BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:MNteractive X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Central CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALDESC:minnesota’s interaction design community BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050506T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050506T200000 SUMMARY:Weapons of Mass Deception Screening URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/film-weapons-of-mass-deception-screening/ DESCRIPTION:WMD the Film It's been two years in Iraq and 50 percent of the US public still does not understand how the Bush Administration and the US media system manipulates and shapes public opinion. Don't you think it is time to set the record straight and hold the media accountable? In homes and community centers across the globe people will gather to spread the truth about the role played by the US media system in promoting the war by screening WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception. Please join us. May 6 Bell Auditorium, 309 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis LOCATION:Bell Auditorium, 309 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050323T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050323T190000 SUMMARY:MIMA Why We Love the Web URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mima-why-we-love-the-web/ DESCRIPTION:March 23 - 5:30 @ Mill City Museum Ready to share your bookmarks with the MIMA community at large? At our first-ever "open mike night," it's your turn to tell the world what you think is the best (and maybe the worst) of the web. Come armed with your favorite URLs and you'll get tres minutos (that's 3 minutes, my friends) to share, dish, convince and captivate. The only caveat? No tootin' your own horn. You can't promote your own site, your employer's site or a site you've had the pleasure of working on. Them's the rules. No exceptions. Our salon moderator will be MIMA board member Kristina Halvorson. Kristina's company Brain Traffic provides interactive content strategies and killer copy for web sites everywhere. And hey - if you have a gong she can borrow for the evening, let us know. Registration and more info at MIMA.org LOCATION:Mill City Museum, 704 South Second St, Mpls. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050221T130000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050221T143000 SUMMARY:MNteractive PowerLunch-February URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mnteractive-powerlunch/ DESCRIPTION:Grab a late lunch with the movers and shakers in the interactive community. Swap tips, techniques, and hilarious project stories while enjoying some tasty pad thai (#5 spicy) of course. When: 1pm Where: Sawatdee, 289 5th St E St. Paul, MN LOCATION:Sawatdee, 289 5th St E St. Paul, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050221T174500 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050221T183000 SUMMARY:A Modern Vernacular: Finding and Designing an Everyday Architecture URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/a-modern-vernacular-finding-and-designing-an-everyday-architecture/ DESCRIPTION:A lecture with Charlie Lazor, co-founder of BLU DOT and prinicipal, Lazor Office, Minneapolis at: CALA Auditorium, Ralph Rapson Hall, 89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN BLU DOT Lazor Office, Minneapolis LOCATION:CALA Auditorium, Ralph Rapson Hall, 89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050310T174500 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050310T190000 SUMMARY:UPA Private Tour of Marjorie McNeely Conservatory URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/upa-private-tour-of-marjorie-mcneely-conservatory/ DESCRIPTION: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 different areas of the gardens. Our guide will also discuss techniques that the conservatory uses to facilitate accessibility, visitor flow, signage, and display design. The tour will begin promptly at 6:00 PM, so please arrive early. After the tour, everyone is welcome to gather at a nearby restaurant for networking and discussion More information at upamn.org LOCATION:Como Park, St. Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050312T130000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050312T143000 SUMMARY:MNteractive Saturday Roundtable - March 12 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mnteractive-saturday-roundtable-march-12/ DESCRIPTION:The Saturday Roundtable's are back. 1pm on March 12th at Brit's Pub on Nicollet Mall & 11th For those of you that visited the IASummit, drop by and share what you learned, or just sing the praises of Montreal. Everyone else, bring those really hard questions, like the one I heard from a Really Smart Client earlier this week, "How can the user interface community better communicate their selling proposition?" See you there. LOCATION:Brit's Pub, Nicollet Mall END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050425T200000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050425T220000 SUMMARY:Say It Ain’t So - Another Weezer Tribute URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/say-it-aint-so-another-weezer-tribute/ DESCRIPTION:April 25th, Fine Line Music Cafe Say It Ain't So - Another Weezer Tribute was formed in the summer of 2004 as a side project from 2 Minneapolis band that shared members; jskullcrane and DieselJenny. As featured on Weezer.com LOCATION:Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050420T073000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050420T093000 SUMMARY:MIMA Seminar: Search Marketing URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mima-seminar-search-marketing/ DESCRIPTION: Organic? Online PR? Blogs? Search, she ain't what she used to be. Join us at the April Seminar for an in-depth look at search engine marketing and optimization best practices, tools of the trade and tips for everyone from novice to expert. Lee Odden, President of TopRank Online Marketing, will share his hardwon insights about the world of search. Geared toward clients and agencies alike, Lee's presentation will cover what's new, what's hot and what works. WHEN: Wed., April 20 7:30 am Registration 8:00 am Seminar 9:00 am Q&A WHERE: James J. Hill Library 80 W. 4th St. St. Paul COST: Members - $20 Non-members - $40 More info at MIMA.org LOCATION:James J. Hill Library, 80 W. 4th St. St. Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050504T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050504T190000 SUMMARY:MIMA Happy Hour: Women in Interactive URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mima-happy-hour-women-in-interactive/ DESCRIPTION:More details to come... More info at MIMA.org LOCATION:TBD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050817T073000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050817T091500 SUMMARY:MIMA Seminar: Targeting a Demographic Online URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mima-seminar-targeting-a-demographic-online/ DESCRIPTION: Sure, your customers and prospects need to be able to find you online. But sometimes you need to find them, particularly when it comes to conducting research. These days, more consumers are ready and willing to participate in online research. Where do you start? Who should you partner with? How can you go beyond the initial contact and make a real connection? In our August seminar, Periscope’s George Creel will discuss: How to screen for the right people. How to economically conduct research. How to handle long written responses. Why research is only valuable once you use it. Whether do-it-yourself research tools make sense for your company. How to mine for insights that can be used to build your business and improve your customer service. ABOUT OUR SPEAKER As Vice President of Account Planning and Research at Periscope, George Creel is responsible for strategic planning, finding consumer insights, and all research activities. Prior to coming to Periscope, George was Director of Research at Lexicon Branding in San Francisco. Additionally, he spent 12 years at Martin/Williams Advertising as Vice President of Account Planning and Research until 1998. When: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:30 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. Presentation 9:15 a.m. Networking Where: James J. Hill Library 80 West 4th Street St. Paul, MN 55102 Cost: MIMA Members - $20 Affiliate Members - $30 Non-Members - $40 Registration and more info at MIMA.org LOCATION:James J. Hill Library, 80 W. 4th St. St. Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050518T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050518T190000 SUMMARY:MIMA Salon: Interactive Business Strategy URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mima-salon-interactive-business-strategy/ DESCRIPTION:RSS. Folksonomies. Flickr. Ajax. What's going on out there in cyberspace? Is it a whole new internet? Join us at our May Salon at Calhoun Beach Club next week and find out! Jim Cuene, one of MIMA's founding members, will discuss the emerging web technologies of "Web 2.0" - what it means, who's doing it, and how your company can capitalize on its strategic marketing opportunities. Jim Cuene is the Director of Interactive Strategy & Customer Analytics for American Express Financial Advisors. He helped form MIMA in 1998. WHEN: Wed., May 18 5:30pm Registration 6:00pm Discussion 7:00pm Appetizers, Cash Bar WHERE: Calhoun Beach Club 2925 Dean Parkway Mpls. Underground parking is available. Please bring cash to pay machine upon exit. COST: Members - FREE Non-Members - $20 to RSVP and for info go to MIMA.org LOCATION:Calhoun Beach Club 2925 Dean Parkway, Mpls END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050510T170000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050510T193000 SUMMARY:AMA: Integrating Intelligence Departments to Drive StrategyCompetitive Intelligence & Market Research URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/ama-integrating-intelligence-departments-to-drive-strategycompetitive-intelligence-market-research/ DESCRIPTION:Most of us have been asked to do more with less while simultaneously delivering better insight and more business impact. This session will discuss how one organization has brought together three related functions (market research, competitive intelligence and library science) to achieve these goals, and how the combined function operates at the Optum Division of UnitedHealth Group. You will see how combining functions creates a more customer intimate department, and how you can face the related challenges and issues Register at the MN-AMA site LOCATION:KFAN 2801 Snelling Ave N. Roseville, MN 55113 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050414T133000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050414T163000 SUMMARY:MNASIS Blogs and RSS: An Introduction for