| April 25, 2008 | to | April 27, 2008 |
IDSA Western District Conference “The Bird and the Buffalo: Symbiotic Relationships in the Ecosphere of Design”
April 25-27, 2008, Art Institute of Portland, Portland, OR.
See idsa-western.org for more information.
| April 11, 2008 | to | April 13, 2008 |
In anticipation of IDSA’s 2008 National Conference, “Polar Opposites,” the Mideast District Conference (April 11-13, 2008 - Columbus, OH) will explore two influencing and seemingly opposing factors of design, art and science. “Art + Science” will look at the dichotomy of art and science, the similarities between the two, and the way we as designers pull them together to create new and better products and experiences.
There’s a great line-up of guest speakers. Check it out!
Registration information: http://www.idsa.org/whatsnew/districts/mideast/index.html
| 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.
| April 1, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 | 6:30 pm
MAYA / General Dynamics | Viz
2730 Sidney Street, South Side Works
Please join AIGA Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania chapter of IDSA for an evening with Tucker Viemeister.
Viemeister is best known for his work at some of the world’s more innovative design firms. He co-founded Smart Design with Davin Stowell in 1985, where the team designed the acclaimed OXO Good Grips universal kitchen tools. In 1997, he teamed up with Hartmut Esslinger of frog design to launch frog’s New York studio, working on branding, packaging, and industrial design for clients such as Motorola and Unilever. And from 1999 to 2001, Viemeister headed Razorfish’s R&D group, working on design projects for corporate giants Nike, Procter & Gamble, and Vodafone.
Now as LAB Chief at Rockwell Group - a cross-disciplinary architecture and design firm - he spreads his creativity on projects for clients like Coca-Cola, JetBlue, Viking, Gap, McDonald’s, and Sheraton.
FREE for AIGA and IDSA members
Non-members: $5
| September 10, 2008 | to | September 13, 2008 |
The next IDSA National Conference will be at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ, September 10-13, 2008.
A great example of the benefits of professional association collaboration is the Designing for User eXperience conference, the second of which (DUX 2005) will be taking place 3-5 November at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA USA. AIGA, ACM SIGGRAPH, and ACM SIGCHI have joined forces again to develop what many consider to be the premier conference for user experience practitioners.
Supporting AIGA, SIGGRAPH, SIGCHI, and DUX 2005 are several cooperating societies: IxDG, IIID, UPA, STC, AIS SIGHCI, HFES, IDSA, and IAI. Plus, BayDUX, the local presence of UXnet in the San Francisco Bay Area, is sponsoring the conference’s opening plenary reception, in part in honor of World Usability Day which was scheduled to coincide with the opening day of the conference.
Congratulations to all involved in helping make this event reflect a cross-section of the user experience professional community.
Don Norman and a panel of representatives of UX organizations discuss several UXnet themes at this BAYCHI event on Tuesday, October 12 at Stanford’s Kresge Auditorium.
Years ago, Don Norman coined the term, “user experience,” which has since become a prominent label for a multidisciplinary field. But what did Don intend the term to mean? What is “user experience,” really? Why do so many professional societies believe they own it? Why do so many organizations in a business believe they own it? Don Norman tackles these and related questions in a conversation with Richard Anderson.
A panel discussion with representatives from multiple UX organizations (UPA, SIGCHI, AIfIA, IxDG, SIGGRAPH, STC, AIGA Experience Design, HFES, IDSA, and UXnet) will follow. The panel, moderated by Rashmi Sinha, will explore the goals and interests of each organization, and how they come together to form the mosaic that is UX.
Representatives from UX organizations
Christina Wodtke representing AIfIA (Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture), an organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture.
John Zapolski representing AIGA Experience Design, a community of practice that brings together all types of experience design practitioners.
Abbas Moallem representing BACHFES (Bay Area Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society) which provides a forum for exchange of information and ideas on human factors and ergonomics issues.
Stacie Hibino representing BayCHI, the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Computer Human Interaction).
Mark Rolston representing SF IDSA, the San Francisco chapter of “the voice of the industrial design profession.”
Pabini Gabriel-Petit representing IxDG (Interaction Design Group), an international community of people working to promote, advance, and encourage high standards of practice in the discipline of interaction design.
Brian Blau representing the San Francisco and Silicon Valley Chapters of ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques).
Andrea Ames representing the STC (Society for Technical Communication), the largest individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication.
Kaaren Hanson representing the UPA (Usability Professionals Association) which supports people who promote and advance the development of usable products.
Richard Anderson representing UXnet, an organization dedicated to exploring opportunities for cooperation and collaboration among UX-related organizations and individuals.
More information, including bios…
Update (originally added as a comment): Here are some links to reports from the BayCHI “owning user experience” panel:
