Our Director of Volunteers, Alain Robillard-Bastien sat down with UXPA International volunteer extraordinaire, Veronika to discuss what its like to take on such an important role for the organization and learn more about what she does day to day. So: what motivated you to become a volunteer with us initially? When I was a student, I had an opportunity to meet with Seattle’s UXPA chapter and volunteer at events. There I met fantastic people, passionate about UX and UX community. I wanted to be part of that community and help more. Later, I learned about a volunteering opportunity with the UXPA conference and applied. Volunteering at my first UX conference was rewarding as you can actually see how big of …

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Over 600 UX professionals are coming to Baltimore, MD this summer. Be the brand they remember by sponsoring one of the biggest UX conferences in the world. There are 100’s of reasons to become a sponsor, and picked our top 5. When you’re ready, we’d love to talk more about opportunities to help you achieve your goals. 1) Tailor your own package – we love to help our partners create experiences at our conferences. Whether you want to sponsor our underwater aquarium reception, host a private dinner or maybe a portfolio review, we will work with you to build a sponsored experience that puts your brand at the front of everyone’s minds. 2) Reach a global audience – we welcome …

Read more5 reasons to sponsor the UXPA International 2020 Conference

I hope everyone had a healthy and relaxing holiday season. 2019 was a busy one for our UXPA International Board! We presented some great online courses and webinars, held a fantastic annual conference in Scottsdale, AZ and had our first ever Latin American conference in Chile, UXLat. We reworked our website, helped provide more support for our local chapters and published more excellent content in both our magazine and journal. Sadly, we also had to see the departure of three of our amazing Board members, who terms ended December 2019. Jen Romano Bergstrom (past President and Past Marketing Director), Jean Fox (our Director of Finance/Treasurer extraordinaire) and Lauren Schaefer (Past Marketing Director, Director of Web). While these awesome women will …

Read moreHappy 2020! New Year, New Possibilities!

One of UXPA International’s aspirations is to bring resources to the UX community and our members. Webinars, articles of our magazine and journal, short courses and, of course, our annual conference are great experiences that gather our members and the professional community together. This year we wanted to expand our efforts on sharing knowledge and content so we went to Latin America, specifically to Santiago, Chile, for our First UXLAT Conference. In combination with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, UXPA organized the event where for three days, leaders of different Latin-American countries, UXPA Board members and other US and LATAM professionals, shared use cases and reflections about the industry in the region and around the world. The event was …

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User Experience Magazine, the magazine of the User Experience Professionals Association, seeks submissions for Issue 20.1: Multilanguage/Content Strategy – January/February 2020A global world demands global content. But working in different languages, involves also different cultural backgrounds and different contexts. This issue will focus on Multilanguage/Content strategies, processes, methods and use cases in the UX field. View the article submission guidelines here: http://uxpamagazine.org/information-for-authors/ The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2019. Questions? Email uxmagazine@uxpa.org.

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