Information Professionals URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mnasis-blogs-and-rss-an-introduction-for-information-professionals/ DESCRIPTION: Our speaker will be Jenny Levine, Internet Development Specialist at the Suburban Library System in Burr Ridge, IL. Also known as The Shifted Librarian, Jenny writes her own weblog - check it out at www.theshiftedlibrarian.com. Jenny earned her MLS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1992 and from there has been a leader in the field in bringing technology into libraries. She has spoken all over the country (including at conferences such as Internet Librarian, Computers in Libraries and the SLA Annual Conference) about changing technology and the concept of "Information Shifting" - how the change from pursuing information to receiving information is and will be affecting libraries. We are very pleased to have her join us and hope you will come with your curiosity and questions to learn about Blogs, RSS and what you can be doing to educate and facilitate new technologies for your users. Many thanks to THOMSON WEST for generously sponsoring our program. WHEN: Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:30pm - 4:30pm WHERE: Thomson West 610 Opperman Drive Eagan, MN 651-687-7000 COST: $45.00 / $25.00 for students and unemployed Please send registration information and fee (checks payable to MN Chapter SLA) to: Barb Weldon 10506 Aquila Circle Bloomington, MN 55438 LOCATION: Thomson West 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050412T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050412T200000 SUMMARY:Dick Enrico from 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/me-dick-enrico-from-2nd-wind-exercise-equipment/ DESCRIPTION:Minnesota Entrepreneur presents local entrepreneur, Dick Enrico in their April Event. AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN! Entrepreneurs, get your second wind! Let real life entrepreneur, Dick Enrico, of 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment inspire you with his story of entrepreneurial success. An entrepreneur's entrepreneur, Enrico started over 20 different business ventures prior to incorporating 2nd Wind. His latest venture includes expanding the brand of 2nd Wind into a "backyard" vacation provider with the addition of 2nd Wind Spa. Today, with 39 retail stores and an award winning commercial division, 2nd Wind has become one of the most successful and respected fitness dealers in the country with projected sales in excess of $65,000,000. Cost: No Charge to Members Non-Members: $40 at door or $30 with online pre-registration Complimentary parking in Thomas Ave ramp. When: Tuesday, April 12th, 2005 5:30 PM Registration 6:00 Networking Reception 7:00 Program Where: Calhoun Beach Club Library/Boulevard room (enter on 3rd floor) 2925 Dean Parkway, Minneapolis Members RSVP Guests: Register Online LOCATION:Calhoun Beach Club, Library/Boulevard room, 2925 Dean Parkway, Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050503T113000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050503T130000 SUMMARY:CSOM: Governor Tim Pawlenty URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/csom-governor-tim-pawlenty/ DESCRIPTION:Carlson School of Management presents Governor Tim Pawlenty More info here McNamara Alumni Center 200 Oak Street SE Minneapolis LOCATION:McNamara Alumni Center 200 Oak Street SE Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050606T130000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050606T190000 SUMMARY:AIGA-MN Exhibit A 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/aiga-mn-exhibit-a-2005/ DESCRIPTION: Exhibit A is a case study based competition, showcasing the work of interactive practitioners based in Minnesota. Please submit work designed for digital distribution (e.g. via CD-ROM, DVD, interactive kiosk, hand-held device, online service or the Web, to include Web sites). Multiple entries are welcomed. Projects must have been completed and released between January 1, 2004 and April 1, 2005 . Exhibit A will be held on Monday, April 25June 6 at Suburban World Theatre, uptown 3022 Hennepin Ave S. Mpls, from 1-5pm, hear internationally renowned interactive practitioners talk about their disciplines and discuss issues relevant to your business. From 7-10pm , enjoy the Exhibit A showcase reception see the work and participate in the judges' panel discussion. For more information and registration, head to the aigaminn.org an the official Exhibit A site LOCATION: Suburban World Theatre, 3022 Hennepin Ave S. Mpls END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050413T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050413T200000 SUMMARY:MCAD Ecodesign Film Screening URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mcad-ecodesign-film-screening/ DESCRIPTION: April 13, 2005 (Wed.), 6:30pm, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). Two ecodesign films. The first examines the work and vision of architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart, using the stories of five projects which incorporate sustainable materials cycles (see The Next Industrial Revolution). The second, Better by Design , using case studies and interviews, looks at 4 Minnesota companies to illustrate the use of eco-design as a key element of their business strategies. Panel discussion by working eco-design professionals and faculty follows film. Free. At MCAD Auditorium 140 (2501 Stevens Ave. S). For more information contact Wendy Jedlicka at wj [at] indes.net or 651/636-0964. LOCATION:MCAD Auditorium 140 (2501 Stevens Ave. S) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050413T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050413T200000 SUMMARY:UofM How the Built Environment Creates Places for Growth, Inspiration and Interaction URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/uofm-how-the-built-environment-creates-places-for-growth-inspiration-and-interaction/ DESCRIPTION:UofM's The Humanities Institute Great Speaker Series: Daniel Libeskind April 13, 2005—Northrop Auditorium, 7 p.m. Daniel Libeskind Already one of the world's leading architects, Daniel Libeskind's profile has taken a dramatic leap forward with his selection as the lead architect on the rebuilding of the World Trade Center Site, the most important American architectural project in decades. His winning proposal features a tower 1,776 feet tall, for the year of American independence, that will demonstrate "the durability of democracy." The top levels will hold indoor gardens that will be a "confirmation of life." Born in postwar Poland in 1946, Daniel Libeskind became an American citizen in 1965. He received his professional architectural degree at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1970 in New York City and a postgraduate degree in History and Theory of Architecture at the School of Comparative Studies at Essex University in 1972. In addition to his work on the World Trade Center Site, his other major projects include the Jewish Museum in Berlin, and the extension to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This event is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and the American Institute of Architects. LOCATION:Northrop Auditorium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050330T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050330T210000 SUMMARY:IDSA-MN presents Biomimicry: Learning from Nature URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/idsa-mn-presents-biomimicry-learning-from-nature/ DESCRIPTION:The IDSA Minnesota and Green Design Group will jointly present the 89min. film - Biomimicry: Learning from Nature Minneapolis College of Art and Design Auditorium 140 2501 Stevens Ave. S. Minneapolis Wed. March 30 7-9 p.m. For more on biomimicry, studying nature 's best ideas and imitating these designs and processes to solve human problems, head over to biomimicry.org or give this excellent interview with biologist Janin Benyus a listen. LOCATION:Minneapolis College of Art and Design Auditorium 140 2501 Stevens Ave. S. Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050405T160000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050405T200000 SUMMARY:UPA-MN Tour of Mayo Clinic Usability and Innovation Labs URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/upa-mn-tour-of-mayo-clinic-usability-and-innovation-labs/ DESCRIPTION: 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 undergone a transformation. Thomas Suther, a founding member of the UPA-Minnesota chapter, will explain some of the changes and give us a tour of the usability labs. Then we'll move to another building on campus and have a tour of the SPARC Innovation lab.  This lab is a living experiment in practicing medicine, and an interesting twist on the concept of usability testing. In this lab, Jenny Dusso will explain how ideas are brought forward and tested in exam rooms, with real physicians and patients. As an added bonus, Caroline Jarrett, a usability specialist from the United Kingdom, will join us for our meeting.  Caroline's specialty is forms design, and she will be in Rochester teaching forms classes at Mayo.  She has offered to share a few insights from 'across the pond' on usability and UPA chapters. If you, or someone you know, would like to attend, please register by emailing events@upamn.org. When RSVPing, please also indicate if you are interested in driving or riding in a carpool down to Rochester.  If you offer to drive, please indicate how many passengers you could take.  We will attempt to loosely coordinate carpooling efforts in advance. RSVP by sending your name and company name or business affiliation to: events@upamn.org. Non-member visitors are welcome, but are asked to pay $10.00 to attend each meeting. Carpool departing Mall of America, 4pm Tour at Mayo begins at 6pm LOCATION:Ozmun East Building, Mayo Clinic, 1st Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 5590 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050412T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050412T183000 SUMMARY:MN-ASIS GIS – an Intro for Info Professionals URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mn-asis-gis-e28093-an-intro-for-info-professionals/ DESCRIPTION: GIS – an Intro for Info Professionals Geographic Information System (GIS) technology combines standard databases with maps and location-related information such as street addresses, ZIP codes, and GPS data. GIS is widely used in government, business, and education for managing geographically referenced data, for creating maps to show patterns and trends, and for conducting spatial analysis, such as market research. Angela Lee, from ESRI, will provide an overview of GIS and the potential applications of GIS.  