Cambridge USA 2006-10-13 Use BOXES promotion code and receive $50 off each day or $250 off a four-day registration. Keynotes by Jared Spool and Barry Schwartz Ground-breaking Full-Day Seminars: Creating Persuasion Architecture Online Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg, Future Now Develop a strategy for persuading your users to take action. You'll learn how to map your user goals with your site's business goals. - o - o - How to Design a Task-Based Information Architecture Gerry McGovern Get a solid grounding in information architecture that will enable you to create designs that help users find what they want. - o - o - Building and Managing a Successful User Experience Team Sarah Bloomer and Susan Wolfe Learn proven processes for creating a successful usability team, including how the best teams work together and report success. - o - o - Rich Internet Applications and AJAX David (Heller) Malouf & Bill Scott, Yahoo! Learn to create your own Rich Internet Application solution using powerful technologies, such as AJAX or Flash. - o - o - Making Meaning: Creating an Engaging User Experience Nathan Shedroff Learn the most effective processes for establishing a deep and meaningful connection with your users. - o - o - Site Seeing: Communicating Successfully with Visual Design Luke Wroblewski, Yahoo! Get practical insights and strategies for boosting your site's visual appeal and delighting your users. - o - o - Bringing User-Centered Design Practices into Agile Development Projects Jeff Patton, ThoughtWorks Utilize Agile Development processes to speed development, improve quality, reduce feature creep, and encourage team collaboration. - o - o - Advanced Methods for Usability Testing Rolf Molich Uncover the best practices for usability testing with rare insights pulled from research on more than a dozen usability teams. - o - o - Full-day seminars by Jared Spool, Christine Perfetti, and Josh Porter 22 MA Our eleventh annual conference is being held October 9-12, 2006 in Cambridge, MA. We've lined up fantastic speakers giving full-day seminars on today's critically important design topics. 2006-10-09 false http://www.uiconf.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/22 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/22/UI11-badge.jpg agile developement, ajax, barry schwartz, bill scott, discount, gerry mcgovern, ia, information architecture, jared spool, luke wroblewski, managing teams, nathan shedroff, persuasion architecture, rias, teams, usability testing, user experience, visual design London United Kingdom 2006-12-08 This hands-on, one-day usability training course covers the full remit of usability testing: from writing a screener to recruiting the right test participants; developing test tasks that are relevant to your customers and your business; moderating usability tests; and persuading managers and developers to take action based on your test results. You're even given forms and templates that you can adapt for your own usability tests. What previous delegates have said about this course: "Taking different roles (participant / observer / administrator) was a real eye-opener. The hands-on approach really complemented my reading of texts on usability." "Brilliant! I found the course both challenging and very interesting." "This course is excellent in providing you with a toolkit for usability testing. I've learnt things that I will really use." Registration fee: £475 118 United Kingdom Confidently carry out a usability test of your company's product or website. 2006-12-07 false http://www.userfocus.co.uk/training/usabilitytest.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/118 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/118/userfocus.gif training, usability testing New York USA 2007-06-20 At this monthly meeting of the NYC chapter of the Usability Professionals Association (www.nycupa.org), we are hosting a demo of Morae and UserVue software. Learn how to: * Collect local and remote test session data * Observe test sessions in local and remote environments * Analyze test sessions with the advanced analytical capabilities of the new v. 2.0 of Morae Manager User Experience Product Manager Shane Lovellette from Techsmith will answer questions you have about the products and will talk about the new features that will be offered in Morae 2. We will learn about automated and aggregated usability metric analysis, graphing and reporting, as well as the creating video highlight presentations. Learn how to make the process of conducting, recording, observing, analyzing, and presenting the results of a user research test more simple and cost-effective. Interested in Presenting a Case Study? Have you used Morae and/or UserVue? Are you interested in sharing your experiences during this presentation? Please send us this information to secretary@nycupa.org to indicate your interest in sharing your thoughts during the presentation. Location: Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Laura Parsons Pratt Conference Center, 281 Park Avenue South (at 22nd Street -- enter on Park). Registration: 6:00pm to 6:30pm (refreshments served) Presentation: 6:30pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A) Networking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm Dinner: 8:30pm to whenever Please note that dinner is an optional, post-event social activity and is not included in the event fee. See event site for further details and to register. 