MiUPA Events
A summary of this sold out event is listed on the SOCHI web site (Thank you SI Students!)
September 22, 2009, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
West Hall, Room 411 (aka “Ehrlicher Room”), University of Michigan
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.
When
Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 6:00 – 8:30PM
Where
West Hall, Room 411 (aka “Ehrlicher Room”), University of Michigan
1085 South University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107
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 on September 9th, 2009
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Thursday, October 1, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Gale Cengage, Farmington Hills
As mobile web usage grows exponentially, UX professionals are challenged with designing an experience that works across varied devices and operating systems while supporting a user on the move. Anthony Viviano, Senior Experience Architect at Organic Detroit, would like to share his experience in architecting mobile sites for Chrysler’s international audience. He’ll discuss best practices, talk about the unique needs of a mobile user and review his research and conclusions.
When
Thursday, October 1, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Where
Gale Cengage
27500 Drake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Map
Cost
$5 for Full-time Students (ID must be presented)
$10 for MIUPA and MOCHI members
$20 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
Posted on September 8th, 2009
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September 16, 2009, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ePrize, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
Michigan UPA is pleased to announce this joint event with the Detroit Java User Group
Josh Holmes is a User Experience Architect Evangelist for Microsoft.
He recently delivered a keynote at the Central Ohio Day of .NET and a session at Kalamazoo X called “The Lost Art of Simplicity.”
This talk transcends technology and presents ideas that all software developers and architects should be thinking about. Josh will give this talk to the Detroit JUG this September.
Josh Holmes is a UX Architect Evangelist with Microsoft focused on building and educating the dev partners with a UX or Rich Internet Application offering in Central Region. Prior to joining Microsoft in October 2006, Josh was a consultant working with a variety of clients ranging from large Fortune 500 firms to smaller sized companies. Josh is a frequent speaker and lead panelist at national and international software development conferences focusing on emerging technologies, software design and development with an emphasis on mobility and RIA (Rich Internet Applications).
Posted on August 24th, 2009
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Tuesday August 18, 2009, 6-8:30PM (Food and networking at 6, Program at 7)
Southfield Public Library in Southfield, MI
Nick DeNardis, associate director of web communications at Wayne State University will discuss his approach for reviewing and creating usable web sites.
- A lot of people are involved with planning and constructing a single web site. How can you break through the administrative barrier and focus on your users?
- Become an authority as a web professional and fend off requests that don’t meet your users goals.
- Create a plan for testing and modifying the web site based on your users needs and how they actually use your site.
- I will focus on higher education where a lot of sites offer the same “product”. Identify strategies to stand out and care about your users.
- View your site from an outsiders perspective, does it pass the “ten second test”? Can you find the information you need?
- And last but not least, did you take enough time to care about users with special needs?
Nick is the Associate Director of Web Communications at Wayne State University. As host of the video blog, EDU Checkup, he reviews higher education websites from the point of view of a first time visitor, while critiquing the design, information architecture and code of the sites.
He is a staff writer at .eduGuru, a higher education marketing and web development blog. He takes an active role in the higher education web community by sharing his thoughts and real world analysis in the Wayne State Web Communications Blog.
Nick is also an officer for Refresh Detroit, a group of web professionals whose goal is to promote web standards, usability, and accessibility and to spread the knowledge of web design in the Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan areas.
Location
Southfield Public Library, “The Meeting Room”
26300 Evergreen Rd
Southfield, MI 48076 (map)
Website
Posted on August 9th, 2009
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Elections are complete and the 2009-2010 officers of the Michigan UPA are
- President: John Rivard
- Vice-president: Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus
- Secretary: Jackie Park-Cross
- Treasurer: Mike Beasley
- Events: Deborah Edwards-Onoro
We also have interest and commitments from several enthusiastic volunteers, and they will be announced soon.
Thank you for your interest and participation in the Michigan UPA and we look forward to another year of excellent events covering the state of Michigan.
Posted on August 5th, 2009
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The summer is upon us, and that means chapter elections for the Michigan Usability Professionals’ Association! The 2008-2009 term was a great year for our chapter, with meetings across the state, and exciting events like World Usability Day and Internet User Experience 2009.
With the 2009-2010 term year upon us, the MIUPA needs your help! You now have the opportunity to get involved in shaping the direction of our chapter, to help organize interesting meetings, and to network with other professionals. We are looking for both people for formal officer positions and for volunteers. If you have any questions about the duties involved or what it is like to work with the MIUPA, please feel free to contact the current president, Mike Beasley, at president@miupa.org.
Board Members
MIUPA board members have the largest impact on the chapter’s growth in the next year. There are currently five officer positions that will determine the direction of MIUPA. You can make a difference!
To run for a position on the MIUPA board:
- Ensure you are an active member of the Usability Professionals’ Association in good standing (renew or join at www.usabilityprofessionals.org)
- Submit a brief bio and statement of intent (include who you are, your background, and how you will grow MIUPA) to president@miupa.org by Friday, May 29.
Volunteers
Member volunteers are critical to run MIUPA events and activities smoothly. When you volunteer, MIUPA works with you to leverage your expertise, or to help you build new skills!
