Category Archives: UPA-MN

Usability Professionals Association - Minnesota Chapter (http://upamn.org)

Grab a Drink with Jared Spool

Jared Spool is in town this Monday and will have an informal meet-up with local UX people. These get-togethers have proven to be of great interest and are usually well attended. I look forward to joining fellow UPA members for this event as well as others in the local user experience community. Please feel […]

[UPA] Samantha Bailey Dissects Web 2.0

Now that Web 2.0 is Dead, Samantha Bailey will be performing the autopsy at the next UPA-MN meeting on Thursday, Feb 9th. doors open at 6pm. $10.00 for non-members.
Location:
REI Bloomington – in their meeting room
(Note: the location has changed from what was originally announced)
Address:
750 W American Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55420
Agenda:
6:00 pm Networking, food and […]

UPA-MN The User Research behind Windows Vista

Join us for the August 11th UPA meeting when Gayna Williams of Microsoft will present on the User Research behind Windows Vista. (previously codenamed “Longhorn”) that will replace Windows XP….They built personas, benchmarked code, evaluated the emotional connection of the product, developed an instrumentation strategy, and did much more. This talk will share insights […]

Review of UPA-MN’s A Case Study for Strategic Usability Success

The description of tonight’s event can be found over at UPA-MN A Case Study for Strategic Usability Success. This was a practice round for Jen Bohmbach, Lyle Kantrovich, and Susan Dray - they’ll be presenting this a the UPA Conference in Montreal laster this month. If you’re going to Montreal, introduce yourself to them.
In the […]

UPA-MN A Case Study for Strategic Usability Success

Successful collaboration on large projects requires an approach to user-centered design that distinguishes project roles and responsibilities. Jennifer Bohmbach, Susan Dray, and Lyle Kantrovich will present this case study showing an example of bridging corporate cultures for a more holistic UCD approach. They ’ll outline how three firms collaborated on a large website redesign, following […]

Accessibility: Beyond Checklists and Standards

Nicole Tollefson and Phil Kragnes are recognized as experts in the field of accessibility. They will be sharing some of the highlights from a day-long tutorial they’ll be conducting at the Montreal UPA International Conference in July. For the chapter meeting we’ll only be able to scratch the surface of the topic, […]

UPA-MN Tour of Mayo Clinic Usability and Innovation Labs

Please join us on Tuesday, April 5th, for a visit to the Mayo Clinic. Just as seasons change, so do usability teams.  A few years ago, the team at Mayo Clinics in Rochester was discovering what the world of usability was all about.  Since our chapter’s last visit, the team and facilities at Mayo have […]

UPA Private Tour of Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

March 10, 5:45 @ Como Park
The March meeting of the UPA-MN will be held at Como Park
The conservatory manager at Como Park will give us a special tour of the newly refurbished conservatory. We’ll tour the Sunken Garden and the Greenhouse, and hear how color, texture and design are used to draw visitors’ attention to […]