Philadelphia USA 2006-12-16 This will be a great opportunity to combine celebrating the holiday 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! When: Friday, December, 15th 6:30 – 9:30 PM Where: Noche - www.noche215.com 1901 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (conveniently located within 4 blocks of Suburban Station) Parking options: http://tinyurl.com/y9twna RSVP: Not required, but appreciated. Please send RSVPs to phillychi@gmail.com **Try to arrive on time to take advantage of our one hour open bar.** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsors: This event would not be possible without the support of our proud sponsors, GSI Commerce and Usable Interface... GSI Commerce (http://www.gsicommerce.com) is a leading provider of outsourced e-commerce solutions for over 50 partners in the United States. GSI's integrated e-commerce platform offers services in three areas: technology, logistics and customer care, and marketing services. GSI is headquartered in King of Prussia with two fulfillment centers in Kentucky, and customer care centers in Florida and Wisconsin, and a presence in the international market as well with GSI Commerce Europe, Inc. Usable Interface (http://www.usableinterface.com) is an independent consulting company specializing in product usability and user interface design. Usable Interface provides consulting services in the areas of: user research, usability testing, interaction design, and information architecture. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope to see you all there! 144 PA Join us in celebrating the holidays! We have a terrific night planned with lots of good food, drinks and surprises! 2006-12-15 false http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/144 design, happy hour, holiday, ia, information architecture, internet, pa, pennsylvania, phi chi, philadelphia, phillychi, social, usability, web Philadelphia USA 2007-01-26 Location: Levine 307, UPenn Campus 3301 Walnut, Philadelphia PA DIRECTIONS: Here is a map of the building: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=407 Sign up now! If you would like to participate, please RSVP now to phillychi@gmail.com. Why now? We may need to cap attendance. What's a "design slam"? During the meeting, participants will be teamed and introduced to a full-fledged hypothetical project, including appropriate client-side deliverables. They'll then have an opportunity to interview key players on the client's team. The session will conclude with proposal presentations from each of the groups to the "clients" and the assembled audience. Then the "clients" team will choose a winner. Members of the winning team will receive a plethora of praise from your peers and an award. What's in it for me? This 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 sometimes crazy environment. Knowledge transfer, technique sharing, and a social atmosphere makes this session stand out from the garden-variety "lecture-and-Powerpoint" presentation. Those that want to participate need to be at the meeting by 6:15pm at the latest. The client team will be introducing the design challenge promptly at 6:25. If you do not want to participate due to not being able to get to the meeting on-time or a severe case of social phobia, fear not! We would like to have an audience during this session to play the role of users, and help choose the winning team. This 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. 156 PA Join in the Philadelphia region's first annual Design Slam. Contestants will participate in a fast-paced race to create the best design solution to a real-world problem. Awards given to the victors! 2007-01-25 false http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/phillychi/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/156 chi, delaware, design, design competition, design slam, ia, information architecture, new jersey, nj, philadelphia, philly, phillychi Philadelphia USA 2007-02-16 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: Bar Noche - 1901 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia (http://www.noche215.com) RSVP: Appreciated but not necessary at phillyCHI@gmail.com. * Please pass this along to anyone you think will be interested! Thanks.* Join us Thursday, February 15th for drinks and networking in Center City Philadelphia. Our sponsor this month is MissionStaff, a full-service IT staffing firm based in Center City Philadelphia. MissionStaff places professionals in the fields of Web and Application Development, Database Administration, Business Analysis / Project Management and User Experience Design / Information Architecture. They provide contract staffing services as well as direct placement to a client concentration that spans from Princeton, NJ to Wilmington, DE. You can find out more about MissionStaff at their website at www.MissionStaff.com. During 2007, phillyCHI will host a happy hour every third Thursday of the month, giving folks interested in HCI a chance to get together to socialize. So mark your calendars and please join us! 165 PA Join us Thursday, February 15th for drinks and networking in Center City Philadelphia. 2007-02-15 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/165 acm, happy hour, information architecture, jobs, missionstaff, philadelphia, phillychi, sigchi, usability King of Prussia USA 2007-02-22 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: GSI Commerce, Inc., 935 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA RSVP: Please let us know if you are coming at phillyCHI@gmail.com Interest in content user-assigned tags is one of the big new stories on the Web. But content tagging is not a new story. What's new about Web 2.0 is that end users are doing the tagging instead of librarians, and the results are being shown almost instantly on websites like flickr, del.icio.us, Wikipedia, and Technorati.Librarians have long contended that end users cannot usefully tag content because they are not trained in how to do indexing. More correctly, end users cannot tag content the way librarians tag content. But this begs the question about what kind of tagging is useful. Joseph will discuss the usefulness to be found in tagging as it relates to librarians and usability professionals, the Semantic Web, and document and content management practices. Joseph Busch is the Founder and a Principal of Taxonomy Strategies. Joseph is an authority in the field of information science, a past President of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, and an appointee to the Board of Directors of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. He is a frequent speaker on metadata, taxonomy, indexing, classification research, information retrieval, and content management. Read more about Joseph at Taxonomy Strategies. 166 PA phillyCHI welcomes Joseph A. Busch of Taxonomy Strategies LLC as he speaks on the importance of tagging to librarians, usability practitioners and content management professionals. 2007-02-21 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/166 chi, delaware, design, folksonomy, ia, indexing, information architecture, joseph busch, librarians, new jersey, nj, philadelphia, philly, phillychi, semantic web, tagging, taxonomy, taxonomy strategies, web 20 Philadelphia USA 2007-03-16 Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: The Black Sheep - 247 South 17th Street, Philadelphia RSVP: Not necessary, but nice: phillychi@gmail.com Join us on March 15th in Center City for an open bar happy hour sponsored by our good friends at TEKsystems. This is an excellent way to meet up with fellow HCI professionals and learn about job opportunities in the region. About our sponsor: TEKsystems is a premiere technology execution company committed to building IT careers with contracted technical professionals by: * Providing growth opportunities within quality companies * Matching technical and industry experience with challenging job assignments TEKsystems services clients in Philadelphia and its surrounding areas as well as Northern Delaware and South Jersey up through Princeton. With over 150 local clients, they staff positions in Applications, Infrastructure and Telecommunications, including information architects, usability professionals, Web developers, graphic designers, and many more. They also offer full compensation and benefits. Learn more about TEKsystems at teksystems.com. 186 PA Join us on March 15th in Center City for open bar and networking. 