It’s a new year. Time to start thinking about what conferences to attend in 2010. The following is a list of conferences we at Evantage are likely to attend (or have attended in the past) due to their content and location. This is not a comprehensive list. There are some conferences such as IDEA that I would recommend but they do not currently have information listed about a 2010 conference. Likewise, the Usability Professional Association annual conference is another one I would typically recommend, but due to its location in Munich, Germany this year, it doesn’t appear feasible (unless you have the travel budget).
The conferences below are listed according to when they occur; the information includes location(s), dates, and general cost information. Please see the conference’s web site for complete conference information including pricing, lodging, and sessions.
Nielsen Norman Group: The Usability Week 2010 Conference
Locations/ Dates
• Miami Jan 25-29
• Atlanta Feb 22-26
• New York March 22-26
Cost: $854 for one day to $2988 for all 5 days
Session I would attend: Designing Mobile Websites, presenter Raluca Budiu. I am very interested in what others have to say about designing mobile applications.
Web 3.0 Conference
Date: Jan 26-27
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Cost: $325 for one day to $545 for full conference
Session I would attend: Semantic Web for Social Media, presenters Peter Mika and Peter Sweeny. I would like to learn more about how “the semantic web could bring structure and value to social networks.”
Interaction 10
Dates: Feb 4-7
Location: Savannah, GA
Cost: $749 (standard); $299 (student)
Session I would attend: The Right Way to Wireframe, presenters Russ Unger, Will Evans, Todd Zaki Warfel, and of course Evantage’s Fred Beecher.
Knowbility: CalWAC—California Web Accessibility Conference : Usability Track
Dates: Feb 8-10
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Cost: $425
Session I would attend: Accessibility – What NOT To Do, presenter Glenda Sims. Sometimes knowing not what to do is more valuable than knowing what to do.
South by Southwest
Date: March 12-16
Location: Austin, TX
Cost: $395 to $550 (Depends on date of registration)
Session I would attend: FAIL: When user research goes horribly, horribly wrong, presenter: Steve Portigal. This session sounds like it will be entertaining… and a little insightful even.
An Event Apart
Dates/ Location
• Seattle April 5-7
• Boston Mary 24-25
• Minneapolis July 26-27
• Washington DC Sept 16-17
Cost: $895 to $1095 (Depends on date of registration)
Session I would attend: Mobile First!, presenter: Luke Wroblewski. Again with the mobile.
CHI 2010
Dates: April 10-15
Location: Atlanta, GA
Cost: $350 to $1160 for full conference (Depends on date of registration, student status, and member status)
Session I would attend: Session information not posted as of Jan. 12
IA Summit
Dates: April 9-11
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Cost: Ranges from $325 to $725 (Depends on date of registration, member status, and employment status)
Session I would attend: It’s a toss up between The Mobile Question: Lessons in Design and Strategy for Your Mobile Experience presenter Jeremy Johnson and Real World Accessibility for Ajax and Web Apps presenter Derek Featherstone. I’m trying to get a grasp on accessibility considerations for web apps.
Technical Communication Summit ’10 (STC’S 57th Annual Conference)
Dates: May 2-5, 2010
Location: Dallas, TX
Cost: $175 to $1345 (Depends on date of registration, student status, and member status)
Session I would attend: Web 2.0 and Accessibility, presenter Linda Roberts. I would like to “understand the unique accessibility issues that Web 2.0 technology presents.”
10. UX Week (Adaptive Path)
Dates: August 24-27
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: $1395 to $2495 (depends on date of registration)
Session I would attend: Session information not posted as of Jan. 12
11. User Interface 14 Conference
Dates: Nov 8-10
Location: Boston, MA
Cost: Not posted as of Jan 12
Session I would attend: Session information not posted as of Jan. 12
If I missed a conference that you are attending this year or would recommend feel free to add it to the comments.
Tags: Accessibility, Interaction Design, usability conferences, User Experience
