Is this for real? 2
It’s extreme, its epic it’s got polarbears… it’s the UX Challenge conference in the Arctic! Looks almost fun.
Data Designed for Decisions 1
Data Designed for Decisions (DD4D) looks quite interesting, in that data visualisation can be so useful in the field of user experience architecture. It’s being billed with the taglines “Enhancing social, economic and environmental progress” and “Statistics meets information design meets the user”…
A co-operation between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Institute for Information Design (IIID).
The goal is to provide a platform for exchanging different views, methods and approaches to communicating, visualising and understanding data.
The conference is being held 18-20 June 2009 in Paris. You can read the DD4D blog to keep an eye on what’s happening.
DesignThinkers 2008 2
As if I needed another reason why it would be cool to live in Canada, there is the DesignThinkers conference in Toronto.
Join creative professionals from all walks of design thinkers to share experiences, run with new ideas and celebrate the power of design.
Looks like a great line-up, in particular Rick Poynor’s talk entitled So what did designers think about before they invented design thinking? which seems to be a hot topic at the moment as ‘design thinking’ pops up more and more in mainstream conversations.
If anyone reading this attends the conference, I’d appreciate a wrap-up once it’s over :)
UA Web 2008 coming soon 0
Given the discussion at Web Directions South this year regarding the relationship between usability and accessibility, this conference should prove popular:
UA Web 2008, Monterey, Mexico
The International Seminar on Usability and Accessibility for the Web will have Jesse James Garrett as the Keynote speaker and José Manuel Alonso, representing the e-Government chapter of the W3C will also speak. Together we will explore current trends in usability, accessibility, strategy, innovation, user experience and web standards.
UPA 2009 call for submissions now open 0
Fancy going to Portland, Oregon? Well next year’s UPA conference will be held in that wonderful city, and the organisers have just opened speaker submissions. The closing date is October 3, so you’ll have to be quick!
http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2009/for_speakers/