Michigan UXPA

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’)

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

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).