The Age of User Experience - Sydney (11/4), Brisbane (12/4 & 13/4), Melbourne (18/4)
You are invited to attend a Microsoft briefing on "The Age of User Experience" .
Where an d When
Sydney |
Brisbane |
Melbourne |
Microsoft Theatre 2, 1 Epping Rd, North Ryde |
Microsoft, Level 9, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane |
Microsoft Theatre, Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank |
Wednesday, 11th of April: 4:00pm to 6:15pm |
Thursday, 12th of April: 5:00pm to 7:15pm and Friday, 13 of April: 8:00am to 10:15am |
Wednesday, 18th of April: 4:00pm to 6:15pm |
Refreshments will be served after evening sessions, and before the breakfast session.
There is no charge for this event.
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Microsoft Briefing: The Age of User Experience
"Break down boundaries between creative vision and reality. Build bridges between disciplines so it's easier for people to work together. Fuel opportunity by redefining what's possible."
The Age of User Experience
Whether it's consumers shopping for the latest lifestyle device or organisations looking to reduce helpdesk calls, creators of products and services around the world are realising that to be successful they need to deliver more than just 'features'. More and more organisations are looking to design and the relatively new field of 'user experience' to provide the differentiator that delivers dramatically improved customer satisfaction and staff productivity.
You are invited to attend "The Age of User Experience" – a Microsoft briefing that explores new opportunities for creating great user experiences.
Developer, meet Designer. Designer, meet Developer
You already know that the biggest limitation to providing your customers and employees with great experiences is not what your designers can imagine, and it's not what your developers can create. It's allowing designers and developers to work together in a way that allows each to contribute their best.
Come along to learn how Microsoft is creating the tools that allow designers and developers to work together in ways that maximise creativity and productivity.
User Experience: Techniques, Tools and Trends
This briefing is specifically targeted at individuals responsible for defining user experiences for their staff and customers. Web designers, interaction designers, usability professionals, producers, creative directors and graphic designers should all attend this focussed session to:
- Learn about the latest trends in user experience design
- Hear industry leaders' thinking on the future of 'user experience'
- Understand how Microsoft is helping organisations across the world empower their people and customers with tools that redefine user experience possibilities
Agenda
20 min |
The Age of User Experience Shane Morris, User Experience Evangelist for Microsoft Australia, will discuss the rise of "differentiated user experiences" and introduce Microsoft's user experience strategy. |
20 min |
User Experience - where to from here? Hear from industry leaders about their vision for user experience over the next three to five years. What are the technological, sociological and business trends that will drive the next generation of interactive product design? How will new tools affect the practice of user experience? What does the future hold for professionals working in interaction design, information architecture, usability and related fields? Hear from different speakers in each city. Sydney: Different Brisbane: The Hiser Group Melbourne: Stamford Interactive |
20 min |
From Reach to Rich - Choosing the right user experience technology When it comes to delivering the right user experience, it is not a case of 'one size fits all'. Shane Morris will discuss the options available to deliver user experiences anywhere, from the car to the desk to the living room - and the challenge of choosing the right one. |
15 min |
Break |
60 min |
Introducing Microsoft Expression Microsoft's new Expression suite of products is creating the tools that will allow professional designers to create the next generation of user experiences. The Expression products have been specifically created to allow designers to specify exactly how user interfaces should look and operate. Built from the ground up to allow designers and developers to work together, see how professional designers are using Expression today to define next generation user experiences. |
Giveaway - one free copy of Microsoft Expression Web
One free copy of Microsoft Expression Web will be awarded for the best question of the session - as judged by the Microsoft representative on the day. Expression Web is the first product in Microsoft's new range of professional design tools.
See Microsoft Expression in action at the briefing, or go to www.microsoft.com/expression to learn more.
Registering to Attend
Kindly confirm your attendance by registering for the event at:
Sydney , 4:00pm, 11th of April |
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032335684&Culture=en-AU |
Brisbane,5:00pm, 12th of April |
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032335690&Culture=en-AU |
Brisbane, 8:00am, 13th of April |
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032335693&Culture=en-AU |
Melbourne, 4:00pm, 18th of April |
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032335691&Culture=en-AU |
More Information
For more information, or if you are having difficulties registering, please contact Shane Morris at shanemo@microsoft.com or (03) 9286 3215.
Comments
Anonymous
March 26, 2007
Well, we've finally got our act together and scheduled the Age of User Experience briefings for Sydney,Anonymous
March 28, 2007
Shane Morris has the news about the Age of User Experience tour to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne . AsAnonymous
March 28, 2007
When is the Melbourne Session? The Title says the 19th, the table says the 18th and the invite link says the 11th?Anonymous
March 28, 2007
I can't believe I was so slack! The Melbourne session is Wednesday 18th of April at 4:00pm. definitely. Thanks for the heads-up Sean. Sorry about that, ShaneAnonymous
March 28, 2007
I'll be demoing alongside shane on a must see roadshow titled " The Age of UXE " ride alongside ShaneAnonymous
March 29, 2007
http://blogs.msdn.com/shanemo/archive/2007/03/26/age-of-user-exerience-sydney-brisbane-2-and-melbourne.aspxAnonymous
April 01, 2007
hi i'm in sydney just like to ask whether this is for members only or is it public just by registering? thanks a lot!Anonymous
April 01, 2007
Nicholas, everyone's welcome to register. ShaneAnonymous
April 04, 2007
Apologies to all those who have not been able to register for Age of User Experience in Melbourne - weAnonymous
April 04, 2007
Apologies to all those who have not been able to register for Age of User Experience in Melbourne - weAnonymous
April 04, 2007
I'm only a student and am not employed or affiliated with MS in any way. I tried to register but the MS event registration form required me to fill in business information. Should I just type in my college's name? It just appears to me to be an event for business representatives. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Hope to attend and thanks again for your help!Anonymous
April 05, 2007
Nicholas, students are welcome, though as you predict the focus will be for a business audience. Put your college name in for the business. See you there, Shane.Anonymous
April 05, 2007
Thank you very much Shane! I've signed up for the Sydney session. Hope I've typed enough "business" info. My apologies for being too conservative. : ) It's just my first time doing this so... but I'm really interested in learning about the design aspects. Thanks again for holding these events and see you there too.Anonymous
April 11, 2007
For almost as long as I've been working with .NET I have been an advocate for building rich client applications