2007-03-15 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/186 acm, happy hour, information architecture, jobs, philadelphia, phillychi, sigchi, teksystems, usability Philadelphia USA 2007-03-30 Knowing Smirks & Grins of Delight Date: March 29, 2007 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: MBC - 229 South 18th Street, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Map: http://mbcnet.com/directions.html RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com PhillyCHI is pleased to have Kip Voytek from R/GA discussing how interaction design must reach beyond usability and the satisfaction of user needs in order to truly help clients achieve their goals. By examining interactive product examples, he will demonstrate how interactive experience is being infused with emotion, creating connections between users and the products they are using. In today’s market, the successful completion of user tasks and usability are table stakes—the competitive advantage lies in being able to make experiences enjoyable, fun, delightful. Kip Voytek is Senior Vice President of Interaction Design at R/GA, the lead digital partner 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 of 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 Multimedia. Learn more about R/GA at http://rga.com. About Medical Broadcasting Company (MBC): We are the healthcare demand experts. We are experts in using the Internet to connect our clients' knowledge, advice, and experience to people's problems, conditions, and questions. We help our clients help doctors, patients, and all the people who care for them have better-informed conversations that lead to better treatments and better results. Because of our expertise and our clients' success, we are the interactive agency of record for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical, bioscience, and medical device companies. MBC is an agency of the Digitas family, a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. For more information please visit www.mbcnet.com. 188 PA Kip Voytek of R/GA will present 'Knowing Smirks & Grins of Delight' - a presentation discussing how interaction design must create an emotional connection with users in order to meet clients' needs. 2007-03-29 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/188 delaware, design, emotional design, ia, information architecture, interaction design, kip voytek, new jersey, nj, philadelphia, philly, phillychi, rga, usability, user needs Philadelphia USA 2007-04-20 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: Loie Brasserie & Bar - 128 South 19th Street, Philadelphia Directions: http://www.loie215.com/loie215/directions.asp RSVP: Not necessary, but nice: phillychi@gmail.com Come out and join us in Center City for an open bar happy hour sponsored by Morgan Creative Search. We’ll hang out at the bar, chat, and hopefully enjoy some warmer weather through Loie’s large open windows. The happy hour is open to folks interested in HCI, design, and information technology (among other things), so tell a friend! About our sponsor: Morgan Creative Other search firms will promise you the moon and stars. We’ll give you a galaxy of opportunity. Thanks to our small size, tight focus on creative and area connections, Morgan Creative Search outfoxes the big guys. From advertising to interactive, marketing to PR - if it’s on your agency’s organizational chart, we do it. Here’s a small sampling of the reasons we’re so damn loveable: * We specialize in full-time placement of creative positions only * We actively coach each of our candidates on the interview process, as well as the company, culture and position * The vast majority of our candidates are referrals from reliable sources * We personally meet every candidate we present face-to-face, to make sure they aren’t sociopaths or jerks * We scour our candidates’ references with a fine-toothed comb * We developed an invaluable tool called 7 Tips to Successful Interviewing * We are experts at matching soft and hard skills * We give referral fees if we place the candidate * And much, much more! A true boutique firm (no, we don’t do hair and makeup, although Samantha always looks impeccable), we’re able to offer you the attention you crave, and the one-on-one service you deserve. 201 PA Please join us for a little fun at our open bar monthly happy hour. Feel free to bring along folks who are interested in HCI, design, and information technology. 2007-04-19 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/201 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/201/phillyCHI-logo.gif acm, happy hour, information architecture, jobs, morgancreative, philadelphia, phillychi, sigchi, usability Philadelphia USA 2007-04-26 PhillyCHI April Meeting, Wednesday April 25, 2007 Time: 6 – 8 pm * Refreshments served from 6 – 6:30 pm * Location: Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=140 RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com “Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.” – Cory Doctorow How can design address the increasing demand for collaborative work, meaningful conversation and social connection? In this presentation, Andrew will explore how “Community of Practice” is more than just a 90s knowledge-management buzz-phrase. He will argue that it is an important model for understanding group behavior – and one that is becoming crucial to designing in the age of Wikipedia, MySpace and YouTube. Andrew will provide an essential understanding of "communities of practice" and will look at information architecture as a handy example. He will also examine how the concept helps designers in planning for a variety of collaborative environments – from intranets and medical forums to multiplayer games. About Our Sponsor: Vanguard 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 turning a profit for corporate owners or stockholders. To learn more about Vanguard, visit our website at: http://www.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/CorporatePortal For more information about career opportunities at Vanguard, visit our career site at: https://careers.vanguard.com/pljb/vanguard/vgcareers/applicant/VG/home.shtml 210 PA Please join us at our monthly meeting where Andrew Hinton will discuss communities of practice and the challenges they hold for designers. Refreshments served, thoughts provoked. 2007-04-25 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/210 andrew hinton, community of practice, design, information architecture, philadelphia, phillychi, vanguard, web 20 Philadelphia USA 2007-05-18 Collaging: What Your Users Wish They Could Tell You Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007 Time: 6 - 8 pm * Wine & cheese from 6 - 6:30 pm * Location: Avenue A | Razorfish Philadelphia 417 North Eighth Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19123 Phone: 267-295-7100 Map: http://tinyurl.com/yptdrt RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com - Please RSVP by Monday, May 14th Avenue A | Razorfish will present an overview of the User Research method of Collaging Collaging is an exercise where users select randomly chosen images that represent the type of experience they seek. Users then have a conversation with the moderator about the reasons behind their choices. The data generated from this exercise provides insight into the context users bring to a specific interaction, enabling design teams to create valuable user experiences. This presentation will explain the development of the method of Collaging, how to perform it, when it is useful, when it is not, and how to apply findings. In addition, examples from case studies will be discussed, and a live Collaging exercise will be performed with participants from the audience to generate data used for the new PhillyCHI website. About Our Sponsor: Avenue A | Razorfish is one of the largest interactive marketing and technology services agencies in the world. An operating unit of Seattle-based aQuantive, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQNT), Avenue A | Razorfish synthesizes technology with a great understanding of customer needs and provides solutions through distinct business disciplines, which include: analytics, strategy, technology, media, creative design and user experience. As one of the largest interactive agencies in the U.S., Avenue A | Razorfish offers clients unmatched advertising and Web site development services and unparalleled solutions for managing the complete customer lifecycle through an integrated, online channel. To learn more about Avenue A | Razorfish, please visit: http://avenuea-razorfish.com/index.htm 217 PA Please join us this month at Avenue A | Razorfish Philadelphia for an introduction to Collaging, a research method employed to elicit user attitudes and associations. Space is limited - sign up early! 2007-05-17 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/217 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/217/phillyCHI-logo.gif avenue a, collaging, delaware, new jersey, nj, philadelphia, philly, phillychi, razorfish, sigchi, user research Philadelphia USA 2007-06-29 “Maximum Value Design: Strategies for Creating a Larger Impact on the Business” Time: 6 - 8 pm * Meet & greet from 6 - 6:30 pm * Location: Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=140 RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com - Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 27, 2007 About the Presentation: The world over, designers are busy with day-to-day projects and business as usual that they can’t find time to work on bigger issues, the mythical strategic design. Fortunately, strategic design isn’t a type of work: it’s a way you work. We can adjust our tools and techniques to become more relevant and offer more value to our organizations. By changing how we approach specific tasks, we can transform lessons from small projects into frameworks that guide entire systems. This presentation will discuss six experiences, collected from experience collected at global IT companies, universities, political campaigns, interactive agencies, and financial institutions that shows how common design deliverables can be used to influence – and change – the broader organization. Though the examples and strategies are useful for practitioners of any skill level in any discipline, newer and intermediate information architects, interaction designers, and user experience designers will learn the most. Those interested in design strategy, information architecture, or user experience management will find the presentation especially useful. About the Presenter: Austin Govella works as a Senior Information Architect with Comcast Interactive Media. In his off-time, Austin works as a development editor for Boxes and Arrows (http://www.boxesandarrows.com), the web’s premier user experience and design publication. He writes about IA, design, and business on his blog, Thinking and Making (http://thinkingandmaking.com). 