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 Austin USA 2007-03-13 Blue Flavor, Bryght and Raincity Studios are proud to present the second annual South by Northwest (SXNW) geek fest party at the Iron Cactus in Downtown Austin. There will be plenty of free drinks and cool people to meet. This year we have booked virtually the whole venue but please let us know you are coming so we can plan ahead. Hope to see you there! 180 TX Blue Flavor, Bryght and Raincity Studios are proud to present the second annual South by Northwest (SXNW) geek fest party. 2007-03-12 false http://upcoming.org/event/122872/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/180 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/180/SXNW.gif blue flavor, bryght, party, raincity, sxnw, sxsw, sxsw07, sxswi, web 2007-09-28 Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 saving) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw Are 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? One 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 professionals 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 efforts quickly and efficiently, even when there is barely time to do anything at all. In this 90-minute seminar, Larry will share a wide range of field-proven tricks and techniques for conquering design and usability problems while in crunch mode. You will learn: + How to leverage Sample-of-One Testing to maximize the amount of valuable information you collect from just one user + 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 ingenuity + How to take advantage of the decision triage. Larry will show you how your success depends on your team's ability to identify your design's most important features and focus the majority of time and resources in only those areas + How to pare down your field research efforts while still learning everything you need to create a successful design + How to use tactical modeling techniques, such as simplified schematics for quickly capturing insights about users and their needs Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 saving) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw 306 User Interface Engineering asks Larry Constantine to share his proven techniques on how to conduct quick and efficient design and usability efforts with limited time, budget, and resources. 2007-09-27 true http://www.uie.com/events/virtual_seminars/usability_under_pressure/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/306 application, applications, budget, constantine, crunch, deadline, decision, decision triage, design, designer, developer, larry, launch, limited, manager, mode, modeling, of, one, problems, product, professional, resources, sample, sampleofone, september, site, software, software for use, tactical, team, techniques, testing, time, timeboxed, triage, usability, use, web, website 2007-09-28 Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 saving) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw Are 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? One 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 professionals 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 efforts quickly and efficiently with little time and money. In this 90-minute seminar, Larry will share a wide range of field-proven tricks and techniques for conquering design and usability problems while in crunch mode. You will learn: + How to leverage Sample-of-One Testing to maximize the amount of valuable information you collect from just one user + 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 ingenuity + How to take advantage of the decision triage. Larry will show you how your success depends on your team's ability to identify your design's most important features and focus the majority of time and resources in only those areas + How to pare down your field research efforts while still learning everything you need to create a successful design + How to use tactical modeling techniques, such as simplified schematics for quickly capturing insights about users and their needs Register using the promo code "BOXES" for only $99 (a $30 saving) at http://tinyurl.com/2ebutw 307 User Interface Engineering asks Larry Constantine to share his proven techniques on how to conduct quick and efficient design and usability efforts with limited time, budget, and resources. 2007-09-27 true http://www.uie.com/events/virtual_seminars/usability_under_pressure/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/307 application, applications, budget, constantine, crunch, deadline, decision, decision triage, design, designer, developer, larry, launch, limited, manager, mode, modeling, of, one, problems, product, professional, resources, sample, sampleofone, september, site, software, software for use, tactical, team, techniques, testing, time, timeboxed, triage, usability, use, web, website San Francisco USA 2007-10-26 Now grab the chance to listen to, learn from and mingle with your favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design, a conference hosted by New Riders. As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. At Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Jakob Nielsen, Steve Krug, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. Entertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. Register now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007! 