249 NY Newbies & experienced researchers will benefit from this demo of a "usability lab in a box" and its online sister product, UserVue. Avenue A | Razorfish and others will discuss their experiences. 2007-06-19 false http://nycupa2007-06-19.eventbrite.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/249 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/249/upa-logo-under.jpg morae, usability testing, user experience research, uservue Washington DC USA 2007-10-13 Register now for User Focus 2007, the second annual conference of The Washington, DC Metro chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA), on Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. The conference is a one-day exchange of ideas and experiences that demonstrate the value of usability in successful design. Registration deadline is October 8 - last year's conference sold out early! LEARN about important trends, cutting edge methods, and case studies in usability and user-centered design. NETWORK with folks who do what you do, and meet potential employers and employees. LEAVE motivated to create user experiences that drive results with a toolkit of techniques and best practices. The keynote address, The Dawning of the Age of Experience, will be delivered by Jared Spool, a well respected leader in the field of usability and design since 1978. Other highlights include a panel on Web 2.0, a presentation on the Future of Usability, and two tracks of presentations that offer the latest research, techniques and best practices, for people new to usability as well as experienced practitioners. Three optional 90-minute tutorials provide extra depth on software design and usability testing topics. About UPA-DC Metro Chapter UPA-DC Metro Chapter is a member-driven, multidisciplinary organization committed to the design and development of usable products. UPA-DC Metro provides a network and opportunities through which usability professionals can communicate and share information about skills and skill development, methodology used and/or proposed in the profession, tools, technology, and organizational issues. For more information, visit our website at http://www.userfocus.org or email us at conference@upa-dc-metro.org Registration fees: $140 UPA-DC Metro Members $165 Non-Members 322 DC Second annual conference of The Washington, DC Metro chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel 2007-10-12 false http://userfocus.org http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/322 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/322/logo_upadc.gif information architecture, information design, interface design, usability, usability testing, usability training, user experience, user interface design Pretoria South Africa 2007-10-19 Course Objectives: Survey the scope of usability issues Know the four factors that drive your testing strategy Know the appropriate test and when to use it Learn tests that uncover problems with content organisation, task flow, and brand strategy Conduct performance-based tests using paper and functioning prototypes Review advanced prototype testing that adds precision to your performance measures Design and conduct a remote test Learn a 10-point checklist of the critical components of a successful usability test plan Course Location: Meraka Institute CSIR Site - Building 43 Meiring Naude Road Brummeria, Pretoria South Africa Class time: 9 am to 4.30 pm each day, includes tea & coffee, lunch and afternoon refreshments Course fee: 5,500 ZAR per person Please register online by visiting http://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleSAfrica.asp or, for more information, telephone Jennifer Pruess +44 20 7953 4010 This course is being held in conjunction with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, and counts towards HFI's training programme. HFI's Certification Track: Special rates are available for those on HFI's certification track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take all four courses and the certification exam for only 23, 275 ZAR, a 5% saving. 276 South Africa This course presents practical techniques to help move the design into compliance with users' needs, mental models, and cognitive styles. Rich functionality is worth little if the user can't access it 2007-10-17 false http://www.humanfactors.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/276 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/276/HFI_Logo.jpg remote testing, usability testing, usability testing techniques, web testing Merrimack USA 2007-10-31 Abstract: In usability testing, we strive to eliminate bias so that the results will be accurate. But what is bias anyway? How does it affect our results? What can we do about it? And are we, as usability specialists, truly objective? Usability consultant Carolyn Snyder will lead a stimulating discussion about bias in usability testing - something we encounter on a daily basis but may not consciously think about. There are many sources of bias in usability testing, from users to tasks to reporting. Every testing methodology is biased, and so are we as facilitators. But bias is not something to be shunned. Instead, we need to understand its sources and weigh its effects. Sometimes, bias can even be harnessed to serve our purpose. Come to this presentation and you'll never look at your testing methods the same way again! Bio: Carolyn Snyder is an independent usability consultant in the greater Boston area. In the past 15 years she has conducted hundreds of usability tests on dozens of products and interfaces. Carolyn is the author of the book Paper Prototyping (she'll give away a copy at this presentation) and co-author of two books on web site usability. She has a BS in Computer Science and an MBA, both of which have biased her perspective :-). More information concerning Carolyn's consultancy is available at Snyder Consulting (http://www.snyderconsulting.net ). 