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UX Australia newsletter No Images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020 - call for proposals closedOur call for proposals to present a talk or workshop at Design Research 2020 in Melbourne from 18-20 March has closed and we are now reviewing submissions. We'll publish the full conference program once we've made the selections and informed both the successful and unsuccessful applicants. In the meantime ... 
Keynote speakerWe are delighted to announce that our opening keynote speaker for Design Research 2020 is Leisa Reichelt. Leisa leads the Research and Insights team at Atlassian, the hugely successful Australian tech company. Read more about Leisa in our news article. Conference RegistrationRegistration for Design Research 2020 is now open. A limited number of Early Bird tickets are available at the Humanitix registration page for $700 (standard price is $750). Registrations for the workshops will open in December.
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SponsorshipInterested in becoming a sponsor for DR2020? It's a rare opportunity to build awareness of your product, service or message in a room full of professionals, students, experts and novices who share a specific, common interest - Design Research. If you're interested in being involved, please get in touch and we'll send you details on opportunities and pricing. UX Australia 2020There are still a few super Early-Early Bird conference tickets available for UX Australia 2020. That's right - book yourself in now for two days of three tracks of UX Design keynotes, long talks and short talks in Melbourne on 27-28 August 2020. These tickets are priced at $750, some $200 off the standard price. The number of Early-Early Bird tickets is limited to 100, and they will run out at some point.
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UX Australia newsletter No Images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020Our review of proposals for talks and workshops at Design Research 2020 (Melbourne, 18-20 March) is complete and we have settled on an outstanding program. We've notified everyone and we'll be publishing the program on our website later this week. That program includes two great full day workshops on Day One, 18 March. WorkshopsFrom Findings to Actionable InsightsPresented by Ruth Ellison and Michelle Pickering, this workshop asks "How do we move from this chaos of raw data into actionable insights that influence the design and development of our product or service?" In this workshop, we will learn about various methods to synthesise our data, and how we translate and communicate our findings to decision-makers to inspire action. You Can Prototype AnythingPresented by Alexandra Almond and Karina Smith, this full day workshop focuses on research that extends beyond discovery. Encouraging attendees to keep learning and exploring with prototypes. Workshop registration is now open - each full day workshop is priced at $700.
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ConferenceEarly BirdEarly Bird registration for DR2020 is now open. This is limited to 50 tickets or 1 January 2020, whichever comes first. Look sharp! 10 minute talksDo you have a short talk you’d like to try out on your peers? Maybe you've never given a talk before and you'd like to ease into it gently. We have an opportunity for you. As with all our conferences, Early Bird registrants not only get a nice discount off the standard price, but are also eligible to submit an idea for a 10-minute talk. NB Only attendees who register early can submit a 10-minute talk. We'll be in contact with all Early Bird registrants inviting them to submit and providing details on how to do so. If you're keen, you have just over five weeks to register for an Early Bird ticket UNLESS we reach the limit of 50 before then (which is highly likely).
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SponsorshipInterested in becoming a sponsor for DR2020? It's a rare opportunity to build awareness of your product, service or message in a room full of professionals, students, experts and novices who share a specific, common interest - Design Research. If you're interested in being involved, please get in touch and we'll send you details on opportunities and pricing. UX Australia 2020Don't forget we have super Early-Early Bird conference registration available for UX Australia 2020. Book yourself in now for two days of three tracks of UX Design keynotes, long talks and short talks in Melbourne on 27-28 August 2020, and save a bundle.
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UX Australia newsletter No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020The lineup for Design Research 2020 in Melbourne from 18-20 March has been finalised, with 6 full-length conference presentations, 10 20-minute presentations and 2 full-day workshops joining keynote speaker Leisa Reichelt for a packed three-day event. Even a quick glance through the list of presentations and workshops - and their speakers and presenters - shows that DR2020 is focusing on key topics in Design Research today and has brought together an extraordinary group of people keen to share their insights. Keynote
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You can read descriptions of the presentations, workshops, and presenters on the UX Australia website. RegistrationEarly Bird conference registrations are open until 1 January 2020 or 50 tickets are sold, whichever comes first. Early Bird registrants not only get a nice discount off the standard price, but are also eligible to submit an idea for a 10-minute talk. Workshop registrations are now open.