262 PA Please join us this month as Austin Govella presents six strategies for providing maximum value design for your organization, business, and clients. 2007-06-28 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/262 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/262/phillyCHI-logo.gif austin govella, business, delaware, design, ia, new jersey, nj, philadelphia, philly, phillychi Philadelphia USA 2007-08-24 Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm * Meet & greet from 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm * Location: Berger Auditorium, Skirkanich Hall, University of Pennsylvania 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=140 RSVP (not necessary, but nice): phillychi@gmail.com Most folks know that taxonomy has something to do with organizing things. Fewer folks know, however, that taxonomy is the practice of classification, which originally began as a science devoted to the classification of living organisms. And that over time, taxonomy has become known as the classification of just about anything and everything. Even fewer get down into the weeds and do the work that goes beyond simple classification that makes today’s information systems work: meta data, facets, controlled vocabulary, thesauri, synonym maps, ontologies, tagging… What’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 products they spend their waking hours creating could not function without well-structured, carefully crafted information structures. This month’s PhillyCHI meeting will explore in practical and tangible terms the specific ways taxonomy is important to the work we do. We will discuss the design, implementation, and governance of taxonomies by examining four real-world case studies: * a user-centric catalog for a large e-commerce site and its impact on the user experience * a content-heavy non-profit information site * a system processing data through controlled vocabularies and thesauri * a consumer-driven search engine Plenty of time will be reserved at the end of the meeting for discussion, so bring your tough questions! Panel Participants Dave Cooksey, GSI Commerce, Inc Emily Culbertson, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation John Ferrara, Vanguard Julia Remick, Yellow Book USA 293 PA For this month’s PhillyCHI meeting, we’ve assembled a panel to discuss a foundational topic: taxonomy. 2007-08-23 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/293 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/293/phillyCHI-logo.gif chi, delaware, design, ia, information architecture, new jersey, nj, philadelphia, philly, phillychi, taxonomy Philadelphia USA 2007-09-21 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: Kildare's Pub Address: 4417 Main Street, Manayunk, PA 19127 Phone: 215-482-7242 Directions: http://www.kildarespub.com/ma_directions.htm RSVP (not necessary, but nice): phillychi@gmail.com About Our Sponsor Aquent is the world's largest marketing and creative staffing company, with 70 offices in 18 countries. We've spent the past 20 years championing the cause of freelance marketing and creative professionals. Like you, we're marketing and creative experts, so we understand the challenges you face. Inflexible schedules. Inconsistent workflow. Impossible clients. Billing hassles. As part of the Aquent Talent Network you not only gain access to assignments at the world's best companies, you now have access to our comprehensive support system to help you manage all your business challenges on your terms. 320 PA Please join us as the PhillyCHI happy hour resumes after the summer lull. Swing by, have a drink, and see what fellow PhillyCHI members have been up. 2007-09-20 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/320 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/320/phillyCHI-logo.gif acm, chi, happy hour, philadelphia, phillychi, sigchi, social Philadelphia USA 2007-10-31 Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM * Refreshments & socializing from 6:00PM – 6:30PM * Location: Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, University of Pennsylvania Address: 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://tinyurl.com/34g86c Please RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com ABOUT THE PRESENTATION In this presentation, Dennis will share some of his adventures using anthropological tools to inform Information Architecture including some fascinating insights uncovered from raiding people's glove boxes, which directly drove the experience design of the Ford vehicles owners' website. The presentation will help attendees begin to look at Web Design through an anthropological lens, shedding new light on old design problems. Dennis will also discuss some of the cutting edge ideas and methodologies 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. ABOUT THE PRESENTER Mr. Schleicher is a Senior Information Architect at E.magination.com in Baltimore Maryland. He has a background in business and industrial anthropology and has been working awhile in the field of information technology and culture. He later moved into Information Architecture and found, to his surprise, that many anthropological tools and skills were very useful to IA and Web design. http://www.dennisschleicher.com ABOUT OUR SPONSOR Messagefirst, Inc. Messagefirst is Philadelphia-based design research consulting firm. We work with companies to help them increase revenues, decrease costs, and ultimately improve the user experience of their products or services. Our goal-oriented data-driven design process improves performance and creates compelling experiences that solve business problems in a beautiful way. http://www.messagefirst.com. 353 PA Dennis Schleicher & the Raiders of the Lost Glove Box: How Anthropology and Web Design Go Together 2007-10-30 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/353 acm, anthropology, chi, dennis schleicher, design, hci, information architecture, messagefirst, phillychi, sigcgi, web design Philadelphia USA 2007-11-15 * Note: this PhillyCHI social event is one day earlier than the standing third Thursday of the month. * Event: PhillyCHI | CreativeConnects Joint Happy Hour Time: 5:30PM - 8PM Place: Alfa Bar 1709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 19103 Map: http://tinyurl.com/29dtv5 No RSVP Required. For our November social event, PhillyCHI will join the CreativeConnects Happy Hour at Alfa Bar from 5:30PM to 8PM. CreativeConnects is a free monthly social event, hosted by The BOSS Group for creative, marketing, communications, advertising and web professionals. Come network with colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get leads on jobs and business opportunities. Light appetizers and one free drink will be provided courtesy of The BOSS Group. About the BOSS Group The BOSS Group is, literally, where talent and opportunity meet. It's where creative, marketing and web professionals come to find jobs and assignments, resources and industry connections, and where clients find the talent that will help them succeed. We'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. The BOSS Group is a certified Women's Business Enterprise and a 2007 and 2006 Best Place To Work. 356 PA For our November social event, PhillyCHI will join the CreativeConnects Happy Hour at Alfa Bar from 5:30PM to 8PM. 2007-11-14 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/356 acm, boss group, chi, creativeconnects, creatives, design, hci, information architecture, phillychi, sigcgi Philadelphia USA 2007-11-29 * Refreshments will be served from 6 – 6:30PM * Location: Bossone Center, Drexel University 31st & Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 Map: http://www.drexel.edu/em/directions/map_uc.pdf RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com Please join PhillyCHI and the iSchool at Drexel University for a panel discussion on the different perspectives of how failure can inform design. The iSchool has gathered a panel of researchers and practitioners 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 brief introduction of the topic by the moderator, Dr. Michael Atwood. Panelists will then present brief statements relating their background and experience on the topic. The remainder of the session will be a moderated discussion among the panelists and the audience. THE MODERATOR Michael Atwood, PhD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs/Research, The iSchool at Drexel University THE PANELISTS Liza Potts, PhD Director of Human Factors, Electronic Ink Tom Hewett, PhD Professor of Psychology and Professor of Computer Science, Drexel University Mathieu Turpault Senior Designer, Bresslergroup 362 PA Please join PhillyCHI and the iSchool at Drexel University for a panel discussion on the different perspectives of how failure can inform design. 