343 NH Carolyn Snyder will be presenting on Bias in Usability Testing. What is bias and how does it affect our testing results? After this presentation you'll never look at testing methods the same way! 2007-10-30 false http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nh-ux/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/343 usability, usability testing, user testing London England 2007-11-16 Course Objectives: Survey the scope of usability issues Know the four factors that drive your testing strategy Know the appropriate test and when to use it Learn tests that uncover problems with content organisation, task flow, and brand strategy Conduct performance-based tests using paper and functioning prototypes Review advanced prototype testing that adds precision to your performance measures Design and conduct a remote test Learn to analyse Web traffic logs Review a 10-point checklist of the critical components of a successful usability test plan Course Location: MLS Business Centre 130 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EU Course schedule: 9.00 am - 4.30 pm each day. Continental breakfast 8.30 am each day, lunch provided Course fee: £670/€1055 + VAT per person £600/€950 + VAT if three or more attend from the same company Please register online by visiting http://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleEurope.asp or, for more information, call Jennifer Pruess on + 44 20 7953 4010 HFI's Certification Track:- Special rates are available for those on HFI's certification track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take four courses and the certification exam within a two-year period for only £2570/€3955, a saving of 17% 281 England This course presents practical techniques to help move the design into compliance with users' needs, mental models, and cognitive styles. Rich functionality is worth little if the user can't access it 2007-11-14 false http://www.humanfactors.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/281 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/281/HFI_Logo.jpg remote testing, usability testing, usability testing techniques, web testing Utrecht Netherlands 2007-11-29 Course Objectives: Survey the scope of usability issues Know the four factors that drive your testing stategy Know the appropriate test and when to use it Learn tests that uncover problems with content organisation, task flow, and brand strategy Conduct performance-based tests using paper and functioning prototypes Review advanced prototype testing that adds precision to your performance measures Design and conduct a remote test Learn a 10-point checklist of the critical components of a successful usability test plan Course Location Capgemini Academy Papendorpseweg 100 3500 GN Utrecht The Netherlands Class times; 9 am - 4.30 pm each day. Lunch and refreshments included Course fee: €1000 per person Please register online by visiting http://www.humanfactors.com/training/scheduleEurope.asp or, for more information, call Jennifer Pruess on + 44 20 7953 4010 HFI's Certification Track: - Special rates are available to those on HFI's certification track to become a Certified Usability Analyst. Take four courses and the certification exam within a two-year period for only €3955, a savings of 17% Human Factors Europe Ltd has a partnership with Capgemini Academy to offer HFI's courses through Capgemini Academy in Utrecht, Holland 286 Netherlands This course presents practical techniques to help move the design into compliance with users' needs, mental models, and cognitive styles. Rich functionality is worth little if the user can't access it 2007-11-27 false http://www.humanfactors.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/286 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/286/HFI_Logo.jpg remote testing, usability testing, usability testing techniques, web testing 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 Boston USA 2008-04-04 In this day-long session, Steve Krug (author of Don't Make Me Think) will teach you how to do your own low-cost/no-cost testing that's simple enough to make it a routine part of your design process. The day will include... - A complete explanation of how Steve recommends doing testing (Hint: very simple, very fast, and very cheap) - Two live usability tests on attendees' sites, so you can see the whole process in detail - A chance to practice conducting a test on your own site - Advice on how to interpret your findings and decide what changes to make - Plenty of time to answer your questions about testing or any other aspect of usability Who should attend? The short answer is “anyone involved in publishing a Web site.” Graphic designers, programmers, writers, editors, project managers, sole proprietors, and VPs can all benefit from this session. Whether you already do testing and want to know more, or have never done testing and want to start, or even if you don't ever intend to do your own testing but are responsible for hiring, managing, or paying other people to do it, this session will prove valuable. NOTE: We'll also be in Chicago on May 16th. 444 MA Spend a day with Steve Krug while he explains everything he knows about doing your own low cost/no cost usability testing, including a chance to do a practice test on your own site. 2008-04-03 false http://www.sensible.com/workshops.