Hyderabad India 2006-11-17 UMO::WUD06 - Hyderabad, India UsabilityMatters.Org, UMO herewith invites all those who are playing their part both actively and passively in 'Making it Easy'. UMO is planning to hold a string of activities along the timeline of 14th November 2006, and hold events on this day to mark the World Usability Day'06. We invite the Designers -working and studying in their respective disciplines spanning across Usability engineering, Information Architecture,Instructional Design, User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Technical writering,Software Engineering and Architecture. Conference Date: 14th Nov,2006 Venue:Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Project Presentations and Usability Workshops Event Highlights UsabilityMatters.Org’s -Boycott Bad-Design Contest’06 UMO is holding this competition for identifying Bad-Designs as part of our activities towards the World Usability Day-2006. Theme for the Competition: Day-to-day nuisances with Technology http://www.usabilitymatters.org/blog/console/entry.php?id=291 UsabilityMatters.Org’s -International Cartoon Contest’06 The UMO-International Cartoon Contest'06 is organized by UMO towards the World Usability Day. Participation is open to all cartoonists from every country in the world. Theme for the Competition: Mobile Mishaps – troublesome experiences with mobile phones http://www.usabilitymatters.org/blog/console/entry.php?id=290 Exhibition Cartoon and Bad Design Contest entries would be put up for a public exhibition for one week from 9th to 16th Nov. 2006 at State Gallery of Art at Hyderabad, marking the World Usability Day. www.usabilitymatters.org Usability Matters.Org UsabilityMatters.Org is a non-profit organization working towards design awareness and exchange of design sensibilities. It is a forum dedicated to discussing, improving and promoting the work of the Usability and Interaction design community in India. For moare details: Kaladhar Bapu, kbapu@usabilitymatters.org, ph: +91-9849301500 94 India UsabilityMatters.Org is organizing the World Usability Day-2006,Hyd-India event which is held on 14 Nov.2006. Focused on raising awareness and visibility of usability and user centered design. 2006-11-09 false http://www.usabilitymatters.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/94 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/94/logo_UMO.gif bad design contest, boycott bad design, hci, isb, kaladhar bapu, making it easy, umo, umo cartoon contest, umowud06, upa, usability in hyderabad, usability in india, usability matters, usabilitymattersorg, world usability day Portmsouth USA 2007-07-20 Where: AK's Bar & Bistro (2nd floor) 111 State Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Street Map: http://tinyurl.com/2edxky Parking Map: http://tinyurl.com/ytsuz8 (street parking is also available) Topic: What Would It Mean to Become a UPA Chapter? As we explore the possibility of becoming a chapter, we thought it would be interesting to hear from someone who’s been an integral part of the most successful UPA chapter in the world, Boston UPA … Chauncey Wilson, a founding member and past president of Boston UPA, will be joining us at this meeting. He’ll be giving a half hour talk on his experience with Boston UPA, and answering your questions. Afterwards, we invite everyone to take part in an informal group discussion on the future of NH UX. About Chauncey Wilson: Chauncey Wilson has spent 20 years as an engineering psychologist, user interface designer, usability engineer, and product development manager. His academic background includes a physics degree and graduate training in social psychology, human factors engineering, and statistics. His consulting clients have included Microsoft, FEDEX, Lotus, Reuters, and 3COM. He is past president of the Northern New England chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) and the STC Usability SIG, and member of the Usability Professionals' Association, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the ACM SIGCHI. He co-wrote The Usability Engineering Framework for Product Design and Evaluation in the handbook of HCI and has presented on the psychology of victimization, research ethics, cyberlaw, usability methods, web design, and documentation usability. RSVP: You must RSVP to attend. Send RSVPs to Kyle Pero, kylepero@usableinterface.com. You will receive an email confirmation once your name has been added to the list of attendees. + + + Stay informed about NH UX meetings and events by joining the NH-UX Yahoo group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nh-ux/ + + + Hope to see you there! 267 NH What Would It Mean to Become a UPA Chapter? Chauncey Wilson, who’s been an integral part of the most successful UPA chapter in the world, Boston UPA, will be presenting. 2007-07-19 false http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nh-ux/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/267 ia, information architecture, interaction design, ixd, upa, usability, user experience, ux Durham USA 2008-01-25 For our first official UPA chapter meeting we will kick off the New Year with special guest Jared Spool, an internationally renowned authority on usability, to discuss what makes a design seem intuitive. When: Thursday, January 24th Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: University of New Hampshire (UNH) Kingsbury Hall, Room N101 33 College Road Durham, NH Campus Map: http://www.unh.edu/map/UNHCampusMapcrop.pdf Directions: http://www.unh.edu/transportation/visitor/directions.htm Parking Directions: Park in Lot B Topic: What Makes a Design Seem Intuitive? 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. RSVP: Seats are limited. You must RSVP to attend, so don’t delay in reserving your spot! Send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org. You will receive an email confirmation once your name has been added to the list of attendees. NH UPA meetings are open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required. Parking Map: http://unh.edu/transportation/visitor/map.pdf 376 NH For our 1st official UPA chapter meeting we will kick off the New Year w/ special guest Jared Spool, an internationally renowned authority on usability, to discuss what makes a design seem intuitive. 