[Sigia-l] 10/28 NYC UPA event: Will Website Usability Decide the 2008 Presidential Election?
Joy Zigo
joyznyc at gmail.com
Thu Oct 9 16:33:49 EDT 2008
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NYC Usability Professionals Association presents:
*Usability Research on Undecided Voters:
Will Website Usability Decide the 2008 Presidential Election?*
In an age of media overload, how do undecided voters make up their minds in
the upcoming election? Do Web savvy Americans turn to the Web for answers
and if so, how much influence do the candidates' Websites have? Could the
usability of the Obama & McCain sites have a significant impact on the way
people perceive each candidate? Can having a user-friendly Website really
sway people's votes?
First Insights wanted to get the answers to these questions and more. Their
team traveled the country and conducted one-on-one usability interviews with
dozens of undecided voters. Lon Taylor, Principal Usability Consultant at First
Insights <http://www.firstinsights.com/>, will explain their methodology,
share how they created their moderator's guide and present a host of
detailed findings and video clips.
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Speaker*: Lon Taylor
Principal, First Insights
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Date: *Tuesday, October 28, 2008
*Registration*: 6:00pm (refreshments served)
*Please arrive by 6 to allow time to get through
security.
Photo ID required by security to enter building.
It must match the name on the registration list.
Presentation*: 6:30pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A)
*Networking*: 8:00pm to 8:30pm
Dinner at a nearby restaurant: 8:30pm to whenever
(participants pay for their own dinner)
*Cost*: NYC-UPA Members & Non-Members: $15
Non-members with 1 year membership: $30
Full-time students: $5 (students please provide valid ID)
* **Note: For this event we are not able to offer
discounted member pricing.*
*Location*: 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(between 47th & 48th, on EAST side of street)
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**Registration closes *at 4 PM Monday, October 27th, 2008 (1 day before the
event).
*Refundable *until noon, Thursday, October 30h, 2008 (2nd day after the
event) by sending a request to RSVP at nycupa.org.
*Transferable* on or before noon Monday, October 27th, 2008 (1 day before
the event) by sending a request to RSVP at nycupa.org. You must notify us, and
get a confirmation, of this transfer or it will not be valid.
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Seats are limited and reservations are first come, first served. We advise
you to register early as previous events have sold out and we had to turn
people away.
Members of our parent organization, the UPA (the Usability Professionals'
Association), must join the NYC chapter to qualify for member rates. We
encourage everyone to join our parent organization, though you do not need
to do so to become a member of our chapter. You can learn more about our NYC
organization <http://nycupa.org/> or learn about our parent
organization<http://www.upassoc.org/>
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*About the Speaker*
For the past 15 years Lon Taylor, Principal, First Insights has cultivated
his usability, marketing and advertising skills by achieving measurable
results for Fortune 500 firms and successful start-ups. Having filled a
variety of roles as a usability moderator, senior project manager, director
of marketing, and occasional information architect, he offers clients a
straightforward approach to helping them meet their objectives.
The experience of working across a variety of industries - banking,
insurance, travel, pharmaceuticals, automotive, technology and packaged
goods - gives Lon a unique perspective when new challenges arise. The
diverse nature of the projects Lon completed during his years at Blue Marble
and Novo (part of Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth largest advertising
and media firm) demonstrated his ability to lead multi-disciplined teams and
think creatively.
Lon has published usability related articles in Quirk's Market Research
Magazine, The Journal of Intranet Strategy & Management, and
MarketingProfs.com. He holds a B.S. in Social Education from Boston
University.
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