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UX Australia 2020Super Early-Early Bird conference registration is available now for UX Australia 2020. Book now for two days of three tracks of UX Design keynotes, long talks and short talks in Melbourne on 27-28 August 2020, and save a bundle. Need some inspiration? You'll find audio recordings of all the talks from UX Australia 2019 are now online, with links embedded into each presentation page. That's 4 keynote presentations, 13 long talks, 6 20-minute talks and 12 10-minute talks. Start on the Presentations page and browse your way through.
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Attention women UX practitioners and leaders!In the last year, the UX Australia team uncovered a disturbing pattern: more men than We don’t know exactly why; it could be inexperience presenting, lack of confidence No matter what, we want to address these issues. This year we will run a series of workshops to grow the number of women speakers, The workshops will focus on:
As our first step, Mags Hanley will run two half-day workshops in Melbourne and Sydney. In four hours, each attendee will have a proposal ready for submission to a conference. Together we will:
This will be an intensely collaborative process, with a group of supportive women who will Registration is now open for the Melbourne workshop. Details of the Sydney workshop will be made available as soon as they're finalised.
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Design Research 2020Early Bird registrations are scooting along nicely for Design Research 2020 in Melbourne from 18-20 March. If you haven't already, take a look at the packed program for what has become one of our most popular events. This year, we're especially pleased to have Leisa Reichelt as our keynote speaker. Even a quick glance through the list of presentations and workshops - and their speakers and presenters - shows that DR2020 is focusing on key topics in Design Research today and has brought together an extraordinary group of people keen to share their insights. RegistrationEarly Bird conference registrations are open until 1 January 2020 or 50 tickets are sold, whichever comes first. Early Bird registrants not only get a nice discount off the standard price, but are also eligible to submit an idea for a 10-minute talk. Workshop registrations are also open.
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UX Australia 2020Super Early-Early Bird conference registration is available now for UX Australia 2020. Book now for two days of three tracks of UX Design keynotes, long talks and short talks in Melbourne on 27-28 August 2020, and save a bundle. Need some inspiration? You'll find audio recordings of all the talks from UX Australia 2019 are now online, with links embedded into each presentation page. That's 4 keynote presentations, 13 long talks, 6 20-minute talks and 12 10-minute talks. Start on the Presentations page and browse your way through.
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UX Australia newsletter No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Women in UX WorkshopsMags Hanley is running a series of workshops for us in 2020 aiming to grow the number of women speakers, increase diversity, and encourage new voices and ideas to be heard at UX Australia events. The first thing to note is that the Melbourne workshop on 18 February has almost sold out! Act now if you want to grab one of the last two tickets. We really appreciate the enthusiastic response and we know all participants will experience a highly productive and enjoyable day.
We can also share details for the Sydney workshop, just confirmed for 20 February. We've kept prices as low as we can at $95 for a half-day and, with limited places available, this workshop is also likely to sell out - grab a place while you can.
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Design Research 2020Registrations are coming in nicely for DR2020 but we're looking for more submissions to present a 10 minute talk, an opportunity that is only open to people who've registered. So, if you've already registered and you have an idea for a short talk, look out for an email from us next week inviting you to submit it. If you haven't yet registered, you're focused on Design Research and you have an idea for a short talk, register before midnight on Sunday 26 January AEDT and we'll invite you to submit your idea. Design Research 2020 is a three-day event dedicated to design research – from planning and conducting, to analysis and use. This event includes a one-day workshop program and two-day presentation program, and you can purchase tickets for one or both.
