Social

IA Peers (Sydney, Australia)

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by Casey Glass
May 14, 2008
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

IA-Peers gathering is set for Wednesday 14th May

What: good gossip, better beer, best company
When: Wednesday, May 14th, 7pm-9pm
Where: Woolloomooloo Hotel, the courtyard
Who: Anyone interested in Information Architecture
RSVP: Eric Scheid <eric@ironclad.com.au> 0402 404 733

PhillyCHI and PANMA Happy Hour (Philadelphia, PA, USA)

Friday, May 9th, 2008 by Crystal Kubitsky
May 15, 2008
5:30 pmto7:30 pm

Come out and join PhillyCHI and PANMA for a beer, or two!

Thursday, May 15, 2008
5:30 - 7:30
National Mechanics, 22 S 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
http://www.nationalmechanics.com
RSVP: phillychi@gmail.com (nice, but not necessary)

About PhillyCHI

PhillyCHI is a Philadelphia-area professional group for those interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability and other related disciplines. We meet twice a month to network and discuss current topics in UX and HCI. For more information, visit http://phillychi.acm.org

About PANMA

The Philadelphia Area New Media Association serves individuals and companies involved in digital development. By offering a professionally and socially friendly environment, PANMA enhances the interconnections in our community, encourages locally trained and educated professionals to make their homes in the Philadelphia region, and increases employment and business opportunities for our industry.

The Philadelphia Area New Media Association supports the regional digital development community.

We are web designers, graphic artists, database developers, programmers, information architects, marketers and other professionals.

LA User Experience Meetup 1 Year Birthday Bash (CA, USA)

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 by Kenny Chen
May 28, 2008
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Come celebrate the first birthday of the LA-UX Meetup Group with others over food, drinks, music and Wii. You can RSVP at the LA-UX Meetup page (100 max). The event will be held at Avenue A | Razorfish on Wednesday, May 28 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

6060 Center Drive Suite 150
Los Angeles , CA 90045

Cocktails for Creatives (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 by Ben Woods
April 11, 2008
5:00 pmto7:00 pm

Join AIGA for happy hour at Rockbottom Restaurant & Brewery in the flats!
Rockbottom Restaurant & Brewery
2000 Sycamore St # 260
Cleveland, OH 44113

http://www.aigacleveland.org/events/2008/04/14515222

Eat, Drink, & Network (Atlanta, GA, USA)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 by Keith Instone
March 27, 2008
6:00 pm

CHI*Atlanta, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), and the Atlanta Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) invite you to an evening of networking with the Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) - Atlanta Chapter. This will be a great opportunity for our chapters to get acquainted and talk shop in a pleasant atmosphere. We reserved space at Eclipse di luna, which offers a varied tapas menu and a lovely patio should we have some warm weather.

See CHI*Atlanta for more information.

Adaptive Path’s 7th Anniversary Party (San Francisco, CA, USA)

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 by Keith Instone
March 21, 2008
5:30 pmto11:00 pm

Come and celebrate Adaptive Path’s 7th Anniversary! Beer, wine and — of course — the Taco Truck. All are welcome but you’ll need to RSVP if you want to drink and eat those delicious tacos for free. See upcoming.org for more information.

Thirsty Thursday (Toledo, OH, USA)

Saturday, March 1st, 2008 by Keith Instone
March 13, 2008
5:30 pmto7:00 pm

Reconnect with your fellow design community in a fun, easy-going forum. Don’t miss out on our special giveways!

Thursday, March 13, 5:30 - 7:00pm, The Blarney, 601 Monroe Street, Toledo, Ohio. This will help kick off The Blarney’s St. Patricks Day 2008 party.

An AIGA Toledo event.

UXIrregulars February (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Monday, February 11th, 2008 by Kaleem
February 12, 2008
7:00 pmto11:00 pm

With most UXers back in town from vacations, CES, Macworld, VizThink, Web Directions North and other events, the UXIrregulars “second Tuesday” monthly meetups are back, too.

Spend a relaxed evening with your friends and colleagues as we return to our winter headquarters at C’est What. Bring a friend and meet your peers.

http://groups.google.com/group/UXIrregulars

Where
C’est What (downstairs) - 67 Front St. E., Toronto, Canada

Google Maps:
http://rurl.org/hc7
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=67+Front+St.+E.,+Toronto,+Ontario

Upcoming.org:
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/422881/

NH UPA February Meeting

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 by Kyle Soucy
February 19, 2008
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

Our 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.

Please RSVP to info@nhupa.org if you plan to attend.

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.

We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP so we can plan appropriately.

RSVP or questions: info@upa.org

User Experience Happy Hour (Austin, TX, USA)

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 by Russell Wilson
January 28, 2008
6:30 pmto8:30 pm

Join your fellow interaction/UI designers, user researchers, information architects and design analysts for an evening of mingling, conversation and drinks. We’re planning to make this a regular occurrence for the UX community, so please come out and help shape future gatherings. See upcoming.org for more information.