OTTAWA, CANADA: OCT 1-4, 2025
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CANUX 2018 PROGRAM
- THU NOV 1, 2018
- FRI NOV 2, 2018
- SAT NOV 3, 2018
- SUN NOV 4, 2018
THU NOV 1, 2018
FRI NOV 2, 2018
SAT NOV 3, 2018
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: JESSE JAMES GARRETT | @jjg Adaptive Path ( San Francisco, CA ) DESIGNING THE DESIGNER Design Career |
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} 9:50 AM Presentation: VIVIANNE CASTILLO | @vcastillo630 WW ( New York, NY ) Ethics & Power: The Role of Shame in UX Research Research Ethics |
} 10:20 AM Scheduled break: COFFEE BREAK (SPONSORED BY GOOGLE) |
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} 11:05 AM Presentation: ALBERTA SORANZO | @albertatrebla Lloyds Banking Group ( London, UK ) Our Eternal (Digital) Afterlife Design Ethics |
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} 11:40 AM Short presentation: A.J. KANDY | @ajkandy Hitachi ID Systems ( Calgary, AB ) Android and Antifascism: Tracing the Roots of Material Design in Postwar Germany UX Design |
} 12:00 PM Scheduled break: LUNCH BREAK (SPONSORED BY HANDRAIL) |
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} 1:40 PM Short presentation: MARION-ISABELLE MUSZYNSKI & CLAUDEL RHEAULT | @miszynski @realcheval National Bank of Canada & Havas ( Montreal, QC ) Design consistency: let’s be honest, it’s hard Slide deck (PDF) UX Design |
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} 2:00 PM Presentation: DALIA EL-SHIMY | @bowiesicecream Shopify ( Montreal, QC ) TURNING ANECDOTES INTO INSIGHTS: MIXED METHODS RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DESIGN Slide deck (PDF) Research Methods |
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} 2:30 PM Presentation: SIMON KING | @simonking IDEO ( Chicago, IL ) A/B, Creativity or Design: Deciding How to Make Product Decisions Design Strategy |
} 3:00 PM Scheduled break: COFFEE BREAK (SPONSORED BY JUMPING ELEPHANTS) |
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} 3:40 PM Short presentation: NUFF | @designbynuff Independent ( Toronto, ON ) The Discomfort Zone: From Interfaces to Installations Slide deck UX Design |
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} 4:00 PM Presentation: MOLLY WRIGHT STEENSON | @maximolly Carnegie Mellon ( Pittsburgh, PA ) A Short Talk on The History of AI and Design Design AI |
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} 4:30 PM Keynote: Jim Kalbach | @jimkalbach MURAL ( Jersey City, NJ ) Peace is Waged With Sticky Notes Design Research |
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} 5:15 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 Dinner / Free time: ON YOUR OWN |
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} 9:00 PM Party time: OAG (Ottawa Art Gallery) ( 10 Daly Avenue (Daly Avenue Entrance) ) CANUX AFTERPARTY |
SUN NOV 4, 2018
As you can’t always plan for the unexpected in life months ahead, our program and the speaker availability is subject to change.
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