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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  
 system\;
\nit is a pattern language\; it bridges branding and functionality
 \, desirability and usefulness\; it is\, in fact\, often the bridge between
  mere "best practices" and true innovation.
\n
\nJoin Christopher Fahey in 
 a discussion of how\, historically\, style awareness is a core aspect of in
 novative design. If you'd like to attend\, please send your RSVP to nyc-rsv
 p@ixda.org.
\n
\nDetails:
\nTuesday\, Thursday\, July 26th at 6:30pm
\nLoca
 tion provided on RSVP (send RSVPs to nyc-rsvp@ixda.org).
\n
\n
\nAbout Chri
 stopher Fahey:
\nChristopher is a founding partner and the information arch
 itecture practice lead at Behavior\, an award-winning New York web design c
 onsultancy.  At Behavior\, he has worked with diverse clients including HBO
 \, BusinessWeek\, The Smithsonian Institution\, McGraw-Hill Professional\, 
 JPMorgan Chase\, ResortQuest\, 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 A
 SIS&T IA Summits\, at the 2007 SXSW Interactive conference\, and has taught
  interaction design at Brooklyn
\nCollege\, FIT\, and the City College of N
 ew York.
\n
\nPlease RSVP to nyc-rsvp@ixda.org if you'd like to attend.
\n
 \nIf you're interested in helping us run and coordinate events\, please e-m
 ail us at nyc@ixda.org.
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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 Francisc
 o\, 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
  the first event in our design tools series we present Kevin Cheng from Yah
 oo! Brickhouse and OK/Cancel (ok-cancel.com).
\n
\nOften\, wireframes\, req
 uirements\, personas and other documents have yielded unsatisfactory result
 s – that is\, when they are read at all. At Yahoo!\, Kevin Cheng has been e
 xperimenting with using comics as a technique for communicating the core co
 ncepts behind a design’s intended user experience.
\n
\nIn this presentatio
 n\, Kevin will share how this technique has worked well to get teams inform
 ed and on the same page\, without fixating on interface details too early i
 n the project. He’ll demonstrate an in-depth walkthrough of his process and
  the advantages he’s found using comics over other methods. Best of all\, y
 ou won’t even need to take an art class to use this methodology.
\n
\n--
\n
 
\nPresented by Interaction Design Association and Cooper.
\n
\nIxDA has ot
 her great events in the works\, but we’re always on the lookout for great s
 peakers with great presentations. If you’re interested in speaking at a fut
 ure event or have an idea for a future presentation\, please get in touch!
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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 registrati
 ons. 
\n
\nFor the User Interface 12 Conference 
\n( http://www.uiconf.com 
 )\, Jared M. Spool and his team of usability researchers have asked the mos
 t forward thinking minds in the world of usability to present on today's mo
 st pressing design topics.  
\n
\nFor 4 full days\, you'll learn in-depth t
 echniques from these top experts\, and come away with the knowledge and con
 fidence necessary to tackle your biggest design challenges. 
\n
\nNow in it
 s twelfth year\, the UI12 Conference examines the most critical web design 
 and usability issues facing designers\, information architects\, and usabil
 ity professionals. Topics include: Agile Development\, Task-based Informati
 on Architecture\, Usability Testing\, Visual Design\, Building Innovative D
 esigns\, Communicating with Comics\, Interaction Design\, and Designing wit
 h CSS. 
\n
\nOn Monday\, November 5th\, you'll have the chance to attend on
 e of four full-day seminars from Larry Constantine\, Gerry McGovern\, Rolf 
 Molich\, or Luke Wroblewski. 
\n
\nOn Tuesday\, November 6th\, you'll have 
 the chance to attend several of the informative and entertaining 90-minute 
 Featured Talks from each of our conference speakers\, as well as the UI12 C
 onference Keynote presentation from Jared M. Spool. 
\n
\nOn Wednesday\, No
 vember 7th\, you'll have the chance to attend one of four full-day seminars
  from Scott Berkun\, Kevin Cheng\, Kim Goodwin\, or Cameron Moll. 
