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User Experience Week


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Washington, D.C.—August 18-21, 2003

Join the Adaptive Path partners in our nation's capitol for a full week of valuable training, fantastic after-hours events, real-world case studies, and guest speakers.

You can take either workshop, Beyond Usability or The Business of User Experience, or you can take both of them and save a bunch. And it's all happening at the fabulous Watergate Hotel (yup, that Watergate), just minutes from the monuments and museums.

Schedule: Day 1
Time Activity
9 am Beyond Usability
Jeffrey Veen and Janice Fraser
9:45 am Internal Discovery
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Understanding Your Users
User Research
Personas Scenarios
Task Analysis
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Information Architecture
Mental Models
3 pm Break
3:15 pm Information Architecture
Content Inventory
4:30 pm Q&A and Wrap-up
6:30 pm Adaptive Path Cocktails
 
Schedule: Day 2
Time Activity
9 am Beyond Usability:
Jeffrey Veen and Janice Fraser
9:15 am Information Architecture
Current State Analysis
Content Slotting/Gap Analysis
Facets and Content Maps
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Interaction Design
11:45 am Prototyping and Patterns
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm User Testing
3 pm Break
3:15 pm Process Review
Roles and Responsibilities
Where User Experience Fits
4:30 pm Q&A and Wrap-up
 
Schedule: Day 3
Time Activity
9 am Introduction
9:30 am The Elements of User Experience
Jesse James Garrett
Jesse illustrates the strategic foundations of user-centered design.
10:30 am Break
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Make Your CMS Work for You
Jeffrey Veen
Whether you've implemented a content management system or are just thinking about it, our eight steps will help your company with what could be your biggest investment in technology.
3:00 pm Break
4:30 pm Q&A and Wrap-up
6:30 pm Adaptive Path Cocktails!
 
Schedule: Day 4
Time Activity
9:00 am Recap
9:15 am Tying User Experience to Business Success
Peter Merholz
Discover concrete methods for measuring and demonstrating the effectiveness of your user experience.
10:30 am Break
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Managing Design Politics
Janice Fraser and Lane Becker
Learn proven techniques for overcoming political obstacles, breaking organizational gridlock, and getting consensus.
3 pm Break
4:30 pm Q&A and Wrap-up

Books

All attendees will receive copies of The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett and Observing the User Experience by Mike Kuniavsky.

Lodging

The Watergate Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Located along the banks of the Potomac River, The Watergate Hotel offers a unique lodging experience. The hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and many national monuments.

See The Watergate Hotel site for more information.

Rooms are available at a special rate of $125/night for workshop attendees. Call 1-800-424-2736 to make a reservation under the group block. Mention that you're with the AP User Experience Week to receive this special rate. This block of rooms will be held at this price until July 17, 2003.

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