Letter from the Outgoing President
UXPA International
Where did the year go? 2018 flew by so fast! I am excited for 2019 - UXPA International has some amazing things in store for you. But first, let me recap 2018.
My mission, as the UXPA International President, has been to bring more resources to UX practitioners. Well, I am proud to say we have done exactly that.
Our Education program continues to be a great success. In 2018, we had 10 webinars, 4 short courses, and we introduced a new initiative, the Experts Panel. Jana took our education program to a new level this year by getting all previous webinars up onto our YouTube channel.
Our Publications team excelled this year, publishing 5 issues of User Experience Magazine and 4 issues of the Journal of Usability Studies. Claudia led efforts to index the journal in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCU), a major step for academic usability researchers. Journals accepted for coverage in ESCI must be peer reviewed, follow ethical publishing practices, meet technical requirements, have English language bibliographic information, and be recommended or requested by a scholarly audience of Web of Science users. This is an accomplishment that took tremendous effort, and we are proud to have our journal indexed.
And let’s not forget about our conference in Puerto Rico...
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Editorial: Is the Report of the Death of the Construct of Usability an Exaggeration?
In 2018, Noam Tractinsky published a provocative paper entitled, “The usability construct: A dead end?” He argued the following:
- Usability is an umbrella concept.
- There is a mismatch between the construct of usability and its empirical measurements.
- Scientific progress requires unbundling the usability construct and replacing it with well-defined constructs.
What do you think?
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Seeking book reviewers
for UXPA's User Experience magazine
Read any good UX books recently or want to read something new? UXPA’s User Experience Magazine Team is looking for book reviewers for our upcoming 2019 issues. If interested, please email Eileen Tong at bookreviews@uxpa.org with a relevant writing sample for review (e.g., previously published articles/blogs).
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Explore Places Made of Atoms, Design Places Made of Bits
UXPA Michigan Chapter Event
Want to run a different chapter event? Our Michigan chapter recently conducted a half-day "Architecture Walk & Experience Design Tour" in partnership with the Detroit Opera House and the Detroit Month of Design. After a sumptuous lunch at the legendary Cadillac Cafe, one group of participants went on a 2.5-hour walking tour of downtown Detroit, led by Dan Klyn, an information architect whose research focus is applying built-environment architecture theory and practice to what we do in digital. A second group toured the Detroit Opera House to learn its history and discuss how lighting, costumes, and sets are designed to create a performance experience and explore how this relates to experience design. Afterward, both groups came together for a directed discussion to apply some of the observations and conversations to their daily design work.
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UXPA2019
Getting ready for Scottsdale
We are now in full conference planning mode, and reviewing time is closed. Our conference chairs will be updating everyone about their submission status by mid December.
Interested in sponsoring UXPA 2019 ? Contact sponsorship2019@uxpa.org.
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Rosenfeld Media
Discounts on UX books
Once again, we have partnered with Rosenfeld Media to bring our members a 20% discount on all of their UX books. Login to the UXPA.org member discount page to grab your discount code. While you are building your library, don't forget to check out this list of UX books we have pulled together for you.
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QRCA Annual Conference 2019
Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2019
At the 2019 QRCA Annual Conference, you are guaranteed high quality, cutting-edge learning from the best in the industry, with an emphasis on real-world methodologies, technologies, advice and insights to put into practice immediately. There will also be priceless opportunities to leverage the unparalleled knowledge base of our fellow conference attendees by connecting and networking with our peers.
From learning new essential skills, to staying ahead of the game by deciphering the best use of our time, focus and energy within the field, this will resonate with sole practitioners, employees and employers, from seasoned professionals to researchers just starting out.
The conference takes place Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Savannah, in Savannah GA.
The full program is posted and registration is open. UXPA Members receive a 10% discount on registration, login to the UXPA.org member discount page to grab your discount code.
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4th Human Factors Engineering & Usability Studies Summit
February 4-5, 2019 in San Francisco, CA
ExL's 4th Human Factors Engineering & Usability Studies Summit (Feb. 4-5, San Francisco) is the only West Coast conference to cover all of the challenges that life science usability professionals face in regulatory compliance, user group outreach, test design, and teamwork. This year's agenda features all-new insights on building a better sensory experience for users, examines how to structure tests for add-ons to older devices, and much more!
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ConveyUX Seattle 2019
March 11-13, 2019
ConveyUX is a Seattle-based event produced by Blink UX for user experience professionals. We are going into our seventh year as a showcase of northwest UX talent and also bringing a wide variety of interesting personalities and projects to Seattle.
The conference takes place March 11-13, 2019 at the Bell Harbor Conference Center.
The event features 40+ sessions over the three full days, plus lots of networking and socializing.
The full program is posted and registration is open. UXPA Members receive a $200 discount on registration, login to the UXPA.org member discount page to grab your discount code.
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New Job Postings
Looking for a change?
- Area Coordinator for Master of Professional Studies, User Experience Design (MPS UXD) - Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD
- Associate Director of Web Strategy and User Experience - University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Baltimore, MD
- Senior Experience Designer - STEM Premier in Mount Pleasant in South Carolina
- User Experience Designer - Edmentum in Dallas, TX
- Product Designer (UI/UX) - Newforma, Inc in Manchester, NH
- User Experience Analyst - University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in
Annapolis, Maryland
- Adjunct Faculty - Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD (remote)
- Artist/Graphic Designer (Volunteer) - UXPA Magazine, Remote
- UI / UX Designer - UI / UX Designer in Boston, MA
- User Experience Analyst - CPAP.com in Stafford, TX
Are you trying to land a dream job? Check out the resources for job seekers: about smart search, salary negotiation, interview preparation and many more relevant topics.
Looking for great talent? These resources for hiring managers will help you to find and retain the best talent.
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