\n
\nWe'
 ll cap off the week on Thursday\, November 8th\, with our Showcase Seminar 
 Day\, where you can choose between UIE's most popular seminars.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071127
SUMMARY:CM Pros Fall 200 Summit: Web Content Management
LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Event Explores Web Content Management Technologies and Their Im
 pact on the Way We Work
\n
\nRecent advances in content management tools â€
 “ including Semantic Web technologies—are creating dramatic changes to th
 e way organizations and their staffers work. Web content management softwar
 e has made it possible for organizations to increase workplace efficiency t
 hrough collaboration\, eliminate unnecessary waste through automation\, low
 er cost of production through process improvements and workflow routing\, a
 nd\, perhaps most importantly\, make possible the delivery of relevant cont
 ent with pinpoint accuracy\, increasingly\, on demand. When localization an
 d translation enter the equation\, these benefits grow exponentially.
\n
\n
 Where can organizations find the knowledge needed to take advantage of thes
 e powerful\, paradigm-shifting technologies? The CM Pros Fall 2007 Summit i
 s an excellent starting place. The event will focus on the importance of we
 b content management and the technologies that are quickly turning the web 
 into a platform for the development of business solutions and information s
 ervices. The Summit will feature presentations\, workshops\, and roundtable
  discussions aimed at helping to demystify web content management strategie
 s\, tools\, standards\, and technologies.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090404
SUMMARY:Good Design Faster: High-Value Experience Design
LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Good Design Faster will take you from back-of-the-napkin sketch
 ing to the presentation and prototyping of design concepts in two fast-pace
 d days. While UX Intensive focuses on deepening expertise in a specific are
 a\, Good Design Faster deliberately spans sketching\, ideation\, group coll
 aboration\, and prototyping — giving you a toolkit of light\, flexible skil
 ls for achieving remarkable productivity in relatively short time. This wor
 kshop is highly recommended for anyone working with agile\, iterative produ
 ct teams.
\n
\nBased on workshops that first debuted at UX Week 2008\, Good
  Design Faster brings together our favored techniques for rapid\, flexible 
 design and prototyping\, and recreates the experience of two high-energy da
 ys in the Adaptive Path design studio. Good Design Faster closes with anoth
 er favored Adaptive Path tradition\, an after party!
\n
\nWhat will be cove
 red?
\nWireframes aren't enough to overcome new and future challenges of UX
 . To create great experiences\, you need fast\, agile\, and compelling new 
 tools that generate new ideas and solve tough problems of interactivity\, f
 low\, and form. In this hands-on workshop you'll learn methods and build sk
 ills to:
\n
\n* quickly sketch and communicate a vivid user experience thro
 ugh storyboards
\n
\n* explore your ideas and build team buy-in around the 
 best experience to design and implement
\n
\n* build interactive prototypes
  that make your ideas come alive
\n
\nLocation: 
\nDogpatch Studios
\n991 T
 ennessee Street
\nSan Francisco\, CA 
\n
\nEarly Bird pricing (until Jan 31
 )
\n$1\,095
\nRegular pricing 
\n$1\,395
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090717
SUMMARY:IDEO: “Business Design Meets Interaction Design”
LOCATION:New York\, New York\, USA
DESCRIPTION:DUANE BRAY\, interaction designer and head of Digital Media for
  IDEO\, and RYAN JACOBY\, who leads IDEO’s Business Design discipline\, wil
 l co-lead a discussion about the intersection of interaction and business d
 esign. Drawing on examples from IDEO’s past work as well as inspirational s
 tories elsewhere in the world\, the two will consider the question of how i
 nteraction and business designers approach problems\, how the relationship 
 between the two disciplines has changed\, and how collaboration can lead to
  rich user experiences and business solutions.
\n
\n6:00 - 7:00 Networking 
 and refreshments
\n7:00 - 7:15 Welcome and announcements
\n7:15 - 8:30 Pres
 entation and Q&A
\n8:30 - 9:30 More networking and refreshments
\n
\nThe ev
 ent is free of charge and open to all interested parties.