Types of GIS software as well as sources of GIS data will be discussed. Sponsors: James J. Hill Library & ASIST What: An overview of GIS When: April 12th, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Where: James J. Hill Library, 80 W. 4th Street, St. Paul Cost: $5 (to cover refreshments)     RSVP – please RSVP to Ann Treacy (atreacy@treacyinfo.com) if you can. It will help us with counts. We’ll collect money at the door. LOCATION:ames J. Hill Library, 80 W. 4th Street, St. Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050425T100000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050425T163000 SUMMARY:Tufte Tour 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/tufte-tour-2005/ DESCRIPTION:Tufte's back in Minneapolis for his "Presenting Data and Information, a 1-Day Course." There's 2 days to choose from at Tufte's site, April 25 (same day as Exhibit A) or 26. If you're unfamiliar with Tufte, I highly recommend going. The price of admission includes all his books (nearly $130 retail). If you don't have his books in your library - you need to. Aside from being typographically gorgeous, extremely well-written and articulate, he include examples on the same page as his analysis. Brilliant. If you just want the books, here they are: Visual Display of Quantitative Information Visual Explanations Envisioning Information LOCATION:Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050626T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050626T160000 SUMMARY:Open Source GeoSpatial 05 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/open-source-geospatial-05/ DESCRIPTION:On a tip from Mark: Open Source Geospatial '05, an international conference addressing geospatial data technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open Source community, will be held June 16-18, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. The conference will bring together the MapServer, EOGEO, and OSGIS communities, but seeks to be more broadly inclusive. A committee has been working since July to design a program with elements that will interest participants from the novice to the expert. The conference strives to build on the successes and enthusiasm generated by previous, related meetings. More information at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/mum/mtg2005.html LOCATION:University of Minnesota END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050402T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050402T160000 SUMMARY:Mnteractive Saturday Roundtable - April 2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mnteractive-saturday-roundtable-april-2/ DESCRIPTION:Special thanks to Terralee for finding a new home for the Saturday Roundtable. A new suggestion for a gathering place has risen up - it's a cafe/dessert/wine/beer place on the corner of Harmon Pl and 13th Street S in Minneapolis, it's attached to a new apartment building. This was suggested as it has a lovely combination of what everyone might be looking for (coffee, snacks, beer/wine)- no crowds - and they are willing to reserve several tables for us. Time: 2:00pm April 2, 2005 Place: Loring Park Coffee House Topic of Discussion - ??? waiting for someone to volunteer one. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050413T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050413T210000 SUMMARY:U.S. Bank Speaker Series Presents Seth Godin URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/us-bank-speaker-series-presents-seth-godin/ DESCRIPTION: Don’t miss the U.S. Bank Speaker Series featuring bestselling business writer and entrepreneur Seth Godin! Meet Seth Godin, get a FREE copy of bestseller Purple Cow, and stay for the Timberwolves game! Date: Wednesday, April 13th Speaker: Seth Godin, author of bestseller Purple Cow Topic: Marketing in a Crowded Marketplace Game: Timberwolves vs. Warriors Offer: $40 and $24 packages include speaking engagement, game ticket, and FREE copy of Purple Cow more information at the Timberwolves site LOCATION:Target Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050423T150000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050424T150000 SUMMARY:Minneapolis 24 Hour Comic Challenge 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/minneapolis-24-hour-comic-challenge-2005/ DESCRIPTION:At 3pm on April 23, 2005 it starts. The goal, 24 pages in 24 hours. I'll be there. more info on the local event at the International Cartoonist Conspiracy site More on 24 Hour Comics Related MNteractive posts: Scott McCloud Talks about Online Comics at MCAD. LOCATION:TBD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050421T050000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050421T063000 SUMMARY:Everyday Citizens: Community Life in the Information Age URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/everyday-citizens-community-life-in-the-information-age/ DESCRIPTION: 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Thursday, April 21, 2005 402 Walter Library, University of Minnesota, East Bank Join Steven Clift as he ties together the first decade of "e-democracy" with a citizen-centric agenda for building community life and democracy in the the 21st century.  The Internet allows citizens to become everyday citizens "anywhere, any time" by deeply connecting them to things local not just global.  What ideas, lessons, and models can we import and combine in order to strengthen the quality of life and democracy in our local communities? After a global speaking tours across 25 countries, places as diverse as Mongolia, Iceland, Lebanon, and South Korea, Clift connects the best online realities in an optimistic recipe that will help us defeat Internet-empowered "politics as usual" and counter the emerging virtual civil war among partisans online. More info at Clift's site LOCATION:402 Walter Library, University of Minnesota, East Bank END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050421T030000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050421T043000 SUMMARY:e-Democracy Around the World URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/e-democracy-around-the-world/ DESCRIPTION:Global E-democracy Trends: Leading Governments and E-democracy– A bonus presentation by Steven Clift – 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Thursday, April 21, 2005 402 Walter Library, University of Minnesota, East Bank For those interested in an in-depth exploration of governments and leading e-democracy practices, join Steven Clift as he presents examples from around the world. A sample of presentation slides used across a many countriesare available from http://publicus.net/speaker.html.  This session includes an eye-opening opportunity to visit leading websites. Recently presented to top staff in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as e-democracy practitioners from the Australian government, this presentation helps those in the public sector, media, as well as citizens discover opportunities and challenges for improving democracy and governance in the information age. More info at Clift's site LOCATION:402 Walter Library, University of Minnesota, East Bank END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050503T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050503T200000 SUMMARY:Insights 2005: Antenna Design, New York URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/insights-2005-antenna-design-new-york/ DESCRIPTION: Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger founded Antenna Design with the goal of making people’s engagement with technological objects and environments more exciting. They are achieving this ambitious objective through a combination of commercial and public projects that range from the redesign of the New York City subway cars and ticketing machines and the creation of custom monitors, screen displays, and information kiosks for Bloomberg to a series of interactive installations such as Power Flower, a window display for Bloomingdale’s that is activated by passersby, and their recent winning entry in the Civic Exchange competition, an interactive information installation for visitors and inhabitants of Lower Manhattan. With backgrounds in industrial design and digital technology, their projects represent a successful merger of elegant product form, informational clarity, and sophisticated interactivity. Their work has won numerous awards, including recognition from I.D., Business Week, and Wired magazines. In 2003 they were finalists for the National Design Award in Product Design from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Tuesday, May 3, 2005 7:00 pm $20 ($10 Walker and AIGA members; full-time students) More Info at walkerart.org LOCATION:Walker Art Center - Walker Cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050510T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050510T200000 SUMMARY:Insights 2005: Maureen Mooren and Daniel van der Velden, MM&DVDD, Amsterdam URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/insights-2005-maureen-mooren-and-daniel-van-der-velden-mmdvdd-amsterdam/ DESCRIPTION: Daniel van der Velden is a graphic designer and writer based in Amsterdam who, since 1998, has been collaborating with Maureen Mooren on a variety of design and editorial projects. Among a new generation of influential Dutch graphic designers, they have developed a reputation for work that engages and challenges its readers by making aspects of writing, editing, and authorship commensurate with designing. This approach can be seen in their design of Archis, a magazine about architecture, culture, and urbanism, which appropriates and thus recontextualizes the stylistic conventions and typographic formats of various other magazines. They are particularly interested in the relationship and possibilities of fiction within the realm of information and in the reconsideration of preexisting graphic forms, whether a newspaper, advertisement, letter, diary, and so on. For instance, their series of invitations for exhibitions at the art gallery Room recycles the formats and contents of letters, conveying practical information within a more compelling story. As van der Velden notes, “The instability that occurs with this strategy is one that is, I think, always happening when something ‘boring’ like some dates and names is uploaded with something thrilling, or playful.” Since 2003 he has directed the Meta Haven project, a comprehensive national identity system for the Principality of Sealand, the world’s smallest “micronation.” Founded in the late 1960s and located on a formerly abandoned World War II anti-aircraft platform in the North Sea, Sealand garnered recent worldwide publicity with the establishment of HavenCo, a data-hosting services company. It’s a kind of data haven, or safe harbor for information, that claims to be the world’s first and only true market environment for Web business free from security and regulatory issues of conventional nation-states. Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:00 pm $20 ($10 Walker and AIGA members; full-time students) More Info at walkerart.org LOCATION:Walker Art Center - Walker Cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050517T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050517T200000 SUMMARY:Insights 2005: Paul Sahre, The Office of Paul Sahre, New York URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/insights-2005-paul-sahre-the-office-of-paul-sahre-new-york/ DESCRIPTION: After a few unsatisfying stints designing for others, Paul Sahre established his own design studio, first in Baltimore and then in New York, where he has been since 1995. Consciously maintaining a small office, he has nevertheless established a large presence in American graphic design. The balance he strikes, whether between commercial and personal projects or in his own design process, is evident in such things as the physical layout of his office—part design studio, part silkscreen lab where he prints projects for himself—or in his desire “for equal parts logic and intuition” in the work. His silkscreened posters for the Fells Point Corner Theatre in Baltimore provided him a much-needed creative outlet and garnered him early professional visibility with their rough-edged, expressive typography. His more recent work, such as book covers for author Rick Moody’s novels Demonology and The Ice Storm or his design of the book American Photography 19, exhibit a crisper, more refined typographic and photographic approach, and point to a more editorial or authorial direction. In fact, in 2003, he coauthored with Danny Gregory Hello World: A Life in Ham Radio, a book based on a collection of QSL cards, which amateur radio enthusiasts exchange after communication with other operators around the world. Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:00 pm $20 ($10 Walker and AIGA members; full-time students) More Info at walkerart.org LOCATION:Walker Art Center - Walker Cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050524T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050524T200000 SUMMARY:Insights 2005: John Christakos and Maurice Blanks, Blu Dot Design, Minneapolis URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/insights-2005-john-christakos-and-maurice-blanks-blu-dot-design-minneapolis/ DESCRIPTION: Blu Dot designs and manufactures modern furniture and furnishings. Its founding partners, John Christakos, Maurice Blanks, and Charlie Lazor—whose backgrounds range from architecture and art to marketing—created the company in Minneapolis with the desire to make quality modern design available to everyday people. Their humanist and populist approach to modern furnishings dovetailed with the democratization of design begun in the 1990s and seen in the success of mass-market retailing, design-oriented publishing, domestic-enrichment programs, and home-improvement schemes. Blu Dot has produced several lines of furniture, such as its Chicago line of shelving, the Modulicous collection of bedroom furnishings, or the more recent Buttercup lounge chairs, which are sold in small retail shops and by major retailers nationwide. It also creates furnishings for special projects such as the dormitories of a new student housing complex at MIT designed by Steven Holl, or a recent commission for retail fixtures for Gap Kids stores. They have created and cultivated a brand—including a series of film shorts for nontraditional marketing—that has merged humor and wit with products that balance form and function—without sacrificing one of the basic tenants of modernism: good design./blockquote> Tuesday, May 24, 2005 7:00 pm $20 ($10 Walker and AIGA members; full-time students) More Info at walkerart.org LOCATION:Walker Art Center - Walker Cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050519T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050519T203000 SUMMARY:UW-Stout Art and Design Alumni Reception at BWBR Architects. URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/uw-stout-art-and-design-alumni-reception-at-bwbr-architects/ DESCRIPTION: The new head of the Foundation was really impressed that you all are so interested in keeping in touch that you have made uwstoutalumni.com. I talked to them about sponsoring something just for art and design students. The foundation is helping me put together a "reception" for Art and Design alumni in Minneapolis. One of the grads from before even I was at Stout at BWBR Architects has agreed to host it in their office suite in St. Paul. I would really like the opportunity for people to meet some of the new staff. We are going to be asking for $15.00 to pay for the Beverages-Wine, Beer, Soda and for the appetizers that Peter D'Souza (everyone's favorite Wine and Spirits teacher) is going to cater for us. Here is the basic information: Art and Design Alumni reception at BWBR Architects. Beverages and appetizers specially prepared for us by Peter D'Souza will be served. 6:00-8:30 P.M. Thursday, May 19, 2005 BWBR Architects Lawson Commons 360 St. Peter Street Suite 600 St. Paul, Minnesota Register and RSVP by Thursday, May 12, 2005, no refunds will be given after this date. Please make checks for $15/person payable to UW-Stout Alumni Association. UW-Stout Alumni Association 320 South Broadway P.O. Box 790 Menomonie, WI 54751 For questions or to register with a credit card call: 715-232-1151 or 866-716-6665 (toll free) LOCATION:BWBR Architects, Lawson Commons, 360 St. Peter Street Suite 600, St. Paul, Minnesota END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050512T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050512T200000 SUMMARY:Accessibility: Beyond Checklists and Standards URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/accessibility-beyond-checklists-and-standards/ DESCRIPTION: 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, but the information is sure to be valuable. You'll gain insight on how to provide truly accessible Web design through demonstrations of adaptive technology, references to case studies, and a short discussion of how disabled users approach the Web. Nicole and Phil will also highlight some issues to consider around designing for users with disabilities; such as balancing accessibility with team needs, usability, and project timelines. They'll also briefly discuss what lessons can be transferred to other types of interface design projects. Meeting Details ------------------------------------------ May 12, 2005, 6:00 p.m. Room 402, Walter Library 117 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 University of Minnesota 6:00 pm Networking, cookies and beverages 6:30 pm Welcome and brief chapter meeting 7:00 pm Presentation LOCATION:Room 402, Walter Library, 117 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, University of Minnesota END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050604T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050604T200000 SUMMARY:Greater Midwest Podcaster Gathering URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/greater-midwest-podcaster-gathering/ DESCRIPTION:The first Greater Midwest Podcaster Gathering (formerly known as PubCast 2005) will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at the Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery from 6:00 pm CDT.  The event is jointly hosted by Winecast and ChuckChat and will feature a group podcast discussing the business aspects of podcasting, where this medium is headed given recent announcements by Apple and Podshow and the geeky technical details of how we are producing our shows.  All podcasters are welcome to attend this free event and make sure you bring your mic to plug into our mixer for the podcast.  If you will be there, please send an email to Tim Elliott at winecast@gmail.com so we can make sure we prepare the brewery for the size of the crowd. More information: at WineCast.net June 4, 2005, 6pm onward Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery 1430 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN LOCATION:Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, 1430 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050615T073000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050615T090000 SUMMARY:MIMA Seminar: Viral Marketing - The Good Kind of Contagious URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/mima-seminar-viral-marketing-the-good-kind-of-contagious/ DESCRIPTION: Hey, check it out. What if you had this strategy that motivated your customers to pass on your marketing message to their friends and colleagues? And what if that strategy held the key to exponential growth in the message's exposure and influence? You see where we're going with this. It's viral marketing, and we're here to say that it doesn't have to be invasive, manipulative or creepy. It can be fun, smart, useful, participatory ... even inspiring. Find out how viral marketing can work for your business from Ham in the Fridge's Bret Hummel and friends. Case studies from Target, Purina, and more! WHEN: Wed., June 15 7:30 am Registration 8 am Discussion 9 am Networking WHERE: James J Hill Library 80 W 4th St St. Paul COST: Members - $20 Affiliate Members - $30 Non-members - $40 Registration and more information at MIMA.org LOCATION:James J Hill Library, 80 W 4th St, St. Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050609T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050609T200000 SUMMARY:UPA-MN A Case Study for Strategic Usability Success URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/upa-mn-a-case-study-for-strategic-usability-success/ DESCRIPTION: 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 a User-Centered Design approach in a company where UCD isn’t yet commonplace. About Our Speakers and The Topic Jennifer Bohmbach was formerly the Experience Design Practice Director at JWT, and is currently Vice President of Information Architecture at Sun Microsystems. Since 1979, Dr. Susan Dray has worked in the field of human factors to increase the quality and intuitiveness of user interface designs for users around the world. She has worked as both an internal and external consultant, and combines expertise in interface evaluation, usability evaluation, and contextual and ethnographic research with a cross-cultural and organizational perspective. As President of Dray & Associates, Inc., she consults internationally on interface design and usability. She has evaluated and helped redesign user interfaces for all types of websites, desktop and Web applications, as well as both hardware and software consumer products and technical equipment. She specializes in international user studies, and has conducted user research in 17 countries, including one of the largest international usability evaluations ever done - studying 120 users in 8 countries in Europe and Asia. Lyle Kantrovich is the User Experience Director at Cargill where he leads an internal team that provides consulting and training in usability and