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/444 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/444/DMMT_cover.jpg usability, usability testing, web design Chicago USA 2008-05-17 In this day-long session, Steve Krug (author of Don't Make Me Think) will teach you how to do your own low-cost/no-cost testing that's simple enough to make it a routine part of your design process. The day will include... - A complete explanation of how Steve recommends doing testing (Hint: very simple, very fast, and very cheap) - Two live usability tests on attendees' sites, so you can see the whole process in detail - A chance to practice conducting a test on your own site - Advice on how to interpret your findings and decide what changes to make - Plenty of time to answer your questions about testing or any other aspect of usability Who should attend? The short answer is “anyone involved in publishing a Web site.” Graphic designers, programmers, writers, editors, project managers, sole proprietors, and VPs can all benefit from this session. Whether you already do testing and want to know more, or have never done testing and want to start, or even if you don't ever intend to do your own testing but are responsible for hiring, managing, or paying other people to do it, this session will prove valuable. NOTE: We'll also be in Boston on April 3rd. 445 IL Spend a day with Steve Krug while he explains everything he knows about doing your own low cost/no cost usability testing, including a chance to do a practice test on your own site. 2008-05-16 false http://www.sensible.com/workshops.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/445 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/445/DMMT_cover.jpg usability, usability testing, web design London United Kingdom 2008-06-04 For people in design teams who need to solicit customer feedback on prototypes and finished products, "A practical guide to usability testing" is a 1-day usability workshop that shows delegates how to carry out a usability test. Unlike lecture-based courses, delegates get practical, hands-on experience moderating and logging usability tests. Usability testing is the method of choice for organisations that want to understand how customers use their product, software or web site. In contrast to market research methods, usability testing delivers strong predictive value, demonstrating how real people will use the product in the real world. But there are several different types of usability test, making it difficult for novices 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, helping 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 techniques for presenting the results to developers and managers. You will also get 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. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN -Write a screener to recruit the right test participants. -Write a usability test plan to get buy-in from management and the development team. -Develop test tasks that are relevant to your customers and your business. -Choose the right usability test method for your product and its lifecycle phase. -Design usability tests that meet international standards in usability. -Adapt our standard forms and templates for your own tests. -Moderate usability tests. -Collect and analyse behavioural data. -Persuade managers and developers to take action based on your test results. 178 United Kingdom Learn how to confidently carry out a usability test of your company's product or website. In addition to the course notes, we provide forms and templates you can adapt for your own usability tests. 2008-06-03 false http://www.userfocus.co.uk/training/usabilitytest.html?ad=boxes http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/178 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/178/userfocus.gif course, testing, training, usability testing Cambridge USA 2008-10-17 Use the promo code "BOXES" for a free Flip Ultra camcorder when you register for the full conference, and $120 off the four day conference registration rate. Can't attend the entire conference? You'll get $30/day off for each day you register. At User Interface 13, the longest running conference dedicated to web design, information architecture, and usability, you’ll get 4 full days of in-depth techniques from the world’s leading web design and usability experts. We've asked the most forward-thinking minds in the world of experience design to address your biggest challenges. Our expert speakers will present on today's most pressing topics, including interaction design, information architecture, agile development, innovation, usability testing, Ajax, product strategy, and visual design. On Monday and Wednesday, you