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We're delighted to welcome user research platform Dovetail as a sponsor for our first conference for the year, Design Research 2020 in Melbourne, 18-20 March. "We started Dovetail because we believe that deeply understanding one’s customers is the secret ingredient to making great products and our mission is that Dovetail becomes the go-to research platform for these organisations". Dovetail helps teams understand their customers, make better decisions, and do great work. Product Manager Liz Ross will be attending the conference for anyone that wants to connect, or you can find out more at https://dovetailapp.com/. Interested in sponsoring a UX Australia event in 2020? Contact us! UX Australia 2020Our Super Early Early Bird registration price in still in place for Australia's premier User Experience Design conference, now in its 12th year, with workshops and presentations to suit everyone from graduate to experienced practitioners. Two days of hands-on workshops focus on practical skills and techniques that can help you get started, learn new methods and tools or explore new ideas in detail, plus two days of local and international conference presentations covering a huge range of topics and ideas relevant to experienced practitioners, newbies and everyone in between.
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UX Australia newsletter No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Leadership 2020Following the highly successful running of this event in 2019, we're proud to announce that registrations are open for Design Leadership 2020, to be held in Sydney, 13-14 May. This is a two-day event comprising a half-day Summit followed by a full-day Conference program of presentations exploring the issues, methods, philosophies and strategies of Design Leadership in Australia and abroad. DL2020 evolved out of our Managing Design events and reflects the growing requirement for, and significance of, leadership in the design industry. This can range from career development to team dynamics, fostering creativity, collaboration, cooperation and stakeholder engagement; making the case for Design, and making an impact. We have also opened our Call For Proposals to present at the Design Leadership 2020 Conference, and we'll continue to accept proposals until midnight 24 February 2020 AEDT. Find out more including how to make a submission. DL2020 will take place in the spectacular Harbourside Room on the top level of the iconic Museum of Contemporary Art on Sydney's Circular Quay. You can register for the Summit or the Conference, or for both. Early Bird registration is available for the Conference at a good discount - numbers are limited. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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UX Australia 2020We've also opened our Call For Proposals to present at UX Australia 2020 in Melbourne, 25-28 August. We’re looking for practical presentations on a wide range of topics - case studies, techniques, strategies, and more - from different types of people and organisations. Submissions close at midnight 23 March 2020 AEDT. Find out more, including how to make a submission. If you're more interested in attending UXA2020 than speaking at it, our Super Early Early Bird registration price in still in place. Get $200 per person off the standard price for Australia's premier User Experience Design conference. Now in its 12th year, it features workshops and presentations to suit everyone from graduate to experienced practitioners. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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Women in UX WorkshopsBoth Melbourne (18 February) and Sydney (20 February) versions of our Women in UX 2020 workshop have sold out. We deeply appreciate the strong interest. We've started waitlists for both existing workshops in case there are cancellations and we can advise that we're working on organising more. In the meantime, we'd like to acknowledge the support of the REA Group as sponsor for the Melbourne Women in UX workshop and Meld Studios for sponsoring the Sydney event. Sponsors like these help us stage our events in general and specifically in this instance help keep registration costs as low as possible. 
The people at leading global digital property business REA Group, operator of brands including realestate.com.au, know that everything they build needs to have people at the heart of it. The REA design teams are at the forefront of this, listening intently to consumers and customers, and placing huge value in designing exceptional experiences for them. Visit rea.design to find out more about REA Group's approach to design, including job opportunities in Australia and overseas, or find them for a chat at the Workshop. 
Meld Studios is an award-winning design company with studios in Sydney and Melbourne. Meld's mission is to improve the everyday lives of people as they interact with the world around them. Meld believes that we can, and should, always make things better; and that small changes can have a big impact. The team at Meld believes that the inclusive and iterative approach of human-centred design is the best way to do this. Come and say hello. Find out more about the Women in UX 2020. Design Research 2020Still on sponsors, we have room available for displays, stalls and booths to exhibit relevant products and services at Design Research 2020, our three-day event in Melbourne from 18-20 March dedicated to all aspects of Design Research. It's an excellent way to reach a key group of UX professionals in just the right environment. Find out about sponsoring Design Research 2020. Registrations are open for DR2020, which includes a one-day workshop program and two-day presentation program,. You can purchase tickets for one or both. Find out more about Design Research 2020.
