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NH UPA February Meeting: UX Cliff Notes!

Time: 6-7pm Networking/7-8pm Meeting
Topic: UX Cliff Notes: Reviews of Current Usability and User Experience Books
Location: TBD

With the growth of the usability and user experience professions, the number of books available on the topic has exploded. Books range from specific instructions on methods or techniques, to conceptual ideas that challenge traditional thinking. It’s hard to keep up with all of the reading, so we decided to help out. During this meeting, several of our members will give a brief report on user experience and usability books they’ve read recently. The reviewers will summarize the key highlights of the book, lead a discussion on how the material could be applied, and discuss the implications for practitioners. Books to be reviewed are:

• Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? by Susan M. Weinschenk (http://tinyurl.com/yjr8k9t)
• Prototyping: A Practitioner’s Guide by Todd Zaki Warfel (http://tinyurl.com/yg4dgeh)
• Moderating Usability Tests: Principles and Practices for Interacting by Joe Dumas and Beth Loring (http://tinyurl.com/yfd8zqx)
• Visual Thinking: for Design  by Colin Ware (http://tinyurl.com/ygwoznv)

There is room for one more book review. If you read something recently you would like to discuss, please let us know.

Visit http://www.nhupa.com for more information and to RSVP.

Posted in Boston, MA, USA | Calendar | Local meeting | Maine, USA | Manchester, NH, USA | Organizations | UPA
Tags: books | moderating | nh | nh upa | prototyping | upa | Usability | user expereince | UX
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NEOUPA - Remote usability studies: Get great results while saving time and money (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Jason Holmes and Aaron Rosenberg will be presenting on the topic of remote usability testing. They’ll be discussing the tools available, pros/cons of remote testing, and show results from remote usability studies.

They’ll show you how you can easily:

• Observe participants in the Wild as they explore the interwebs in the comfort of their own home office or kitchen table
  
• Facilitate a study in your pajamas, but without the usual public and professional embarrassment
  
• Recruit actual users of your actual website and find out what they actually do
  
•  Ditch that musty old conference room you’re using as a “usability lab” and still get great results
  
•  Watch users muddle through friction laden interfaces and threaten to call customer service

Remote usability testing…it’s like being there…only better!

 Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30pm

• 6:30-6:45pm- Food & socializing
• 6:45-7:00pm - NEOUPA business
• 7:00-8:30pm - Panel discussion with Q & A

Meeting cost

• Free Events for NEOUPA members
• $10 for non-members

Directions

Summit IT Solutions inside Gala Commons
2215 E. Waterloo Rd., Suite 111
Akron, OH 44312

Summit IT Solutions is located off of I-77 on Waterloo Rd (OH-224) east of the Akron Fulton International Airport.

GoogleMap directions are located at: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2215+E+Waterloo+Rd,+Akron,+OH+44312&sll=41.145464,-81.553646&sspn=0.010955,0.027874&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=r14

Registration is at the NEOUPA site - http://www.neoupa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11863&eventId=87151&EventViewMode=EventDetails

Posted in Calendar | Cleveland, OH, USA | Local meeting | UPA
Tags: Cleveland, OH, USA | remote usability | upa
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What Makes an Effective User Experience Professional and Team (Ann Arbor, MI)

The UX Management Perspectives

West Hall, Room 411 (aka “Ehrlicher Room”), University of Michigan

1085 South University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107

The Michigan chapters of UPA and CHI (currently in formation), in conjunction with the University of Michigan School of Information Career Development Office and Student CHI Chapter, invite you to a very special evening networking and panel session. Four industry UX managers and executives will give short position presentations on the individuals and skills that make a successful team. This will be followed by panel and audience Q&A discussion. Come to network, learn, and position/reposition yourself for success in this exciting field.

If you cannot find street parking, continue East on South University and turn right at Forest Street, and park in the Forest Street Parking Structure (650 S. Forest, on the right hand side of the street). Bring your ticket with you to the event to be validated.

Lost en route? Call 734-223-0499

Cost

FREE for Full-time Students (ID must be presented)

$10 for MIUPA and MOCHI members

$15 All others

RSVP

Please RSVP at Upcoming.org to ensure entrance to this event. You can also send an RSVP to events@miupa.org

Schedule

 6:00 PM Registration, networking, and pizza

6:45 PM Announcements

7:00 PM Program

Panelists

• James M. Anderson, Vice President - Electronic Services, Michigan First Credit Union
• Barbara Hernandez, User Experience Manager, Techsmith Corporation (makers of Snag-It, Camtasia, Morae, and more)
• Keith Instone, Information Architecture Lead, ibm.com User Experience Design Team, CIO’s Office, IBM Corporation
• Laurie Kantner, Vice President of Client Services, Tec-Ed, Inc.

Moderator

Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus (aka ‘the Jerry Springer of panel moderators’ and a staunch supporter of the ‘Brawls for Better Brains Society’)

Posted in Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Calendar | Detroit, MI, USA | Toledo, OH, USA
Tags: Management | Manager | Michigan | MOCHI | U of M | upa | user experience
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NH UPA Sept. Meeting - Large Scale User Testing with Bill Albert

Do you ever work with people who question findings from usability study using only a handful of participants? During our September 2009 meeting, Bill Albert, a local expert and author on large-scale user testing will compare different methodologies and give practical advice and guidance for conducting user experience studies that small sample skeptics would appreciate.

