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CANUX 2017 PROGRAM
This is the revised CanUX 2017 program grid at the start of our first plenary day on Sat, Nov 4th.
THU NOV 2, 2017
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
| } 8:00 AM Welcome: MORNING WORKSHOP REGISTRATION |
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} 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Half Day Workshop: KEVIN GRIGNON | @greenyo IBM ( Ottawa, ON ) W4: Effective Design: Blueprint for Collaboration SxD Blueprinting |
| } 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK – On Your Own |
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| } 1:00 PM Welcome: AFTERNOON WORKSHOP REGISTRATION |
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} 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Half Day Workshop: DANIEL SZUC | @dszuc Apogee ( Hong Kong, CN ) W5: MAKE MEANINGFUL WORK (DESIGNING PRODUCT TEAMS TO DELIVER ON GREAT EXPERIENCES) UX Projects |
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} 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Half Day Workshop: DOMINIRA SAUL | @dominira_akendi Akendi ( Ottawa, ON ) W6: SCALING UX METHODOLOGY TO AFFECT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE UX Strategy |
FRI NOV 3, 2017
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
| } 8:00 AM Welcome: MORNING AND FULL DAY WORKSHOPS REGISTRATION |
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} 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Full Day Workshop: MEENA KOTHANDARAMAN & ZARLA LUDIN | @meena_ko & @zarlashtah Twig+Fish ( Boston, MA ) W1: DESIGNING (N)CREDIBLE RESEARCH STUDIES (SOLD OUT) UX Research |
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} 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Half Day Workshop: IAN FENN | @ifenn Independent ( London, UK ) W2: PAIN-FREE UX PORTFOLIOS: THE WORKSHOP UX Career |
| } 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK – Lunch is included for W1 (full day workshop) attendees only. |
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| } 1:00 PM Welcome: AFTERNOON WORKSHOP REGISTRATION |
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} 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Half Day Workshop: JAIME LEVY | @jaimerlevy USC / JLR Interactive ( Los Angeles, CA ) W3: Conducting Competitive Research and Analysis for Devising Innovative Products (SOLD OUT) UX Research |
SAT NOV 4, 2017
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
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} 8:45 AM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) WELCOME |
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} 9:00 AM Opening Keynote: DORI TUNSTALL | @dori_danthro OCAD U ( Toronto, ON ) Respectful Design: The Canadian Perspective Design Anthropology |
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} 9:50 AM Presentation: LINDSAY AITCHISON NASA ( Houston, TX ) If This Was Real Life, You’d Be Dead (or at least really uncomfortable) Design Research |
| } 10:20 AM Scheduled break: COFFEE BREAK (SPONSORED BY SHOPIFY) |
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} 11:00 AM Presentation: DAN RAMSDEN | @danramsden BBC ( Sheffield, UK ) What’s the Point of IA? IA Strategy |
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} 11:35 AM Presentation: RYAN RUMSEY | @ryanrumsey Electronic Arts ( Austin, TX ) Selling Design Systems Before Asking for Buy-In Slide deck Design Systems |
| } 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK – Provided by CanUX |
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} 1:40 PM Presentation: CHRIS GOVIAS | @cgovias Canadian Digital Service ( Ottawa, ON ) Designing for Justice: Bringing a 1,000 year old Justice System into the 21st Century Slide deck SERVICE DESIGN CASE STUDY |
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} 2:00 PM Presentation: AUDREY GIROUARD | @audreygirouard Carleton University ( Ottawa, ON ) Building flexible smartphones and designing for deformable UIs Slide deck (PDF) Design IxD |
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} 2:20 PM Presentation: MEENA KOTHANDARAMAN & ZARLA LUDIN | @meena_ko & @zarlashtah Twig+Fish ( Boston, MA ) Dethroning Research Methods: Reflective Alternatives to Study Design Research Design |
| } 3:00 PM Scheduled break: COFFEE BREAK (SPONSORED BY GOOGLE) |
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} 3:40 PM Presentation: BILLY GREGORY | @theBillyGregory The Paciello Group ( Toronto, ON ) #SUX: SOME USERS’ EXPERIENCE Accessibility Design |
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} 4:05 PM Presentation: JAIME LEVY | @jaimerlevy USC / JLR Interactive ( Los Angeles, CA ) Hyperloop Case Study: Where UX Strategy and an Innovative Transportation System Collide Slide deck (PDF) UX Strategy |
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} 4:40pm Closing Keynote: DAN SAFFER | @odannyboy O’Reilly Media ( San Francisco, CA ) THE ROBOTS ARE COMING (TO SERVICES) Service Design Robots |
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} 5:25 PM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) CLOSING REMARKS |
| } 5:30 PM Networking time: CANUX HAPPY HOUR |
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| } 6:30 PM Free time: ON YOUR OWN |
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| } 8:30 PM Party time: AVANTGARDE BAR ( 135 1/2 Besserer St. ) CANUX AFTERPARTY |
SUN NOV 5, 2017
Venue: Canadian Museum of History (formerly Museum of Civilization) Theatre ( Map )
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} 9:00 AM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) WELCOME BACK |
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} 9:10 AM Opening Keynote: IAN FENN | @ifenn Chopstix Media ( London, UK ) UX Portfolios: the Design Challenge Designers Forget UX STRATEGY |
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} 9:40 AM Presentation: DAN KLYN | @danklyn The Understanding Group ( Grand Rapids, MI ) An Opposite Truth Slide deck IA Research |
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} 10:20 AM Presentation: BETH FOX | @fireBethFox Service Nova Scotia ( Halifax, NS ) How Not To Be a UX Checkbox Service Design UX |
| } 10:40 AM Scheduled break: MUNCH BREAK (SPONSORED BY JUMPING ELEPHANTS) |
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} 11:30 AM Presentation: KAT HARDISTY | @macskakat Optimal Workshop ( Wellington, NZ ) Who Are We? Research UX |
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} 11:50 AM Presentation: DAN SZUC | @dszuc Apogee ( Hong Kong, CN ) Make Meaningful Work SxD Design |
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} 12:20 PM Presentation: LINN VIZARD | @wittster Bridgeable ( Toronto, ON ) There’s a Map For That! The Designer’s Cartography of Complexity Slide deck SxD Design |
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} 12:50 PM Opening Keynote: JARED SPOOL | @jmspool UIE / Center Centre ( Boston, MA ) Beyond the UX Tipping Point Slide deck (PDF) UX STRATEGY |
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} 1:50 PM Emcee: ROB WOODBRIDGE | @robwoodbridge Untether.tv ( Ottawa, ON ) CLOSING REMARKS |
| } 2:30 PM CMH Resource Centre CANUX JOB FAIR |
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