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UX Australia newsletter No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. CorrectionThe email newsletter distributed earlier today contained an incorrect link to the UX Australia 2020 conference page. The correct link is http://www.uxaustralia.com.au/conferences/ux-australia-2020. You can also go to the Humanitix registration page at https://events.humanitix.com.au/ux-australia-2020. Please accept our apologies for causing any confusion.
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UX Australia newsletter No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Happy New Year! The UX Australia team hopes you had a peaceful and relaxing holiday period. Our hearts go out to those caught up in the dreadful fires across the country. While the scale of the disaster means most of us are affected in some small way, we encourage our subscribers to be thoughtful, generous and supportive to those whose lives have been devastated. We'll start 2020 with a brief rundown of our coming events. Women in UX WorkshopsIn 2020, UX Australia, along with Mags Hanley, will run a series of workshops to grow the number of women speakers, increasing diversity, and ensuring new voices and ideas are heard at UX Australia's conferences. These hands-on workshops will be presented in both Melbourne and Sydney, the first being a half-day workshop in Melbourne on Tuesday, February 18.
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Design Research 2020A three-day event dedicated to design research – from planning and conducting, to analysis and use. This event includes a one-day workshop program and two-day presentation program, and you can purchase tickets for one or both.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020Well, that was interesting. Actually, it was more than that - it was awesome! In the space of a few days, Design Research 2020 went from a three-day physical event to a two-day virtual conference. It wasn''t possible to convert the workshops to online events, but the talks went ahead with online presenters and attendees. Huge kudos to our event management team of Steve, Janna and Annabelle for their outstanding imitations of ducks serenely floating on the pond while paddling like mad under the water. We''re pleased to say we found solutions for most of the problems we encountered, from how to handle the tech team of three (we kept them all on), what to do with all the food (we donated it to OzHarvest through the hotel) down to how to handle the Q&A with the presenters (common sense, respect and enthusiasm). We''re also deeply grateful to the people at Pan Pacific Melbourne for their unstinting support and understanding, and the same with our marvellous sponsors. And now we know we can do this. We have our fully online Design Leadership 2020 conference in May to hone what we learned and we are planning exactly how we''ll bring the much larger UX Australia 2020 conference online in August - including workshops. We''d also like to acknowledge the massive impact this terrible virus is having on all our lives and express our sincere condolences to those seriously affected. We aim to play our small part in helping to maintain as normal an order of business as we can in our industry. Transcripts of the DR2020 talks are onsite now, we will be posting audio recordings over the next week or so, and presentation slides when we can. We do have some video but it remains to be seen how well it turned out. In the meantime, we highly recommend the comprehensive and insightful summary of DR2020 put together by the stalwart Rohan Irvine, whose UX event tweets are always a highlight. Go read his LinkedIn wrap. Below are a few snaps that convey some of the flavour of how DR2020 went down. 
Conference headquarters setting up in Melbourne. 
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Attendees'' setups varied: phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, even TVs. 
International attendees stayed home and participated from their own time zones. Photo credits: @docbaty, @rohboto, @kellyanagram, @vegemaki SponsorsWe''d particularly like to acknowledge and thank our awesome sponsors, who remained supportive, generous and enthusiastic throughout the leadup and the event itself. 
