WORLD USABILITY DAY 2018
Design for good or evil
A product’s design can be clear or confusing; fun or frustrating; helpful or harmful. As user experience professionals, we help determine a person’s interaction with and reaction to the technology, products and services they use each day.
But a well-designed product doesn’t just happen. It involves research, planning, design and development. It recognizes that every user is unique, while also knowing a common thread among most people exists.
Our work often happens behind the scenes, but the results are front and center. So, will our work enlighten or endanger its users? Will our designs improve lives or make them more difficult? Will our products and projects be a force for good—or for evil?
The 13th annual World Usability Day (WUD) event will be celebrated globally on November 8, 2018. Programs will be organized in over 40 countries around the world. The Northeast Ohio chapter of the User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA CLE) has been hosting a special event since 2005 for members and associated students, professionals and user advocates in the region. This year’s all-day event will be held at The Foundry, in downtown Cleveland.
AGENDA:
| Time |
Event |
Speaker |
8:00 AM
8:45 AM |
Registration & Breakfast |
|
8:45 AM
9:00 AM |
Opening Announcements |
|
| 9:00 AM 10:00 AM |
Opening Keynote: Tech Ethics for the Rest of Us |
Curt Arledge
Viget |
| 10:00 AM 10:10 AM |
Break/Visit Sponsor Booths |
|
Track 1
10:10 AM 11:00 AM |
Lessons from the Bedroom: UX Design from Human Intimacy |
Xyla Foxlin
Parihug/Beauty & the Bolt |
Track 2
10:10 AM 11:00 AM |
Virtual Reality - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
Nick Dauchout
Balance Incorporated |
| 11:00 AM 11:10 AM |
Break/Visit Sponsor Booths |
|
Track 1
11:10 AM 12:00 PM |
Designing Trustable AI Experiences
|
Carol Smith
Uber ATG
|
Track 2
11:10 AM 12:00 PM |
Make Your Customers Dance: The Key to User Experience is Knowing Your Audience |
Marc Majers
Hyland Software
|
| 12:00 PM 1:00 PM |
Lunch/Visit Sponsor Booths |
|
Track 1
1:00 PM 1:50 PM |
Making Your Design Process Holistic and Iterative |
Natalie Lew
Frog
|
Track 2
1:00 PM 1:50 PM |
This is Your Brain On UX: How design can foster an unhealthy (and unethical) addiction, and how to avoid it. |
Alaina Phillips
NYU |
| 1:50 PM 2:00 PM |
Break/Visit Sponsor Booths |
|
Track 1
2:00 PM 2:50 PM |
Accidentally Evil |
Nicole Capuana
Convey |
Track 2
2:00 PM
2:50 PM |
Research for Empathy Driven UX Strategy - The Human Side of Healthcare Decision Making |
Matthew Russo
Medical Mutual |
| 2:50 PM 3:00 PM |
Break/Visit Sponsor Booths |
|
| 3:00 PM 4:00 PM |
Closing Keynote: How to Sell Your Ideas to Anyone |
Zack Naylor
Aurelius |
| 4:00 PM 4:30 PM |
Closing Announcements and Raffle |
|
| 4:30 PM |
Networking - Brick and Barrel |
|
LOCATION:
The Foundry
1831 Columbus Road
Cleveland, OH. 44113
PRICING :
Early Bird Pricing will be available until September 15, 2018
Early Bird Pricing - Members: $100
Early Bird Pricing - Non Member: $135
Early Bird Pricing - Student: $75
Pricing after September 15, 2018
UXPA Members: $135
Non-Members: $165
WUD & One Year UXPA Cleveland Membership: $180
Students: $100
PARKING:
Free at The Foundry. There are two parking lots available, one on each side of the building. Entry to The Foundry is on Columbus Road off the smaller parking lot on the left of the building.
DIRECTIONS:
To the Foundry from your location
CANCELLATION POLICY:
You may cancel and receive a full refund up to 30 days before the event (October 8, 2018). Within 30 days before the event you can receive a 50% refund up until one week prior to the event. There will be no refunds within a week of the event.
SPONSORS:
A special thank you to all of our sponsors for their support of World Usability Day 2018 event and of UXPA Cleveland. This event would not be possible without their generous support.
Platinum Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsors:
In Kind Sponsors:
Become a Sponsor
Want to be a sponsor of WUD 2018? To learn how you can become a sponsor of WUD 2018, download the sponsorship form.
Student Scholarship
UXPA Cleveland's World Usability Day conference is an ideal opportunity to expand your education. But as a college student, we realize your budget may be strapped. Want to spend the day surrounding yourself with knowledge—and a talented network? You could earn a scholarship to attend our all-day event. To apply, submit an essay (500 words or fewer) explaining why you would like to attend World Usability Day and what you hope to gain from the experience.
Deadline to submit your essay: October 1, 2018
Please email your essay to president@uxpacleveland.org. Decisions will be made by UXPA Board and will be announced on October 15, 2018.
