Wayfinding: a real world signage system & its implications for online design - NYC UPA (NYC, NY, USA)
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 by Whitney Quesenbery| February 26, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Think it’s important to know how to get around a website? How about a hospital? Find out how Sylvia Harris, a leading Information Design Strategist, was able to create a new vision for visitor information delivery at the New York area’s largest hospital. Sylvia will share her information design system and wayfinding masterplan to improve patient experience at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
For more information on Sylvia’s work, please visit her website at sylviaharris.com.
Date and Time
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008
Registration: 6:00pm (refreshments served)
Presentation: 6:30pm to 8:00p
Networking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm
Dinner at a nearby restaurant: 8:30pm to whenever (participants pay for their own dinner)
Location:
JPMorgan Chase,
277 Park Avenue (between 47th & 48th),
Room 1701 (17th floor)
Cost:
NYC-UPA members: $10, Non-members, Non-members + membership: $25, Full-time students: $5 (students please provide valid ID)
RSVP: Please purchase a guaranteed ticket at the event registration site:
http://nycupa20080226.eventbrite.com
Please arrive by 6 to allow time to get through security. Photo ID required by security to enter building. ID must match the name on the registration list.
- NO EMAIL RSVPs ACCEPTED FOR THIS EVENT.
- Tickets are refundable until noon, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 (2nd day after the event) by sending a request to RSVP@nycupa.org .
- Tickets are transferable on or before noon Monday, February 25, 2008 (day before the event) by sending a request to RSVP@nycupa.org . You must notify us, and get a confirmation, of this transfer or it will not be valid.
- Members of our parent organization, UPA (the Usability Professionals’ Association), must join the NYC chapter to qualify for member rates. We encourage everyone to join our parent organization, though you do not need to do so to become a member of our chapter. You can learn more about our NYC organization or learn about our parent organization.
- Seats are limited and reservations are first come, first served. We advise you to register early as previous events have sold out and we had to turn people away.