Design Leadership 2020And so we move on to our next conference: Design Leadership 2020 will go ahead as a fully online event from 13-14 May, comprising a half-day Leadership Summit on day one and a one-day Presentation Program on day two. Our first three DL2020 presentations are on the website now, and we''ll be progressively adding more as they are confirmed. The final schedule will be posted closer to the event. You can register now for the Summit or the Conference, or for both. Early Bird registration for the Conference gives a good discount. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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UX Australia 2020Submissions have closed for ideas to present online talks and workshops at UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August). Our team is reviewing all submissions and we''ll reveal the successful presentations and workshops in due course. Our Super Early Early Bird regio price for UXA2020 is still on. Get $200 pp off the standard price for Australia''s premier User Experience Design conference. Online, of course. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. That''s a Wrap!In a year that has presented literally life-threatening challenges, the task of taking UX Australia 2020 fully online hardly amounts to a hill of beans. Nevertheless, it has been due to the positive attitudes and practical co-operation of our presenters, our attendees, our sponsors and our awesome organising team that the 12th UX Australia conference not only took place but was an outstanding success. Our speakers and workshop leaders adapted well to the virtual format, in particular negotiating the transition from the intimacy of being live on stage to the rather different closeness of being on attendees'' big and small screens in their homes and offices. And our attendees, too, took to the online format with zeal, using the Chat function to leave a stream of comments and Q&A to ask questions of the speakers. There was still never enough time to answer all the queries, though. It was different, too, to have our sponsors playing such an active role. Instead of being stuck at a table or booth, they were hosting side events and attendee activities, taking the opportunity to be more proactive than reactive in innovative, appropriate and engaging ways. The Miro board Exhibition Hall hung it together, and the App put it all in your hands. There''s more post-conference notes below, but let us again thank everyone who attended, presented and supported UX Australia 2020. See you next year! screenshot courtesy Melissa Voderberg 
RecordingsZoom recordings of the all morning conference presentations have already been sent to attendees, while slides, audio and transcripts will be published to the presentation webpages in due course as they become available. SponsorsWe know there are still things happening with contest results, activity outcomes, swag and followups, but let''s have a last grateful hurrah for our wonderful conference sponsors. Hope we see you all at our next event in 2021. 
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Post-conferenceResourcesEven as we''re all still mulling over what we absorbed at UX Australia 2020, we''ve loaded resources to the website to help you reflect on the presentations and consider their impact for you. Each presentation page on the website now has transcripts, audio recordings and - where they''ve been made available to us - the speaker''s slide deck. We''ll add any missing slide decks as we get them. Go the Presentations page, select your talk, scroll down and the resources are there for you. If you prefer, you can also go to our Souncloud page and browse all the audio recordings there, or go to our Speaker Deck page to access all the transcripts and slides. Access to full Zoom recordings of all the presentations has been made available to attendees only - we feel the people who fronted up and paid should get that little extra. Attendee SurveysAll conference attendees have been sent a survey canvassing their thoughts on how the conference went - especially in the online format - what could be improved and general reactions to the event. We have many responses already and we''ll be analysing these in coming weeks to discern trends of thought and ideas for future events. If you attended and you haven''t yet responded to the survey, never fear, you can still send your answers in when you have time. The PodcastThe good news is that Doc Baty has decided to continue to build an extra career as a podcaster. The series of interviews he conducted with UXA2020 speakers went so well, and elicited such positive responses from participants and listeners, that he''s decided to continue the UX Australia Podcast for the foreseeable future. You''ll find St6eve''s 10 pre-conference podcasts on the Soundcloud page (scroll past the presentation audio). That is the good news. There is no bad news. NextApart from all that, the UX Australia team will now - after a bit of a breather - be putting their energies into developing the program of events for 2021. The online format has probably created more opportunities than anyone expected - for example, in making the conference available to overseas attendees - and we''re determined to build on those to create an ever more engaging, relevant and accessible program for next year. Stay tuned! Articles
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Leadership 2020Design Leadership 2020 starts tomorrow! It''s not too late to book a place at the half-day Leadership Forum (13 May) and/or the full-day Leadership Conference (14 May). Both are online events and we''ve reduced our registration prices accordingly. ForumForum Facilitator Amir Ansari will be joined by our own Steve Baty so they can work with attendees in teams to cover a busy schedule for Design Leaders that includes - indeed, will inevitably be dominated by - the implications of COVID-19 for leadership in our industry. ConferenceThe full event schedule is online, along with details of all presentations and speakers. It''s a rich program, packed with insights, challenges and solutions for design leaders. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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We''re especially pleased and grateful to have the active support of our two event sponsors for Design Leadership 2020: experience design agency blueegg and industry recruiters extraordinaire Aquent. We greatly value our sponsor partnerships and we know they are of great benefit to our attendees. Make sure you check them out. 
