http://www.canux2007.com Canadian User Experience Workshop Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:18:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Folks, you can post in the comments of this post to help coordinate ride sharing... I know David Armano gets in Sunday around 6:30 pm at the airport (and will have to clear customs) and could use a ride. Looking forward to seeing you in Banff. http://www.canux2007.com/2007/11/22/ride-sharing-coordination/ There are a few questions that have come up. Here are some answers: 1) How do I extend my stay? Call the Banff Centre Reservations Desk at 1.800.884.7574. Rooms are $115 / night + $7.00 service fee + taxes (as opposed to the regular rate of $175 + extras) 2) What is the ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/10/30/common-questions/ As VP, Experience Design for Critical Mass, David has the privilege of leading talented interdisciplinary teams across a variety of clients while leveraging his background as a creative problem solver and strategic thinker. David has over 14 years experience in the creative field with the majority of his time spent ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/09/21/david-armano-critical-mass/ Brad Nemer is currently the product portfolio manager for Motorola's 3G efforts in Asia. He's also the first graduate from the Institute of Design to earn a joint degree in business and design, receiving both an MBA and a Masters of Design in 2004. He is an Adjunct Professor at ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/08/22/motorolas-brad-nemer-confirms/ I'm so excited to announce our most recent speakers! This session is going to rock... Kes and Sue are the partners at MetaMemes, a company that makes tools to help people innovate. Building on the successful 2004 release of the eponymous innovation game MetaMemes, they have just release ThinkCube, an ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/07/27/kes-and-sue-sampanthar/ The Banff Leadership Arts Ensemble is a group of the Banff Centre’s Leadership Development creativity facilitators, community artists and adult educators. This ensemble works collaboratively in a leadership/arts lab environment to explore, test, and define connections surfacing between leadership, artistic mediums and creative processes. CanUX has ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/06/01/the-banff-leadership-arts-ensemble/ Derek Featherstone is a well known instructor, speaker and developer with expertise in web accessibility consulting. Derek delivers technical training that is engaging, informative and immediately applicable. A high-quality instructor, he draws on his background as a former high school teacher plus seven years running his web development and accessibility consultancy ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/05/30/derek-featherstone/   Louis Rosenfeld is founder of Rosenfeld Media, a new publishing house focused on short, practical books on user experience design. As an information architecture consultant, he has helped numerous Fortune 500s and other large, messy, political enterprises make their information easier to find. Lou is co-author of "Information Architecture ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/05/30/lou-rosenfeld/ Gene has worked on the web for 10 years, including five years planning, developing and managing large-scale websites. From 1999 to 2003 he managed the Alberta Government website and planned a major redesign of that site. Gene also led the web team at Capital Health, improving the effectiveness of the website ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/05/30/gene-smith/ Since 1997 Jess has focused his career on understanding and developing positive user experiences for his clients and their users. Jess draws on techniques from usability, information architecture, and user research to generate client insight to drive innovation and create better customer experiences. His value-centered approach grounds customer experience strategy ... http://www.canux2007.com/2007/05/30/jess-mcmullin/