user centered design. He enjoys seeing business clients realize the value of user-centered design. His experiences include design for web, handheld, and client-server applications. Lyle is President of the Minnesota UPA Chapter, a SIG-CHI member, and a regular contributor to Information Architecture discussions on SIGIA-L. He has written articles for SIG-CHI's Interactions magazine, Boxes and Arrows, and his web site Croc O' Lyle. Thurs, June 9, 2005 Target Plaza North, 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 6:00 pm Networking, food & beverages 6:30 pm Welcome & brief Chapter meeting 7:00 pm Presentation 8:00 pm Adjourn to optional after-meeting food, suds and networkin Cost & Registration Non-members: $10 Professional Members: Free Student Members: Free Registration and more info at upamn.org LOCATION:Target Plaza North, 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050604T130000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050604T170000 SUMMARY:Citizens Media Fair: People Power and the Media URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/citizens-media-fair/ DESCRIPTION:People Power and the Media Keynote Speaker 1:00 PM Wendy Wilde Air America Minnesota 950 am PANELS Holding the Media Accountable: Gary Gilson, Minnesota News Council Kate Parry, Minneapolis Star Tribune Scott Johnson, PowerLineBlog.com Rob Levine, Cursor.org Making Your Own Media: John Slade, Counter Propaganda Coalition Janis Lane-Ewert, KFAI Fresh Air Radio Chuck Olsen, director of Blogumentary Pam Colby, Minneapolis Telecommunications Network WORKSHOPS (run concurrently) 3-4 p.m. How to Be a "Glocal" Journalist Children, Families, and the Media Taking Legislative Action on Media Reform 4-5 p.m. Getting on TV with Community Access Cable The Internet Media Revolution Corporate Media: How and Why it Fails Us Community Media and Activist Tables HOSTED BY: The Hamline University Political Science Department The Twin Cities Media Alliance Minnesota Media Reform Free Media Greens The Counter Propaganda Coalition Saturday, June 4th 1 PM - 5 PM Hamline University's Klas Center Taylor and Snelling, St. Paul FREE or $5.00 donation LOCATION:Hamline University's Klas Center, Taylor & Snelling in St. Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050719T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050720T170000 SUMMARY:Use MNteractive Discount for Adaptive Path Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/use-mnteractive-discount-for-adaptive-path-workshop/ DESCRIPTION:On July 19 and 20, Peter Merholz and Janice Fraser from Adaptive Path will be at the Walker Art Center giving their two two-day workshop, Beyond Usability: Designing the Complete User Experience. They go through the entire design process; business requirements user research, information architecture, through to prototyping. Plus new stuff on; making business cases for design, content strategy and presentation, and designing for Ajax. MNteractive readers using the promotional code 'AP17' will get 15% off when registering at http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2005/july/ ('AP17' knocks pre-June 20 price down to something like $846 from $995). Peter's a great guy, and always makes a point of saying, 'Hi' when he's in the area (Experience Design Happy Hour, Our Dinner With PeterMe). So, sign-up and represent. Sorry, no discount for Walker members. ;) LOCATION:Walker Art Center 750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050726T080000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050627T050000 SUMMARY:International Symposium on Local e-Democracy URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com// DESCRIPTION:International Symposium on Local e-Democracy Tuesday, July 26 - Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA http://dowire.org/localedem The International Symposium is a dynamic one day conference exploring leading e-democracy trends around the world followed with field visits to area government and community e-democracy projects the next day. This is the world's first international conference focused specifically on local e-democracy. Plenary panel speakers and small group sessions will highlight leading e-democracy activities from all levels of government and society. If you are interested in governance and citizen participation in the information age, this conference is for you. The fee for the conference is a modest $125 US (~70 GBP, 102 Euros). The enrolled student rate is $75 US. Our registration deadline is July 15. LOCATION:Humphrey Center, University of Minnesota END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050709T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050709T150000 SUMMARY:Information Architect Roundtable - July 9th URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/information-architect-roundtable-july-9th/ DESCRIPTION:Join us for MNteractive's monthly Information Architecture roundtable. July 9th, 2pm Loring Park Coffee House LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20070618 DTEND:20070621 SUMMARY:Last weekend to get early bird Flashbelt Tickets URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/weekend-to-get-early-bird-flashbelt-tickets/ DESCRIPTION:Musician, Conference Organizer and all around good guy Dave Schroeder has extended the early bird registration deadline for Flashbelt to Monday 3/19/07 at midnight. This is a quality homegrown Flash Designer/Developer's Conference and I'd encourage anyone who interested to sign up ASAP. I went last year and learned a lot, made some great contacts and had a good time. I actually shouldn't publicize this because I'm really hoping I'm the only one who shows up, but he's have a informal Flashbelt get-together between 5-8 at Brit's Pub next Thursday 3/22/07. Please don't come because there will be a hat there and I'm hoping my card is the only one in it. LOCATION:McNamara Center, 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050712T170000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050712T183000 SUMMARY:Garrick Speaking at MN-ASIS Brain Food Sampler July 12 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=492 DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday, July 12th, I'll be evangelizing podcasts, wikis, RSS, and weblogs as part of MN-ASIS's "And Now for Something Completely Different" brain food sampler series. Date & Time: 5:00 – 6:30 Tuesday July 12 (speaker starts at 5:30) Place: Pad Thai 1659 Grand Ave just west of Macalester College RSVP atreacy@ treacyinfo.com that you'll be joining us Cost: None LOCATION:Pad Thai 1659 Grand Ave just west of Macalester College END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050709T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050709T180000 SUMMARY:VloggerCue 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=491 DESCRIPTION:In case you missed it, here's the video from VloggerCue Midwest, wherein Brand & Butter's John Fillman and I, Garrick Van Buren, dig into the business of blogging. We'll play some selected videoblogs, show you how easy it is to set up your own, and announce a new Minnesota-themed daily videoblog. Oh yeah... we'll eat and drink and babble at each other, too. DATE: July 9, 2-6 PM ADDRESS: 117 Washington Ave N, Suite 3 Third floor above the 1-on-1 Bike Studio / Go Coffee LOCATION:117 Washington Ave N, Suite 3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050720T164500 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050720T200000 SUMMARY:[AMA] The Geek Squad Story URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/ama-the-geek-squad-story/ DESCRIPTION: Please join us on Wednesday, July 20th, at Best Buy Headquarters for an evening of networking, good food, and a compelling story packed with lessons we can all learn from. WHAT TO EXPECT: How did both companies manage through this transition? How did Best Buy roll this business out as a new offering, integrate it into their culture, and not destroy the freshness and uniqueness they purchased? And what happened to The Geek Squad in all of this? What was the transition like for them as they were assimilated and catapulted onto the national scene? WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2005 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm - Registration & Networking 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Tours (depart at 5:00, 5:15 and 5:30 pm) 6:00 pm - 8:00 am - Program WHERE: Best Buy Corporate Campus 7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423 registration and more details at MN-AMA LOCATION:Best Buy Corporate Campus, 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050719T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050719T200000 SUMMARY:Drink with Adaptive Path’s Peter Merholz URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=505 DESCRIPTION: "So, I'll be in town from Monday July 18 (evening) to July 21 (morning) for the Adaptive Path workshop." "On Tuesday, July 19, we're hosting cocktails: Immediately after the our workshop sessions, we'll be hosting a happy hour at Joe's Garage, a great little bar at 1610 Harmon Place. It's a short jaunt over the walking bridge from the Walker into Loring Park where Joe's is located. Feel free to invite your friends, co-workers, or traveling companions over for a drink on our tab. We'll be on the patio enjoying the beautiful summer weather. 5:30pm - on." - Peter Merholz LOCATION:Joe's Garage 1610 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050809T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050809T190000 SUMMARY:MN-ASIS Library ROI with Jerry Baldwin Library Director, Minnesota Department of Transportation URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/mn-asis-library-roi-with-jerry-baldwin-library-director-minnesota-department-of-transportation/ DESCRIPTION:"And Now for Something Completely Different" brain food sampler series Tuesday August 9th 5:00-6:30 Speaker – Jerry Baldwin Library Director, Minnesota Department of Transportation We want to invite everyone to a speaker series. The goal is to showcase different information-related jobs and topics. The target audience is twofold: folks who are scoping out potential careers and folks who want to stay up on things in case someone at work asks and/or they are expected to become (or know) an expert in a given area. The format is informal, roundtable discussion. We will ask each speaker to spend 30 minutes answering the following questions: · Who are you? · What do you do? · How did you get there? · How could I do or learn to do what you do? · If I needed to hire you or someone like you, what should I know to make me a smart consumer? Then we’ll open it up for questions from attendees. The August speaker is Jerry Baldwin and we’ve asked Jerry to approach this a little differently. Jerry is an expert at calculating the value of his library. He has spoken to groups across the US and has written articles on the topic of detailing the value of a library and return on investment (ROI). This should be an interesting session for anyone who has (or might have) to prove the worth of their library to folks making the funding decisions. We’ve asked Jerry to focus on his work with ROI when addressing the questions above. Here are the details: Date & Time: 5:00 – 6:30 Tuesday August 9 (speaker starts at 5:30) Place: Pad Thai 1659 Grand Ave just west of Macalester College (the old Red Fish Blue) RSVP: please send us a note if you will be coming atreacy@treacyinfo.com Cost: None – in fact ASIST will pick up some appetizers; Pad Thai serves wine, beer, and nonalcoholic beverages (drinks are on you). LOCATION:Pad Thai 1659 Grand Ave just west of Macalester College (the old Red Fish Blue) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050806T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050806T160000 SUMMARY:Information Architect Roundtable - August 6th URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/information-architect-roundtable-august-6th/ DESCRIPTION:Join us for MNteractive's monthly Information Architecture roundtable. Saturday, August 6th, 2pm Loring Park Coffee House 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis, MN Post discussion topics in the comments. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050811T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050811T200000 SUMMARY:UPA-MN The User Research behind Windows Vista URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/upa-mn-the-user-research-behind-windows-vista/ DESCRIPTION: 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 of the work and methodologies that has taken the Windows user research team from the planning to the release of Beta 1. Gayna Williams is User Research Director in the Microsoft Windows Client organization. Her group comprises usability engineers, ethnographers, and data miners, and has pioneered a range of new usability approaches at Microsoft, including persona use, wide-scale real-time consumer data collection, and exploratory ethnography. In ten years at Microsoft, she has worked as usability engineer or manager for a range of products including Internet Explorer, MSN, NetMeeting, and consumer products. Her undergraduate training was in ergonomics at Loughborough University. She earned a MS at the University of Minnesota in human factors, conducting research on advance traffic information systems for use by general and aging driver populations. Date/Time: August 11, 2005, 6:00 p.m. Location: Microsoft Corporation, 8300 Norman Lake Drive, Suite 950 Bloomington, MN 55437 Speaker: Gayna Williams Agenda: 6:00 pm Networking, food and beverages 6:30 pm Welcome and brief Chapter meeting 7:00 pm Presentation 8:00 pm Adjourn / Optional after-meeting food, suds and networking RSVP by sending the names, company name, phone numbers and citizenship status of the people in your group who'll be attending to: events@upamn.org. LOCATION:Microsoft Corporation, 8300 Norman Lake Drive Suite 950 Bloomington, MN 55437 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050816T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050816T190000 SUMMARY:Tour a green loft with the Emerging Green Builders URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=531 DESCRIPTION:The Emerging Green Builders is a new sub-committee of the Mississippi Headwaters Chapter of the USGBC. We are a group for students and young professionals who are interested in green building and sustainable design. Our first event is a tour of the green unit at the Midtown Lofts in Uptown. This will be an Open House type event on Tuesday, August 16th, between 5:30 and 7pm and will be followed by drinks at Bar Abilene. The building is located at 2845 Colfax Ave S and the unit is number 306. Please RSVP to Ben Kerl at ben@landergroup.com, 612-827-3393 to attend or to learn more about Emerging Green Builders. (via the most excellent NextStep/MnSCN update) LOCATION:Midtown Lofts in Uptown END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050902T191500 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050902T210000 SUMMARY:The Minutemen Now Have a Movie URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=542 DESCRIPTION:I discovered Mike Watt via the firehose's From Ohio. It took me quite a few listens to acquire a taste for his heavy, miniminalist, flannel punk bass playing. After all these years, the question of Ballhog or Tugboat is still open. Maybe checking out the Minuteman movie - We Jam Econo - will help answer it. September 2 - 8, 2005 7:15PM & 9:15PM nightly September 3 & 4, 2005 1:15PM, 3:15PM, 5:15PM, 7:15PM & 9:15PM Bell Auditorium Inside the Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414 More info at mnfilmarts.org LOCATION:Bell Auditorium, 10 Church Street, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050914T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050914T190000 SUMMARY:[MIMA] Salon: Businesses and Online Communities URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/mima-salon-businesses-and-online-communities/ DESCRIPTION:"Here’s the dream. The dream is that there’s this group of your most loyal customer, all hanging out online, talking about how great you are and how to get the most out of your product. And then? Then new people come. They read. They listen. And they buy. Welcome to the business application for online communities. What are they? Who uses them? How does social networking affect your business, from sales to marketing to HR? At our September salon, Nina Hale will lead a discussion on current trends, new communities, failed and failing communities. We’ll debate how online strategists can (or can’t) create and guide a community which by its very definition has to be maintained by the users. And we’ll try to come away feeling a bit more able to advise our companies on how to respond to this phenomenon." Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:30pm - Registration 6:00pm - Salon discussion 7:00pm - Happy Hour Illusion Theater 528 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 Cost: members free, non-members $20 Registration and more information at MIMA.org LOCATION:where: Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050910T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050910T160000 SUMMARY:Saturday MNteractive September Coffee Gathering URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=546 DESCRIPTION:hello all - It's time for the september saturday gathering. On September 10th, starting at 2:00, we will be at the Loring Park coffee house. Please feel to invite friends to tag along. One topic determined - resumes. hope to see some of you that have been MIA over the summer. terralee LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20051026T070500 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20051026T190000 SUMMARY:MIMA Summit 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/mima-summit-2005/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 7:45 am - 7 pm McNamara Alumni Center, U of M Campus 200 Oak Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 "Our keynote speaker for this year’s event is Shar Van Boskirk, Consulting Analyst from Forrester Research. As part of Forrester's Devices, Media, & Marketing team, she helps clients develop integrated marketing strategies through written research and custom client projects. Shar’s areas of emphasis include email marketing, market mix planning and modeling, and rich media and broadband advertising." "Shar served as research director for the marketing research boutique, TideWatch, where she led internal strategy efforts and client strategy projects. She also worked as a strategy consultant with Carlson Marketing Group developing CRM and email strategies for clients including Home Depot, British Airways, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. She graduated with honors from Harvard University." More info and registration details at MIMA.org LOCATION:McNamara Alumni Center, U of M Campus 200 Oak Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050926T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050926T210000 SUMMARY:PathStones BookCharting Salon URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/pathstones-bookcharting-salon/ DESCRIPTION:Esther Derby is talking about BookCharting (diagramming the structure of a book prior to reading it) sounds interesting. If you want to try it out, you're in luck, her friend Cheryl Kartes is holding a BookCharting Salon at: Spirit United Interfaith Church, 3204 Como Ave. S.E. on September 26th from 6-9pm. More info here: BDFlyer.pdf The book to be charted: Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future by Peter Senge LOCATION:Spirit United Interfaith Church, 3204 Como Ave. S.E. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20051008T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20051008T160000 SUMMARY:Saturday MNteractive Coffee Gathering - Oct 8 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/saturday-mnteractive-coffee-gathering-oct-8-2005/ DESCRIPTION:It's time for the october saturday gathering. On October 8th, starting at 2:00, we will be at the Loring Park coffee house. Please feel to invite friends to tag along. On the tails of the fantastic resume conversation from last month, we need a topic. What's on your mind these days? LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20051112T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20051112T160000 SUMMARY:Saturday MNteractive Coffee Gathering -Nov 12 2005 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/saturday-mnteractive-coffee-gathering-nov-12-2005/ DESCRIPTION:It's time for the November saturday gathering. On November 12th, starting at 2:00, we will be at the Loring Park coffee house. Please feel to invite friends to tag along. On the tails of the fantastic resume conversation from last month, we need a topic. What's on your mind these days? LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place Minneapolis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20051208T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20051208T210000 SUMMARY:MNovation exhibition URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=608 DESCRIPTION:Hey Kids, (first post, great site! btw) Just wanted to bring this to the attention of all the designers out there... from the ISDA chapter. Don E. Harley Associates presents: MNovation [a retrospective look at Minnesota's contributions to product design] An exhibition featuring product drawings produced by the designers of Don E. Harley Associates and representing over 50 years of design excellence. Organized and curated by students of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Thursday, December 8th, 2005 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm [reception at 6:30 pm] The Art Major 