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• Hands-on UX

  • When
    Saturday, June 23, 2018
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Orange Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
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  Hands-on UX
  Get together for a Saturday morning of hands-on UX activities! We're teaming up with the Cleveland Web Design and Development Meetup for a few hours of creative exercises, show and tell of whiteboard techniques, and design critiques. These activities will be facilitated, but will be led by YOU and fellow attendees. Whiteboards, Post-Its, and ample coffee (and food) will be provided for this fun morning of collaboration!

  Event Agenda:

  9-9:30 a.m.: Welcome + snacks
  9:30-11:30 a.m.: Activities!
  11:30 a.m.- noon: Wrap up, lessons learned

  Location of Orange Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library:
  

  31975 Chagrin Blvd, Pepper Pike, OH 44124
  

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• Explore Your Inner Maker

  • When
    Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] at Case Western Reserve University
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  Explore Your Inner Maker
  

  Ever had a great idea you wanted to bring to life? Dreamed of building that product you designed? Just wanted to test out some high-tech tools?

  At the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] at Case Western Reserve University, you can do just that—and we’re taking you on a tour. This seven-story, 50,000-square-foot innovation hub is the largest open-access, university-based makerspace in the world, and it’s right in our backyard.

  Sears think[box] is free and open to the public throughout the year, but we’ll help you get acquainted with the 3-D printers, laser cutters, water jet cutters and even sewing and embroidery machines. Plus, we’ll show you how the famous pizza ATM—just the second of its kind in the U.S.—makes fresh-from-the-oven ’za on demand, in fewer than four minutes.

  We’ll provide the food, drinks and makerspace—you bring the ideas.

  Event Details:

  6-6:30 p.m.: Tour of Sears think[box] (5:30 p.m. tour may be added if needed)

  6:30-7:30 p.m.: Refreshments and networking on the Case Western Reserve campus

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• World Usability Day: Design for Good or Evil

  • When
    Thursday, November 08, 2018
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    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  
  

  Call for Speakers

  At World Usability Day 2018—held Thursday, Nov. 8—UXPA Cleveland will bring together professionals, practitioners and industry experts for an intensive, informative and intriguing day of sessions and networking. 

  This year’s theme is “Design for Good or Evil”—and right now, we’re looking for some great speakers with expertise, talent and ideas that will make this event exciting and enlightening for attendees of all levels. Sessions are 45 minutes in length. 
  

  So make your pitch: What work have you done that can guide others in their quest for usability greatness? What small—or big—steps can people take to improve their projects? When has bad UX caused major real-world problems, and what can we as designers do to prevent this? 

  Tell us! We want to hear—and learn—from you. Bonus: If you’re selected as a speaker, you’ll receive complimentary admission to the Nov. 8 conference (location to be announced). 

  What We’re Looking For: 

  • Thought leadership
    
  • Real-world case studies
    
  • Best practices
    

  Interest Areas Include:

  • Strategy 
    
  • Technology
    
  • Research
    
  • Engagement
    
  • Project Work 
    

  Submit Your Proposal

  Interested? Send the following information to info@uxpacleveland.org by 6 p.m. EST on June 15, 2018: 

  • Topic title
    
  • A short descriptive paragraph (8-9 sentences) 
    
  • A list of audience takeaways 
    
  • Information about yourself, including any previous speaking experience 
    

  After that, we’ll confirm receiving your proposal and get back to you with any questions. The program will be announced June 30. 

  
  

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