2007-11-28 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/362 acm, chi, design, drexel university, failure, hci, ischool, philadelphia, phillychi, sigcgi Philadelphia USA 2007-12-14 Please join us at the annual PhillyCHI holiday party as we celebrate this past year and toast the new. We have reserved a private room at 707, a bright new restaurant and lounge in Center City. There will be passed hors d’oeuvre, open bar, and door prizes. The newly elected officers for 2008 will be announced. So come by and meet next year’s leadership team. Time: 6 - 8PM Location: 707 Address: 707 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Website: http://www.707restaurant.com/ Map: http://tinyurl.com/37nkze RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com This year’s sponsors: Avenue A | Razorfish - www.avenuea-razorfish.com Digitas Health - http://www.digitashealth.com/ Electronic Ink - http://electronicink.com/ Empathy Lab - http://empathylab.com/ GSI Commerce - http://gsicommerce.com. 367 PA Please join us for the annual PhillyCHI holiday party as we celebrate this past year and toast the new. We'll have food, drinks, & door prizes. RSVP REQUIRED by December 6, 2007. 2007-12-13 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/367 acm, avenue a razorfish, chi, digitas health, electronic ink, empathy lab, gsi, hci, holiday, philadelphia, phillychi, sigcgi, social Philadelphia USA 2008-03-13 Event: PhillyCHI | CreativeConnects Joint Happy Hour Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Time: 5:30 – 8PM Location: Alfa Bar Address: 1709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia RSVP: Not Required TO VIEW INVITATION http://www.creativeconnects.com/philly/cc_email CREATIVECONNECTS Join us for CreativeConnects, a free social event hosted by The BOSS Group for creative, marketing, communications, advertising and web professionals. Come network with colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get leads on jobs and business opportunities. Also, visit our online resource center, creativeconnects.com, for links to creative resources, tools, free downloads and our blog. THE BOSS GROUP The BOSS Group is, literally, where talent and opportunity meet. It's where creative and marketing communications professionals come to find jobs and assignments, resources and industry connections, and where clients find the talent that will help them succeed. We're committed to meeting the employment needs of employers and individuals with equal success. Our unparalleled staffing expertise for the creative industry and close partnerships with our talent and clients alike offer a true competitive advantage. The BOSS Group is a certified Women's Business Enterprise. 428 PA Please join PhillyCHI and CreativeConnects for a joint social this month. Pass the word and meet your colleagues for a drink and conversation at Alfa Bar in Center City Philadelphia. 2008-03-12 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/428 acm, happy hour, philadelphia, phillychi, sigchi, social Philadelphia USA 2008-03-19 Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Time: 6 - 8PM * Meet & Greet from 6 - 6:30PM * Location: Benjamin Franklin Room - Houston Hall University of Pennsylvania 3417 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=102 RSVP: Please help us to plan and RSVP at phillychi@gmail.com About the Presentation Podcasting has emerged as an important aspect of the Web 2.0 world, and several usability professionals have shared a tremendous wealth of information through this new medium. Taking examples from some of Jared Spool’s podcasts (SpoolCast and Usability Tools Podcast), we’ll examine how the do’s and don’ts in the primarily visual domain of usability translate in the auditory podcasting arena. We’ll also examine what makes an audio file qualify as a podcast, as well as how to subscribe to valuable content for little effort and no cost. About the Speaker Jennifer Yuan was part of the organizing team for the inaugural PodCamp Philly podcasting conference, and has been a repeat presenter at PodCamp conferences in the Northeast. She works as an IT Communications Analyst for the Information Systems and Computing (ISC) office at Penn, where she helps to design more usable websites and web application interfaces for clients across the University. 431 PA “What Not to Hear: Usability Parallels in Podcasting” by Jen Yuan. Join PhillyCHI this month as Jen translates the do's and don'ts of the visual domain of usability to auditory domain of podcasting. 2008-03-18 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/431 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/431/phillyCHI_logo_small1.png acm, audio, jen yuan, philadelphia, phillychi, podcasting, sigchi, spoolcast, uie, usability tools podcast, usabilty jared spool Philadelphia USA 2008-07-17 The first and only web design conference for IT Professionals working in Higher Education. Join us and meet world renowned experts in the fields of usability, user centered design, CSS, AJAX and many others. Designers, Developers, and Project Managers will all be able to benefit from the content presented over the course of two days. In addition to the formal presentations, you will have the opportunity to meet and interact with people building and designing web applications in all the same areas you do: Student Affairs, Faculty Issues, Administrative Procedures, and others. Topics covered will include AJAX and Web 2.0 technologies, usability testing, CSS, Web form design, content management systems, developing secure applications, SEO, usability, and presentation skills for IT professionals. The conference is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and has a focus on Web practices in higher education, but the topics covered are not especially unique to higher ed. All practitioners will get a lot out of the material. Seats are limited, so sign up today. The first 200 people to sign up will get a get to win a MacBook Air! 442 PA A two day conference focused on the unique challenges of web design and development in academia featuring Jared Spool, Eric Meyer, Luke Wroblewski, and many others. 2008-07-15 false http://www.med.upenn.edu/uiconf/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/442 ajax, css, eric meyer, higher ed, higher education, jard spool, luke wroblewski, phillychi, seo, university of pennsylvania, upenn, usability, web 20, web forms Philadelphia USA 2008-10-23 Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm * Please be aware that in order to enter Huntsman Hall, you MUST arrive by 6:30pm. * Location: Huntsman Hall, Room 255, University of Pennsylvania 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/campus/philadelphia/visiting.cfm RSVP: phillyCHI@gmail.com (please RSVP by Monday, October 20, 2008) ----- THE DISCUSSION As design professionals, we strive to create great products and great experiences, both physical and virtual, for the general public or niche markets. But many times -- the cynic would say most of the time -- we miss the mark. The world is full of things that are difficult and frustrating to use. And that's because designers make assumptions about how users think and do things. Great design is user-centric design. User-centered design (UCD) is an approach that places the user at the center of the design process from the beginning. By understanding real people's needs and behaviors during the conception and refinement of a design, we can ensure that a new product succeeds. This discussion will include perspectives on user-centered design from professionals who create experiences in the fields of architecture, interactive design, and product design. Each panelist will present examples and strategies relevant to practitioners of user-centric design in any discipline. Those interested in architecture, graphic design, human factors, information architecture, interaction design, product design, usability, and user experience will find the discussion highly informative and challenging. THE PANELISTS Steve Cleff, Account Planner, Avenue A | Razorfish Philadelphia Zoey Juhng, Design Director, Bressler Group Michael Summers, Senior Director, Usability, gsi interactive Maria Keares Wyant, RA, Wyant Architecture THE MODERATOR Dave Cooksey, PhillyCHI Chair 553 PA Join us as our panelists discuss why great design isn't just about design. It's about people. 