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Catalyze webcast, Monday, October 29

You may have already heard about tomorrow’s webcast about UXnet with the Catalyze community.

The Catalyze Community is inviting you to a webcast with Keith Instone, Usability Pioneer and Information Architect, on Monday, October 29 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern.

Keith is going to talk about his involvement in the User Experience Network (UXNet) and how the Catalyze community complements all professionals who fall under the User Experience “umbrella”.

Most of the presentation will be a basic introduction to UXnet, for those who are not familiar with it. You have to register ahead of time to get the details of how to join the webcast.

We will make a copy of the presentation available afterwards, but here are links to some of the items that will be covered in the talk (not including things like the Locales page here at uxnet.org).

• UX Pioneers
• UX Matters article on Local Ambassadors
• UPA local chapters, IIBA local chapters
• Local chapter examples: UXcamp Panama, TriUX, VanUE, Internet User Experience conference, Usability Netzwerk, BayDUX
• Also: Frontiers of interaction, IA Resume roundup: UPA DC, DCIA
• Keith’s regional UX directory
• World Usability Day
• DUX: 2007, 2005, 2003
• Conversations: interactions: Profession, NextD, Putting People First
• BA UX presentation

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Sheridan is new UXnet Local Ambassador Chairman

John Sheridan (Canada) has been voted to become the new UXnet Local Ambassador Chairman. As such he is now also a full member of the UXnet Board.
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UXnet adds new Communications Director

Mark Vanderbeeken, a partner with international experience design consultancy Experientia, has joined UXnet as the new Communications Director. In this role Vanderbeeken will be a key participant in architecting UXnet’s digital communication channels, while setting strategic communications objectives and overseeing the execution of tactical communications across media, and to both internal and external stakeholders.
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UXnet Local Ambassadors connect World Usability Day network

In case you missed it, the second World Usability Day was held on November 14, 2006. The concept was based on Earth Day, with over 218 local events around the world all celebrating the user experience.

Behind the scenes, UXnet Local Ambassadors acted as regional liaisons, creating a network of support for the local events. “They really helped pull everything together,” said Rick Cecil, the Regional Liaison Chair. “In regions with a lot of events, people like Matteo Penzo and Karen Lindemann (Europe), Amit Deshpande (India) and Daniel Szuc (Asia) were critical in helping the organizers work together.”

The result was over 218 events in 40 countries. They were big and small, public and private. Some events took to the streets, looking for examples of good and bad design, such as a “Red Balloon Urban Safari” in Aukland, New Zealand, and a student walk through a mall in Curitiba, Brazil. Others highlighted innovative uses of technology, such as a job portal for illiterates in India and a design competition in North Carolina to create a product that would help children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) stay organized.

One of the added benefits was the networking within the community. As Justine Sanderson put it, “Here in New Zealand, we have a relatively small community, so it was great to see new people turning up.”

More information about World Usability Day and reports, pictures and video from the events are online at www.worldusabilityday.org

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UXnet web site update

We updated various parts of our web site today. There are likely going to be a few broken links and odd errors that we missed. Please contact us if you spot something. More improvements are on the way - many of the changes are on the back end that will enable us to have uxnet.org serve you better. Thanks for your continued support of UXnet.

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UXnet contributes to World Usability Day

UXnet cited as “important collaborator” for World Usability Day 2006; Instone honored for contributions in 2005

The User Experience Network (UXnet) is taking a leadership role in World Usability Day 2006. This second-annual event, to be held on November 14, 2006, is an international celebration of usability and other important components of a successful user experience.
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UXnet incorporates, names Board of Directors

UXnet incorporates in Santa Clara, California; Announces appointment of first Board of Directors

The User Experience Network (UXnet) recently incorporated in Santa Clara, California as a 401c(6) non-profit organization. As part of the incorporation process UXnet also announced the appointment of the organization’s first-ever Board of Directors.
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Advisory board news

UXnet adds new Advisory Board member; Announces date for first-ever leadership summit

The User Experience network (UXnet) has added a new member to its Advisory Board. Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, the head of the Department of Industrial Design and director of the Human-Centered Interaction Design Lab at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has officially joined the group.

“We are delighted to add Professor Lee to our impressive group of user experience thought leaders providing strategic guidance to UXnet via the Advisory Board,” said Richard Anderson, a member of the UXnet Executive Council. “We look forward to Kun-Pyo’s unique perspective and vision joining our chorus of advisors.”
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UXnet Local Ambassadors Announce Leadership Changes

The Local Ambassadors of the User Experience Network (UXnet) recently announced their newly appointed leadership, including the election of a representative to the UXnet Executive Council. Using a basic majority vote process the Local Ambassadors selected Nick Finck to serve as that representative. read more…

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UXnet supports Plain language

UXnet sends letter of support for Plain Language

UXnet sent the following letter in support of plain language.

To: Representative Candice Miller and the House Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs
From: Dirk Knemeyer, President, User Experience Network (UXnet) and the UXnet Board of Directors
RE: The Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006 [HR 4809]

The User Experience Network (UXnet) wishes to express its support for plain language.

UXnet began representing the user experience community in 2004, creating connections between people, resources, and organizations interested in user experience. We have put together an international network of 82 Local Ambassadors representing 62 locales across six continents - including 29 regions in the United States. We have also created networks to facilitate events, connect organizations, and educate professional managers.

We believe that a good user experience promotes efficiency and effectiveness in the use of products and communication, increases profitability for organizations that invest in it, and contributes to an improved quality of life. Plain language is essential to a good user experience: particularly in a government or legal context, unclear communication results in ambiguity, confusion, and anxiety. When that further leads to mistakes in form completion, unintentional non-compliance with guidelines or regulations or an inability to procure necessary services, it can result in significant inconvenience or even harm to the people or organizations involved.

As such, we believe the requirements in the Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006 [HR 4809] would be of major benefit to the operation of government by enhancing the ability of both businesses and citizens to comply with regulations and to obtain needed services.

We support the views expressed in the testimony of Dr. Annetta Cheek, Professor Joseph Kimble, Professor Thomas Cooley, and Mr. Todd McCracken in your March 1 hearing.

We encourage the Subcommittee to take HR 4809 under serious consideration and expeditiously produce a bill for review by the full House.

Thank you for your promotion of plain language in the Government.

Dirk Knemeyer, President

And the UXnet Board of Directors: David (Heller) Malouf, Keith Instone, Nick Finck, Richard Anderson, Whitney Quesenbery

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