[Sigia-l] Next NYC UPA meeting (1/17): Beyond Usability + IA Job Posting

[Alan Seiden]

NYC Usability Professionals Association presents:
Beyond Usability:  It's Not Just the Interface

The presentation will cover how offline work impacts 
technology,interplays with client dynamics and informs online usability 
issues. You will find out why you can't just look at online usability, 
but also must consider whether your work has improved upon the off-line 
lives of users. The presentation will cover methods and solutions and 
case studies of well-known clients.

Following the presentation, there will be time allotted for a lively Q & A.

Speakers: Marcelo Marer and Mary-Lynne Williams, Avenue A | Razorfish
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Registration: 6:00pm (refreshments served)
Presentation: 6:30pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A)
Networking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm
Dinner: 8:30pm to whenever

Location: JPMorgan Chase
270 Park Avenue (Between 47th & 48th Street) 11th Floor

Cost: $10 for NYC-UPA members (You may join at the meeting. See "JOIN 
NYC-UPA," below, for details), $20 for non-members, $5 for full-time 
students (pay at the door; $5 additional charge if not pre-registered).
To register, please reply to this e-mail or send an e-mail to 
rsvp at nycupa.org with the subject: NYC-UPA Event RSVP (to pass our spam 
filters).
Please include your name. Add your company name if you wish your company 
name to appear on your receipt and badge.
Remember, there is a $5 additional charge if you do NOT pre-register by 
5:00 PM the day BEFORE the event; this applies equally to NYC-UPA 
members, non-members, and students.

Questions: (201) 653-0783


JOIN NYC-UPA
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Join at the registration table. The $10 discount applies immediately. 
Dues are only $15 per year.

If you plan to join:

To help us speed up the registration line, please do this: print out 
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*** SPEEDY MEMBERSHIP FORM ***

First Name: _______________   Last Name: ______________________

Job Title: _______________________________________

Company: _______________________________________

Street Address:  ___________________________________ (indicate whether 
this is your home or work)

City: ___________________________________________

State:  _______________________  Zip Code: ___________

Telephone: _______________________________ (indicate whether this is 
your home or work phone)

Fax Number: ___________________________________

E-mail: __________________________________________

Web Site: ________________________________________

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JOB POSTING
 
UserEdge Technical Personnel has the following Information Architect 
position open in NYC. If you are interested, please email your resume in 
MSWord for Windows format to Judy at useredge.com or call 908-730-9164

Job Details:
Salary: $90K, bonus eligible
Location: Midtown Manhattan

Position Description
We are seeking a senior Information Architect/User Experience Designer  
who can draw from several years of experience with user-centered design 
principles to work with end users, product development and engineering 
to create compelling and complex web applications and websites.  The 
IA/UE Designer will be responsible for ensuring that our web-based 
software is intuitive, efficient, compelling, and formulated to achieve 
the goals of each of our four online entities.

Requirements
Bachelor's degree
A minimum of 6 years experience, at least 4 of which have been focused 
on interaction design and usability Experience producing functional 
design and user experience deliverables, including:
o       wireframes/navigational prototypes
o       site maps
o       workflows and story boards
o       use cases
o       functional specifications


For more info contact:
Judy Aron-Sellaro
Senior Recruiter
UserEdge Technical Personnel, Inc.
P.O. Box 5202
Clinton, NJ 08809
(908) 730-9164
FAX (908) 730-8466
www.useredge.com


OUR MISSION
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The NYC chapter of the Usability Professionals Association (UPA) seeks 
to gather members of the marketing, design, technology and research 
communities who share a common vision: creating websites that are 
compelling, intuitive and customer-driven. By bringing together 
professionals from different industries and disciplines and sharing our 
collective experiences, the NYC UPA hopes to create a forum for learning 
and professional growth in the New York City metropolitan (and 
tri-state) area.

 

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