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===== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION, EDUI 2009 CONFERENCE =====
* Have you completed an innovative Web project at your institution that you
want to tell others about?
* Are you enthusiastic about introducing new technologies and techniques to
other Web professionals?
* Do you want to share your ideas about user experience design and
development for higher education or other large institutions?
* Are you ready to add something cool to your CV or resume?
Then we invite you to help make the EdUI 2009 conference a success! Submit
your presentation proposal by July 1 2009.
-- About the Conference --
The University of Virginia (U.Va.), in partnership with User Interface
Engineering (UIE), invites presentation proposals for EdUI 2009: Remaining
<strong>, to be held September 21–22, 2009 in Charlottesville, Virginia on
the U.Va. campus.
Economic times might be lean, but professional growth has never been more
important. EdUI 2009: Remaining <strong> will provide an opportunity for Web
professionals in higher education and local and regional businesses to share
ideas about the opportunities and challenges surrounding web user
interaction, interface design, and development. The conference will be
particularly useful for:
* Web Designers
* Web Developers
* Webmasters
* User experience and interaction design professionals
We are delighted that our speaking lineup so far includes Jared Spool,
founder of User Interface Engineering, as keynote speaker, with Michael
Wesch, Dana Chisnell, Derek Featherstone, Molly Holzschlag & Dan Rubin as
headliners. Jared, Dana, Derek, Molly, and Dan are some of today’s top
authors and speakers in web design and development. Michael Wesch, featured
in the most recent issue of National Geographic magazine, is widely known
for his popular Youtube videos on the social and cultural impact of new
media.
Find out more about these fantastic speakers at:
http://www.uie.com/about/
http://www.google.com/profiles/mike.wesch
http://www.usabilityworks.net/
http://boxofchocolates.ca/about
http://molly.com/about.php
http://superfluousbanter.org/about/
Keep up with the conference:
Email - http://eduiconf.org/joinlist
Twitter - http://twitter.com/edui2009
Facebook - search for "Edui 2009" and join our group
Questions about EdUI? Email info_at_eduiconf.org
-- Be a Part of It --
Please join us for this exciting conference. We seek dynamic speakers
willing to share their knowledge and expertise about user experience design
and development through case studies, workshops, tutorials, and poster
sessions. Preference is given to presentations that offer practical methods
and ready-to-use techniques and tools.
Possible topics may include:
* Innovation and change in higher ed or large institution web sites
* Web strategies
* User experience design / interaction design
* Graphics workflows
* User testing
* CSS tips & techniques
* Web standards
* Web accessibility
* Reusability in web development
* Web applications frameworks
* Interaction & web applications testing
* Use of social media
Conference sessions will be 40 minutes long with a 5-minute question and
answer period. Longer topics can be proposed to spread across two
consecutive sessions in a "Part 1, Part 2" format.
-- Submission Guidelines & Important Dates --
If you would like to be considered as a speaker, please submit your ideas
online at http://eduiconf.org/proposals/ by July 1, 2009.
The Conference Committee will review all submissions. Notification regarding
acceptance will be made by July 22nd. If your proposal is selected, the
primary speaker will receive a gratis registration to the full conference,
including lunches and a reception. Conference organizers are not responsible
for speakers' travel and accommodation costs.
We look forward to receiving your ideas and suggestions by July 1, 2009.
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Best wishes,
EdUI Conference Organizers
Received on Tue May 12 2009 - 12:15:54 EDT