November 9-10, 2013 Ottawa, Canada
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Program

We are currently working hard on the schedule grid for UXcamp Ottawa 2013. If you’d like to get an idea of what you can expect, last year’s schedule and slides can be found below…

Day 1: Saturday, October 13, 2012

Venue: Ottawa Little Theatre ( Map )

While UXcamp Ottawa III in the now in the past, our minds are now processing the amazing information provided by our stellar speaker lineup. For your convenience, we have also added the available slides to each speaker’s program entry. Enjoy, and see you in 2013.

8:00 am Registration and breakfast (provided)
8:45 am Introduction
ROB WOODBRIDGE, Untether.tv (Ottawa, ON)
Welcome Message
9:00 am Opening keynote:
JARED SPOOL, UIE (Boston, MA)
It’s a Great Time To Be a UX Designer   /   Slides
10:05 am Presentation:
DANA CHISNELL, UsabilityWorks (Boston, MA)
Deconstructing Delight: Pleasure, Flow, and Meaning   /   Slides
10:50 am 10 minute break
11:00 am Presentation:
JESSICA IVINS, Independent (Philadelphia, PA)
What Everyone Needs to Know About Designing for Women   /   Slides
11:45 am Presentation:
DEREK FEATHERSTONE, Simply Accessible (Ottawa, ON)
Accessibility as a Design Tool   /   Slides
12:20 pm Lunch (provided)
01:30 pm Presentation:
JESS McMULLIN, Citizen Experience (Edmonton, AB)
Citizen Experience Design… and You!   /   Slides
02:15 pm Presentation:
SHAI IDELSON, Sid Lee (Montreal, QC)
UX Lessons From Evil Ad Men   /   Slides
02:45 pm 15 minute break
03:00 pm Presentation:
NICK FINCK, Deloitte Digital (Seattle, WA)
Big Picture UX   /   Slides
03:45 pm Presentation:
JEFF PARKS, DIGIA UX / Rosenfeld Media (Ottawa, ON)
Creativity – The Missing Link Between Data and Common Sense   /   Slides
4:10 pm 10 minute break
04:20 pm Presentation:
GABOR VIDA, Teknision (Ottawa, ON)
Project Chameleon
4:45 pm Closing keynote:
STEVE PORTIGAL, Portigal Consulting (San Francisco, CA)
The Power of Bad Ideas   /   Slides
5:45 pm Closing remarks and prize draws
6:00 pm Networking / Drinks (on-site)

 

Day 2: Sunday, October 14, 2012

Venue: 122 Lamoureux Hall, Ottawa U ( Map )

The second day of UXcamp Ottawa 2012 will be dedicated to a full-day design jam. We invite UX designers, IAs, usability specialists, product designers, visual designers etc. to join a team and work towards a solution for a user experience challenge. Details of the challenge will only be made public on the day of the event. Teams will be randomly chosen on site from the pool of participants.

9:00 am Registration and Breakfast (provided)
9:30 am Problem definition
10:00 am Team breakouts
12:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm Preparation of team presentations
2:30 pm Team presentations
4:30 pm Announcement of winners
5:00 pm Networking/Drinks (Location: TBD)
Another shoutout to our amazing event sponsors: