 3rd edition, 2006) and the forthcoming "Site Search Analytics: Co nversations with Your Customers" (Rosenfeld Media, 2008). Lou co-founded th e IA Institute and UXnet. He blogs regularly at louisrosenfeld.com. \n \nAb out Our Sponsor \nMessagefirst is Philadelphia-based design research consul ting firm. We work with companies to help them increase revenues, decrease costs, and ultimately improve the user experience of their products or serv ices. Our goal-oriented data-driven design process improves performance and creates compelling experiences that solve business problems in a beautiful way. And unlike other consulting firms, we don't just redesign products an d service – we actually work with your team to plan and implement the desig n solution. \n \nTo learn more about Messagefirst, please visit: http://www .messagefirst.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080410 SUMMARY:CreativeConnects Happy Hour LOCATION:Arlington, Virginia, USA DESCRIPTION: Join us for CreativeConnects a free monthly social event hoste d by The BOSS Group for creative, marketing, communications, advertising an d web professionals. Come network with colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get leads on jobs and business opportunities. \n \n No formal program, no RSVP required, lite bites and one drink courtesy of T he BOSS Group. \n \nAlso, visit our online resource center, creativeconnect s.com, for links to creative resources, tools, free downloads and our blog. \n \nCreativeConnects locations: \nMontclair, NJ \nPhiladelphia, PA \nBal timore, MD \nWashington, DC \nDallas, TX \nRichmond, VA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080423 SUMMARY:FITC Toronto LOCATION:Toronto, Canada DESCRIPTION:Break your tools. Break your patterns. Break the norm. Break th e standards at FITC Toronto: The Design + Technology Festival. \n \nFITC T oronto is where the world’s top designers and developers come together to s hare their insights and expertise across three subject areas: creative, tec hnical and business. Sessions cover all aspects of the creative process, ex plore the latest developments in rich media technology, and provide insight into the ups and downs of running an Interactive business. \n \nThis is th e 7th year for the four-day festival, which also includes a kick-ass Awards show, a speakers’ series devoted to experimental art and programming, a la rge scale interactive art exhibit, and some very cool parties. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080501 SUMMARY:HiSoftware on Accessibility Projects LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:Boston-IA (www.boston-ia.org) invites you to attend "Setting Up a Web Accessibility Program" on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Boston-IA will present Dan Revellese of HiSoftware Inc (www.hisoftware.com). discussing t he issues involved in developing a Web Accessibility program for large-scal e and enterprise-wide web development projects. \n \nThe meeting will be he ld at the Bank of America Conference Center (www.bankofamerica.com) in down town Boston, Massachusetts. \n \nDan will detail how to make a business cas e for implementing a Web Accessibility program in an organization and strat egies for ensuring accessibility, as well as tips for finding a champion to sponsor the program and suggestions for managing the program. A hypothetic al, composite case study from the point of view of HiSoftware’s clients wil l be presented to clearly illustrate the many benefits a Web Accessibility program can bring to an organization and its web users. \n \nHiSoftware Inc . is a leading provider of software, services, and on-demand solutions that test, repair, monitor, and enforce web content, quality, and regulatory co mpliance. \n \nMeeting Details \n \nPresentation by: HiSoftware (www.hisoft ware.com) \n"Setting Up a Web Accessibility Program" \n \nWednesday, April 30, 2008, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. \nSponsored and hosted by: \n \nBank of Americ a \nConference Center, One Federal Street, Floor 7 \nBoston, Massachusetts 02110 \n \nDirections to Bank of America (http://www.boston-ia.org/meetings /directions.html) \n \nRegistration \n \nThe meeting is free for Boston-IA members, and $15 for all others, payable at the door. New or returning memb ers can join Boston-IA for $50 (renewable January, 2009) and attend for fre e. Light refreshments will be served. Please pre-register at: www.Boston-IA .org or by sending e-mail to: \n \nregisterlist@Boston-IA.org \n \nWe hope to see you there! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080524 SUMMARY:WebVisions 2008 LOCATION:Portland, Oregon, USA DESCRIPTION:WebVisions explores the future of the Web with an all-star line up of visionary speakers that includes keynotes from Jeffrey Veen of Google and Lynne Johnson of FastCompany.com, as well as sessions by Rashmi Sinha (Slideshare.net), Matt Haughey (MetaFilter), Christina Wodtke (Boxes and Ar rows), Tjeerd Hoek (frog design), Bill DeRouchey (Ziba Design), Kimberly Bl essing (Paypal) and many others. \n \nHalf day workshops feature acclaimed designer Roger Black ("Type Class"), Aaron Gustafson ("Progressive Enhancem ent with Javascript and CSS"), Erica O'Grady ("The Art and Science of Conve rsation in Social Media"), Tyler Sticka ("The Control Freak's Guide to Web Design"), David McFarland ("Javascript for Designers") and more. \n \nConf erence Pass: $180 Early Bird* / $250 Standard \n*if purchased by March 31st \n \nWorkshops: $375 Early Bird* / $450 Standard \n*if purchased by March 31st \n \nGroup rates, association discounts and student discounts are also available; call Brad Smith at 503-230-2058 or email brad@webvisionsevent.c om for more information. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614 SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference LOCATION:Nashville, Tennessee, USA DESCRIPTION:You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and jo in the conversation at the Voi