2008-10-22 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/553 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/553/PhillyCHI_logo_small.png acm, architecture, chi, design, designphiladelphia, panel, philadelphia, phillychi, sigchi, usercentered design Philadelphia USA 2009-02-21 Event Details Location: Mad River Bar & Grille 126 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 US Website: http://www.maderiverphilly.com RSVP: Nice, but not necessary: phillychi@gmail.com Mad River Bar & Grille is something different from the Old City lounge scene. There are no ropes or private rooms for bottle service here. Instead, you’ll find a welcoming atmosphere with a good-looking crowd of young professionals who are either meeting friends or making new ones seven days a week. Mad River is Old City’s only place with drink specials every day and serves our upscale pub menu for lunch and dinner daily. Named after a famous ski run in Vermont, Mad River opened on October 8, 2004, and has all the familiar trademarks of this popular East Coast concept, from the copper-top bars to pairs of skis on the wall. As always, we hope to see you there! About PhillyCHI - PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s professional group for those interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability and other related disciplines. We meet once a month to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Check us out at http://phillychi.acm.org/. About IDSA Philly - Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is the voice of the industrial design profession, advancing the quality and positive impact of design. IDSA’s mission is threefold: * Lead the profession by expanding our horizons, connectivity and influence, and our service to members * Inspire design quality and responsibility through professional development and education * Elevate the business of design and improve our industry’s value More information at: http://www.idsa.org 637 PA Please join us at Mad River Bar & Grille in Philadelphia on Friday, February 20, 2009, for an informal gathering of folks from the user experience and industrial design communities. All welcome. 2009-02-20 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/637 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/637/PhillyCHI_logo_789x215.png acm, design, happy hour, idsa, idsa philly, information architecture, networking, phillychi, sigchi, social, usability, user experience, user research Philadelphia USA 2009-02-27 WHEN: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 PM * Meet & Greet from 6:00 - 6:30 PM * WHERE: John M. Huntsman Hall, Room 260 Wharton School of Business 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Map: http://tinyurl.com/av96yb Parking Info: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=419 Organizations spend countless hours and lots of money worrying over the usability of their sites. But this usually means simply seeing if users can navigate the site, operate widgets, and perform critical functions. Rarely do they ever test to see if users can read, understand, and use the site’s content. This presentation by veteran readability tester Angela Colter, will examine the how’s and why’s of readability testing. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Angela Colter is a freelance usability and accessibility consultant in Philadelphia. She has worked on numerous readability projects for the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Justice, and Pfizer. While a senior usability specialist at UserWorks, she was the lead researcher for a Government Accountability Office study on the readability of credit card disclosure materials. Angela is a doctoral candidate at the University of Baltimore researching how to make search engines easier for users with low literacy skills. ABOUT OUR SPONSOR Liberty Personnel Services is a staffing firm formed with the guiding principles of professionalism, integrity and efficiency. We are committed to building long term relationships with our clients, job seekers, and our own employees. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies and small corporations ranging from start-ups to companies over 100 years old. Our proven system enables us to deliver a superior service for both the employer and job seeker. For more information: http://www.libertyjobs.com/. HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS Learn about PhillyCHI at http://phillychi.acm.org/. Learn about the UPA Delaware Valley at http://upadelawarevalley.org/. 648 PA Please join us in Philadelphia on Thursday, February 26, 2009, for a presentation on how’s and why’s of readability testing by veteran readability tester Angela Colter. 2009-02-26 false http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=101 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/648 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/648/phillychi.jpg acm, design, information architecture, networking, phillychi, readability, sigchi, upa, usability, user experience, user research Philadelphia USA 2009-03-12 WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 5:30-8:00PM WHERE: Alfa Bar, Walnut Room 1709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA Parking & Mass Transit: There are two parking garages located on 16th and Chancellor St. The closest SEPTA stop is the Walnut-Locust station. Invitation: http://www.thebossgroup.com/modules/creative_connects/ Join us for CreativeConnects, a free social event hosted by The BOSS Group for creative, marketing, communications, advertising and web professionals. Come network with colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get leads on jobs and business opportunities. No formal program, no RSVP required, lite bites and one drink for the first 35 attendees courtesy of The BOSS Group. ABOUT The BOSS Group The BOSS Group is, literally, where talent and opportunity meet. It’s where creative and marketing communications professionals come to find jobs and assignments, resources and industry connections, and where clients find the talent that will help them succeed. We’re committed to meeting the employment needs of employers and individuals with equal success. Our unparalleled staffing expertise for the creative industry and close partnerships with our talent and clients alike offer a true competitive advantage. The BOSS Group is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise. ABOUT PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia's chapter of the ACM SIG-CHI, a professional and academic group for those interested in user experience, information architecture, usability and other related disciplines. Find more information at: http://phillychi.acm.org/. 663 PA Please join PhillyCHI and CreativeConnects for a joint social this month. Pass the word and meet your colleagues for a drink and conversation at Alfa Bar in Center City Philadelphia. 2009-03-11 false http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=104 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/663 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/663/phillychi.jpg acm, design, information architecture, networking, phillychi, sigchi, usability, user experience, user research Philadelphia USA 2009-03-27 WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 6:00-8:00 PM * Meet & Greet from 6:00 - 6:30 PM * WHERE: Tyler School of Art, Room B089 Temple University 2001 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 RSVP: Please let us know you are coming at phillychi@gmail.com. ABOUT THE PRESENTATION Dorothy M. Danforth will discuss various low overhead, high-impact research methods available to Web Designers and UX professionals when creating new products, scenarios for when and how to use these methods, as well as general insights on how to get the most out of early stage R&D processes. Some illustrative examples and ideas from past product-concept research efforts will be provided. Talking points to include: • considerations when developing a UX focused research plan for a new product or concept • how brand and corporate culture can impact and possibly drive interface decisions • how the research process can identify organizational knowledge gaps (and vice versa) • integrating UX research within the creative (visual design) and engineering processes The presentation is open to anyone with interest, but could be particularly helpful for… • Web & Graphic designers who find themselves in the “accidental” UX consultant role • Product managers who would like some ideas on how to better integrate UX research into their product development lifecycles • Early and mid-level career UXD professionals ABOUT THE SPEAKER Dorothy M. Danforth is founder and principal consultant for Danforth Media. http://danforthmedia.com ABOUT OUR SPONSORS Graphic and Interactive Design Program at Tyler School of Art http://www.temple.edu/tyler/gaid.html Aquent http://www.aquent.com PhillyCHI http://phillychi.acm.org/. 677 PA Our March meeting will feature Dorothy Danforth, presenting on the Foundations for a Great User Experience: Crafting Compelling Research Strategies for New Products and Ventures. 2009-03-26 false http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=141 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/677 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/677/phillychi.jpg acm, design, information architecture, networking, phillychi, sigchi, usability, user experience, user research Philadelphia USA 2009-05-06 Location: Triumph Brewing Company 117 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: (215) 625-0855 Directions: http://www.triumphbrewing.com phillychi@gmail.com (nice, but not necessary) About PANMA The Philadelphia Area New Media Association serves individuals and companies involved in digital development. By offering a professionally and socially friendly environment, PANMA enhances the interconnections in our community, encourages locally trained and educated professionals to make their homes in the Philadelphia region, and increases employment and business opportunities for our industry. The Philadelphia Area New Media Association supports the regional digital development community. We are web designers, graphic artists, database developers, programmers, information architects, marketers and other professionals. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. 