315 CA Listen to, learn from and mingle with your favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry, including Jakob Nielsen, Steve Krug, and Jeremy Keith and more. 2007-10-22 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/315 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/315/VTMWeblogo.gif ajax, conference, css, design, dreamweaver, flash, graphic design, html, javascript, photoshop, search engine optimization, web, web design, xml Arlington USA 2008-04-10 Join us for CreativeConnects 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. No formal program, no RSVP required, lite bites and one drink courtesy of The BOSS Group. Also, visit our online resource center, creativeconnects.com, for links to creative resources, tools, free downloads and our blog. CreativeConnects locations: Montclair, NJ Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Dallas, TX Richmond, VA 457 VA Meet Fellow Creatives & Expand Your Network 2008-04-09 false http://www.creativeconnects.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/457 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/457/CC_logo_632.jpg creatives, design, graphic, marketing, networking, pr, web San Jose USA 2008-05-23 Widely recognized as the World’s Foremost Symposium on the Commercialization of Semantic Technologies, the SemTech Conference is where Semantic Technologies and Web 3.0 come to life in products, in working applications, in case studies, and in conversations with hundreds of developers, entrepreneurs and practitioners who are building a new industry. SemTech 2008 is a world-class educational program, including 5 days of business case studies, technical tracks, user groups, product briefings, demonstrations, industry-focus groups and networking opportunities. EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS – including our special 3rd Person attends Free offer – are available until April 21! For the full conference agenda and to receive regular program updates, go to: www.semantic-conference.com or call +1-310-477-4475 435 CA The SemTech Conference is where Semantic Technologies and Web 3.0 come to life. 2008-05-18 false http://semantic-conference.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/435 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/435/SemTech2008_122x200.jpg linked data, ontologies, ontology, rdf, semantic, soa, taxonomies, taxonomy, technology, web, web 30 Nashville USA 2008-06-14 You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! You’ll learn from and mingle with the industry’s most respected authors and meet peers from all over the globe who are passionate about Web design! http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 Circle these dates on your calendar—June 10-13, 2008—and reserve your seat early to join us for the most well-rounded Web design event you’ll find anywhere! Get your difficult questions answered and gain insights from the industry’s brightest thinkers and practitioners during four days of entertaining, informative, and inspiring sessions. You’ll engage in thought-provoking discussions and participate in interactive networking activities to enhance your subject matter expertise and hone your professional skills. Two tracks (one creative and inspirational, one strategic and practical) mean there's always a session for you: whether you're looking for the up-in-the-clouds ideas that'll transform your work when the conference is over or the down-to-earth techniques that'll make your job easier every day. Don’t miss it! Save June 10 – 13 for the Voices that Matter: Web Design! Guarantee yourself a seat where you’ll come face-to-face with world class authors including: • Dan Brown • Curt Cloninger • Zoe Gillenwater • Robert Hoekman, Jr. • Jeremy Keith • Steve Krug • Penny McIntire • Sandra Niehaus • Joshua Porter • Garr Reynolds • Nathan Shedroff • Aarron Walter • Charles Wyke-Smith • And many others! To request more information, visit the online brochure at http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008, call 617-848-7026, or email Barbara.Gavin@PearsonEd.com. 430 TN You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville, June 10-13, 2008. 2008-06-10 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/430 ajax, architecture, css, design, flash, html, information technology, interface, it, java, optimization, search engine, web, web design, web designers, web developers, web standards, xml Nashville USA 2008-06-14 As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. At Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Steve Krug, Garr Reynolds, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. Entertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. Register now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008! 433 TN You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! 2008-06-10 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/433 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/433/weblogo.jpg ajax, conference, css, design, dreamweaver, flash, garr reynolds, graphic design, html, javascript, new riders, photoshop, search engine optimization, steve krug, voices that matter, web, web design, xml New York USA 2008-10-17 Are you currently building web-based applications? Are you tasked with adding more interactivity to your web applications? Do you want to learn interaction design skills geared towards adding interactivity and richness to your web-based solutions? As we manage more information, there is greater need for us to use more complex interactions to guide us through finding, selecting, creating, acting upon, sharing, and finally consuming the information around us. Whether through a web browser, an Adobe AIR application, or your cell phone, rich interactions can aid your users and provide differentiated value to the businesses that engage you. Expert interaction designer David Malouf has created a seminar exploring the most important issues surrounding the web’s most sophisticated applications. This course will teach you: 1. What defines an RIA, its building blocks, the environment and the differing and complementary technologies. 