Women in UXOur four week online course Creating impactful presentations started last week with Mags Hanley. The first session focused on finding your own presenting style and working with your audience, whether that''s 500 people in a conference room or your boss. Not only have we had strong feedback about the content and how Mags conducts the sessions but it''s also proving to be a great way for attendees to socialise and meet new people during this time of isolation. Mags is also presenting at Design Leadership 2020 this week, a great opportunity to find out more about this course. It''s entirely possible we will run it again, and there may also be a third instalment in the Women in UX series. You can find out more at magshanley.com. UX Australia 2020Planning for UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August, online) continues apace, and that''s getting very exciting, too. We''re aiming to break out of the constraints of an "online conference" to create more of a "whole online experience". We have a bunch of ideas already and we''re working on more. We''re very interested in talking to any sponsors who have ideas that suit the online format. Digital swag, anyone? Virtual exhibition booths? We''re open to ideas. We have our program worked out, consisting of conference presentations on the mornings of all four days, with half-day workshops to follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, including four international keynote speakers to complement a strong program of presentations from local and visiting speakers. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. UX Australia 2020We are dead-set thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August, online) as one of the most interesting, incisive and perhaps challenging speakers on the international circuit, Tatiana Mac. Tatiana''s keynote, System of Systems, will focus on "where our design systems live in broader ecosystems, the challenges inherent, and how to lean into the good, and resist the bad". Read more about Tatiana and her keynote. Back in March, we had to cancel the two workshops planned for Design Research 2020 but we''re delighted to say Transforming findings into actionable insights with Michelle Pickrell and Ruth Ellison and You Can Prototype Anything with Alexandra Almond and Karina Smith will now form part of UXA2020. Another three UXA2020 workshops will be announced on Monday 1 June, and workshop tickets will go on sale Wednesday 3 June. Conference registration is open now. We''ve already had some interesting ideas from sponsors keen to take advantage of UXA2020''s online format. More, please! Email Annabelle at hello@uxaustralia.com.au to discuss opportunities. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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Design Leadership 2020We''ve had extremely positive feedback from attendees and speakers about Design Leadership 2020. It''s quite remarkable how speakers have adapted to presenting online, in some cases quite possibly to better effect than standing on a stage. We''ve also learned a great deal more about managing online events. Hats off to Forum Facilitators Amir Ansari and Steve Baty, the latter kicking on to play host for the following full day Conference. You can get a sense of the quality of the presentations for yourself, as our team has brought the slide decks, transcriptions and audio online in record time. Head on over to the Presentations page and click through to the individual talks. Thanks again also to our stalwart event sponsors blueegg (great work on the Miro board) and Aquent. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020. Women in UXWe''ve also had greet feedback about the four week online course Creating impactful presentations with Mags Hanley. The last session is today but we will very likely run a course again later in the year, as the third part of the Women in UX series. Who knows, maybe small face-to-face workshops will even be viable again by then! Find out more at magshanley.com. Articles
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. One Week To Go!It''s getting very exciting! Despite this year''s extraordinary challenges, UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August, online) is set to go off! It''s immensely gratifying to see the support you''ve already given us in terms of conference registrations - and there''s definitely room for more. As for the workshops, one has already sold out, while three more are very close to it. So, in our last newsletter before the event, let''s cover off a few details you might not already know about. The AppTaking a conference fully online presents a whole new bunch of challenges, from the big picture of how everything works right down to the small details. One example is that, with the assistance of Exo Digital (see Sponsors below), we have replaced our usual physical paper-based booklet guide to the conference with a super-duper UX Australia 2020 App that digitises the schedule, speaker & presentation information, sponsor content and, importantly, post-conference access to the recorded presentations. It''s only available to registered attendees and it will be available for download from 21 August. The PodcastNeed some background and insight into our speakers? Jump on Steve Baty''s UX Australia Podcast, in which Doc chats with some of the presenters about their talks and workshops. The audio can be found online on Soundcloud, Spotify and speakers'' presentation pages. There are 10 interviews available now, more to come. The Keynotes
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The Bottom LineIt''s 100% online. It''s less expensive. It''s restructured for an online format. It has four international keynote speakers. It has 31 other speakers and workshop leaders. It has 22 presentations in a single track over four days so you need miss nothing. It has five online, interactive workshops, focusing on relevant, challenging and actionable UX topics. It has a great lineup of sponsors and partners, as a result of which, it has a series of extra events, free and exclusively for attendees. It is and remains Australia''s premier UX Design conference, now in its 12th year. It is UX Australia 2020.
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SponsorsWe''re delighted to acknowledge some more of our wonderful UXA2020 sponsors. Check the schedule to find out about sponsor-organised UXA20 events. Symplicit"Symplicit is a design consultancy specialising in innovation and human-centred design. With over 17 years of experience in design research and consulting we are able to address challenges on all scales, from developing new products and services, to transforming the ways organisations do business, to how governments improve services and outcomes for citizens. We provide end to end services from initial user-led research, design, ideation, prototyping, testing and delivery. We work across all sectors, delivering behavioural research and insights, built environment strategy and experience design, service design, experience design, training, cultural strategy and change, customer strategy and innovation and digital design and delivery." Contact Gerard on Gerard@symplicit.com.au or visit https://symplicit.com.au/. Exo Digital"Exo Digital is proud to be supporting UX Australia in 2020. We have seen unprecedented economic upheaval this year and we feel that is more important than ever to support the community through our sponsorship. Exo Digital is an innovation consultancy supporting organisations with design led thinking to solve complex business challenges. We have developed an incredible team of consultants over the last two years and we are committed to the lifelong learning approach to career development. As we are growing we want to make sure that knowledge is shared and that as an industry group we continue to deliver outstanding results. We are looking forward to engaging with you over the course of the event and hope to work with you in the future." Contact Rob or David on hello@exodigital.com.au or visit https://www.exodigital.com.au. IxDA SydneyUX Australia''s long association with the Interaction Design Association continues and IxDA Sydney once again has some great free events lined up this year. From 6pm-8pm on Tuesday 25 August, IxDA will host an interactive Zoom talk How to Make the Most out of your Mentoring Relationship, drawing on their experience running mentoring programs since 2012. And from 5.30pm-8pm on Wednesday 26 August, IxDA will host the very popular Portfolio Review, an opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed by an expert Experience Designer without the pressure of a real job interview. These excellent opportunities to gain new perspective on your UX career are open only to UXA2020 registrants and we deeply appreciate IxDA''s continued commitment come hell, high water or COVID-19. Find out how to register at https://ixdasydney.org/events/. Articles
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020As this newsletter goes out, there are just 10 conference tickets still available for Design Research 2020 (Melbourne, 18-20 March). Get one of the last few places while you can. There are places still available at the full-day You Can Prototype Anything workshop led by Alexandra Almond and Karina Smith but, again, you''d better be quick. The Transforming findings into actionable insights workshop with Michelle Pickrell and Ruth Ellis has already sold out. We''re happy to say the full schedule for DR2020 is now online - it''s a work of art and science in itself and promises a full and fulfilling three days. Go and have a look. Find out more about Design Research 2020.
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SponsorsHere''s a big shout-out to two more of our brilliant Design Research 2020 sponsors. 
Symplicit is one of the largest design consultancies in Australia with 60+ practitioners Symplicit works across all sectors including government, not-for-profit, energy and Check them out online or catch them at DR2020. 
