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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070928
SUMMARY:Don't Panic: Design and Usability Under Pressure
LOCATION:Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 savin
 g) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw
\n
\nAre you facing an aggressive deadline 
 for your web site or product launch? Do you see the need for user research 
 but lack the time to implement it? It’s hard enough creating usable designs
  when there is ample time and plenty of resources, but what do you do when 
 that's just not an option for your design team?
\n
\nOne of the most common
  reasons designs fail users is because the design team didn't have the time
  or resources to focus on user research. To help designers and usability pr
 ofessionals deliver usable sites and applications despite the obstacles, we
  turned to Larry Constantine, author of the landmark book, Software for Use
 , to share his proven techniques on how to conduct design and usability eff
 orts quickly and efficiently, even when there is barely time to do anything
  at all.
\n
\nIn this 90-minute seminar, Larry will share a wide range of f
 ield-proven tricks and techniques for conquering design and usability probl
 ems while in crunch mode. You will learn:
\n
\n+ How to leverage Sample-of-
 One Testing to maximize the amount of valuable information you collect from
  just one user 
\n
\n+ How to improve your time-boxed project management te
 chniques to conduct design activities faster and push your design team to t
 he limits of agility and ingenuity 
\n
\n+ How to take advantage of the dec
 ision triage. Larry will show you how your success depends on your team's a
 bility to identify your design's most important features and focus the majo
 rity of time and resources in only those areas 
\n
\n+ How to pare down you
 r field research efforts while still learning everything you need to create
  a successful design 
\n
\n+ How to use tactical modeling techniques, such 
 as simplified schematics for quickly capturing insights about users and the
 ir needs 
\n
\nRegister using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 sa
 ving) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070928
SUMMARY:Don't Panic: Design and Usability Under Pressure
LOCATION:Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 savin
 g) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw
\n
\nAre you facing an aggressive deadline 
 for your web site or product launch? Do you see the need for user research 
 but lack the time to implement it? It’s hard enough creating usable designs
  when there is ample time and plenty of resources, but what do you do when 
 that's just not an option for your design team?
\n
\nOne of the most common
  reasons designs fail users is because the design team didn't have the time
  or resources to focus on user research. To help designers and usability pr
 ofessionals deliver usable sites and applications despite the obstacles, we
  turned to Larry Constantine, author of the landmark book, Software for Use
 , to share his proven techniques on how to conduct design and usability eff
 orts quickly and efficiently with little time and money.
\n
\nIn this 90-mi
 nute seminar, Larry will share a wide range of field-proven tricks and tech
 niques for conquering design and usability problems while in crunch mode. Y
 ou will learn:
\n
\n+ How to leverage Sample-of-One Testing to maximize the
  amount of valuable information you collect from just one user 
\n
\n+ How 
 to improve your time-boxed project management techniques to conduct design 
 activities faster and push your design team to the limits of agility and in
 genuity 
\n
\n+ How to take advantage of the decision triage. Larry will sh
 ow you how your success depends on your team's ability to identify your des
 ign's most important features and focus the majority of time and resources 
 in only those areas 
\n
\n+ How to pare down your field research efforts wh
 ile still learning everything you need to create a successful design 
\n
\n
 + How to use tactical modeling techniques, such as simplified schematics fo
 r quickly capturing insights about users and their needs 
\n
\nRegister usi
 ng the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 saving) at http://tinyurl.com
 /2ebutw
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071109
SUMMARY:UI12 - User Interface 12 Conference
LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
DESCRIPTION:Register for all 4 days by October 23rd with the promotion code
  BOXES to receive $30 off each day and a limited-edition UI12 iPod video ht
 tp://www.uiconf.com
\n
\nBOXES promo code cannot be combined with any other
  special offer or promotional code, and is only valid for 4 day registratio
 ns. 
\n
\nFor the User Interface 12 Conference 
\n( http://www.uiconf.com )
 , Jared M. Spool and his team of usability researchers have asked the most 
 forward thinking minds in the world of usability to present on today's most
  pressing design topics.  
\n
\nFor 4 full days, you'll learn in-depth tech
 niques from these top experts, and come away with the knowledge and confide
 nce necessary to tackle your biggest design challenges. 
