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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070208
SUMMARY:IxDA Sweden - w/s on Prototyping
LOCATION:Stockholm, Sweden
DESCRIPTION:On the 7th of Feb IxDA Sweden\Stockholm is organizing a worksho
 p on tools for creating wireframes and semi interactive prototypes. It will
  be held at Creunas' office (http://creuna.se) and they will also get us so
 me food and drink.
\n
\n6-8 speakers will hold a 15 min presentation each o
 n their favorite tool. Here's a list of the confirmed tools/speakers so far
 :
\n
\n-Expression (Blend) - Johan Lindfors, Developer evangelist, Microsof
 t
\n-Axure - Anne Rosted, Information designer, Creuna
\n-Flash - German Le
 on, Producer/Interaction designer, Fantasy interactive
\n-Microsoft Visio -
  Niklas Wolkert, Interaction designer, Strand Interconnect
\n-Illustrator/P
 owerpoint - Jonas Ökvist, Interaction designer, Eniro
\n-Fireworks - Name 
 Coming, Interaction designer, Eniro
\n
\nCheck http://sweden.ixda.org/event
 4_prototyping07.shtml for more info (in Swedish).
\n
\nRSVP to sweden@ixda.
 org if you plan to attend.
\n
\nRegards
\n
\n--IxDA Sweden
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080725
SUMMARY:8 Guiding Principles for Prototyping
LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DESCRIPTION:6PM - 8PM on Thursday, July 24, 2008
\nMessagefirst
\n230 N 2nd
  Street, Suite 2C
\nPhiladelphia, PA 19106
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\nRSVP: phillychi@gma
 il.com
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\n
\nAbout this Presentation
\nHave you ever wanted to in
 troduce prototyping into your organization's design process but weren't sur
 e of where to start? Or do you currently practice prototyping and need some
  fresh ideas?
\n
\nAt this month's PhillyCHI event, Todd Zaki Warfel will p
 resent eight guiding principles for prototyping and will perform a hands-on
  demonstration of several techniques.
\n
\nAbout the Speaker
\nTodd Zaki Wa
 rfel is a Principal and Founder of Messagefirst, a Philadelphia-based desig
 n research consultancy, where he blends research and design to evolve produ
 cts in innovative and beautiful ways. Todd is a dynamic speaker and storyte
 ller by nature. He is an active speaker and member of a number of industry 
 communities and organizations, including the Information Architecture Insti
 tute, Interaction Design Association and Usability Professionals' Associati
 on.
\n
\nTodd's clients have included Albertsons, AT&T Wireless, Bankrate, 
 Bank of America, Citi, Comcast, Cornell University, IntraLinks, The Hartfor
 d, LA Times, Motorola, Palm and SBC.
\n
\nTodd currently lives in Philadelp
 hia and blogs at toddwarfel.com. His upcoming book, Practical Prototyping: 
 A Practitioner's Guide to Prototyping from Rosenfeld Media, will take a han
 ds-on approach, enabling you to develop prototypes with minimal muss and fu
 ss. The book will discuss how prototypes are more than just a design tool b
 y demonstrating how they can help you market a product, gain internal buy-i
 n and test feasibility with your development team. It is anticipated to be 
 available later this year.
\n
\nThose interested in obtaining a copy of Tod
 d's upcoming book can learn more at
\nhttp://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/p
 rototyping
\n
\nFor more information about Messagefirst, visit http://www.m
 essagefirst.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080822
SUMMARY:PhillyCHI Event: Rapid Prototyping
LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: 8/21 6:00pm - 8:00pm
\nWHERE: Penn State Great Valley
\nC
 onference Center
\n30 E. Swedesford Road, Malvern, PA  19355
\nPhone: 610-6
 48-3200
\nRSVP:phillychi@gmail.com
\n
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\nDeveloping applications in a
  global, corporate environment can be particularly challenging considering 
 barriers to communication and agreement. Rapid prototyping using tools such
  as Axure Pro can help bridge these gaps by providing a powerful way of col
 lecting and refining requirements in a global, dispersed setting as well as
  providing a practical UI framework for local or remote development teams. 
 It is also very helpful for determining project scope and setting client ex
 pectations. The presentation will cover how to best harness prototyping too
 ls and discuss best practices and tips for this type of prototyping.
\n
\nA
 bout the Speaker
\nRon McNamara has specialized in creating user friendly a
 pplications in the complex environments of the biotechnology and pharmaceut
 ical fields for the past seven years. He is a CUA (Certified Usability Anal
 yst), has a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, and
  a Masters in Information Systems from Drexel University. He was a scientif
 ic and medical researcher before migrating to an IT career in 1998. One of 
 his areas of expertise is using prototyping tools to elicit requirements an
 d design user interfaces. He currently works at GlaxoSmithKline as a projec
 t manager and business analyst supporting research and clinical scientists.
 
\n
\nAbout the Sponsor
\nAt Penn State Great Valley, engineering and infor
 mation science students are already professionals in their fields and work 
 at corporations including Lockheed Martin, Vanguard, Comcast, and Wyeth.
\n
 
\nLearn more about Penn State Great Valley's career-enhancing degrees by a
 ttending an information session at the Great Valley campus or The Navy Yard
  or for a personal appointment call 610-648-3243 or email gvengin@psu.edu.
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