VOLUNTEERS

The new CanUX conference (formerly UXcamp Ottawa) is created and organized entirely by volunteers. They volunteer their valuable time, resources, brain cycles and ingenuity to make this event bigger and better every year. Everyone involved in CanUX is doing it to contribute to the growth of our professional community. The overwhelmingly positive feedback received each year validates that these guys are doing a hell of a job, so this page is a tribute to those that have helped over the years.

Date: Wednesday-Saturday, November 1-4, 2023
Conference chair: Cornelius Rachieru
Organizers: Phat Chau, Zach Falsetto, Jason Westerlund, Robyn Feres-Cameron, Rubina Haddad, Samantha Lovelace, Nico Valenzuela
Host: Boon Sheridan (18F), Tanya Snook (Gov of Canada)
Keynote speakers: Bill Buxton (ex-Microsoft), Vivianne Castillo (HmntyCntrd)
Speakers: Dan Saffer (Carnegie Mellon University), Birgit Geiberger (IKEA), Patrick Quattlebaum (Harmonic Design), Ryan Rumsey (CDO School), Lisa Lokshina (L3A UX Studio), Kristin Medin (Gulfstream), Tina Chan (Respawn Entertainment), Vincent Levesque (FLO), Zach Stevens (Delta Controls), Elana Chapman (Fable), Sara Fortier (Outwit.ly)
Workshop instructors: Cornelius Rachieru (Ampli2de), Peter Boersma (ex-Miro), Dan Saffer (Carnegie Mellon University)
Platinum Sponsors: Ampli2de, Design Centered Co.
Gold Sponsors: Jumping Elephants, Systemscope, dffrnt, Spydergrrl
Silver Sponsors: DV[ux], Algonquin College, Akendi, Re-Think Strategic Consulting, UserExperience.ca, CapCHIStickermule, Rosenfeld Media, JFxd

Date: Thursday-Sunday, November 3-6, 2022
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook
Organizers: Phat Chau, Catherine Gosztonyi, Zach Falsetto, Jason Westerlund, Jasmine Cianciotta, Robyn Feres-Cameron, Sage Cram, Serkan Kum, Celine Genest, Rubina Haddad, Nico Valenzuela, Robyn Feres-Cameron, Marnie Andrews, Samantha Lovelace, Stephane Tourangeau
Host: Boon Sheridan (18F), Tanya Snook (Gov of Canada)
Keynote speakers: Lou Downe (The School of Good Services), Giles Colborne (cxpartners)
Speakers: Jenny Wen (Figma), Lynn Boyden (NASA), Farai Madzima (Shopify), Lisa Lokshina (L3A UX Studio), Melanie Buset (Spotify), Boon Sheridan (18F), Sara Grimes (U of T), Jennifer Fraser (Macadamian), Claudel Rheault (Sama), Anne Gorgy (XI Studio), Filippo di Trapani (remx)
Workshop instructors: Tanya Snook (Gov of Canada), Adam Faulkner (blueegg), Jennifer Blatz (Rocket Mortgage), Jennifer Fraser and Akash Radia (Macadamian)
Diamond Sponsors: Kinaxis
Platinum Sponsors: Ampli2de, dffrnt
Gold Sponsors: Jumping Elephants, Systemscope, Macadamian
Silver Sponsors: DV[ux], Algonquin College, Optimal Workshop, Spydergrrl, Design Centered Co., Stickermule

Date: Thursday-Sunday, October 31 – November 3, 2019
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook
Organizers: Phat Chau, Catherine Gosztonyi, Zach Falsetto, Jason Westerlund, Jasmine Cianciotta, Serkan Kum, Celine Genest, Rubina Haddad, Nico Valenzuela, Robyn Feres-Cameron, Alicia Low
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv), Boon Sheridan (18F)
Keynote speakers: Bill Buxton (Microsoft), Kim Goodwin (Independent), Cyd Harrell (Independent)
Speakers: Eva-Lotta Lam (Independent), Amy Ross (NASA), Steve Portigal (Portigal Consulting), Bryce Johnson (Microsoft), Lining Yao (Carnegie Melon University), Farai Madzima (Shopify), Alastair Somerville (Acuity Design)
Workshop instructors: Cornelius Rachieru (Ampli2de), Adam Polansky (Bottle Rocket Studios), Alastair Somerville (Acuity Design), Kim Goodwin (Independent)
Diamond Sponsors: Shopify
Platinum Sponsors: Canada Post, Jumping Elephants, Synacor, Optimal Workshop, You.i TV
Gold Sponsors: Systemscope, Canadian Museum of History, Algonquin College, Macadamian
Silver Sponsors: DV[ux], Ampli2de

Date: Thursday-Sunday, November 1-4, 2018
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook
Organizers: Phat Chau, Sage Cram, Teresa D’Andrea, Catherine Gosztonyi, Zach Falsetto, Jason Westerlund, Jasmine Cianciotta, Robyn Cameron, Stephane Tourangeau
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Mike Monteiro (Mule Design), Jesse James Garrett (Capital One), Gretchen Anderson (Independent), Jim Kalbach (MURAL)
Speakers: Vivianne Castillo (WW), Alberta Soranzo (Lloyds Banking Group), A.J. Kandy (Hitachi ID Systems), Marion-Isabelle Muszynski (National Bank of Canada), Claudel Rheault (Havas), Dalia El-Shimy (Shopify), Simon King (IDEO), Nuff (Independent), Molly Wright Steenson (Carnegie Mellon), Cornelius Rachieru (CanUX), Tanya Snook (CanUX), Andrew Hinton (State Farm), Mark Bottomley (CSC), Karen Woods (WCS), Kevin Deevey (DV[ux]), Dominira Saul (YOUi.TV), Jane Motz Hayes (TribalScale), Jennifer Fraser (Macadamian)
Workshop instructors: Mike Monteiro (Mule Design), Andrew Hinton (State Farm), Alberta Soranzo (Lloyds Banking Group), Jim Kalbach (MURAL)
Diamond Sponsors: Handrail
Platinum Sponsors: Canada Post, Jumping Elephants, Google, Questrade
Gold Sponsors: Macadamian, MNP, Ampli2de, Systemscope, Shopify, Canadian Museum of History
Silver Sponsors: NeoInsight, Akendi, Synacor, IBM, Re-Think Strategic Consulting, St.Lawrence College, Axure, Rosenfeld Media, Sketch, Untether.tv, Optimal Workshop, StickerMule

Date: Thursday-Sunday, November 2-5, 2017
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook
Organizers: Phat Chau, Sage Cram, Thomas Gohard, Peter de Gosztonyi, Teresa D’Andrea, Aqeela Somani, Zach Falsetto, Jason Westerlund, Stephane Tourangeau
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Jared Spool (UIE), Dan Saffer (Twitter), Dori Tunstall (OCAD)
Speakers: Lindsay Aitchison (NASA), Dan Ramsden (BBC), Ryan Rumsey (Electronic Arts), Chris Govias (CDS), Audrey Girouard (Carleton U), Meena Kothandaram (Twig & Fish), Zarla Ludin (Twig & Fish), Billy Gregory (The Paciello Group), Jaime Levy (USC), Ian Fenn (Chopstix Media), Dan Klyn (The Understanding Group), Beth Fox (Service Nova Scotia), Kat Hardisty (Optimal Workshop), Dan Szuc (Apogee), Linn Vizard
Workshop instructors: Kevin Grignon (IBM), Dan Szuc (Apogee), Dominira Saul (Akendi), Meena Kothandaram (Twig & Fish), Zarla Ludin (Twig & Fish), Ian Fenn (Chopstix Media), Jaime Levy (USC)
Platinum Sponsors: Shopify, Canada Post, Jumping Elephants, Google
Gold Sponsors: Macadamian, MNP, Ampli2de, Systemscope, Canadian Museum of History, A Hundred Answers, Detour UX, Synacor, Nureva
Silver Sponsors: NeoInsight, Thales, WipeBook, Akendi, St.Lawrence College, DV[ux], Rosenfeld Media, Sketch, Untether.tv, Optimal Workshop, StickerMule

