About Us
The User Focus conference is presented by the Washington, DC Metro Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA-DC Metro).
Conference Goals
The local UPA-DC conference was developed to serve two primary purposes: first, to bring together the Usability Professionals of the DC metro area in order to exchange ideas, best practices and resources for issues that are meaningful to our local community. Second, recognizing that national conferences, organizational meetings and publications are often too many to manage, we hope this event will serve as an easily accessible, affordable way to gain some of this knowledge through one, local coordinated effort.
Conference Planning Committee
Conference Chair
- Lisa Battle
Conference Advisor
- Carol Smith
Presentations Subcommittee
- Louis Drummond
- Lillian Christman
Communications Subcommittee
- Brian Verhoeven
- Linda Elengold
- Dick Horst
- Rachel Sengers
Conference Web Site
- Rachel Sengers
- Tim Sherwood
- Linda Elengold
- James Melzer
- Bruce Sklar
- Andrew Stevens
Logistics
- Jacki Bauer
- Cindy Blue
- Cecily Marx
Signage
- Steven Arrington
Proposal Reviewers
- Claudette Archambault
- Lisa Battle
- Elizabeth Buie
- Patricia Chalmers
- Lillian Christman
- Heather Crombie
- Kathy Downey
- Louis Drummond
- Linda Elengold
- Sean Fitzpatrick
- Jean Fox
- Susan Grodsky
- Laura Harley
- Dick Horst
- Mary Lozano
- Jerilyn MacLaren-Hall
- Cinnamon Melchor
- Celeste Paul
- Renate Roske-Shelton
- Bruce Sklar
- Carol Smith
- Brian Verhoeven
- Marcy Walker
- Kate Walser
- Hallie Wilfert
About UPA-DC Metro Chapter
We are a member-driven, multidisciplinary organization committed to the design and development of usable products. UPA-DC Metro provides a network and opportunities through which usability professionals can communicate and share information about skills and skill development, methodology used and/or proposed in the profession, tools, technology, and organizational issues.
About UPA
The Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) provides a forum for usability practitioners worldwide to share techniques and experiences. The UPA attracts newcomers to our field, experienced practitioners, and distinguishsability field for decades. We also provide supportive information to senior executives, managers, team leaders, and usability advocates within a variety of organizations.ed professionals who have been defining and shaping the u
Very well organized; including the handout; many interesting sessions & speakers.
Really good ideas to bring back.
— Quotes from last year’s conference
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