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Puget Sound SIGCHI: Holiday Networking Event at FILTER

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

You can never receive too many party invites during the holiday season, right? That’s why Puget Sound’s SIGCHI is throwing a festive bash. And since FILTER loves a good party, they are hosting the SIGCHI soiree at their very own downtown digs.

Come and mingle with us on Thursday, December 11th. Grab a bite to eat and enjoy a drink. You’ll get the scoop on the job market from the insiders, learn about Puget Sound SIGCHI, and have an opportunity to sign up for a membership if you’re not part of our SIGCHI crew already (and hey, there’s no charge to attend).

You’ll also have a shot at winning one of four drawings. Tom Douglas restaurant anyone? Goodies from Amazon perhaps?

Please RSVP by Monday, December 8th.

Speakers: None

December 11, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Filter Seattle

ASIS&T PNW Monthly Meetup

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

The ASIS&T Pacific Northwest chapter holds a monthly informal social gathering at the Elysian in Capitol Hill the second Tuesday of every month from 7-10pm. It’s open to anyone, especially those of other UX-minded organizations. Bring a fellow IA, user experience designer, interaction designer, taxonomist, librarian – anyone with an interest in user-centered design and information! For more information, check out our meetup site.

See you there!

Speakers: None

December 09, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Elysian Brewing Company

Whitespace Coworking Grand Opening

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Blue Flavor is proud to announce the grand opening of Whitespace on Monday, November 10th in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. If your a freelancer and other independent community-minded creative or technically savvy developer, your welcome to join us. We will have music, food, drinks and plenty of creatives and geeks to socialize among. If you would like to go please RSVP!

Speakers: None

November 14, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Blue Flavor / Whitespace

Seattle Startup Drinks - October

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

A simple concept: startup culture in cities around the world gathers around a bar to have a pint and discuss what they are working on, what they need help with, and what they can do for each other.

In Seattle, Startup Drinks usually meets on the last Friday of the month, at a different bar each time.

****PLEASE NOTE: This month we’re meeting on Tuesday the 28th at 8PM to avoid conflicts with Halloween.****

We’ll be heading to Prost! Tavern in the Greenwood/Phinney Ridge neighborhood, famous for German beer and free Mrs. Pac Man.

This event is for those over 21 and is free, with a no-host bar (buy your own drinks).

Checkout our site for more information about Seattle Startup Drinks or Startup Drinks in other cities. Feel free to spread the word!

You can also RSVP at Upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1258589 or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=40578819803

Speakers: None

October 28, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Prost! Tavern

UPA Puget Sound: Workshop: Big Fish Games Interviewing/Improvisation

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Have you ever wanted to trade stories dealing with research challenges (with difficult participants, team members, emergencies) and share how you shimmy out of these situations? Want to share interviewing and improvisation skills with new and experienced researchers?

Join Julie Ratner, Ph.D. Big Fish Games’ Research Manager, in their new Seattle offices (in lower Queen Anne) for a casual evening of
exchanging bloopers and practicing different techniques in small groups on Tuesday, October 21 from 6:30 pm-9pm.

Light snacks will be provided, and a recruiting table will be provided for networking and advertising open positions at Big Fish Games.
Attendees can also sign up for a guided tour of the newly built Big Fish Games research labs.

This event is free to registered UPA (Usability Professional Association) members. Non-members will be charged $5 to attend.

If you’d like to attend, RSVP by Oct 16th by emailing Robert Skrobe via rskrobe@gmail.com

If you’d like to volunteer to demonstrate interview techniques, email Julie Ratner at Julie.Ratner@bigfishgames.com

Schedule of Events:
6:30-7:00 Networking
7:00-8:30 Demo of challenging situations and Interview Techniques and Practicing Improvisation
8:30 – 9 BFG Lab Tour (optional – limited to groups of 5)

Speakers: Julie Ratner, Ph.D.

October 21, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Big Fish Games

Northwest Tweetup

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Time for another Tweetup for anyone in the Northwest that’s interested in meeting some of the folks they’ve met online.

Speakers: None

October 24, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Pyramid Alehouse

Seattle Flickrites: South End Meet & Greet

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

This is a Member Sponsored Event (MSE): Please note the contact information for questions or comments.

This event is being organized by Richard, He can be contacted at: seattlesephotographers AT gmail DOT com or at 206-851-4352.

The purpose of this MSE is to get to know the south end photographers, do some shooting and brainstorm additional events.

South Port Café at Opps Beppo’s is a Neighborhood Café and Wine Bar located between Gene Coulon Park and Renton Boeing, Right on Lake Washington.

Speakers: None

October 25, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ South Port Café at Opps Beppo’s

PS-SIGCHI: December meeting

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

TBD

Speakers: TBD

December 04, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ TBD

PS-SIGCHI: October meeting

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

TBD

Speakers: TBD

October 23, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ TBD

STC-PS: Workshop - Single Sourcing with MadCap Flare

Thursday, January 1st, 1970 Attend this hands-on half day workshop to find out what MadCap Flare can do for you. Even if you’re using other tools right now, you’ll benefit from learning how the fastest growing tool on the market can help you leverage your content and increase your productivity. The hands-on half day covers: * Overview of topic-based content development and how it adds to your workflow * Introduction to Flare * Creating new and importing existing content * Define the look of the content using style sheets, create page layouts, add snippets, variables, conditional text, and more. * Easily reuse and repurpose your content with TOCs and Outlines * Create the targets to output to PDF, XPS, WebHelp (cross-browser, cross-platform), Microsoft HTML Help, or others.

You’ll leave knowing how the MadCap tools can reduce your workload and improve your customer experience. And one attendee will win a copy of Flare!

Presenter Sharon Burton is a nationally recognized practitioner, business expert, and speaker in the field of technical communication. With almost 20 years of experience in the field, she has consulted with large and small companies to improve their product documentation and/or their documentation processes. She has received many awards from places such as the Society for Technical Communication and Apex.

Before becoming Product Manager/Product Evangelist with Madcap Software, Sharon was Technical Publication Manager at Wonderware where she built a team of 13 writers. Prior to Wonderware, Sharon owned and ran Anthrobytes Consulting for 10 years.

Speakers: Sharon Burton

October 18, 2008 in Seattle, WA @ Digipen Institute