2. How to deconstruct existing applications to learn important lessons from those that came before you. How to guide in the selection of technologies and make your designs more technologically agnostic. 3. What are design patterns and how they can help you over time increase design quality and consistency when used properly. 4. Documentation techniques that help you move from static pages to rich application design communications. This is a 1-day seminar with exercises for practice and lots of discussion. 529 NY By popular demand, expert interaction designer David Malouf's seminar returns, exploring the most important issues surrounding the web's most sophisticated applications. 2008-10-16 false http://smartexperience.org/classes/interaction-design-for-rias/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/529 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/529/smartexperience.logo.png design, interaction design, internet, ixda, malouf, ria, rich internet applications, web Monterrey Mexico 2008-11-08 Usabilidad y Accesibilidad para la Web A. C. (UA Web) will be hosting the Second International Seminar on Usability and Accesibility for the Web on November, 5, 6 and 7, 2008. There will be keynote conferences by Jesse James Garrett (Adaptive Path) and Jose Manuel Alonso (W3C), two of the most renowned experts in the area. This seminar will provide a forum for exchanging experiences in web usability and accessibility. It will allow us to gain a common ground and set common objectives. 499 Mexico Join the Second International Seminar on Usability and Accessibility for the Web in Monterrey, Mexico 2008-11-05 false http://www.uaweb.org.mx/en/seminar2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/499 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/499/logouaweb.jpg accessibility, alonso, garrett, jesse, jesse james garrett, jose manuel alonso, mexico, monterrey, seminar, uaweb, usability, w3c, web New York USA 2008-11-26 This day-long class covers principles of web navigation and methods of navigation design with practical examples and exercises. Participants should have some experience creating or maintaining websites and are looking to deepen their design skills. This includes graphic designers, web masters, usability experts, and beginning to intermediate information architects. The web has changed in the last decade. The notion of Web 2.0, in particular, marks a second phase of the web characterized by user-generated content, collaboration, communities, and broader participation in general. And new technologies, such as Ajax and Flex, point to a more interactive web with highly functional applications. Amidst this change, the basic problems of creating a good web navigation system remain. In many respects, they only get even more complicated. Business objectives increasingly rely on the assumption that people will be able to find, access, and use the information and services they provide. In other words, in order for web sites to successful, people must be able to navigate effectively. A “cool” site with lots of interactivity and user participation will still be lousy if the navigation doesn’t work. After this class, you will be able to: 1. Understand and apply basic principles of web navigation in your work 2. Recognize different mechanisms and types of navigation, as well as different page types 3. Apply current methods of navigation design for page layout and creating a unified navigation system 530 NY James Kalbach, author of the book 'Designing Web Navigation,' teaches this day-long class on principles of web navigation and methods of navigation design. 2008-11-25 false http://smartexperience.org/classes/web-navigation-design/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/530 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/530/smartexperience.logo.png information architecture, interaction design, james kalbach, navigation, web London United Kingdom 2008-12-03 For developers and designers who need to create accessible web sites, "Web accessibility for developers and designers" is a 1-day seminar that shows delegates how to design accessible web pages and how to evaluate web pages for accessibility. Recently updated to cover the principles, guidelines and success criteria in WCAG 2.0, this seminar provides a practical path through the legislation, describing what you need to do to meet the minimum requirements, how to retrofit inaccessible pages and how to make sure new content is accessible. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN -Articulate the business benefits of an accessible website; -Intuitively understand the obstacles facing disabled people as they use the web; -Experience the assistive devices used by disabled people to overcome these barriers; -Write alternative content; -Interpret the principles, guidelines and success criteria in WCAG 2.0; -Evaluate web site accessibility and define how accessibility standards will be met; -Learn how to check the accessibility of individual pages, using tools like the web accessibility toolbar; -Appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of on-line accessibility tools like Bobby; -Use standards and guidelines to design sophisticated, accessible sites that will work in future browsers as well as current ones. 405 United Kingdom Learn how to design accessible web pages and find out how to evaluate web pages for accessibility. 2008-12-02 false http://www.userfocus.co.uk/training/webaccessibility.html http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/405 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/405/userfocus.gif accessibility, disability, web