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Jonathan Baker-Bates | 1 Nov 2010 18:02
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[Sigia-l] WUD 2010 Event: Simplify This! UX Lunchtime Workshop, London UK

- Will you be in London for World Usability Day (11th November, in case
anyone's forgotten)?

- Able to get to Covent Garden for your lunch hour?

- Don't want to pay for anything (including tasty food)?

If so, then don't miss Giles Colborne presenting his workshop "Simplify
This!" at the offices of Expedia Inc. at 12:30-2:00pm!

For more information, see here:

http://simplyfythis.eventbrite.com  (Places are incredibly restricted so
book now)

Jonathan

PS: If you fancy working for Expedia at any point as a User Experience
Designer (hotels.com currently have two open positions), this would be a
great opportunity to see what it's like.
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Jan Jursa | 7 Nov 2010 21:32
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[Sigia-l] Free eBook "UX Storytellers" / User Experience and Storytelling

Dear list,

after many, many months of hard work, we finally made it. The *free
eBook*is out: "
*UX Storytellers - Connecting the Dots*."
User Experience and Storytelling. Find out more about it at
http://bit.ly/UXBook
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In this free eBook, ‘UX Storytellers - Connecting the Dots’, 42 UX
masterminds tell personal stories of their exciting lives as User Experience
professionals.**
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*The book brings together authors from around the world who paint a very
entertaining picture of our multifaceted community.**
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*Whether you’re a usability pro or a student of interaction design, whether
you’re a senior information architect or a junior UX designer, you will find
42 entertaining stories in this book told by leading experts from all over
the globe.*
 Thanx!
Jan
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UX Storytellers
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Karina Guimarães via LinkedIn | 8 Nov 2010 12:57
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[Sigia-l] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

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adamya ashk | 11 Nov 2010 22:19
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[Sigia-l] JOB: Senior Usability Manager, Framingham, MA, Staples Inc. Fulltime

Apologies for cross posting. We have an opening in our group. Please use the
link and job number below to apply or send your responses to
joseph.carey <at> staples.com

http://staples.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en
Search for Job: 829854

Thanks and best of luck,

-Adamya Ashk
Director Usability, NAD | Staples Inc.
Ph. 508 253 3986 | Fax 508 253 8946
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*Senior Usability Manager *

[Staples e-commerce sites, catalogs and emails]

(Position is located in Framingham, MA which is about 25 minutes west of
Boston)

You've heard our company tagline: "That was easy." Now come join one of the
key teams that make this statement a reality.

The Staples Usability Team is considered one of the thought leaders in user
experience and is growing to meet company demand for our services. We are
comprised of researchers, information architects and analytics experts. Our
mission is to cut costs and increase sales through the analysis of user
behavior and create optimized designs that lead to a simple and delightful
experience for our customers.
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Richard Hill | 12 Nov 2010 17:44

[Sigia-l] Revised ASIS&T AM 2011 Call -- NEW DATES

[Apologies for multiple postings.]

ASIST 2011      --       New Orleans, LA.  October 7-12
22nd  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Bridging the Gulf: Communication and Information in Society, Technology, and Work. 

Call URL:  http://www.asis.org/asist2011/am11cfp.html

Important Dates
1) Papers , Panels, Workshops & Tutorials  Deadline for submissions:   May 31st  
2) Posters, Demos & Videos:  Deadline for submissions:    July 1st  

ASIST 2011 builds on the success of the 2010 conference structure and will consist of six tracks, each with
its own program and reviewing committee to ensure that the conference meets your high expectations for
standards and quality. A team of respected reviewers, experts in their fields, will assist with a
rigorous peer-review process.   

Track 1 – Information Behaviour 
Track 2 – Knowledge Organization 
Track 3 – Interactive Information & Design
Track 4 – Information and Knowledge Management.
Track 5 – Information Use	
Track 6 – Economic, Social, and Political Issues

Types of Submission:  The Conference welcomes the following types of submissions:

1) Papers 
2) Panels
3) Interactive Showcase   Posters, Demos ,  Videos
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Ding, Wei | 15 Nov 2010 19:46
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[Sigia-l] Job Opening: Senior Manager Information Architect at Bethesda, Maryland

Job Title: SENIOR MANAGER, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Marriott International, Inc., named by Fortune Magazine as one of the "100 Best companies to Work for in
America", has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Manager, Information Architecture at its Corporate
Headquarters in Bethesda, MD.

