Thursday, September 27, 2007

Conference Proposals Deadline Extended for UPA International Conference

> The 2008 Usability Professionals' Association International Conference
> is celebrating the diversity of communities that contribute to the
> usability field. In order to encourage participation from a multitude
> of disciplines and perspectives, we are pleased to announce that UPA
> is extending the deadline for conference proposal submissions to
> October 15, 2007.
>
> The 2008 Conference theme, "The Many Faces of User Experience: Usability
> through Holistic Practice" addresses the need for a wider view on
> usability. Marketing specialists, industrial designers, graphic designers,
> computer scientists, business analysts, psychologists, information
> architects, technical writers and others bring valuable perspectives to
> usability and user experience.
>
> UPA 2008 will be held June 16 – 20, 2008 at the Baltimore Marriott
> Waterfront in
> Baltimore's beautiful Inner Harbor district. Among the broad range of offerings
> this year, UPA will again be offering the very popular Experienced Practitioners
> track, as well as introducing a new track, Managing User Experience. This year
> only, a special track in e-Government Usability will also be offered.
>
> We invite you to share your ideas and experiences with fellow
> practitioners at the annual UPA international conference by submitting
> proposals for presentations, panels, papers, tutorials, and workshops.
>
> To submit a proposal on line, please see the full Call for
> Participation: http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2008/call-for-participation.htm
>
> To learn more about the 2008 UPA International Conference, please see:
> http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2008/index.htm
>
> For questions about the 2008 UPA International Conference, please
> contact Eva Gaumond at publicity2008@usabilityprofessionals.org
>
> We look forward to hearing your ideas!
>
>
> For more information about UPA, contact:
> email: office@upassoc.org
> web: http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org

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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

World Usability Day for Michigan

The MSU and the Michigan UPA are gearing up for another great World Usability Dan event here in Michigan. The date is Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm in East Lansing, MI

Follow this link for World Usability Day for Michigan event details

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