Please RSVP to info@nhupa.org if you plan to attend so we can plan appropriately.

Topic:
Beyond the Usability Lab: Exploring Large-Scale User Experience Research

When:
Wednesday, September 30th
Networking and refreshments: 6:00 – 6:30pm
Workshop: 6:30 – 8:00ish

Speaker:
Bill Albert
Director, Bentley College Design and Usability Center

Where:
Autodesk
100 Commercial Street
Manchester, NH 03101
http://tinyurl.com/mr7y7n

Abstract:
In this presentation Bill Albert will discuss the emerging interest in large scale user experience research. This type of research involves collecting qualitative and quantitative feedback from a large group of users, as well as full suite of behavioral data. Together, these data provide tremendous insight into the entire user experience, and fills a critical gap in our methodological toolkit. In the first part of the presentation Bill will review the strengths and limitations of this approach, how it fits in with other popular user research methods, and dispel some of the myths around measuring the user experience. The second part of the presentation will focus on how to conduct large scale user experience research studies. Bill will review some vendor solutions, and provide a basic guideline on how design your own research studies with a limited budget. Bill will also provide a set of practical tips on how to collect and analyze user experience data. He will conclude the presentation with a discussion on how to move your organization forward in thinking about the broader user experience.

RSVP:
We ask that you RSVP to attend, as we need a head count for food and refreshments. Send RSVPs to info@nhupa.org.

NH UPA meetings are ALWAYS open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required.

Hope to see you there!

Posted in Boston, MA, USA | Calendar | Local meeting | Locales | Maine, USA | Manchester, NH, USA | UPA
Tags: nh upa | remote testing | remote usability testing | remote user testing | upa | Usability | usability testing | user testing
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NEOUPA - An overview of user-centered design at NASA (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Michael McCurdy, from NASA, San Jose CA, will join us to discuss NASA’s effort to incorporate user-centered design into their design process.

Registration and more information here.

Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30pm

* 6:30-6:45pm- Food & socializing
* 6:45-7:00pm - NEOUPA business
* 7:00-8:30pm - Presentation with Q & A

Meeting cost

* Free Events for NEOUPA members
* $10 for non-members

Directions

Progressive Insurance
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143

The Progressive Campus is located off the Wilson Mills Road exit on I-271. Check in at the Visitor’s Center in the West Building at the 6300 Wilson Mills Rd. Campus.

The meeting will be in the Campus 1 West Lower Wintergarden room.

Posted in Calendar | Cleveland, OH, USA | Local meeting | Locales | UPA
Tags: Cleveland, OH, USA | NASA | neoupa | OH | upa | USA | Usability
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NEOUPA - Social Media & Web 2.0 (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Join industry leaders Greg Svitak from Playaway, Anthony Broad-Crawford from Within3.com Marci Hower from Metrics Marketing, and Doug Hopkins from Rosetta as they discuss developing a usable and outstanding user experience utilizing social media and Web 2.0 technologies.

Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30pm

* 6:30-6:45pm- Food & socializing
* 6:45-7:00pm - NEOUPA business
* 7:00-8:30pm - Panel discussion with Q & A

Meeting cost

* Free Events for NEOUPA members
* $10 for non-members
* Registration information is here.

Directions

Metrics Marketing Group
905 Corporate Way, Suite 250
Westlake, OH 44145

Metrics Marketing is located off Detroit Rd. between Clague and Columbia off I-90.

* If coming from the East/Downtown, take I-90W towards Toledo to exit 160 for Clague Road (Westlake/Clague Rd). Turn left off the exit onto Clague.
* Turn right at Detroit Rd/OH-254.
* Turn right at Westpoint Pkwy, where Metrics Marketing is located at the first building on your right.
* Park on Corporate Way, which will be the forth driveway on your right and enter at the main entrance.
o Parking is free.

Posted in Calendar | Cleveland, OH, USA | Local meeting | UPA
Tags: Cleveland, OH, USA | OH | Social Media | upa | USA | Usability | UX | Web | Web 2.0
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NEOUPA - Conference Round Up (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Limited or no budget to attend an industry conference this year?  Learn key takeaways first hand from recent event attendees from the UPA conference, South by Soutwest, IA Summit, Internet User Experience, and more.  Hope to see you there!

Please register, so we know how much pizza to buy!

Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30pm

• 6:30-6:45pm- Food & socializing
• 6:45-7:00pm - NEOUPA business
• 7:00-8:30pm - Discussion, Informal Presentations, Q & A

Meeting cost

• Free event for all

Directions

Progressive Insurance
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143

The Progressive Campus is located off the Wilson Mills Road exit on I-271. Check in at the Visitor’s Center in the West Building at the 6300 Wilson Mills Rd. Campus.

The meeting will be in the Campus 1 West Lower Wintergarden room.