Expected Contributions and Responsibilities

Leads user experience vision at a program level. Examples of program areas include: Search &
Reservations, Hotel Web Sites, B2B, and Personalization.
Assists in developing the Information Architecture discipline best practices, process and direction.
Collaborates with User Researchers, business sponsors and other related parties to clearly define and
understand client insights and user needs.
Works with various stakeholders to create strategic user experience solutions for the program by best
aligning business objectives, user needs and technological possibilities.
Works with eCommerce Project Managers and IT teams to address budget, scope and resource issues
throughout the entire system development lifecycle and to ensure the success delivery of high quality
online products and services.
Serves as the User Experience Lead for specific projects and assignments and coordinates
multidisciplinary efforts.
Manages a small group of Information Architects and provides domain expertise and guidance as necessary
on the daily operations. Ensures that team members maintain high standards set by the Information
Architecture Director.
Responsible for hiring, mentoring and developing individual contributor IAs with subject matter
expertise in the program area to meet team/business needs.

Specific Candidate Profile 
Specialized knowledge and skill in the IA and user experience disciplines.
Superior leadership, interpersonal, and customer relationship skills.
Superior problem solving and design solutioning skills.
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Ben Clarfelt | 17 Nov 2010 12:59
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[Sigia-l] ***Senior User Interaction (UX) Designer, Product-Service Design, London £+neg***

Looking for an exciting project, bored of designing for websites, seeking a
new challenge to design the most innovative, future thinking products on the
market then keep reading.  One of the biggest brands in the world is seeking
a Senior User Interaction designer to join their future thinking team. 

You will literally be at the forefront of UX Design, designing and
developing UX concepts from consumer electronics, domestic appliances too
designing the actual interfaces from washing machines to hovers. This really
is a company who is at the forefront globally in the technology and products
they produce. 

You will be involved in the full UCD lifecycle from concept to final
production.  Very important you have a passion for User experience and
specialise in developing UX concepts throughout the whole UCD methodology
from user scenarios, personas, wireframes, sitemaps.....

You role will also include leading projects, being responsible for the
design strategy and leading or outsourcing research when necessary. 

·         5-7 hands on experience in Interaction/UX Design.

·         Must have a portfolio brimming with interacting/ user interface
design work.

·         Need to be able to solve problems with compelling design
solutions.

Any example of work for web, mobile, applications, appliances would be
really useful.
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Leonard Will | 17 Nov 2010 13:15
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[Sigia-l] ISKO UK Biennial Conference 4th-5th July 2011 - Final Call for papers

This is to remind you that proposals must be submitted by November 30th 
2010 at the latest for the second biennial conference of the UK Chapter 
of ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) 
<http://www.iskouk.org/index.htm>.

For further information and submission, please visit:
<http://www.iskouk.org/conf2011/index.htm

This event honours the life and achievements of Brian C Vickery, a 
pioneer in our field. The venue is UCL in London, and our theme will be 
"Facets of Knowledge Organization".

Just as Vickery had the knack of drawing out practical applications from 
the lessons of academic research, so this conference will bring together 
practitioners, theoreticians, consultants, researchers, teachers and 
students, all with an interest in the organization of knowledge and 
information.

Offers to present papers addressing an original topic on this theme are 
very welcome, but the following suggestions may provide some inspiration:

* Classification, information retrieval
* Semantics and the Web
* Putting the user first
* Evaluation and testing
* Society, networking and collaboration
* Models and structure

We are looking for a mix of short (20-minute) and longer (40-minute) 
presentations, as well as a display of posters. Speakers will be
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Ben Clarfelt | 17 Nov 2010 18:56
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[Sigia-l] User Experience, 1-2 moth contract, 6th December, £350.

One of the most highly regarded and fasted growing digital agency
(communications group) is seeking a talented Information Architect/User
Experience consultant to join their tight knit family team on a 1-2 month
contract starting from the 6th December-17th January

Sitting in the planning and strategy department you will be required to
deliver the full UX life cycle. Your role will include many duties from
planning resources to conducting user research to the actual IA
documentation and problem solving, strategic approach of the UX process. 

This is a client facing role, so it is important that you have that
seniority and gravitas to influence large stakeholders. This is a very
exciting contract, great opportunity to really get involved with some very
exciting projects. 

Location; South West London 

Day Rate; £350

Start Date; 6th December-17th January  

Please send CVs to ben <at> zebrapeople.com 

zebrapeople120x90

Ben Clarfelt

Digital Consultant

t: 0207 729 4771
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Larry Lempert | 18 Nov 2010 16:02
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[Sigia-l] Larry Lempert/BNA Inc is out of the office.


I will be out of the office starting  11/17/2010 and will
not return until 12/02/2010.

I will not be able to check e-mail during that time. You can
keep sending me e-mail; you should get this alert only once.

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