2404 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402 LOCATION:The Art Major, 2404 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55402 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20051211T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20051211T150000 SUMMARY:Stop the Shopocalypse with “Reverend” Billy URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/?p=615 DESCRIPTION:National Tour to Stop the Shopocalypse Sunday, December 11 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sabathani Community Center 310 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN A show like you have never seen before!! Music, gospel choir, and preaching. Donation tickets. All ages welcome Reverend Billy's Church of Stop Shopping. If you're lucky - you just might catch Morgan Spurlock there. LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center - 310 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060209T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060209T200000 SUMMARY:[UPA] Samantha Bailey Dissects Web 2.0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/upa-samantha-bailey-defines-web-20/ DESCRIPTION: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 beverages 6:30 pm Welcome and brief Chapter meeting 7:00 pm Presentation 8:00 pm Adjourn / Optional after-meeting food, suds and networking LOCATION:REI Bloomington, 750 W American Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55420 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060211T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060211T160000 SUMMARY:Twin Cities IA/UX Monthly Meetup URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/twin-cities-iaux-monthly-meetup/ DESCRIPTION:Yep, This is the legendary Saturday Coffee - now with more acronyms. Thanks to Samantha Bailey for setting it up. Topics up for discussion include: Who will be making up the Twin Cities contingent at this year's IA Summit in Vancouver? [ ASIST IA Summit ] What other conferences are on your agenda for 2006? [ 2006 Conference Calendar (one of many) ] UPA's meeting topic on Feb 9 is Web 2.0; if anyone is interested we can discuss the pros and cons of the meme [ O'Reilly's Take; Wikipedia's Take; MNteractive's Take ] Location: Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Downtown Minneapolis, MN When: Saturday, February 11, 2:00pm LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060114T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060114T160000 SUMMARY:Saturday MNteractive Coffee - January 14, 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/saturday-mnteractive-coffee-january-14-2006/ DESCRIPTION:hello all - It's a new year and the perfect timing for us to resume our monthly saturday gatherings. Starting at 2:00 on January 14, we will be at the Loring Park Coffee House Please feel to invite friends - the more the better. Proposed Topic of Discussion: upcoming conferences, building a stronger network/community specific to the practice. See you on Saturday. terralee LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060304T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060304T160000 SUMMARY:Twin Cities IA/UX Monthly Meetup - March 4, 2-4pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/twin-cities-iaux-monthly-meetup-march-4-2-4pm/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this month's IA/UX Meetup at the Loring Park Coffee House from 2-4 pm on Saturday, March 4. We're moving this month's meeting up by a week both because March is so busy between the ASIST IA Summit and other activities *and* to take advantage of the fact that Karl Fast (former Argus Associates IA and current PhD candidate in Information Visualization) will be in town and has graciously agreed to let us pick his brain a bit. Another topic I'd like to discuss, either this week or in future, is how folks are prototyping and whether anyone is using tools like Axure, iRise, etc. Hope to see you there. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060506T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060506T183000 SUMMARY:MinneBar - The Minnesota’s Unconference URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/minnebar-the-minnesotas-unconference/ DESCRIPTION:Big thanks to Ben for starting the local unconference ball rolling. This is much needed. More info on the MinneBar wiki. LOCATION:Catalyst Studios, 126 N 3rd Street, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060408T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060406T160000 SUMMARY:Saturday MNteractive Coffee - April 8, 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/saturday-mnteractive-coffee-april-8-2006/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this month's IA/UX Meetup at the Loring Park Coffee House from 2-4 pm on Saturday, April 8. Primary topic of discussions; Last Month's IA Summit in Vancouver, BC. Additionally, Samantha can share details from the 37 Signals Getting Real workshop. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060504T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060504T203000 SUMMARY:UW-Stout Art and Design Alumni Reception - May 4, 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/uw-stout-art-and-design-alumni-reception-may-4-2006/ DESCRIPTION:For all you UW-Stout Art grads (like me), Sue Hunt's hosting a Art & Design Alumni Reception next week at MCBA. Register here for $15 (you know it's worth it). LOCATION:Minnesota Book Arts Center, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20060614 DTEND:20060617 SUMMARY:Flashbelt #3 June 14-16 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/flashbelt-3-june-14-16/ DESCRIPTION:I got a ping from Dave over at PilotVibe.com. Flashbelt #3 is scheduled for the middle of June over in beautiful St. Antony main. For all y'all into Flash and the crazy things happening in that world locally, mecca has come to you. LOCATION:St. Anthony Main Event Center, 219 Main Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060501T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060501T183000 SUMMARY:UIE Roadshow Happy Hour - May 5, 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/uie-roadshow-happy-hour-may-1-2006/ DESCRIPTION:Christine Perfetti and Jared Spool are hosting a happy hour right after their UIE Roadshow on Monday, May 1st, in the Lobby Bar on the 5th floor of the Minneapolis Marriott Hotel. LOCATION:Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060603T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060603T160000 SUMMARY:Twin Cities IA/UX Monthly Meetup - June 3rd, 2-4pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/twin-cities-iaux-monthly-meetup-june-3rd-2-4pm/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this month's IA/UX Meetup at the Loring Park Coffee House from 2-4 pm on Saturday, June 3. Post conversation topics in the comments. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060708T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060708T160000 SUMMARY:Twin Cities IA/UX Meetup July, 8 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/twin-cities-iaux-meetup-july-8-2006/ DESCRIPTION:We have two agenda items for this month's coffee. The first is a quick "focus group" with Fred Beecher to help him gather some info to report back to the 2007 IASummit committee--it's your chance to help shape next year's conference. The second is a discussion topic proposed by Lynn Leitte: Content Management Systems: uses, functionalities, good/bad/ugly, etc. LOCATION: Loring Park Coffee House1301 Harmon Place, Downtown Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060905T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060905T203000 SUMMARY:MinneDemo - Minnesota’s DemoCamp Sept 5, 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/minnedemo-minnesotas-democamp-sept-5-2006/ DESCRIPTION:MinneBar proved what we suspected all along: the Twin Cities have some kick ass software people doing some kick ass software projects. To keep the momentum of MinneBar going -- and to give people an opportunity to show off some of their projects -- we're throwing MinneDemo, a DemoCamp for the Twin Cities. DemoCamps are a sorta light weight, weeknight, demo-focussed mini-BarCamp. MinneDemo will take place on Tuesday, September 5th @ 6:30pm in Minneapolis at Chiang Mai Thai. We've reserved their excellent private party room. We'll have some free/sponsored appetizers and cash bar for drinks. All are welcome. More info: http://barcamp.org/MinneDemo. Oh yea, and I'm planning to demo a project as well. Murphy-willing. LOCATION:Chang Mai Thai, 3001 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060812T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060812T160000 SUMMARY:Saturday MNteractive Coffee - August 12, 2006 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/saturday-mnteractive-coffee-august-12-2006/ DESCRIPTION:Hi, Advanced warning--the next Twin Cities IA/UX Meetup is the Saturday AFTER NEXT 8/12 at 2:00 pm at Loring Park Cafe. I'm committed to sticking to the second Saturday schedule faithfully! :) Hope to see you there. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060812T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060809T160000 SUMMARY:Twin Cities IA Meetup this Saturday (8/12) at 2:00 pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/twin-cities-ia-meetup-this-saturday-812-at-200-pm/ DESCRIPTION:Just letting folks know that we'll be having our second-Saturday-of-the-month IA Meetup this Saturday (8/12) at 2:00pm at Loring Park Cafe in Minneapolis. Address: 1301 Harmon Place. Discussion topic is pot luck, although I'd like to pick folk's brains a bit about experiences with large-scale card sorting (pros and cons). Hope to see you there! LOCATION:Loring Place Cafe END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20060921T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20060921T200000 SUMMARY:IA 101 - UXP Skill Sharing Series part 1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/ia-101-uxp-skill-sharing-series-part-1/ DESCRIPTION:The first session in our UXP Skill Sharing Series will take place Thursday Sept. 21 at 7:00 pm in room 1-132 at the Carlson School of Management. Our featured speaker will be Larisa Warnke, Sr. User Experience Architect at Carlson Marketing, and the topic will be an overview of UXP process. The Carlson School is located on the West Bank at 321 19th Ave. S. Free street parking ought to be readily available, but there are also two adjacent ramps which charge an hourly rate. If you have any questions, please email me at "codyhanson" at the email domain of the most ubiquitous of all search engines. LOCATION:Carlson School of Management, room 1-132 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20061211T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20061211T220000 SUMMARY:MinneDemo #2 - Dec 11, Acadia Cafe 7pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/minnedemo-2-dec-11-acadia-cafe-7pm/ DESCRIPTION:Just in time for Christmas, the second MinneDemo will be held at the Acadia Cafe on Dec. 11th starting at 7pm. As of this writing, Fetchster's Eric Caron is presenting, as is Scott Vlaminck, and imp's Dan Carroll (for a quick preview listen to First Crack podcast #68 with Dan) To sign up (to present or not) and more info: MinneDemo. LOCATION:Acadia Cafe, 1931 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20061111T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20061111T160000 SUMMARY:Twin Cities IA/UX Meetup: Saturday 11/11 2pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/twin-cities-iaux-meetup-saturday-1111-2pm/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the IA/UX Meetup this Saturday (11/11) from 2-4 at the Loring Park Cafe in downtown Minneapolis: 1301 Harmon Place, Downtown Minneapolis It has felt like there's been a lot going on--job changes, conferences, some Web 2.0 mania. I'm looking forward to catching up! Our next meeting will be Saturday, Dec 9--same time/place. LOCATION:Loring Park Coffee House, 1301 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20061115T073000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20061115T093000 SUMMARY:Upcoming MIMA Event: Low-Tech Customer Insights for High-Tech Impact URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/upcoming-mima-event-low-tech-customer-insights-for-high-tech-impact/ DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday, November 15, Julia Curtiss is speaking at the next MIMA event at the James J. Hill Library (directions) in downtown St. Paul. Expect to learn: "To put it simply, technology has changed the way we market. Customers gather information from multiple channels and expect it to be customized. This makes it critical for you to be able to answer these questions: Who are your customers? How do they make purchase decisions? Once you're armed with accurate customer personas and a map of customer purchase processes, you can strategically deliver the right information at the right time using the right channel." Registration begins at 7:30 am Presentation is at 8 am Networking is at 9:15 am The cost is $20 for Members/$40 for non-Members. LOCATION:James J. Hill Library, 80 West 4th Street, St. Paul, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20061121T200000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20061121T210000 SUMMARY:MNteractive v3 Kickoff Nov 21 in Lingr URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/mnteractive-v3-kickoff-nov-15-in-lingr/ DESCRIPTION:The kickoff for the MNteractive v3 will be held in Lingr.com next Tues, Nov 21 8pm Central. Everyone interested in assisting with the effort are welcome to join. All I ask is you list the things you'd like to see change in the comments of this post. See you there. BTW - there's a link to the Lingr room in the right-hand column of MNteractive.com if you'd like to check out the tool ahead of time. LOCATION:MNteractive.com's Lingr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20061205T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20061205T200000 SUMMARY:New Minneapolis Based Advanced Flash/Flex Programmer’s Group Forming URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/new-minneapolis-based-advanced-flashflex-programmers-group-forming/ DESCRIPTION:Danny Patterson left this post on the FlashMN mailing list Yesterday: We're forming a new group in the twin cities that is focusing on Flash and Flex programming topics. This group is in no way trying to take over the FlashMN group, but should be seen as a compliment to an already great Flash group. The new group is dedicated to programmers and programming topics and takes on a study group approach as opposed to the lecture style of the FlashMN meetings. The Flash Platform now includes a wide variety of designers and developers and I feel that the two flash groups are better equipped to meet the needs of both types of Flash professionals. If you're interested in this new group, please check out our web site (www.mnswf.com) and sign up on the mailing list. Our kickoff meeting is Dec 5th and will be held at Target headquarters. (Ham in the Fridge has sponsored food and beverage.) RSVP is required due to security restrictions. To RSVP, please send an email to info@mnswf.com, subject line: "MN.SWF RSVP - 2006-12-05 - first name, last name." Thanks, Danny LOCATION: Target, 33 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070112T113000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070112T123000 SUMMARY:Meetup Pre-Guy This Fri URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/meetup-pre-guy-this-fri/ DESCRIPTION:If you happen to be attending Guy Kawasaki's talk at the UofM's McNamara Alumni Center this Friday, stop by a little early, say, 11:30. Graeme Thickin is coordinating a blogger meetup. I'll be there. If you aren't planning on listening to Guy map entrepreneurship to pond hockey - stop by anyway, we've haven't seen you in a while. Clarification from Graeme: "Just to clarify, we won't see Guy before his talk -- this meetup is for *us* to schmooze!" UPDATE: Just got back. As expected, a good talk. As the first major MN startup/tech entrepreneur event of 2007, it was a great way to start off the year. It was good to catch up with; Graeme, Luke, Dan, Norm, Paul, Ben and Adam. ELSEWHERE: Graeme's write-up of the event. LOCATION:UofM McNamara Alumni Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070217T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070217T160000 SUMMARY:February 2007 UX/IA Meetup URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/february-uxia-meetup/ DESCRIPTION:February will be a redux of January. Anyone interested in skating can meet at the Depot ice skating rink at noon. The UX meeting will be at 2pm at the Dunn Bros in the new Central Library on Nicollet. **Next month we'll go back to our 2nd week of the month schedule** Mar 10 - Dunn Bros Freight House-2pm April 14 - Location tbd May 12 - Location tbd June 9 - Location tbd LOCATION:Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis MN 55401 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070221T171500 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070221T190000 SUMMARY:EVENT: Jen and Sean on the Sun.com Homepage Redesign URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/event-jen-and-sean-on-the-suncom-homepage-redesign/ DESCRIPTION:Sean McKay and Jennifer Bohmbach of Sun.com will be talking about how they redesigned the Sun.com homepage at the Feb 21st MIMA event held at Windows on Minnesota. Register at MIMA.org LOCATION:Windows on Minnesota, 710 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070531T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070531T210000 SUMMARY:Helvetica the Movie @ Walker Art Center May 31st URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/helvetica-the-movie-walker-art-center-may-31st/ DESCRIPTION:Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) The screening @ the Walker will include a Q&A with Gary Hustwit, the director. Doesn't look like this is on the Walker's calendar yet. I'll update this post with the time, when I hear. Helvetica is now on the Walker Art Calendar, $8, 7pm. LOCATION:Walker Art Center Cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070310T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070310T160000 SUMMARY:March 2007 UX/IA Meetup URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/march-2007-uxia-meetup/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the newly remodeled Freight House Dunn Brothers for the March UX/IA meetup. Are you going to the IA Summit in Vegas? Do you have any other conferences or professional development on your schedule? Let's catch up. LOCATION:Dunn Brothers Freight House, 201 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070421T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070421T160000 SUMMARY:MinneBar 07: St. Paul Strikes Back - April 21, 2007 URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/minnebar-07-st-paul-strikes-back-april-21-2007/ DESCRIPTION: The much anticipated sequel to last year's MinneBar will be held in St. Paul's Railroader Building. Congrats to Dan, Ben, Luke, and all the sponsors they lined up....oh, and us. RSVP at http://barcamp.org/MinneBar LOCATION:Railroader Building, 235 East Sixth St., Saint Paul, MN 55101 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070418T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070418T210000 SUMMARY:New FlashMN Leadership starting with a CS3 Demo URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/new-flashmn-leadership-starting-with-a-cs3-demo/ DESCRIPTION:There's been a change in leadership at Minnesota's Flash User Group. Nate Pacyga had been leading the group for a while and decided to step down as manager. He put out a message to the group in the hopes that he'd find someone to take the reigns. Luckily, two people were interested in managing the group. Judah Frangipane has worked in the web industry for the last 12 years. During that time he worked at Roxio and Parsons and is currently employed at Yellow Book. He's been using and teaching Flash for the last five years. Judah's worked on some Flash projects that you can see here http://www.drumbeatinsight.com Saviz Artang has worked in technology for about 12 years. The first five years were at Intel Corp. in CA and the rest at Thomson Corp in Eagan, MN where he is currently holding a technology manager position. Saviz has been involved with Flash for the past two years making a toddler PC game. You can see his work at: http://artangco.com Saviz and Judah are hoping to draw some big numbers for their first meeting as leaders on Wednesday, April 18th. They're going to have Dustin Tauer from Easel Training demonstrating some of the exciting new features in CS3 including new features of Flash CS3, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3 and After Effects CS3. He'll focus on work flows between applications within the new Creative Suite. After the presentation they'll have a copy of CS3 for people to play around with. (Note: there will be armed guards protecting the CS3 cds.) As always, free pizza, beer and pop will be provided. Also, They are taking requests for demonstration of any features or products. Feel free to post you requests to the FlashMN Yahoo Group. LOCATION:Adobe CS3 Demo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070514T170000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070514T190000 SUMMARY:Grab a Drink with Jared Spool URL;VALUE=URI:http://mnteractive.com/archive/grab-a-drink-with-jared-spool/ DESCRIPTION: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 free to forward this invite to others who might be interested. - John Neenan, President UPA MN Update: Marc Rettig will also be joining us. Try again next time. :) LOCATION: