On the 28th March I'm hosting the first of what I hope to be many half day seminars. My intention is to get as many of the best speakers down to speak to Hampshire and Dorset base software/web developers.
The MOST important thing for me is get the local developer community thinking and talking about good practice. The end result of these seminars is to create one of the best developer communities in the UK. The event will be great. The speakers really are world renowned speakers on Usability and Accessibility, even if it's not directly related to your job I'm offering the opportunity to listen to the best speak about what they're passionate about.
Don't miss out!
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Tech Event - 1. Understading your user
Tech events are a series of seminars aimed at helping software/web developers in small to medium sized teams to learn from the best in the industry to become the best for themselves and their employer.
The first event is designed to raise awareness of the user, the ultimate benefactor of the development process. By understanding about and purposefully creating usable and accessible user interfaces we can create better software, which enrich the digital community
Speakers
Andrew Swartz
Andrew manages commercial research and development at Serco Usability Services as well being a key instructor for usability and design courses. Andrew previously worked on instructional design and usability at Apple and has particular interest in the effects of high technology on society and democracy.
Andrew will talk about usability and how it relates to the software development process.
Léonie Watson
Léonie leads the Accessibility Research Programme at Nomensa, pioneering accessible design technology for the Internet. Drawing upon her skills in accessibility research, trained expertise in IT computing, and personal experience as a blind user, Léonie plays a key role in making the Internet an environment open to everyone regardless of their ability. Léonie is a board member of the British Computer Association of the Blind, and is Chair for the Accessibility Professional Association.
Léonie will talk about the difficulties faces by disabled users and offer some practical tip on how to make software products more accessible.
Andy Clarke
Andy Clarke is an internationally sought-after speaker, designer and consultant. He is creative director of Stuff and Nonsense, a design agency focusing on creative, accessible web development with clients including WWF, Save The Children and The Woodland Trust.
Andy is passionate about design and passionate about Web Standards, often bridging the gap between design and code. He regularly trains designers and developers in the creative applications of Web Standards. He writes about aspects of design and popular culture on his personal web site, And All That Malarkey.
Andy will tie together the previous to speakers and show us how to make usable, accessible and great looking software.
Date and time:
Date: 28th March 2006, 13.00 - 16.30
Venue:
Intech Winchester
Cost:
Tickets cost £20 per attendee (yes that's right it's only £20), tickets must be purchased in advanced.
Registration / Ticket Bookings
To book a ticket go to http://www.uxconsultancy.co.uk/techevents/register.html or to find out more information please email matthew.goddard@uxconsultancy.com or call Matt on +44 (0)79 7079 9231