\nPlease note tha
 t pre-registration and photo ID at the door are required to attend.
\nRegis
 tration will close at midnight Wednesday\, July 15.
\n
\nCheck out the Bloo
 mberg online invitation for this event!
\nhttp://www.bloomberg.com/promo/Ju
 l/34994797/731media.html
\n
\nFull detail available on the event registrati
 on page.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091031
SUMMARY:Informing the design of the future urban landscape
LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will identify emerging design themes by bringing 
 together practitioners from across disciplines. Participants in the worksho
 p will collaborate in a practical exercise designed to reveal issues that w
 ill increasingly impact upon the design of the products and services that w
 ill populate the urban landscape in the near future. The outcome of this ha
 lf-day workshop will be the identification of challenges that designers and
  technologists will have to address as they shape the media-rich urban land
 scape.
\nWorkshop Leaders: Michael Smyth & Ingi Helgason\, Centre for Inter
 action Design\, Edinburgh Napier University\, UK
\n
\nWho should attend?
\n
 
\nAs the aim of this workshop is to generate discussion and to collaborati
 vely identify design issues\, we would like to encourage attendance from a 
 mix of people at different career stages\, both creative practitioners and 
 academic researchers. As interdisciplinarity is an important feature of thi
 s workshop\, participants from a range of related fields\, for example tech
 nology and creative design\, are welcome to attend.
\nIf you are interested
  in attending\, please email Ingi Helgason : i.helgason@napier.ac.uk : by 3
 1st August\, including a maximum of 500 words telling us about yourself and
  your work\, and why you would like to attend this workshop.
\nFind out mor
 e about the workshop :: http://informingurbanfutures.wordpress.com/about
\n
 
\nCREATIVITY IS PRESENT IN ALL WE DO
\n
\nThe 7th Creativity and Cognition
  Conference embraces the broad theme of Everyday Creativity. This year the 
 conference will be held at the Berkeley Art Museum (CA\, USA)\, and asks: H
 ow do we enable everyone to enjoy their creative potential? How do our crea
 tive activities differ? What do they have in common? What languages can we 
 use to talk to each other? How do shared languages support collective actio
 n? How can we incubate innovation? How do we enrich the creative experience
 ? What encourages participation in everyday creativity?
\n
\nhttp://www.cre
 ativityandcognition09.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100825
SUMMARY:IxDA LA - Interactive Design for Mass Transit
LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:The Interactive Design Group at Metro is responsible for custom
 er-facing websites\, as well as ensuring Metro is in the social media\, mob
 ile platform\, and developer community. Leading a new team at Metro for the
  last two years\, Lan-Chi will go deep on two themes driving their current 
 work: information relevance and customer-focus. Come out and mingle with th
 e best and brightest in the LA interactive design community and enjoy tasty
  food & beverages courtesy of LA Metro.
\n
\nThis event is FREE! Be sure to
  RSVP for a spot at this unique event! 
\n
\nGetting There — Never taken th
 e LA Metro? Now's the time. The Metro Red\, Purple\, and Gold lines all tak
 e you to Union Station.  Meet us at the third floor plaza of the Metro Head
 quarters building\, which is located right next to Union Station. If you ar
 e traveling from Hollywood\, East LA\, Los Feliz\, Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown\,
  or Pasadena\, Go Metro! Use the experience of riding the Metro to inform y
 our questions for Lan-Chi.
\n
\nDriving? From 101 Southbound – Exit at Alam
 eda St. Turn left at Commercial St\, left atCenter St and continue straight
  on toRamirez St. Cross Vignes St into the underground parking entrance (us
 e middle lane). From 101 Northbound – Exit at Vignes St and stay in left-ha
 nd lane. Then turn left at the light into the underground parking entrance 
 (use middle lane). Parking is not validated so it is recommended that you c
 arpool or take the Metro.
