Saturday, January 28, 2012

Londoner in AddisonLet us ring in the New Year with a DFW UPA social!  The January meeting will be a three-part recipe:

  1. Let’s plan on socializing.  Swap holiday stories and New Year’s resolutions (you may have already broken).  Appetizers will be provided by DFW-UPA.  The latter portion of the evening will consist of officer elections for the coming year.
  2. We plan to review what you can expect at Big Design 2012, too.  We have a ton of great news to share with you, too.  We have saved some cool announcements just for this meeting.
  3. We will also do our annual DFW-UPA officer elections/selections.  Seriously, we do have a good time with planning things.  You will get the inside scoop by becoming an officer.  If you don’t step forward, we’ll just volunteer you, anyway.

Please RSVP by using the link shown below.  We hope to see you there!  See details below:


What

January Meet-n-Greet, BigD12, & Officer Elections

When

January 31st, 2012

6:30 PM will be socializing

7:30PM will be Big Design 2012 Announcements

8:00PM will be DFW-UPA Officer Elections

Where

The Londoner in Addison
14930 Midway Road
Addison, TX
(972) 458-2444

Cost

$5 unless your 2012 dues are paid ($20 for professionals, $10 for students)

RSVP

http://jan2012dfwupa.eventbrite.com

Nominations

You can nominate yourself or anyone else. Please send your nominations to DFWUPA. All officer positions run for one calendar year from January until December.

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December 1: Trains at North Park and Dinner

by admin on November 27, 2011

Trains at Northpark 2011To close out 2011, we wanted to visit the trains at North Park Mall, which is wonderful set of train views of different areas of Dallas during different times within our city’s rich history. All of the proceeds go to help Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, too.
 
 
 
 
Here are the details.

What: Trains at North Park Mall
When: December 1, 2011
Where: North Park Center (Located on Level Two near Barneys New York)
Time: 7;00PM
Cost: $3-$6 and discounts are available at Tom Thumb Stores.

You can find a map here: http://www.northparkcenter.com/directionsmap.html
Register here: http://12dfwupa2011.eventbrite.com/

NOTE: We plan to do some shopping for Keith Anderson’s family. Keith has been in the hospital since November 5th, sedated, on dialysis, using a respirator, and battling pacreatitis. We want to buy some gifts for his family.

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Nov 10: World Usability Day at Sabre

November 5, 2011

Join Sabre for its annual World Usability Day celebration. You will get the chance to talk with all of the interactive design teams about their products and services. Plus, you can hear about job openings available on these teams. You will have 9 interactive exhibitis in Building A. A short walk to Building B gets [...]

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October 18: Non-Profit Design Slam for Give Camp 2011

October 7, 2011

The October meeting is a working one! We are going to perform content evaluations, heuristic inspections, and design reviews for some of the non-profit companies particiapting in Give Camp for the weekend of October 21-23. This event is free. Register at: http://designslamdfw2011.eventbrite.com It is your chance to make a difference and help out some great [...]

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Sept 27: Social Values in the Design Process

September 21, 2011

This month’s meeting is going to put you to work! Join Paula Thornton and be part of a group exploratory activity to provide feedback to a research group at the University of British Columbia. NOTE: Stephen Anderson may drop in to run us through an exercise with his “Mental Notes” cards. He is trying to [...]

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August 30: Conference Redux & Ice Cream Social

August 24, 2011

I scream.  You Scream.  We all scream for ….conference redux & ice cream.  Ice cream sandwiches, of course.  Make your own. Register for this event, so we know how many cookies to bake and how much ice cream to order. Get out of the heat and share your experiences at Big Design, SXSWI, UPA, IXDA, IA [...]

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June 28: Big Design Preview (10 Minute Talks)

June 26, 2011

You are invited to a Big Design Conference 2011 special Sneak Peak.  We will be meeting at the headquarters of Game Stop for a quick tour by Jeremy Johnson, UI Director. Then, we will start a series of 10-minute talks to preview the conference. Check out several of the phenomenal speakers and hear they have [...]

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May 24: Watch “Objectified” with DFW-UPA

May 17, 2011

Before you run off to see all those summer blockbuster movies, join us for our geek movie night at DFW-UPA! Do you look at objects and wonder who designed it, who it’s designed for and what it does well? If so, join us at our May meeting where we will watch “Objectified”. Step into the [...]

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April 25: Mobility Day at Sabre

April 13, 2011

Limited seats available for DFW-UPA members.  Only 30 total seats.  Sign up fast! Register at: http://mobilityday2011.eventbrite.com Description of Event: Paper to Desktop to Web to Mobile.  Evolution and revolution in both technology and human experience.  The ability to reach out and “touch someone,” to become “sticky with our customers” and to create a contextual experience is increasingly centered on the [...]

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March 22 Meeting: Designing for Awareness

March 7, 2011

Do you feel like you are being pulled in 10 different directions? You need check-in to Gowalla or Four Square, check your emails, check your voice mail, update you Facebook status, take a picture, post the picture to Flickr, tweet about the picture, and more. Does your online life affect your real one? You are [...]

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