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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
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080418
SUMMARY:NH UPA April Meeting
LOCATION:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
DESCRIPTION:When:
\nThursday, April 17th
\nRefreshments & Networking: 6-7:0
 0 PM
\nMeeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish
\n
\nWhere:
\nFat Belly's Grill & Bar (http:
 //www.fatbellysgrillandbar.com)
\n2 Bow Street
\nPortsmouth, NH 03801
\n
\n
 Street Map: http://tinyurl.com/448pk3
\nParking Map: http://tinyurl.com/yts
 uz8 (street parking is also available)
\n
\nRSVP:
\nAn RSVP is not required
 , but it helps us to have an idea of the head count for the venue. Please s
 end RSVPs to info@nhupa.org.
\n
\nTopic: 
\n~ Article Discussion ~
\n
\nFor
  this meeting, we'd ask that you read the selected articles ahead of time (
 don't worry, they're short articles, not books), jot down at least one disc
 ussion point about each article, then come prepared to discuss. Your discus
 sion point can be a question, an example from your experience, or simply yo
 ur perspective. We only ask that you keep your points constructive and not 
 overly critical of the article or the authors. We will have two moderators 
 that will help facilitate the discussion.
\n
\nThank you for your votes on 
 the articles to read. The three "winners" are:
\n
\n"Cultures of Prototypin
 g", Michael Schrage
\nhttp://hci.stanford.edu/bds/10-Schrage.pdf
\n
\n"Gett
 ing the Right Design and the Design Right: Testing Many Is Better Than One"
 , Maryam Tohidi, William Buxton, Ronald Baecker, Abigail Sellen.
\nhttp://w
 ww.billbuxton.com/rightDesign.pdf
\n
\n"Feature Richness and User Engagemen
 t", Jakob Nielsen
\nhttp://www.useit.com/alertbox/features.html
\n
\n
\nNH 
 UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is interested in attending. Memb
 ership to the UPA is NOT required.
\n
\nHope to see you there!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081016
SUMMARY:NH UPA October Meeting: Motivating People to Sign
LOCATION:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
DESCRIPTION:When:
\nWednesday, October 15th
\nRefreshments & Networking: 6-
 7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided.
\nMeeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish
\n
\
 nWhere:
\nPixelMEDIA
\n222 International Drive
\nSuite 175
\nPortsmouth, NH
  03801
\n
\nSummary:
\nThe usability of sign-up forms is a bugbear of any i
 nterface design professional. But what if the real hurdle wasn't usability,
  but motivation? Josh will show you techniques to motivate people to sign u
 p for your web application, from leveraging social influence to getting rid
  of the sign up form completely!
\n
\nJoshua Porter is the founder of Bokar
 do Design, an interface design and strategy shop focusing exclusively on so
 cial web applications. He recently wrote the book "Designing for the Social
  Web". When he is not designing web sites, Josh is speaking about it at con
 ferences or writing about it at bokardo.com. He lets off steam by rock clim
 bing and keeping up with his two-year old.
\n
\nRSVP:
\nPlease send RSVPs t
 o info@nhupa.org so we have an idea of the head count for the venue and ref
 reshments. 
\n
\n***NH UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is intere
 sted in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required.***
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081120
SUMMARY:NH UPA November Meeting: 10-Minute Talks
LOCATION:Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
DESCRIPTION:When:
\nWednesday, November 19th
\nRefreshments & Networking: 6
 -7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided.
\nMeeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish
\n
 \nWhere:
\nAutodesk, Inc.
\n100 Commercial Street
\nManchester, NH  03101
\
 n
\nSummary:
\nPresenter talks are strictly limited to 10 minutes and 6 sli
 des max. Following each presenter, there will be 5 minutes for Q&A. This ma
 kes preparation and presentation easy and keeps things moving for the audie
 nce.
\n
\nFor usability and user experience practitioners, you will find pl
 enty of tips and tricks you can use in your job. For those who are new to u
 sability, the variety of topics will give you a good idea of what the profe
 ssion is all about.
\n
\nRSVP:
\nPlease send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org so we 
 have an idea of the head count for the venue and refreshments. 
\n
\n***NH 
 UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is interested in attending. Memb
 ership to the UPA is NOT required.***
\n
\nHope to see you there!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081218
SUMMARY:NH UPA Holiday Party!
LOCATION:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
DESCRIPTION:We have a terrific night planned with good food, drinks and sur
 prises! This will be a great opportunity to combine celebrating the holiday
  season with getting to know your fellow NH UPA members better.
\n
\nThis y
 ear's Holiday Party will be held at the beautifully renovated Beaux Arts Lo
 bby in The Music Hall in Portsmouth. If you haven't seen the striking new d
 esign of the Music Hall Lobby, trust me, you're in for a real treat! We've 
 worked hard to get sponsors for this event to secure this wonderful venue a
 nd provide a great spread as well as a free round of drinks for everyone!
\
 n
\nWhen:
\nWednesday, December 17th
\n6:00-8:00 PM
\n
\nWhere:
\nBeaux Art
 s Lobby in The Music Hall (http://themusichall.org/support/lobby_2008.asp)
 \n28 Chestnut St.
\nPortsmouth, NH 03801
\n
\nParking Map: http://www.cityo
 fportsmouth.com/transportation/downpark.htm
\n
\nRSVP REQUIRED:
\nSpace is 
 limited for this event so don't delay in sending your RSVP to info@nhupa.or
 g.
\n
\nOUR SPONSORS:
\nPixelMEDIA - www.pixelmedia.com.
\nMad*Pow - www.ma
 dpow.net.
\nUser Interface Engineering - www.uie.com.
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