Register here.

Posted in Calendar | Cleveland, OH, USA | Local meeting | UPA
Tags: Cleveland, OH, USA | neoupa | OH | research | upa | USA | Usability
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The ROI of Usability: How to Demonstrate the Value of User-Centered Design Within Your Organization (New York, NY)

Mary M. Michaels of Human Factors International explains how good usability means a good return on investment (ROI), ensuring that dollars are wisely spent, especially in this difficult economic climate. Learn how to improve productivity and operational efficiency, while minimizing support, training, development, and maintenance costs by focusing on usability. Make the case for usability at your organization, improve your designs, and demonstrate positive ROI. Mary M. Michaels, M.B.A., CUA, is a project director and instructor at HFI and is also treasurer for the New York City chapter of the UPA.

For more information and to RSVP go to http://www.nycupa.org/

Posted in Calendar | Event type | Local meeting | New York City, NY, USA | UPA
Tags: upa
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The Relationship of Visual Design and Perceptions of Credibility (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Consumer Health Information on the Web: The Relationship of Visual Design and Perceptions of Credibility

Web sites that provide health-related information have proliferated on the web since the early 1990s.

Since virtually anyone can produce and publish a web site, consumers of health-related information must be able to effectively judge the credibility of information found on the web.

This presentation reports the results of a study that examined the relationship between people’s visual design preferences and their judgments of credibility of information on consumer health information sites.

Subjects were asked to rate their preferences for visual designs of 31 health information sites after a very brief viewing. The sites were then reordered and subjects rated them according to the extent to which they thought the information on the sites was credible.

Presenter Bio

David Robins is an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Program in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) at Kent State University.

He teaches courses in information design, information architecture, usability and content management systems. David is conducting research in information architecture, web standards, usability, and the impact of aesthetics on web site credibility and usability.

Dr. Robins has an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University (Bachelor of Fine Arts), a Master of Science (Library Science) from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of North Texas.

Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30pm

• 6:30-6:45pm- Food & socializing
• 6:45-7:00pm - NEOUPA business
• 7:00-8:30pm - Informal presentation with Q & A

Meeting cost

• Free Events for NEOUPA members$10 for non-members

Directions

Progressive Insurance
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143

The Progressive Campus is located off the Wilson Mills Road exit on I-271. Check in at the Visitor’s Center in the West Building at the 6300 Wilson Mills Rd. Campus.

The meeting will be in the Campus 1 West Lower Wintergarden room.

Registration is at http://www.neoupa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11863&eventId=60952&EventViewMode=EventDetails

Posted in Calendar | Cleveland, OH, USA | Local meeting | UPA
Tags: Cleveland, OH, USA | Medical | neoupa | OH | research | upa | USA | Usability
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NEOUPA - Cognitive Crash Dummies: Where we are and where we’re going (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Crash dummies in the auto industry save lives by testing the physical safety of automobiles before they are brought to market.  “Cognitive crash dummies” save time, money, and potentially even lives, by allowing computer-based system designers to test their design ideas before implementing those ideas in products and processes.  In this talk, Dr. Bonnie John will review the uses of cognitive models in system design and the current state of research and practice.  She will also present some exciting new tools and research directions that promise to make predictive human performance modeling even more useful.

Presenter Bio

Dr. Bonnie E. John, a psychologist (PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988) and engineer (BEng, The Cooper Union, 1977; MS, Stanford, 1978), has more than 25 years experience in usability analysis and design.  She is a full time professor at CMU and directed the Masters Program in Human-Computer Interaction for a dozen years.  She researches both human performance modeling and software engineering and consults regularly in government and industry.  Dr. John had been doing research in Human Performance Modeling for 25 years and has published over 100 papers on the topic.  She is an ACM CHI Academy member, recognized for her contributions to HCI through her work in cognitive modeling and the implications of usability concerns on the design of software architecture.

Meeting Time: 6:00-8:30pm

• 6:00-6:30pm- Food & socializing
• 6:30-6:45pm - NEOUPA business
• 6:45-8:30pm - Informal presentation with Q & A

Meeting cost

• Free Events for NEOUPA members
• $10 for non-members

Directions

Metrics Marketing Group
905 Corporate Way, Suite 250
Westlake, OH 44145

Metrics Marketing is located off Detroit Rd. between Clague and Columbia off I-90.

• If coming from the East/Downtown, take I-90W towards Toledo to exit 160 for Clague Road (Westlake/Clague Rd). Turn left off the exit onto Clague.
• Turn right at Detroit Rd/OH-254.
• Turn right at Westpoint Pkwy, where Metrics Marketing is located at the first building on your right.
• Park on Corporate Way, which will be the forth driveway on your right and enter at the main entrance.
  • Parking is free.

Mapquest directions are located at: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Westlake&state=OH&address=905+Corporate+Way&zipcode=44145

More information at - http://www.neoupa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11863&eventId=54662&EventViewMode=EventDetails

Posted in Calendar | Cleveland, OH, USA | Local meeting | UPA
Tags: Cleveland, OH, USA | OH | upa | USA | Usability | UX | Web
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