Date: Friday-Sunday, November 11-13, 2016
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook
Organizers: Phat Chau, Sage Cram, Thomas Gohard, Peter de Gosztonyi, Teresa D’Andrea, Aqeela Somani, Zach Falsetto, Jason Westerlund, Alena Iouguina, Stephane Tourangeau, Michael Grigoriev
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Alan Cooper (Cooper), Peter Morville (Semantic Studios), Dana Chisnell (USDS)
Speakers: Stephen Anderson (Bloomboard), Simone Rebaudengo (Automato/Frog), Meena Kothandaraman (Twig+Fish), Boon Sheridan (Rosenfeld Media), Adam Polansky (Bottle Rocket Studios), Andrew Mayfield (Optimal Workshop), Lynsey Thornton (Shopify), Meghan Armstrong (Habanero), Amanda Stockwell (Independent), Rachel Daniel (Maxpoint), Dave Hale (Soshal), James Senior (Mayo Clinic), Veronique Verreault (Miss VVs Mystery), Pascal de Grandpre (Ordi-Folie)
Workshop instructors: Boon Yew Chew (Sapient), Boon Sheridan (Rosenfeld Media)
Platinum Sponsors: Fjord, Bridgeable, Soshal, IBM, Jumping Elephants, Google
Gold Sponsors: Macadamian, A Hundred Answers, Ampli2de, Systemscope, Canada Post, Usability Matters, Canadian Museum of History, Adobe
Silver Sponsors: NeoInsight, Shopify, Sapient Nitro, DV[ux], Thales, Real Decoy, Axure, Rosenfeld Media, WipeBook, Untether.tv, MKN Design, Optimal Workshop, StickerMule, Topview Camera, Ottawa in Colour, Proto.io, The Service Design Network

Date: Saturday/Sunday, November 07-08, 2015
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook, Barbara Spanton
Organizers: Sage Cram, Thomas Gohard, Phat Chau, Monica Zaczynski, Peter de Gosztonyi, Joe Brownstein, Aqeela Somani, Kevin Grignon, Stephane Tourangeau
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Peter Merholz (Jawbone), Cennydd Bowles (Twitter), Aaron Draplin (DDC)
Speakers: Steve Hillenius (NASA), Shelley Bernstein (Brooklyn Museum), Leisa Reichelt (Australian Gov DTO), Boon Sheridan (formerly at NASDAQ), Matt Nish-Lapidus (Normative), Jess McMullin (Situ Strategy), Derek Featherstone (Simply Accessible), Carine Lallemand (Univ of Luxembourg), Brent Marshall (EightLines), Kat Kavanagh (Capra Design), Bruce Tsuji (Carleton U), Annemarie Lesage (Yu Centrik), Shannon Lee & Robert Rayson (Ottawa U), Jarred Szabadi (Gymtrack)
Platinum Sponsors: Google, Adobe, Jumping Elephants
Gold Sponsors: Macadamian, A Hundred Answers, Ampli2de
Silver Sponsors: , Akendi, NeoInsight, UserTesting.com, Kivuto, Shopify, Systemscope, DV[ux], ThinkWrap Commerce, Axure, Rosenfeld Media, WipeBook, O’Reilly, Balsamiq, Untether.tv, MKN Design, Re-Think Strategic Consulting, Stem Design Labs, Involution Studios, Sketch, StickerMule

Date: Saturday/Sunday, November 08-09, 2014
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook, Barbara Spanton
Organizers: Samantha Lovelace, Thomas Gohard, Lina Bonapace, Monica Zaczynski, Peter de Gosztonyi, Nadya Rustandjaja, Phat Chau, Joe Brownstein
Volunteers: Carleton students
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Steve Krug (Advanced Common Sense), Lou Rosenfeld (Rosenfeld Media), Kim Goodwin (PatientsLikeMe)
Speakers: Abby Covert (SVA, Parsons, IAI), Jonas Damon (Frog), Matthew Milan (Normative), Konrad Sauer (Sauer & Steiner Toolworks), Jonas Woost (CBC Music), Jennifer Fraser (Macadamian), Lisa Fast (NeoInsight), Juan Pablo Solano (Piposys Media), Jason Stanley (Provender), Michael Grigoriev (New Ottawa), Seneca Brandi (Akendi), Stefan Dickerson (Macadamian)
Platinum Sponsors: Google, Adobe
Gold Sponsors: Akendi, Jumping Elephants, A Hundred Answers, YOUi Labs, NeoInsight, Kivuto, MKN Design, Espial
Silver Sponsors: Ampli2de, Macadamian, NeoInsight, Shopify, Systemscope, DV[ux], Axure, Rosenfeld Media, O’Reilly, Balsamiq, Untether.tv, UIE, Socks by William

