[Sigia-l] (event) Market conditions for usability professionals - Thursday, March 23 - Seattle

[Klein Info Design]

How’s the job market for UI designers, usability testers, information
architects, and others who focus on improving the user experience? Hear from
hiring managers during a panel discussion sponsored by Puget Sound SIGCHI
and the Alliance for Technology and Women. 

No registration is required for this free meeting Thursday, March 23, at
Getty Images, 601 N. 34th St. in Seattle.

Panelists will cover:
•	what skills are in demand
•	the best way to hone those skills
•	how to get real-world experience
•	what the job market is like
•	what’s expected of people in usability positions
•	the various names for usability-related jobs

WHO:
•	Donna Wallace from Microsoft
•	Michael Hinnant from Ascentium 
•	Kevin Wick from Premera

WHEN: Thursday, March 23, 2006
6:00 P.M. Networking with light dinner provided
6:45 P.M. Business meeting and job announcements
7:00 to 8:45 P.M. Presentation

LOCATION: Getty Images in the Fremont district of Seattle.
For details and directions see:
http://www.acm.org/chapters/pssigchi/html/meetings/3_23_2006.html

The Alliance of Technology and Women (ATW) is a non-profit organization that
supports women and men worldwide who share the common interests of
empowering women in technology, increasing the number of women in executive
roles, and encouraging women and girls to enter technology fields.
http://www.atwinternational.org

Puget Sound Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) is
a non-profit, local SIG chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery
serving the Puget Sound region's interface design, usability, and research
communities. 
http://www.pssigchi.org

Puget Sound SIGCHI encourages people interested in user-centered design and
usability to join us ($20 yearly dues). Details at
http://www.acm.org/chapters/pssigchi/html/membership.html. 

Kathleen Klein, Secretary 
Puget Sound SIG Computer-Human Interaction

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