Cambridge USA 2006-10-13 Use BOXES promotion code and receive $50 off each day or $250 off a four-day registration. Keynotes by Jared Spool and Barry Schwartz Ground-breaking Full-Day Seminars: Creating Persuasion Architecture Online Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg, Future Now Develop a strategy for persuading your users to take action. You'll learn how to map your user goals with your site's business goals. - o - o - How to Design a Task-Based Information Architecture Gerry McGovern Get a solid grounding in information architecture that will enable you to create designs that help users find what they want. - o - o - Building and Managing a Successful User Experience Team Sarah Bloomer and Susan Wolfe Learn proven processes for creating a successful usability team, including how the best teams work together and report success. - o - o - Rich Internet Applications and AJAX David (Heller) Malouf & Bill Scott, Yahoo! Learn to create your own Rich Internet Application solution using powerful technologies, such as AJAX or Flash. - o - o - Making Meaning: Creating an Engaging User Experience Nathan Shedroff Learn the most effective processes for establishing a deep and meaningful connection with your users. - o - o - Site Seeing: Communicating Successfully with Visual Design Luke Wroblewski, Yahoo! Get practical insights and strategies for boosting your site's visual appeal and delighting your users. - o - o - Bringing User-Centered Design Practices into Agile Development Projects Jeff Patton, ThoughtWorks Utilize Agile Development processes to speed development, improve quality, reduce feature creep, and encourage team collaboration. - o - o - Advanced Methods for Usability Testing Rolf Molich Uncover the best practices for usability testing with rare insights pulled from research on more than a dozen usability teams. - o - o - Full-day seminars by Jared Spool, Christine Perfetti, and Josh Porter 22 MA Our eleventh annual conference is being held October 9-12, 2006 in Cambridge, MA. We've lined up fantastic speakers giving full-day seminars on today's critically important design topics. 2006-10-09 false http://www.uiconf.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/22 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/22/UI11-badge.jpg agile developement, ajax, barry schwartz, bill scott, discount, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, jared spool, luke wroblewski, managing teams, nathan shedroff, persuasion architecture, rias, teams, usability testing, user experience, visual design New Haven USA 2010-07-26 Presented by AIGA and Yale School of Management Advance your business knowledge Explore timely topics to understand significant transformations and technological advances in the business world, apply financial tools and strategic analysis, and capitalize on new client opportunities. Case studies, lectures, guest speakers and study groups will give attendees a more complete understanding of business and design through the eyes of business executives. Learn more about the curriculum and faculty. Take away a more complete understanding of top management perspectives and be a more productive partner in communication, branding and product development strategies. “Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders” is designed exclusively for design executives who work with designers or clients to develop strategic responses to client challenges—in the form of a comprehensive communication or positioning strategy, or the design of a range of products or services. This select group of senior-level creative leaders will come together to discuss, network, debate and grow with each other. "I found the experience to be one of the most fulfilling and meaningful experiences of my professional and academic career." —Debbie Millman, 2003 participant Participants are likely to view the design process as an integral part of solving complex problems, whether that experience involves communication, functional or strategic design: * Principals or senior creative leaders in mid- to large-size studios or in-house design departments whose counsel to clients (external or internal) goes beyond the creation of artifacts * Senior managers in advertising, public relations or other firms who retain, hire or work closely with designers * Vice presidents, directors and managers in corporate design or communication departments July 25–30, 2010 New Haven, Connecticut http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/business-perspectives-apply 1418 CT Understand significant transformations and technological advances in the business world, apply financial tools and strategic analysis, and capitalize on new client opportunities. July 25–30, 2010 2010-07-25 false http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/business-perspectives http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1418 business strategy, design, graphic design, managing teams