Date: Saturday/Sunday, November 09-10, 2013
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook, Barbara Spanton, Derek Featherstone
Organizers: Mary-Beth Baker, Samantha Lovelace, Thomas Gohard, Jennifer Fraser, Lina Bonapace, Jasmine Cianciotta, Monica Zaczynski, Peter de Gosztonyi, Nadya Rustandjaja
Volunteers: Carleton students, St. Joseph College students
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Jesse James Garrett (Adaptive Path), Bill DeRouchey (GE), Russ Unger (UserGlue, GE Capital)
Speakers: Juhan Sonin (Involution Studios, MIT), Daniel Szuc (Apogee HK), Leisa Reichelt (UK GDS), Jess McMullin (Citizen Experience), Samantha Soma (GE), Jonathan Snook(Shopify), Scott Plewes (Macadamian), Alena Iouguina (Carleton U), Shay Howe (Belly), Cynthia Savard Saucier (TP1), Joel Grenier (YOUi Labs), Jason Westerlund (NAC), Anton McConville (IBM)
Gold Sponsors: Adobe, Google, Jumping Elephants, A Hundred Answers, YOUi Labs, Shopify, Systemscope, TP1
Silver Sponsors: Akendi, Algonquin College, Ampli2de, Macadamian, NeoInsight, Follow The UX Leader, The Code Factory, Corel, Design 1st, UXstaff,
In-Kind Sponsors: Axure, Rosenfeld Media, O’Reilly, Balsamiq, UserTesting.com, Simply Accessible, Untether.tv

Date: Saturday/Sunday, October 13-14, 2012
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook, Derek Featherstone
Organizers: Barbara Spanton, Laura Wesley, Mary-Beth Baker, Stefan Dickerson, Samantha Lovelace, Jennifer Fraser, Thomas Gohard
Volunteers: Hayleigh Wronski, Vicky Lam, Jeff Smith
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speakers: Jared Spool (UIE), Steve Portigal (Portigal Consulting)
Speakers: Dana Chisnell (UsabilityWorks), Jessica Ivins (Happy Cog), Derek Featherstone (SimplyAccessible), Gabor Vida (Teknision), Jeff Parks (Digia UX), Jess McMullin (Citizen Experience), Shai Idelson (Sid Lee)
Sponsors: Akendi, Ampli2de, Carleton U, Citizen Experience, DIGIA UX, Macadamian, NeoInsight, Ottawa U, Rosenfeld Media, Simply Accessible, Untether.tv, YouILabs

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011
Conference co-chairs: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook, Derek Featherstone
Organizers: Barbara Spanton, Kris Aston, Miranda Gray, Simona Ioffe, Stefan Dickerson, Jeff Braybrook, Molly Anglin, Amanda Holtstrom, Amy Yee, Roufa Therrien
Volunteers: Catherine Campbell, Laura Wesley, Mary-Beth Baker, Vicky Lam, Tim Aston, Jeff Smith
Host: Rob Woodbridge (Untether.tv)
Keynote speaker: Dana Chisnell (UsabilityWorks)
Speakers: Alasdair Stuart-Bell (Jumping Elephants), Amanda Holtstrom (NLC), Andrew Emmons (YouILabs), Anton McConville (IBM) , Dominira Saul (Akendi), Gabor Vida (Teknision), Jeff Braybrook (Blueprint), Laura Wesley (GoC UXWG), Tanya Snook (GoC UXWG)
Sponsors: Akendi, Ampli2de, FurtherAhead, Macadamian, NeoInsight, NLC, Ottawa U, Rosenfeld Media, UIE