\n
\nFor more transit directions\, and a map of t
 he location\, visit Metro at http://metro.net/about/contact/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110525
SUMMARY:Introduction to Usability and User Experience
LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Web Usability training course content
\n
\nThis one day Web Usa
 bility training course provides delegates with practical examples\, compreh
 ensive notes\, guidelines and sources of reference.
\n
\nThe course can be 
 tailored to meet the needs of your team and your organisation\, but typical
  course content includes:
\n
\n    Have an understanding of Usability and t
 he User Centred Design (UCD) approach
\n    See and discuss examples of goo
 d and bad Usability
\n    Understand the importance and principles of inclu
 ding users in testing
\n    Know how and where to recruit users for user te
 sting
\n    Gain knowledge on setting up your own usability lab onsite
\n  
   Understand the basics of eyetracking
\n    Have an awareness of the tools
  available for information architecture and wireframing
\n    Improving for
 ms\, search\, navigation and error messages
\n    Perform a card sort exerc
 ise of web site navigation
\n    Tips for merchandising and selling online
 \n    Understand how to sell usability within your organisation
\n    Under
 stand the basics of Mobile usability
\n
\nPre-requisites
\n
\nYou should be
  familiar with the web and general trends online.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110607
SUMMARY:Web Accessibility Training
LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:During the one-day interactive web accessibility training cours
 e you will:
\n
\n    Find out how to implement 'real-world' accessibility\,
  beyond merely box-ticking
\n    Utilise and learn how to understand WCAG 2
 .0 and how it differs to WCAG 1.0
\n    Use screen reader & screen magnifie
 r assistive technologies
\n    Make accessible images\, forms\, tables & na
 vigation
\n    Understand how to make accessible media (audio\, video & fla
 sh)
\n    See how JavaScript can be implemented with accessibility in mind
 \n    Learn the importance of accessible content and how to make it
\n    D
 iscover how to thoroughly test a website for accessibility
\n    Create an 
 accessibility action plan for your website
\n
\nYou'll also receive a free 
 80-page web accessibility training manual that contains all tutorials.
\n
\
 nThe web accessibility training is part of our usability & accessibility tr
 aining stream\, which also includes:
\n
\n    Web usability training
\n    
 Usability testing training
\n    Information architecture (IA) training
\n 
    Prototype with Axure training
\n    Mobile user experience training
\n
\
 nYou'll automatically get a 10% or 20% discount when you book on any 2 or 3
 + different courses respectively.
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110705
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110706
SUMMARY:Introduction to Usability and User Experience
LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Web Usability training course content
\n
\nThis one day Web Usa
 bility training course provides delegates with practical examples\, compreh
 ensive notes\, guidelines and sources of reference.
\n
\nThe course can be 
 tailored to meet the needs of your team and your organisation\, but typical
  course content includes:
\n
\n    Have an understanding of Usability and t
 he User Centred Design (UCD) approach
\n    See and discuss examples of goo
 d and bad Usability
\n    Understand the importance and principles of inclu
 ding users in testing
\n    Know how and where to recruit users for user te
 sting
\n    Gain knowledge on setting up your own usability lab onsite
\n  
   Understand the basics of eyetracking
\n    Have an awareness of the tools
  available for information architecture and wireframing
\n    Improving for
 ms\, search\, navigation and error messages
\n    Perform a card sort exerc
 ise of web site navigation
\n    Tips for merchandising and selling online
 \n    Understand how to sell usability within your organisation
\n    Under
 stand the basics of Mobile usability
\n------
\nPre-requisites
\n
\nYou sho
 uld be familiar with the web and general trends online.
\n-------
\nLocatio
 n
\n
\n2e2 Ltd
\n
\nGillingham House
\n
\n38-44 Gillingham St.
\n
\nVictori
 a
\n
\nLondon
\n
\nSW1V 1HU
\n----
\nDiscounts
\n
\nWe offer a 15% discount
  if the same candidate books on more than one course. We also offer the sam
 e discount for not for profit organisations\, and for organisations that se
 nd multiple candidates to the same course.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111104
SUMMARY:Search Analytics: What Your Customers are Telling
LOCATION:Virtual
DESCRIPTION:UIE Virtual Seminars
\n
\nGet the latest thinking on design wit
 hout the expense of traveling.