\n
\nNow in its tw
 elfth year, the UI12 Conference examines the most critical web design and u
 sability issues facing designers, information architects, and usability pro
 fessionals. Topics include: Agile Development, Task-based Information Archi
 tecture, Usability Testing, Visual Design, Building Innovative Designs, Com
 municating with Comics, Interaction Design, and Designing with CSS. 
\n
\nO
 n Monday, November 5th, you'll have the chance to attend one of four full-d
 ay seminars from Larry Constantine, Gerry McGovern, Rolf Molich, or Luke Wr
 oblewski. 
\n
\nOn Tuesday, November 6th, you'll have the chance to attend 
 several of the informative and entertaining 90-minute Featured Talks from e
 ach of our conference speakers, as well as the UI12 Conference Keynote pres
 entation from Jared M. Spool. 
\n
\nOn Wednesday, November 7th, you'll have
  the chance to attend one of four full-day seminars from Scott Berkun, Kevi
 n Cheng, Kim Goodwin, or Cameron Moll. 
\n
\nWe'll cap off the week on Thur
 sday, November 8th, with our Showcase Seminar Day, where you can choose bet
 ween UIE's most popular seminars.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080517
SUMMARY:Web Directions User Experience
LOCATION:Melbourne, Australia
DESCRIPTION:Web Directions User Experience is a full day two track conferen
 ce, plus an optional extra day of workshops, focussing on concepts, technol
 ogies and techniques for building great user experiences on the web.
\n
\n
 \n* Andy Budd (Clearleft) - Interaction design and usability
\n* Robert Hoe
 kman Jr (Miskeeto) - User experience evangelist
\n* Lisa Herrod - User test
 ing
\n* Emily Boyd (Remember the Milk) - Ajax techniques for great user exp
 eriences
\n* Cameron Adams - Frontiers of Javascript (workshop)
\n* Donna M
 aurer - Getting content right
\n* Jackie Moyes (News Digital Media) - Turni
 ng research into products
\n* Oliver Weidlich - Mobile web user experience
 \n* Steve Baty - Analysing research data
\n* Mathew Patterson (Campaign Mon
 itor) - Designing for email
\n
\nWhatever your role - designer, developer, 
 IA, product and project manager all the way to CIO and CTO - this will be a
 n exciting day of informative, stimulating content to send you home even be
 tter enabled to build the web.
\n
\nConference: $495 (early bird until Apri
 l 11)
\nWorkshops: $450
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080604
SUMMARY:Usability testing training
LOCATION:London, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:For people in design teams who need to solicit customer feedbac
 k on prototypes and finished products, "A practical guide to usability test
 ing" is a 1-day usability workshop that shows delegates how to carry out a 
 usability test. Unlike lecture-based courses, delegates get practical, hand
 s-on experience moderating and logging usability tests.
\n
\nUsability test
 ing is the method of choice for organisations that want to understand how c
 ustomers use their product, software or web site. In contrast to market res
 earch methods, usability testing delivers strong predictive value, demonstr
 ating how real people will use the product in the real world.
\n
\nBut ther
 e are several different types of usability test, making it difficult for no
 vices to choose a technique. Usability testing is also very different from 
 interviews or focus groups and requires a well-trained test administrator. 
 This workshop provides a practical path through the various methods, helpin
 g you pick the right kind of test for your product, showing you how to plan
 , carry out and analyse a usability test, and describing persuasive techniq
 ues for presenting the results to developers and managers. You will also ge
 t hands-on experience administering and observing a usability test and gain
  the kind of practical knowledge that you can't get from reading a book.
\n
 
\nWHAT YOU'LL LEARN
\n
\n-Write a screener to recruit the right test parti
 cipants.
\n-Write a usability test plan to get buy-in from management and t
 he development team.
\n-Develop test tasks that are relevant to your custom
 ers and your business.
\n-Choose the right usability test method for your p
 roduct and its lifecycle phase.
\n-Design usability tests that meet interna
 tional standards in usability.
\n-Adapt our standard forms and templates fo
 r your own tests.
\n-Moderate usability tests.
\n-Collect and analyse behav
 ioural data.
\n-Persuade managers and developers to take action based on yo
 ur test results.
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