710 PA Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo by joining PhillyCHI and PANMA for a beer, or two! 2009-05-05 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/710 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/710/PhillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, cinco de mayo, design, happy hour, information architecture, networking, panma, philadelphia area new media association, phillychi, sigchi, social, usability, user experience, user research King of Prussia USA 2009-06-19 Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 Location: Kildare’s Irish Pub Address: 826 Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA19406 Phone: 610-337-4772 Website: http://www.kildarespub.com/main.php RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com (nice, but not necessary) About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. For more information visit: http://phillychi.acm.org/. 813 PA Come celebrate the beginning of summer with PhillyCHI in the Western 'burbs. Stop by for a pint and conversation. All PhillyCHI events are free and open to the public, so feel free to invite a friend! 2009-06-18 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/813 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/813/phillychi_logo_200x50.png acm, chi, design, happy hour, hci, ia, information architecture, networking, phillychi, sigchi, social, user experience, ux Philadelphia USA 2009-07-15 Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM Location: World Cafe Live Address: 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: 215-222-1400 Website: http://worldcafelive.com Directions & Parking: http://www.worldcafelive.com/info-directions.php RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com (nice, but not necessary) About Our Sponsor Aquent is the talent agency for marketing and design professionals. We pair marketing and design specialists with challenging jobs to create inspired, productive partnerships. Partnerships that produce meaningful work for our client companies and the talent we represent. For information about Aquent, please visit http://www.aquent.com/. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. For more information visit: http://phillychi.acm.org/. 932 PA Please join PhillyCHI in celebrating the second annual UPenn Higher Education Web Symposium at a happy hour after the symposium's first day. Free & open to the public. 2009-07-14 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/932 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/932/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, happy hour, higher education, information architecture, networking, phillychi, sigchi, social, upenn, usability, user experience, user research, web symposium Philadelphia USA 2009-07-16 Jared Spool: What Makes a Design Seem Intuitive? Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM (Social time from 6:00-6:30PM) Location: Bossone Center Auditorium, Drexel University 31st & Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104 Driving directions, public transportation, and parking: http://www.drexel.edu/em/directions/directions_uc.html RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com About the Presentation Everyone wants an "intuitive" interface: the users, the designers, and the content publishers. But building them is hard. User Interface Engineering's recent research has given insight into why it's hard and how to get past major obstacles. To build an "intuitive" interface, a designer has to do two things: (1) Take complete advantage of what the user already knows, so what they see is completely familiar to them and (2) make the act of learning anything new completely imperceptible to the user. It turns out, if the interface requires the user to realize they are learning something, the "intuitive" label disappears instantly. In this talk, Jared will show: - How users need both tool knowledge and domain knowledge to complete their tasks - How simple problems with designs can cause big problems for users - What successful teams are doing to create experiences that delight Jared will show examples from Microsoft Word, MSN, Google Talk, Flickr, Avis, and many more. About the Presenter If you've ever seen Jared speak about usability, you know that he's probably the most effective, knowledgeable communicator on the subject today. What you probably don't know is that he has guided the research agenda and built User Interface Engineering into the largest research organization of its kind in the world. He's been working in the field of usability and design since 1978, before the term "usability" was ever associated with computers. 919 PA Please join us as Jared Spool discusses crafting intuitive designs that are not only usable but delight users. All PhillyCHI and UsabilityNJ events are free and open to the public. 2009-07-15 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/919 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/919/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, information architecture, jared spool, phillychi, sigchi, upa, usability, usabilitynj, user experience, user research Philadelphia USA 2009-08-20 Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Time: 5:00 - 7:00PM Location: Thirteen (in the Marriott on Market) Address: 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Registration Required: http://www.innovationphiladelphia.com/events/event_registration.aspx?eid=978 About the Event Join Innovation Philadelphia, Center City District and the design associations listed below on August 19, 2009 at Thirteen. This is a unique opportunity to learn how you can get involved in the Philadelphia Region’s creative associations, as well as network with other creative professionals. Drink specials and appetizers will be available. Pre-registration for this event is required. Design associations invited to participate include: AIGA- Philadelphia American Institute of Architects - Philadelphia Industrial Designers Society of America - Philadelphia PANMA - Philadelphia Area New Media Association PhillyCHI - Computer Human Interaction Usability Professionals Association - Delaware Valley Chapter Recommended Attire: Professional For more information see: http://www.innovationphiladelphia.com/events/event_details.aspx?eid=978 About Innovation Philadelphia Innovation Philadelphia is a non-profit economic development organization that serves 11 counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. Innovation Philadelphia is working to establish the Greater Philadelphia Region as a national leader and world-class destination for Creative Economy industries, businesses and talent. Innovation Philadelphia leads regional efforts to attract and retain young professionals, ages 25-34, who are vital to fueling our workforce and economic growth. For more information visit: http://www.innovationphiladelphia.com/. 1107 PA Network with your fellow creative professionals and meet representatives from regional technology-driven, creative associations at Center City District Sips, this summer’s hottest happy hour series. 2009-08-19 false http://www.innovationphiladelphia.com/events/event_details.aspx?eid=978 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1107 aia, aiga, creative, design, idsa, networking, panma, philadelphia, phillychi, social Philadelphia USA 2009-08-23 Date and Time: Saturday, Aug. 22nd, 2009 (Rain Date: Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009), 1:00pm Location: Washington Crossing Historic Park (General Washington Pavilion) Lord Sterling Rd. and Embarcation Rd. Washington Crossing, PA 18977 Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/mulvts Park Website: http://www.ushistory.org/washingtoncrossing/visit/index.htm RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com (Please indicate the total number of attendees) Please join PhillyCHI, UsabilityNJ, UPA Delaware Valley and PANMA for a family-friendly affair (children and significant others are more than welcome). We’ve reserved a pavilion at Washington Crossing Historic Park, located right on the Delaware River. Feel free to bring Frisbees, wiffle ball sets, or any other items to add to the festivities. Park amenities include historic buildings, monuments, trails, scenery, etc. that you can explore before or after the picnic. We have reserved the General Washington park pavilion, which is a covered pavilion with picnic tables and grills. Bathroom facilities are located next to the pavilion. Food and drinks will be provided by none other than Marilyn Tremaine from UsabilityNJ (we hear she’s a fantastic cook). The menu will accommodate children, vegetarians, and meat-eaters. It will also be appropriate for people with a variety of allergies and other dietary needs. Please note that alcohol is not permitted in the park. Dogs are welcome at the pavilion as long as they are leashed (visitors must also clean up after their dogs). Parking and Location Details: There is no formal address for the pavilion. The most visible landmark is the pavilion’s bathroom, a small brown building which is located at the corner of Lord Sterling Rd. and Embarcation Rd. There is a parking area to the right of the bathroom along Embarcation Rd., and a sign next to the bathroom marked “General Washington.” Next to that sign is a short pathway leading to the pavilion. 