2008-01-24 false http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nh-upa/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/376 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/376/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg design, ia, information architecture, nh, nh upa, upa, usability, user experience, ux Portsmouth USA 2008-02-20 The February 19th NH UPA meeting will be a highly engaging and informative night with 4 different 10-minute talks by 4 different speakers. The "10-minute talk" format is popular because of the pace of the meeting and the variety of topics discussed related to usability and user experience design. Topics: Cognitive Biases and the Fundamental Attribution Error in User- Centered Design by Chauncey Wilson, Autodesk Words Set the Stage: Modeling Good Behavior for User-generated Content by Margot Bloomstein, PixelMEDIA Pros and Cons of Presenting Multiple Options of a Design to the Project Team by Shannon McHarg, H&R Block Remote Usability Testing: Best Practices and Lessons Learned by Rebecca Richkus, Autodesk Where: PixelMEDIA 222 International Drive Suite 175 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Time: 6:00-7:00 PM - Networking (refreshments provided by PixelMEDIA) 7:00-8:00 PM - 10-Minute Talks About 10-Minute Talks: Presenter talks are strictly limited to 10 minutes and 6 slides max. Following each presenter, there will be 5 minutes for Q&A. This makes preparation and presentation easy and keeps things moving for the audience. For usability and user experience practitioners, you will find plenty of tips and tricks you can use in your job. For those who are new to usability, the variety of topics will give you a good idea of what the profession is all about. RSVP or questions: info@nhupa.org 413 NH This meeting will be a highly engaging and informative night with 4 different 10-minute talks by 4 different speakers. 2008-02-19 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/413 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/413/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg content, design, hci, ia, remote usability testing, upa, usability, usability testing Portsmouth USA 2008-04-18 When: Thursday, April 17th Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: Fat Belly's Grill & Bar (http://www.fatbellysgrillandbar.com) 2 Bow Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Street Map: http://tinyurl.com/448pk3 Parking Map: http://tinyurl.com/ytsuz8 (street parking is also available) RSVP: An RSVP is not required, but it helps us to have an idea of the head count for the venue. Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org. Topic: ~ Article Discussion ~ For this meeting, we'd ask that you read the selected articles ahead of time (don't worry, they're short articles, not books), jot down at least one discussion point about each article, then come prepared to discuss. Your discussion point can be a question, an example from your experience, or simply your perspective. We only ask that you keep your points constructive and not overly critical of the article or the authors. We will have two moderators that will help facilitate the discussion. Thank you for your votes on the articles to read. The three "winners" are: "Cultures of Prototyping", Michael Schrage http://hci.stanford.edu/bds/10-Schrage.pdf "Getting the Right Design and the Design Right: Testing Many Is Better Than One", Maryam Tohidi, William Buxton, Ronald Baecker, Abigail Sellen. http://www.billbuxton.com/rightDesign.pdf "Feature Richness and User Engagement", Jakob Nielsen http://www.useit.com/alertbox/features.html NH UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required. Hope to see you there! 455 NH Please join us for our April meeting to take part in an interesting article discussion... 2008-04-17 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/455 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/455/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg hci, interaction design, interface design, nh upa, upa, usability Bedford USA 2008-07-24 Topic: 10 Marketing Myths Usability Experts Need to Know Speaker: Aileen Cahill, Customer Connections When: Wednesday, July 23rd Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: Chordiant Software, Inc. (Google map: http://tinyurl.com/43le9t) 8 Commerce Drive Bedford, NH 03110 Summary: As user experience professionals, we work with marketing teams all the time. Successful collaboration isn't always easy, but it's key to creating a superior customer experience that meets the goals of both the business and the customer. Aileen Cahill has helped re-engineer companies into becoming more customer focused for over 20 years. She will share insights from her time on the inside; marketing's modus operandi, key motivators, organizational metrics, and facilitate an exploration of frameworks and processes where collaboration will deliver a truly remarkable customer experience; both online and offline. Aileen Cahill co-authored the transformative marketing text used by leading MBA programs, Internet Marketing: Building Advantage in a Networked Economy, which presents a customer-focused framework for integrating marketing both online and offline. She is a classically trained brand marketer from the Fortune 1,000 and Customer Relationship Management pioneer who founded the Pepper + Rogers Group consulting division. Aileen is currently an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the University of Southern Maine and is the Managing Partner of the consulting firm Customer Connections. Her MBA in marketing is from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Experimental Psychology from SUNY Binghamton. RSVP: Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org so we have an idea of the head count for the venue and refreshments. ***NH UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required.*** Hope to see you there! 