will attend full-day seminars with our expert speakers. On Tuesday, we have a day filled with 90-minute Featured Talks. We'll cap off the week on Thursday with our Showcase Seminar Day, where you can choose between UIE's most popular seminars. We’ve recruited a fabulous group of speakers, ready to help you solve your biggest design problems. You'll hear from: Jeff Patton, Kim Goodwin, Dana Chisnell, Jeremy Keith, Scott Burkun, Peter Merholz, Andrew Crow, Luke Wroblewski, Donna (Maurer) Spencer, Bill Verplank, Christine Perfetti, and Jared Spool Use the promo code "BOXES" for a free Flip Ultra Camcorder when you register for the full conference, and $120 off the four day conference registration rate. Can't attend the entire conference? You'll get $30/day off for each day you register. View the complete summit description, and register at http://www.uiconf.com UI13 is produced by User Interface Engineering. 491 MA Now in its thirteenth year, the UI13 Conference examines the biggest issues in the world of web design, information architecture, and usability. 2008-10-13 false http://www.uiconf.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/491 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/491/final_logo.jpg agile development, ajax, information architecture, innovation, interaction design, product strategy, usability, usability testing, visual design, web design 2008-10-23 [The UIE Virtual Seminars, User Interface Engineering's monthly series of online seminars, gives you the chance to hear the latest perspectives in the world of design from the field's premier experts. Instead of traveling to a training course, you and your colleagues can hear the latest insights on the most important design topics right from your office. Once you purchase the seminar, you can watch the presentation right on your PC screen. ] However, it doesn't have to be that way. Useful insights can come just by having the chance to talk with and observe participants in the most informal of settings, such as cafés, trade shows, and the company cafeteria. You can get value from a quick test, even if you only have 2 days to pull it off, or don’t have a working design yet. Traditional by-the-book testing has its merits, but you can still get valid, useful results by cutting out the time-consuming and budget-busting expenses. Usability testing expert Dana Chisnell knows what it means to work by-the-book – she co-wrote “the book” (The Handbook of Usability Testing) with Jeff Rubin. In this seminar, Dana will break down the process of collecting user research data, exploring the must-haves, the nice-to-haves, and the certainly-can-do-withouts. You'll learn how you can answer your essential design questions using methods that would make MacGyver proud. This presentation is perfect if you have yet to conduct your first usability test. If you’re experienced with testing, Dana will show you some new ways to inject user research into those tight-on-resources projects that keep cropping up. Register today with the promotional code ARROW and receive our lowest price of just $99! 541 It's not clear when "quick and dirty" became a dirty phrase in the usability world. Some believe that testing must be scientific, and that takes time and money — luxuries not often available. 2008-10-22 true http://www.uie.com/events/virtual_seminars/wild/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/541 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/541/UIElogo.tiff dana chisnell, jared spool, uie virtual seminar, usability testing Brighton United Kingdom 2008-11-29 Usability tests are an excellent way of discovering problems with a product or service. Commissioning a dedicated usability lab will provide a high degree of scientific rigour but obviously comes at significant cost. Instead of a single academic evaluation, why not bring your testing in-house and run it alongside your design and development process? Two or three quick-and-dirty usability tests will not only provide better results but will also allow you to iterate your product between tests, ultimately leading to a more refined product. Usability testing needn’t cost the Earth. In fact, there’s no need for all that expensive equipment, a dedicated lab and or even expert evaluators. It’s entirely possible to run a test at your own office, a cafe or even your test participant’s home. Who? This training course is taught by Clearleft’s Creative Director, Andy Budd. Andy is the creator of Silverback, the popular usability testing software for designers and developers. When? The workshop will take place on Friday, November 28th, 2008 from 9:30am until 5:00pm. Where? 28 Kensington Street is in the heart of Brighton’s trendy North Laine, within easy walking distance from the train station. How much? Places costs £345+VAT per person if booked before October 17th. After that, workshop places will cost £395+VAT per person. Places are limited to keep the workshop nice and intimate. 544 United Kingdom In this workshop you’ll learn everything you need to know about planning, organising and moderating your own guerrilla usability tests. 2008-11-28 false http://clearleft.com/training/usability-testing/20081128/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/544 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/544/clearleft.gif guerrilla usability testing, usability testing, workshop