the washington
dc chapter of the usability professionals' association
welcome
upcoming events
Welcome to the Washington, D.C. metro chapter of the Usability
Professionals’ Association (UPA). We are a multidisciplinary
organization committed to the design and development of usable
products. What
is usability?
Find a usability professional
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Become a member of the UPA-DC chapter to enjoy discounts
on local events and networking opportunities. To join, please complete the online
membership form.
Renew your membership Because the
DC chapter has a calendar-year membership (Jan-Dec), all
members need to renew their memberships in January for 2008.
To renew, please complete the online
membership form.
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local events of interest.
September 30, 2008 (new date!) Designing a new User Interface for the TV
Negar Moshiri shares her work designing a new User Interface paradigm
for the TV that replaces the '50-button' remote control and text based
guides. She will share how her team applied the practice of usability
to their process of innovation.
November 13, 2008 World Usability Day
Fourth annual celebration, organized by the international Usability Professionals’ Association. This year’s theme will be transportation.
If you know of an upcoming usability-related event that our chapter members
might be interested in, please send details to the
for prompt posting to the mailing list.
