Join us at the fourth annual Internet User Experience (IUE 2008) at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan the week of March 31, 2008-April 3, 2008. Organized by the Michigan Usabiity Professionals Association in collaboration with Washtenaw Community College’s Internet Professional Program, the User Experience Network (UXnet), Refresh Detroit, and other sponsors, the conference promises four days of presentations, panels, training sessions, and workshops on optimizing web sites so they are effective, compelling, and profitable for businesses.

I attended the event the first two years and can tell you I had a great time! Wonderful sessions, excellent panels, and the opportunity to network with other web professionals involved in designing and improving the user experience was, in the words of MasterCard, “priceless”.

The conference is invaluable for

• company web site managers and stakeholders
• product managers
• marketing professionals
• advertising professionals
• web developers
• user experience professionals
• information architects
• professional communicators
• students in any of the programs

Experts in search engine optimization, online communities, and user experience management will lead sessions at the conference. Tutorials and training are also available to attendees with 1/2 day and full-day workshops before and after the main conference days.

Discounts are available for Usability Professionals Association members and several other organizations, as well as full-time non-working students.

The event will be held at the Morris Lawrence Auditorium at Washtenaw Community Colllege (map).

For more information and details on registration, visit Michigan Usability Professionals Association or the conference website.

Learn how the principles of human factors engineering are making equipment and medical devices safer at hospitals. Join the Michigan Usability Professionals Association and the University of Michigan student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 for the presentation “Making Hospitals Safer” at the VA National Center for Patient Safety (map )from 6PM-8:30PM in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Food and networking begin at 6PM, the program begins at 7PM.

Linda Williams, member of the team at VA National Center for Patient Safety. will talk about how human factors engineering guides the NCPS approach to patient safety and will lead a tour through the hands-on collection.

The event is free, but reservations are requested.

The next Michigan Usability Professionals’ Association meeting presents Susan Weinschenk, Chief of Technical Staff, from Human Factors International on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Quicken Loans in Livonia, Michigan (map). Food and networking begin at 6PM; the program begins at 7PM.

In this session Dr. Susan Weinschenk will explore the baby boomers and the generation that follows them, their impact on the design of the user experience, and how their expectations, experience, use of technology and social collaboration radically change the interfaces you design and the way you work.

Cost (includes food and beverage) is $5 for students, $10 for UPA members, and $20 for all others.

For more information and registration, visit the Michigan Usability Professionals’ Association website.

Day of .NET comes to Washtenaw Community College (location) in Ann Arbor, Michigan this weekend. It’s a one day conference organized by developers for developers.

Sessions include:

• Windows Vista for Developers
• Talking with Vista
• Building and Deploying Smart Client Applications
• What’s New in Internet Information Services 7
• many more

I attended the event last year, fresh out of my Visual Basic.NET class; good session and great networking. I was contacted about two job opportunities by companies I spoke with at the conference. The event is free to attend, but registration is required.

There are several excellent events in the next few weeks you want to try to attend. Tonight (sorry for the late notice, I announced it at last night’s meeting too), the Ann Arbor Ad Council April meeting will be “Drive Stellar Results with Search Engine Marketing and the Blogosphere” with speakers Linda Girard, co-founder and CEO of Pure Visibility, Inc., and David Binkowski, Senior Vice President, Word of Mouth Marketing - MS&L Digital.

Next Tuesday, May 1, 2007, High Tech Tuesday at the Ann Arbor IT Zone is Google Analytics by Google Associate Manager Jeff Gilis. Networking begins at 5PM; the session is from 5:30PM-7PM.

Next WednesdayThursday, May 3, 2007, the Detroit Area Cold Fusion group presents Ben Forta, well known author and Cold Fusion guru. The event is in Southfield. As an added bonus, they’re giving away Cold Fusion 8, a copy of Flex Builder w/ Charting, and a Wii at the event!

On May 22nd, marketing expert Seth Godin will be coming to the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor (thanks to the grass roots organizing of Derek Mehraban). You don’t want to miss this event - register online today!

Businesses seeking talented Web professionals are invited to an open house at Washtenaw Community College Thursday, April 26 from 6 – 8 p.m. in room 005, Garden level of the Gunder Myran Building. Refreshments will be served.

Graduates from the college’s Internet development and design program will demonstrate their online portfolios, which use the latest in design tools, among them XHTML, CSS & Positioning, JAVA Scripting, PHP, Photoshop, Flash, User Experience and more.

For more information, contact Kelley Gottschang, Department Chair, at 734-677-5286.

Promote Web Standards by stripping your web site for one day! Wednesday Thursday, April 5 is the annual CSS Naked Day. Sign up here.

The idea behind this event is to promote Web Standards. Plain and simple. This includes proper use of (x)html, semantic markup, a good hierarchy structure, and of course, a good ‘ol play on words. It’s time to show off your “body”.

Sasha Verhage, MSU alum and Design Lead for Google, will share observations of working in a fast-paced industry priding itself on “disruptive technologies.” His presentation will talk about his experiences at Google, Yahoo, and e-consultancies, introduce and clarify emerging trends and buzzwords, including Live Testing (also known as Bucket Testing), AJAX, Search Engine Optimization, and Open Content.

This talk is Monday, April 2nd, Room 145 Com Arts Building, Michigan State University from 4-5pm.

http://cas.msu.edu/about/newsevents/show/1367

Internet User Experience 2007 Third Annual Conference

This third annual conference brings you top industry speakers, practitioners, and authors to provide you with the most complete package of Internet user experience design training, case studies, and real-world examples ever assembled.

Mon-Wed, Feb 19-22
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Lou Rosenfeld, co-author of the polar bear book, will present “Search Analytics: Diagnosing What Ails Your Site” at the January meeting for the Michigan Usability Professionals Association (MIUPA).

The meeting will be held January 17, 2007 beginning with networking and food at 6PM. The presentation begins at 7PM. More information, and registration details, are available at the MIUPA website.

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