To volunteer your talents with MIUPA:
- Send an email to vicepresident@miupa.org stating your desire to volunteer along with any expertise or specific duties that you would prefer to handle.
- You will be contacted directly by a UPA officer to work out your role.
Rules
- Entries for board positions must be received by Friday, May 29, 2009.
- UPA members in good standing are allowed to vote.
- Officers are determined by number of votes.
- Specific officer and volunteer positions are worked out by those elected.
- Have fun!
Expand your role as a UPA member by becoming an officer or volunteer with this award-winning chapter! With your help, MIUPA can continue to provide training, networking and job awareness to our members and other participants, and to raise the bar for UPA chapters.
Posted on May 18th, 2009
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6-8:30PM
Palermo Pizzeria and Restaurant in Canton, MI
Do you have a subject you’d like the Michigan UPA to cover in a meeting? Have a great idea that you’d like to see put into action? Your chance has arrived!
The Michigan Usability Professionals’ Association is hosting a meeting on Tuesday, May 12, to plan meetings for the next year. We will discuss what topics we will pursue, speakers to recruit, and possible venues. This is a great chance to get a program that interests you on the agenda, meet your MIUPA officers, and to get involved! This meeting is free and open to all who are interested, whether they are UPA members or not.
WHEN:
Tuesday May 12, 2009
6:00PM to 8:30PM
WHERE:
Palermo Pizzeria & Restaurant
44938 Ford Road
Canton, Michigan 48187
Map to location
Posted on May 4th, 2009
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 6-8:30PM (Food and networking at 6, Program at 7)
VA National Center for Patient Safety
Ann Arbor, MI
An engaging talk on the role of human factors engineering in making medical devices safer and a tour of the National Center for Patient Safety’s hands-on museum of medical devices. Brought to you by The Michigan Usability Professionals’ Association and the University of Michigan student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Often, healthcare professionals develop clever and creative workarounds when devices, equipment or architecture are not quite suitable. In other words, they become accustomed to making the hand fit the glove rather than demanding that the glove be designed to fit the hand. The VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) has a hands-on collection of medical devices and equipment that came about to help convince clinicians that they didn’t have to accept these faulty designs. It provides an understanding of the principles that support designing systems for the way humans are built and how we function cognitively and physically.
Linda Williams will talk about how human factors engineering guides the NCPS approach to patient safety and will lead a tour through the hands-on collection.
If you come to this meeting you’ll leave determined never to enter the hospital because your sense of the risk involved will have been heightened. You’ll also leave reassured that through the application of principles of human factors engineering, real changes are being made.
About the Speaker
Linda is a member of the team at VA National Center for Patient Safety, serving initially as computer specialist, now part of program operations with the central focus of development and implementation of patient safety curriculum for physicians. Linda teaches an introductory human factors engineering session at faculty development workshops and is co-director of the patient safety fellowship program. She also is involved in the practical application of usability principles to medical devices and software. Linda holds an undergraduate nursing degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and an M.S.I. degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Information, a degree tailored to medical informatics with emphasis in human computer interaction. www.patientsafety.gov
Location
VA National Center for Patient Safety
20255 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Lobby M
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Posted on February 17th, 2009
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Tuesday February 10, 2009, 6-8:30PM (Food and networking at 6, Program at 7)
Quicken Loans in Livonia, MI
If you are interested in learning the basics and benefits of user centered design and how to introduce it into your organization, then Introduction to User Centered Design is your chance! Mike Beasley, User Experiologist at Pure Visibility and the president of the Michigan UPA, and Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, Owner and Principal of UsableWorld, will lead a discussion that gives you the opportunity to pose your questions to a couple of user experience experts. You can learn about such things as:
- What IS Usability? Can you touch it? Can you measure it?
- How can you incorporate it into your organization?
- “Usability,” “User Experience,” “Human Factors,” “Information Architecture?” What’s the deal with all these names?
- What can my website analytics tell me about the usability of my site?
- How you can use user tasks and goals to organize your website.
After an introduction to the basics of usability, they will open the floor to questions. You will set the agenda for this discussion through the questions you bring, so come prepared!
Location
Quicken Loans
20255 Victor Parkway
Livonia, MI 48152
Posted on January 29th, 2009
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March 30-April 2, 2009
Ann Arbor, MI
The MIUPA is proud to co-sponsor the 5th annual Internet User Experience conference.
This conference has grown every year and has now captured international attention. Come and participate as world-reknowned speakers and trainers cover aspects of web site design and strategy, including usability, marketing, branding, social networking, accessibility, and more. Tutorials will be offered on designing for mobile, writing for the web, writing effective use cases, designing effective intranet sites, tuning up your web site, and more.
Register
Registration for this conference is now open. If you register by March 10, you’ll get the “early bird” price and a free copy of Susan Weinschenk’s new book, “Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?”
Sponsor
If you are interested in marketing your company, organization, or products, recruiting, or simply supporting this conference, review the numerous sponsor opportunities available on the web site.
Posted on January 12th, 2009
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