Discussion Archive: June 2008

[IxDA-SF EVENT] VizFarm: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Hello friends-

For our July event we're turning the tables and looking to you, our
San Francisco community, to supply the content. The event is called
VizFarm, and it will feature data visualizations in short 5 minute
bursts from our community. What have you been up to lately? Let us
take a look!

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[IxDA-SF presents] VizFarm: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

As people and businesses increasingly need to understand and evaluate
vast amounts of information, information visualization has moved from
a research topic to a mainstream technique.

Event recap

Many thanks to Fit Associates Marc Rettig, Jenna Date, and Dana Pruszynski
for hosting and presenting the IXDA Pittsburgh June Meeting on June 18.
With approximately 30 attendees, this event had the highest turnout for IxDA
Pittsburgh. Jenna and Marc engaged the audience in how nurturing client and
team relationships improves designs and creates ripples that go beyond the
single project.

Opportunity to switch to academia and give back to HCI/IxDA community

Folks,

If you've every thought that newcomers to HCI/IxDA could benefit from
your experience, perhaps you might consider directing the Masters in
HCI Program at Carnegie Mellon University. I've been doing it for 11
years and it's time for me to pass the baton and get back to more
research, so CMU is looking to hire a new Director. I can tell you that
our students and alumni are exciting, diverse, mature, smart as all
get-out, and generally wonderful people to be around.

Is UCD Really Broken?

I've been following the frequent allusions to Google, 37signals, Facebook,
et al (including Jared Spool's presentation) as evidence that UCD is somehow
broken with interest. There's no debating that these products have been
successful, but it is also worth considering that they are the exception,
not the rule.