\n
\nThe UIE Virtual Seminars\, User Interfa
 ce Engineering's monthly series of online seminars\, gives you the chance t
 o hear the latest perspectives in the world of design from the field's prem
 ier experts. Instead of traveling to a training course\, you and your colle
 agues can hear the latest insights on the most important design topics righ
 t from your office for only $129. Once you purchase the seminar\, you can w
 atch the presentation right on your PC screen.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111204
SUMMARY:Interaction South America 2011
LOCATION:Belo Horizonte - MG\, Brazil
DESCRIPTION:Interaction South America 2011 is a design event that combines 
 three days of inspiring conversations on activities presented by a set of r
 egional and international experts.
\n
\nOur goal is to share knowledge on i
 nteraction design and its practice. Some of the most important global names
  in the area have already confirmed their presence in the 2011 edition.
\nC
 onfirmed speakers
\nJon Kolko
\nMike Kuniavsky
\nBrian Rink
\nBill Scott
\n
 Mike Kruzeniski
\nMartin Verzilli
\nMariana Salgado
\nChloe Gottlieb
\nWalt
 er Cybis
\nh.d.mabuse
\nCaio Vassão
\nGustavo Moura
\nDenise Eler
\nRobson 
 Santos
\nÉrico Fileno
\nWorkshops
\nDesign Echos
\nMike Kuniavsky
\nElizabe
 th Goodman
\nIsabel Fróes
\nWalter Cybis
\nCaio Vassão
\n
\nArticle present
 ations
\nThe Interaction South America strives to publish and disseminate s
 cholarly articles that present conclusive results related to interaction de
 sign.
\n
\nIf you have some original work\, you can submit it to our scient
 ific committee for consideration. Interactive and performative artwork may 
 also apply.
\n
\nInteractive art exhibit
\nIn IxDSA11 will be a space dedic
 ated to the exhibition of interactive art and conceptual projects of functi
 onal prototypes.
\n
\nIn addition to it's interactions\, the projects shoul
 d provide critical content and rich conceptual argument. Works of Installat
 ion\, performance or products in demo/concept phase will be accepted.
\n
\n
 Professionals from different fields are welcome to participate.
\n
\nDesign
  Challenge
\nThis year South America Interaction 11 will open space for a b
 ig competition\, the Design Challenge that will be open for students and pa
 rticipants from outside the event.
\n
\nStay tuned for the launch\, assembl
 e your team and participate.
\n
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120306
SUMMARY:MX: Managing Experience 2012
LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, USA
DESCRIPTION:About This Event
\n
\nMX is a conference for people who take a 
 leadership role in guiding better experiences into the world. Learn from re
 al-world examples and discover new approaches that can help you lead your o
 rganization toward investing in\, or improving your customer experience on 
 the web\, mobile\, and beyond.
\n
\nSPEAKERS
\nGenevieve Bell\, Intel Labs 
 (Keynote)
\nApril Showers\, United Airlines
\nBrandon Schauer\, Adaptive Pa
 th
\nChris Risdon\, Adaptive Path
\nDane Howard\, eBay
\nGreg Petroff\, GE
 \nIan Swinson\, Salesforce
\nKevin Nolan\, Strategy Analytics
\nKip Lee\, P
 hD Candidate @ Case Western Reserve University
\nLaura Kirkwood-Datta\, Ada
 ptive Path
\nLynne Waldera\, InMomentum
\nMelissa Matross\, The Hotwire Gro
 up
\nMiguel Lunaparra\, Sony
\nNancy Dickensen\, Dickenson\, LLC
\nPaula We
 llings\, Adaptive Path
\nThor Muller\, Get Satisfaction
\nVidya Drego\, For
 rester Research
\n
\nWORKSHOPS
\nSarah B. Nelson\, Tapir & Tine
\nRichard D
 alton\, Vangaurd
\n
\nTWITTER
\n@mxconf
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