MiUPA Events
March 28, 2007
This event is sponsored jointly by the MIUPA and STC/SM.
Deb Ermiger As the leader of EDS’ Web Standards & Usability program, Deb Ermiger has been working in online communications since 1994. Her work has spanned many areas including writing, editing, graphic design, information architecture, usability testing, and yes … even some coding.
Deb currently leads a cross-organizational team of experts in the documentation and delivery of user interface standards and guidelines for the Web. Her team also provides consulting to EDS Web sites and client accounts.
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Internet User Experience 2007 Third Annual Conference
February 19-22, 2007
A conference spotlighting methods for dramatically improving today’s web site user experience.
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Search Analytics: Diagnosing What Ails Your Site
January 17, 2007
Louis Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld Media
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lou Rosenfeld is an information architecture consultant and founder of Rosenfeld Media. He has helped numerous Fortune 500s and other large, messy, political enterprises make their information easier to find. Lou is co-author of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (O’Reilly & Associates; 2nd edition, 2002) regarded as the bible of information architecture, and has been a regular contributor to Web Review, Internet World, and CIO magazines. His blog is in the top 1% of most popular blogs. He is co-founder of the Information Architecture Institute and UXnet, the User Experience Network.
Posted on January 4th, 2007
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MiUPA 2006 events
November 14, 2006
A full day of free workshops and presentations on the topics of usability and accessibility as they relate to everything from web sites to automobiles.
- Live Web Site Evaluations (Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus)
- Community-based user research (Jeff Grabill)
- New Communication Technology for the Deaf (Christopher Hunter)
- Vehicle Order Management Usability (Chad Esselink)
- “Products for People” Podcasts (Tim Keirnan and Tom Brinck)
- Driver Distraction Research (Paul A. Green)
August 16, 2006
Survey of User Interface Prototyping Tools
Brian Phelps, Pfizer.
August 9, 2006
Obsession: Finding the Sympathetic Heart of Design
Tom Brinck, Creative Director, A9.com.
June 27, 2006
SnagIt 8 – The Challenge of (Re)designing a Successful Product, TechSmith Corp.
Balancing your product’s user experience between ease of use, the ability to discover its capabilities and creating an overall positive response is a tall order, but when you get it right, the payback is worth the effort.
May 18, 2006
Usability Practitioners and Technical Communicators–Kindred Spirits?
A panel of four speakers discussing how usability and technical communication intersect, overlap, or occasionally have areas of contention
- Mary Jane Northrop, Enlighten
- Gina Tecos, Usability Engineer at Compuware Corporation
- Laurie Kantner, Director of Client Services at Tec-Ed, Inc.
- Timothy Keirnan, Jackson National Life Insurance
February 20-23, 2006
Internet User Experience 2006 conference
A conference spotlighting methods for dramatically improving today’s web site user experience.
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MiUPA 2005 Events
November 3, 2005
- Real World Usability Success Story Carol Barnum, Professor of Information Design and Co-Director of the Usability Center, Southern Polytechnic State University, and author of Usability Testing and Research
- Useful, Usable, AND Desirable: How One Washer Changed the Face of Laundry
Laura Vennie and Sara Ulius Sabel, Usability Specialists from Whirlpool
- Accessibility Experts Lead the Way to Profits by Design
Speakers: Stephen Blosser and Michael J. Hudson MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
- User Experiences and System Issues with Online Recommender Systems
- Speaker: Joseph Konstan, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, and author of Word of Mouse: The Marketing Power of Collaborative Filtering
October 12, 2005
Live Usability Evaluations of Local Web Sites
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, President of the Michigan UPA and UPA International Board Member
Sites relevant to Southeast Michigan were reviewed. These included Thomson Gale, Jackson National Life Insurance, and Techsmith Corporation
October 4, 2005
Live Usability Evaluations of Local Web Sites
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, President of the Michigan UPA and UPA International Board Member
Sites relevant to Western Michigan were reviewed. These included Amway, National City, and Zondervan
May 11, 2005
Latest Research: Human Behavior on the Web
Susan Weinschenk, Chief of Technical Staff, Human Factors International
March 14-15 , 2005
Internet User Experience 2005 conference
A conference spotlighting methods for dramatically improving today’s web site user experience.
February 23, 2005
Interaction Design for Complex Problem Solving: Developing Useful and Usable Software
Barbara Mirel, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan and author of Interaction Design for Complex Problem Solving: Designing Useful and Usable Software
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MiUPA 2004 Events
December 2, 2004
The UMTRI Driving Simulator and Its Use for Driver Interface Research
Dr. Paul Green, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
Interview with Paul Green
October 26-27, 2004
Second Annual Usability and Accessibility Conference - Usable Information Technology
Persuasive Communication in Industry, Government, & Higher Education
A two-day conference for professionals, faculty, researchers, Web designers, systems software developers, and IT managers across a broad range of disciplines and industries: http://usability.msu.edu/conf/
October 5, 2004
UPA International Efforts to Ensure Voting Usability: Can Usability Truly Save Democracy?
Josephine Scott, Compuware Corporation
Interview with Josephine Scott
August 24, 2004
PDtrials.org: Accessibility and Usability in the Design of a Web Site for Parkinson’s
Disease
Tom Brinck, Diamond Bullet Design
July 20, 2004
Methods & Deliverables of Web User Experience
Jason Withrow, Washtenaw Community College
June 24, 2004
User interface design and evaluation at Bose Corporation
Dr. David Aurelio, Bose Corporation
May 6, 2004
Usability: A Business Case
Susan Weinschenk, Chief of Technical Staff, Human Factors International
April 1, 2004
Usability ROI: Making it Practical
Stephanie Rosenbaum, Founder and President, Tec-Ed, Inc.
March 16, 2004
TechSmith Case Study: Usability Evolution and How It Impacted a Usability Product
Shane Lovelette, TechSmith Corporation
Magelone Bollen, TechSmith Corporation
Allen Dalton, TechSmith Corporation
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MiUPA 2003 Events
November 19, 2003
Search Log Analysis for User Research
Louis Rosenfeld, Independent Consultant
September 30, 2003
Identifying and Exploring Innovative Design Opportunities Through Design
Research and Prototype Development
Pamela Nyberg, Sanford Corporation
May 29, 2003
The State of Web Site Usability Today and Next Steps for Improvement in the Short and Long Term
Keith Instone, IBM
Laurie Kantner, Tec-Ed, Inc.
Tom Brinck, Diamond Bullet Design
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, Compuware Corporation
April 15, 2003
Section 508: Aiming for Accessibility
Piyusha Paradkar, UI Answers
February 20, 2003
Introducing Usability to Development Staff through ‘Certification’
Robert Watkins, Flagstar Bank
UPA’s Position on Certification
Laurie Kantner, Tec-Ed, Inc.
January 23, 2003
Stalking the User: How Anthropology Helps Design Successful Products
Stephanie Rosenbaum, Tec-Ed, Inc.
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December 11, 2002
Egreetings Web Site Redesign: An Information Architect’s Approach
Chris Farnum, ProQuest
November 14, 2002
Usable Graphic Design Essentials for the Web: What usability specialists should know about design and implementation of web graphics (and what graphic/visual designers should know about usability)
Yelena Babin, Interface Design and Graphics Consultant
October 16, 2002
CyberLaw and You: What New Media Professionals Must Know
Christopher Julliet, Technical Writer, Consultant, and Attorney
April 9, 2002
Usability on Consumer Retail Web Sites: Is There Still a Problem?
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, Compuware Corporation
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