497 NH Topic: 10 Marketing Myths Usability Experts Need to Know 2008-07-23 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/497 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/497/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg marketing, upa, usability, user experience, ux Portsmouth USA 2008-09-18 Topic: The Total Customer Experience: The Road Ahead Speaker: Bill Gribbons, Bentley When: Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: Mad*Pow Media Solutions, LLC 40 Pleasant Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Parking Map: http://tinyurl.com/ytsuz8 (street parking and free parking behind Mad*Pow at Ocean Bank is also available) Summary: Usability professionals are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the radical changes occurring in the marketplace for technology products and services. The competitive advantage in this sector is slowly shifting from one defined exclusively by engineering, to that of simplicity, usability and the total customer experience. What are the implications of such a shift for our profession? To compete and thrive in the constantly evolving high-tech sector, professionals working in this sector must also evolve. Based on market and hiring data, Dr. Gribbon's presentation will highlight the challenges and opportunities we face today and how we must prepare ourselves to take full advantage of these opportunities. He will highlight how the emergence of the experience economy has opened exciting opportunities in new sectors such as healthcare, financial services, e-business, gaming, and consumer electronics. Professor Gribbons is Director of the Human Factors and Information Design programs at Bentley, where he teaches courses in human factors and information design on the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Information Design Programs at Bentley are among the largest and most respected programs of this type in the country. Bill was also founder of the Design and Usability Center. Over the past twenty-five years, he has consulted with hundreds of companies around the globe on issues related to product design, usability, and the user experience as business strategy. RSVP: Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org so we have an idea of the head count for the venue and refreshments. 518 NH Topic: The Total Customer Experience: The Road Ahead. Speaker, Bill Gribbons, Bentley. 2008-09-17 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/518 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/518/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg new hampshire, nh, upa, usability, user experience, ux Portsmouth USA 2008-10-16 When: Wednesday, October 15th Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: PixelMEDIA 222 International Drive Suite 175 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Summary: The usability of sign-up forms is a bugbear of any interface design professional. But what if the real hurdle wasn't usability, but motivation? Josh will show you techniques to motivate people to sign up for your web application, from leveraging social influence to getting rid of the sign up form completely! Joshua Porter is the founder of Bokardo Design, an interface design and strategy shop focusing exclusively on social web applications. He recently wrote the book "Designing for the Social Web". When he is not designing web sites, Josh is speaking about it at conferences or writing about it at bokardo.com. He lets off steam by rock climbing and keeping up with his two-year old. RSVP: Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org so we have an idea of the head count for the venue and refreshments. ***NH UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required.*** 539 NH Topic: Motivating People to Sign Up Speaker: Joshua Porter, Bokardo Design 2008-10-15 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/539 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/539/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg form, forms, joshua porter, nh, nh upa, upa, usability, user experience, ux Manchester USA 2008-11-20 When: Wednesday, November 19th Refreshments & Networking: 6-7:00 PM – Food & beverages will be provided. Meeting: 7:00 PM – 8ish Where: Autodesk, Inc. 100 Commercial Street Manchester, NH 03101 Summary: Presenter talks are strictly limited to 10 minutes and 6 slides max. Following each presenter, there will be 5 minutes for Q&A. This makes preparation and presentation easy and keeps things moving for the audience. For usability and user experience practitioners, you will find plenty of tips and tricks you can use in your job. For those who are new to usability, the variety of topics will give you a good idea of what the profession is all about. RSVP: Please send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org so we have an idea of the head count for the venue and refreshments. ***NH UPA meetings are always open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required.*** Hope to see you there! 556 NH Presenter talks are strictly limited to 10 minutes and 6 slides max. Following each presenter, there will be 5 minutes for Q&A. 2008-11-19 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/556 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/556/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg new hampshire, nh, nh upa, upa Portsmouth USA 2008-12-18 We have a terrific night planned with good food, drinks and surprises! This will be a great opportunity to combine celebrating the holiday season with getting to know your fellow NH UPA members better. This year's Holiday Party will be held at the beautifully renovated Beaux Arts Lobby in The Music Hall in Portsmouth. If you haven't seen the striking new design of the Music Hall Lobby, trust me, you're in for a real treat! We've worked hard to get sponsors for this event to secure this wonderful venue and provide a great spread as well as a free round of drinks for everyone! When: Wednesday, December 17th 6:00-8:00 PM Where: Beaux Arts Lobby in The Music Hall (http://themusichall.org/support/lobby_2008.asp) 28 Chestnut St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 Parking Map: http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/transportation/downpark.htm RSVP REQUIRED: Space is limited for this event so don't delay in sending your RSVP to info@nhupa.org. OUR SPONSORS: PixelMEDIA - www.pixelmedia.com. Mad*Pow - www.madpow.net. User Interface Engineering - www.uie.com. 582 NH As a thank you to all our members who have supported us by attending meetings, volunteering and presenting we want to invite you to the annual NH UPA Holiday Party! 2008-12-17 false http://www.nhupa.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/582 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/582/upa_logo_-_yahoo.jpg new hampshire, nh, nh upa, upa