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010
Organizers: Cornelius Rachieru, Tanya Snook, Barbara Spanton, Derek Featherstone, Jess McMullin, Kris Aston, Laura Wesley, Mike Atyeo, Simona Ioffe, Engy Sedki, Jeff Parks
Volunteers: Deborah O’Malley, Jesse Good, Mary-Beth Baker, Jeff Smith
Host: Jess McMullin (Citizen Experience)
Keynote speaker: Tedde Van Gelderen (Akendi)
Speakers: Chris Wightman, Derek Featherstone (FurtherAhead), Jane Stewart, John A. Brown, Lois Frankel (Carleton U), Lorraine Chapman (Macadamian)
Sponsors: Adobe, Akendi, Ampli2de, FurtherAhead, Macadamian, NeoInsight, Ottawa U, Rosenfeld Media

The original CanUX events were created and organized by nForm. The inaugural edition (2005) was originally organized by BNIC. CanUX was an intimate affair, shaped as a combination of workshops and a retreat, taking place at the reclusive Banff Centre in Banff, AB. If you’d like to relieve some of those moments, search the tag ‘#canux’ on Flickr.

Date: Thu-Sat, Nov 12-14, 2009
Organizers: Jess McMullin, Gene Smith, nForm
Host: Jess McMullin (nForm)
Speakers: Peter Merholz (Adaptive Path), Nathan Curtis (EightShapes), Lane Becker (Get Satisfaction), Kristina Halvorson (Brain Traffic), Matthew Milan (Normative), Rahel Bailie (Intentional Design), Chad Fournier (Shaw Communications), Jess McMullin (nForm), Colin Funk (The Banff Centre Arts Ensemble)
Sponsors: nForm

Date: Sun-Tue, Nov 16-18, 2008
Organizers: Jess McMullin, Gene Smith, nForm
Host: Jess McMullin (nForm)
Speakers: Luke Wroblewski (Yahoo), Brandon Schauer (Adaptive Path), Dave Gray (XPLANE), Dennis Wixon (Microsoft Surface), Yvonne Shek (nForm), Colin Funk (The Banff Centre Arts Ensemble), Jerome Ryckborst (Gemcom)
Sponsors: nForm, Rosenfeld Media

Date: Sun-Tue, Nov 25-27, 2007
Organizers: Jess McMullin, Gene Smith, nForm
Host: Jess McMullin (nForm)
Speakers: Lou Rosenfeld (Rosenfeld Media), David Armano (Critical Mass), Brad Nemer (Motorola), Jess McMullin (nForm), Colin Funk (The Banff Centre Arts Ensemble), Kes & Sue Sempathar, Gene Smith (nForm), Derek Featherstone (Further Ahead)
Sponsors: nForm, Techsmith, Microsoft

Date: Thu-Sat, Sept 14-16, 2006
Organizers: Jess McMullin, Gene Smith, nForm
Host: Jess McMullin (nForm)
Speakers: Kevin Cheng (OK Cancel), John Morkes (Expero Inc.), Gene Smith (nForm), Colin Funk (The Banff Centre Arts Ensemble), Liz Danzico (Boxes & Arrows), John Bristowe (Microsoft), Joey Benedek (Microsoft), Cambrian House, Betsy Webber (Techsmith)
Sponsors: nForm, Techsmith, Microsoft

Date: Fri-Mon, Sept 23-26, 2005
Organizers: Jess McMullin, Gene Smith, BNIC
Host: Jess McMullin (nForm)
Speakers: Mark Rettig (Fit Associates), Steve Hirsch (Adaptive Path), Steve Portigal (Portigal Consulting), Jess McMullin (nForm), Colin Funk (The Banff Centre Arts Ensemble), Woody Woodman (Ravenwood Entertainment), Anne Yeo & Bruce Pomeroy (Blast Radius), David Crow (Microsoft), Bryce Johnson (Microsoft)
Sponsors: nForm