News & Updates

Claudia BruckschwaigerUXPA Europe Regional Director We are so excited to announce that Claudia Bruckschwaiger, managing partner at Swohlwahr in Vienna, Austria, has accepted the position of Europe Regional Director. Claudia is also serving as Deputy Chair of the Accreditation Board for theInternational Accreditation Program for UX Professionals and we all recently got to meet in person at UXPA 2023 in Austin, Texas last month! We asked Claudia a few questions so our members can learn a little about our newest Board Member! 1) How did you get started in UX? Starting out as a user interface designer in early 2000 was my first step into UX, with a brief detour into the gaming industry. User experience and demand-driven design had a huge impact …

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We are thrilled to announce that the International Accreditation Program for UX Professionals has been officially endorsed by UXPA International. The program was developed by UXPA Austria, with support from the GermanUPA, and was launched internationally in October 2022 at the World Usability Congress in Graz. The accreditation program will join UXPA International at their booth during the UXPA INTERNATIONAL 2023 Conference in Austin. Following this endorsement of the accreditation program, all members of UXPA International and its chapters are now eligible for a reduced accreditation fee. About the International Accreditation Program for UX Professionals: The program provides a listing in a register of UX professionals, after a due review of work history and professionalism. The register shows the shared …

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Did you know that November 10th is World Usability Day (WUD)? Established in 2005 by the User Experience Professionals Association (formerly the Usability Professionals Association, UPA), World Usability Day (WUD) occurs annually to promote the values of usability, usability engineering, user-centered design, universal usability, and every user’s responsibility to ask for things that work better. The goal of the World Usability Initiative (WUI) is to connect the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and the User Experience (UX) communities and everyone who believes that great design is inclusive and usable by all, to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by establishing World Usability Day as an internationally observed day, listed on the United Nations calendar. In this year’s theme “Our Health” we explore …

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Hello, fellow UXPA members and members of the UX community! The New Jersey chapter of UXPA, in conjunction with UXPA International, is leading an effort to create a dozen ready-to-use lesson plans for middle school and high school teachers in the coming months. Here in NJ, computer science is required to be taught in grades K through 12, but our curriculum standards say almost nothing about UX. As a result, the few teachers who are teaching UX topics don’t have the proper resources to do it well and easily. We aim to change that narrative. UX is a career path that many don’t find out about until college or later, so this opportunity is to educate teachers and students in …

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By: UXPA Austin The UXPA Austin Chapter is launching their Fall ’22 UXPA Austin Mentorship Program and are accepting applications for mentors and mentees! This is a 12-week mentorship program beginning Monday, September 12th (09/12) through Thursday, December 8th (12/08), and this timeframe takes into account the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The mentorship program has many benefits for building your UX practice and expanding your professional network. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 22nd (08/22). Sign up for the Fall ’22 Mentorship Program: https://forms.gle/nw9XLPjT8qiY1E1h9 Learn more about the program: https://sites.google.com/view/austin-uxpa-mentorship/mentors Follow UXPA Austin on: Twitter – @AustinUxpa Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AustinUXPA/