The Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) is excited to announce that
registration for the 2009 International UPA Conference, "Bringing
Usability to Life, Making everyday things better”, is now open!  

Register now and save money! The Early Bird registration discount will
be available for those who register by 11:55p.m. ET, March 30, 2009. 
Registration and full pricing details are available online at:
https://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/upa_conference/app/registration/  

Location
The conference will be hosted at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower,
Green Seal Certified hotel in Portland, Oregon, USA, June 8-12, 2009.
Conference details may be found at http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2009/ 

Conference Theme
Great usability enables our interactions with the technology in our
everyday lives to be productive and comfortable, whether we are
interacting with consumer electronics, medical equipment, factory floor
production lines, websites, retail stores, customer support or
architectural spaces. As we approach digital convergence, this year’s
conference will explore how we create, integrate, and socialize a
sustainable process in design, while at the same time balancing security,
privacy, and convenience.  

UPA 2009 Conference Fast Facts 

  • 700+ industry professionals anticipated
  • Opening Speaker: Jared Spool, Founding Principal of User Interface Engineering 
  • Closing Speaker: Raphael Grignani, Designer at Nokia
  • International Student Design Competition 
  • 105 Conference Sessions 
  • 25 Exhibiting Vendors 
  • Social Networking 
  • Wireless Internet 
  • Pod-casting 

About the Usability Professionals’ Association: 
The Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) is an international,
non-profit, professional association with more than 2,900 members
worldwide. UPA members are specialists in designing and evaluating
products to be efficient, effective, and enjoyable. They lead the
creation of international product standards and promote the value of usability
practices in industry, government, and education. 

For more information, contact: 
The Usability Professionals' Association
140 N. Bloomingdale Rd. 
Bloomingdale, Illinois, USA 60108-1017 

Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org 

Eva Gaumond, UPA 2009 PR Chair, [log in to unmask] 


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