1157 PA Please join PhillyCHI, UsabilityNJ, UPA Delaware Valley and PANMA for a summer picnic at Washington Crossing Historic Park. This event is free and open to the public. 2009-08-22 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1157 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1157/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, information architecture, networking, panma, phillychi, picnic, sigchi, social, upa, usability, usabilitynj, user experience, user research Philadelphia USA 2009-08-28 Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009 Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM (Social time from 6:00-6:30PM) Location: Wharton School of Business, John M. Huntsman Hall, Room 240 University of Pennsylvania 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Driving directions: http://tinyurl.com/av96yb  Parking Info: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=419 RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com About the Presentation The presentation will provide attendees with an introduction to the UX Health Check approach and its use as a tool for collaborative UX strategy and management. The UX Health Check allows IA/UX professionals and their collaborators to introduce metrics of success and benchmarks to their product and service design decision-making, from the most strategic to the most tactical aspects. Measures of success that qualify and quantify user experience efforts are scarce and not widely adopted. The UX Health Check approach introduces a common language to measure how direct investments in improving the user experience result in concrete outcomes. About the Presenter Livia Labate is Principal of Information Architecture and User Experience for Comcast Interactive Media where she designs media services across platforms. Livia is also part of the Board of Directors of the Information Architecture Institute, where she volunteers her time to help develop the practice and support IA practitioners. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org/. 1185 PA Please join us as Livia Labate of Comcast Interactive Media discusses how user experience teams can benefit from introducing metrics and benchmarks of success into their practices. 2009-08-27 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1185 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1185/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, information architecture, livia labet, phillychi, sigchi, usability, user experience, user research, ux Philadelphia USA 2009-09-24 Using Design to Solve Our Client’s Problems, Each Step of the Way Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM Location: TBD RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com About the Presentation In a series of thought-provoking 10 minute presentations from different members of our team, we’ll share practical ideas that have arisen directly out of a few recent projects. We’ll touch upon the relationship between user experience thinking and several of our standard project phases, outlined here: • Sales & Client Relations: Robert Jolly will explain how to quickly understand the client’s needs during the sales process, and identify possible approaches to solving business and design challenges. • Project Management: Dave DeRuchie will demonstrate how maintaining flexibility in web project management is the only way to manage the fluid nature of requirements. • Project Definition: Kevin Hoffman will talk about building kickoff meetings for maximum energy and information transfer. • Visual Design: Chris Cashdollar will explore what happens when you lead a project with visual thinking, and how that impacts the UX phase. • Development: Jenn Lukas will review the biggest uh-oh moments and often overlooked concepts out of information architecture and design that impact CMS planning, and Mark Huot will draw a straight line between critical decisions points during strategy, UX, design, and their impact on content management systems and back end implementation. Whether you’re an independent, part of an internal team, or at an agency, this should be of use to anyone looking to close communication gaps in their process and answer the question “can’t we all just get along?” with a resounding “Yes!” About Happy Cog Founded by visionary Jeffrey Zeldman and staffed by creative superstars, Happy Cog delivers beautiful websites that never lose sight of the human being using them. From site structure to interface design, from branding to content development, Happy Cog’s people are the authorities. 1320 PA Please join us as the team from Happy Cog East talks design, business, and group hugs. All PhillyCHI events are free and open to the public. 2009-09-23 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1320 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1320/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, happy cog, information architecture, phillychi, sigchi, usability, user experience, user research, ux Philadelphia USA 2009-09-30 PhillyCHI Panel: The User Experience & You - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Location: Philips Hall Autograph Library West Chester University Map: http://tinyurl.com/2sbuyf RSVP: Not required. Location Details: Philips Hall Autograph Library is at the corner of University Avenue and High Street. Note: The Autograph library is in the administrative offices section of the building, not the other section where there is an auditorium. There is tunnel dividing two sides of the building, and the Autograph Library is on the east side of the building, the side closest to High Street. * Parking is available in a garage one block north and one block west of that location, at the corner of Sharpless St. and Church St. for $1 per hour. * About the Panel The Bureau of Labor Statistics tells us that in today’s world of work, students can anticipate having 6-8 career changes following graduation. Of those, two will probably be in areas that have not been identified or defined currently. User Experience might be the field you didn’t know you were looking for. So what is User Experience? To answer that question, PhillyCHI has put together a small panel of professionals to offer an introduction to this growing and dynamic field. They will discuss their backgrounds, both educational and professional, and describe how they came to work as user experience professionals. And they will demonstrate the work they to by discussing case studies and leading hands-on exercises, including an eyetracking study. About the Panelists Dave Cooksey, Founder & Principal saturdave UX Consulting Casey Malcolm, Director, IA & Usability Comcast Interactive Media Michael Summers, Vice President, Usability gsi interactive 1348 PA Please join us as PhillyCHI discusses what is user experience as a practice and a profession with West Chester undergraduate students. This event is free and open to the public, so spread the word. 2009-09-29 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1348 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1348/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, information architecture, panel, phillychi, sigchi, usability, user experience, user research, west chester university Philadelphia USA 2009-10-01 Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM Location: Electronic Ink One South Broad Street, 19th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Map: http://tinyurl.com/rynwxo Parking: http://www.philapark.org/ RSVP by Monday, September 28, 2009: phillychi@gmail.com Come socialize with design and usability professionals, learn about the design process, and tap into your creativity, all over some tasty food and drinks. Also, have a chance to win a raffle prize! About Electronic Ink About Electronic Ink Electronic Ink is an international design consultancy dedicated to improving the way people interact with technology, environments and one another. To learn more about Electronic Ink’s services, please visit http://www.electronicink.com. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org/. 1332 PA Join Electronic Ink and PhillyCHI as we talk design and celebrate PhillyCHI’s 5-year anniversary! 2009-09-30 false http://phillychi.acm.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1332 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1332/phillyCHI_Logo_200x50.png acm, design, electronic ink, happy hour, information architecture, phillychi, sigchi, social, usability, user experience, user research, ux Philadelphia, PA USA 2009-11-13 Speakers include Jackie O'Neil, Director at e3bank, and Tanya Seaman, Co-Founder of PhillyCarShare. ----- THEME: Designing for a Sustainable World WHEN: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (6:00pm - 6:30pm social time) WHERE: Comcast Center, 42nd Floor Amphitheater 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19103 Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/ykrv7we The Comcast Center is directly accessible from Suburban Station, a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Center City Philadelphia. COST: FREE! World Usability Day is free and open to everyone. Light fare food and refreshments will be provided. RSVP REQUIRED: http://worldusabilityday.eventbrite.com/ Register now! Seating is limited and registration is required. Comcast security will let you into the building only if you have registered in advance. *Please bring your business card for a chance to win a door prize. ----- SPEAKERS Jackie O'Neil, e3bank User Experience Design and Sustainability: The story of applying both to the home, and how UXAs can choose to make a big difference. Tanya Seaman, PhillyCarShare PhillyCarShare's Quest to Make Sustainability Easy and Convenient DOOR PRIZES Door prizes will be provided through a random drawing. Please bring your business cards for a chance to win a door prize. PHILADELPHIA EVENT SPONSORS Platinum Sponsors Blue Plate Minds - http://blueplateminds.com Rosetta Marketing - http://www.rosettamarketing.com YellowBook - http://www.yellowbook.com/ Aquent - http://www.aquent.com Gold Sponsors Saturdave - http://saturdave.com/ Happy Cog - http://www.happycog.com Compass Healthcare Communications - http://www.compasshc.com/ Silver Sponsors MissionStaff - http://www.missionstaff.com G2 Interactive - http://www.g2.com/interactive For the full event announcement, please visit: http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=457 1377 PA Please join UPA Delaware Valley, PhillyCHI, and UsabilityNJ in celebrating the 5TH ANNUAL WORLD USABILITY DAY. 2009-11-12 false http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=457 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1377 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1377/WUDlogo.gif phillychi, upa delaware valley, usabilitynj, world usability day Philadelphia USA 2010-01-23 Date: Friday January 22nd, 2010 Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm (We'll have our opening announcements starting at 6pm, and the competition will start promptly at 6:30, so please come early) Location: Messagefirst - 230 N 2nd Street, Suite 2C, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (under the Ben Franklin Bridge) Google map: http://tinyurl.com/yd3uyld Parking Info: http://www.philapark.org/parkinglocator/parking_locator.aspx (Moderately priced parking is available in a garage located directly across 2nd Street from Messagefirst) RSVP at Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/520484784 Space is limited and RSVP is required. Registration will be closed once the event is full. Please register now. For full event details, please visit: http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=583 1390 PA Please join us for the Philadelphia region's fourth annual Design Slam. Contestants will participate in a fast-paced race to create the best design solution to a "made-up" real-world problem. 2010-01-22 false http://www.eventbrite.com/event/520484784 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1390 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1390/logo.jpg design slam, phillychi Philadelphia USA 2010-02-12 Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams. So come socialize with design and user experience professionals, try your hand at trivia, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two, all over tasty food and drinks. Date: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Time: 8:00PM – 10:00PM (Game starts at 8PM, so please come early to get a table) Location: National Mechanics Address: 22 S. 3rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Website: http://www.nationalmechanics.com/ Map & Directions: http://nationalmechanics.com/philadelphia-hours-directions Register: To help us plan, please register: http://phillychiquizzo1.eventbrite.com/ What is a “Quizzo”? Quizzo is a live trivia game, usually hosted at a bar. The game is played with teams of two to eight people. Several rounds of questions are held. Questions are read out loud while each team writes down the answers. The team that answers the most trivia questions correctly wins first place. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org. Questions about this event? Please contact phillychi@gmail.com. 1400 PA PhillyCHI is pleased to host our second technology and design-themed Quizzo night. Trivia questions will be based on technology, design, architecture, and other related topics. 2010-02-11 false http://phillychiquizzo1.eventbrite.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1400 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1400/logo.jpg phillychi, quizzo Philadelphia USA 2010-02-25 Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM (Social time from 6:00-6:30PM) Location: Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall, Room 211 University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/yeh4xxd RSVP: http://phillychi2010-1.eventbrite.com About the Presentation Chris will also discuss a variety of map types, including site maps, user flows, brainstorming notes, click paths, and application components. To help demonstrate the value in each type, Chris will walk us through using concept maps to: * Create meaningful relationships and structure, where we catalog and classify functions, pathways, behaviors, hierarchies and events; * Gather requirements, plan, and consolidate information for a project * Discover complex concepts and think visually Lastly, Chris will demonstrate some different tools and methods he's used to create and share these maps, as well as his experiences with them. About Chris Cavallucci Chris is a User Experience Architect based in the Philadelphia area. His work engages teams across multiple disciplines including engineering, product design, marketing, and business strategy. As a software quality consultant, he has worked on numerous enterprise information systems design and development projects in the financial services, pharmaceutical, RFID/logistics, and technology industries. On a full-time basis, he has worked for several entrepreneurial firms including TMX Interactive, Patron Solutions/Comcast-Spectacor, and Exclaim, a mobile phone media company. Chris helps customers enhance their experience designs and brand relevance. In addition to holding a Masters of Information Systems degree from Drexel University and an undergraduate degree in Psychobiology from Albright College, he actively participates in PhillyCHI, IxDA, IAI, and ASQ. 1404 PA Chris Cavallucci will provide a framework for mapping concepts to create visualizations, spatial representations, or relationships which would otherwise take much effort to describe only in words. 2010-02-24 false http://phillychi2010-1.eventbrite.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1404 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1404/phillychi_logo_200x50.png phillychi, user experience Philadelphia USA 2010-03-05 PhillyCHI Social: Technology and Design-Themed Quizzo (Rescheduled) PhillyCHI is pleased to host our second technology and design-themed Quizzo night. Trivia questions will be based on technology, design, architecture, and other related topics. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams. So come socialize with design and user experience professionals, try your hand at trivia, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two, all over tasty food and drinks. Date: Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Time: 8:00PM – 10:00PM (Game starts at 8PM, so please come early to get a table) Location: National Mechanics Address: 22 S. 3rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Website: http://www.nationalmechanics.com/ Map & Directions: http://nationalmechanics.com/philadelphia-hours-directions Register: To help us plan, please register: http://phillychiquizzo2.eventbrite.com What is a “Quizzo”? Quizzo is a live trivia game, usually hosted at a bar. The game is played with teams of two to eight people. Several rounds of questions are held. Questions are read out loud while each team writes down the answers. The team that answers the most trivia questions correctly wins first place. About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org. 1407 PA PhillyCHI is pleased to host our second technology and design-themed Quizzo night. Trivia questions will be based on technology, design, architecture, and other related topics. 2010-03-04 false http://phillychiquizzo2.eventbrite.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1407 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1407/phillychi_logo_500x125.png phillychi, quizzo King of Prussia, PA USA 2010-05-28 Come celebrate late spring/early summer with PhillyCHI at Kildare's in the western suburbs. Stop by for a pint and some friendly conversation. Kildare's has two floors, so look for us either downstairs or upstairs (we'll congregate wherever there is room). All PhillyCHI events are free and open to the public, so feel free to invite a friend! Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Kildare's Irish Pub Address: 826 Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone: 610-337-4772 Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/28b3hr4 Website: http://www.kildarespub.com/main.php RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com (Nice, but not necessary) About PhillyCHI PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region's chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. For more information visit: http://phillychi.acm.org/. 1482 PA Come celebrate late spring/early summer with PhillyCHI at Kildare's in the western suburbs. Stop by for a pint and some friendly conversation. 2010-05-27 false http://phillychi.acm.org/?p=673 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/1482 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/1482/phillychi_logo_500x125.png phillychi