blueegg is a User Experience Agency focused on working with clients to deliver insightful, tested experiences. They were founded on the basic principle that user experience, UX, is fundamental to everything we do. Too often UX is cast aside and not given the appropriate focus and attention that it deserves. blueegg places UX at the beginning of the journey by a process of discovery. Their team is a combination of designers, developers and UX architects based in Tank Stream Labs in Sydney. They live digital, co-work with a number of successful startups and they are focused on delivering compelling design. Go find them online or see them at DR2020. OpportunitiesAre you thinking, "Maybe my company should be sponsoring a UX Australia event?" Well, maybe it should. But only if you want to put your products and services in front of a select group of committed, interested UX professionals keen to use the best tools and techniques in their daily work. If that is you, get in touch with us to see what opportunities exist. Design Leadership 2020Our Call For Proposals to present at Design Leadership 2020 (Sydney, 13-14 May) has now closed and we are reviewing proposals - never an easy task, especially with so many submissions of very high quality. In the meantime, you can register now for the half-day Summit or one-day Conference, or for both. Early Bird registration for the Conference gives a good discount. Taking place in the spectacular Harbourside Room on top of the iconic Museum of Contemporary Art on Sydney''s Circular Quay, DL2020 promises to be an awesome event. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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UX Australia 2020Have you submitted an idea for a talk at UX Australia 2020 (Melbourne, 25-28 August) yet? Our Call For Proposals remains open until midnight 23 March 2020 AEDT. We’re looking for practical presentations on a wide range of topics - case studies, techniques, strategies, and more - from different types of people and organisations. Find out more, including how to make a submission. Our Super Early Early Bird registration price for UXA2020 is still on. Get $200 per person off the standard price for Australia''s premier User Experience Design conference. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2021Call For ProposalsOur Call For Proposals for Design Research 2021 (17-19 Mar, online) is open and will remain that way until midnight 15 November. This is your chance to share that idea, that question, that experience you learned from within the field of Design Research. And you don''t even have to leave the house, let alone get up on stage! We''re inviting submissions for both conference presentations and workshops to fit the event format of presenting talks in the mornings and workshops in the afternoons. We''ve prepared some guidelines for both kinds of submissions and it''s also worth looking back at topics covered at previous events. For tips on how to submit a proposal, see How to write a kick-ass conference proposal. Early Bird RegistrationRegistration for DR2021 is now open with an Early Bird price of $450 available until 30 November, after which the standard rate of $500 applies.
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UX Australia 2020The UXA2020 archive is packed with presentation transcripts, audio recordings and slide decks (we''re still waiting on some of those). Go to the Presentations page, select your talk, scroll down and the resources are there for you. You can also go to our Soundcloud page (which is also where you''ll find Doc Baty''s podcast interviews) and browse all the audio recordings there, or go to our Speaker Deck page to access all the transcripts and slides.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2021Call For ProposalsThere''s just a few weeks left to submit your proposal for a talk or workshop at Design Research 2021 (17-19 Mar, online), our first event next year. Our smaller conferences like DR2021 provide a great opportunity for first-time presenters, involving a smaller number of supportive attendees who are peers and colleagues and who are just as focused on your topic as you are. If Design and UX Research is your field, this is your chance to share your ideas. The Call For Proposals is open until midnight 15 November. Check the guidelines for both kinds of submissions and browse some of the topics covered at previous events. For tips, see How to write a kick-ass conference proposal. Early Bird RegistrationGreat to see Early Bird registrations coming in already. Get in now for a hefty discount before regular rates kick in after 30 November.
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UX Australia 2020Give yourself the chance to revisit UXA2020 via the online archive, where you''ll find presentation transcripts, audio recordings and slide decks. Go to the Presentations page, select your talk, scroll down and the resources are there for you. You can also go to our Soundcloud page to browse all the audio recordings and Doc Baty''s podcast interviews, or go to our Speaker Deck page to access all the transcripts and slides.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. UX Australia 2020UX Australia 2020 takes place from 25-28 August, 100% online. So far, we''ve announced a conference program of 23 speakers delivering 17 presentations on topics of direct and ongoing relevance to Australian UX Design professionals. We''ve scheduled five half-day interactive and highly focused workshops, in a new structure to suit the online format. We''ve added two renowned and lauded international keynote speakers, Tatiana Mac and Jess Berentson Shaw. Today, we add our third keynote speaker to the schedule, from an area very close to our hearts. Shirley Chowdhary is the CEO of the GO Foundation, an organisation founded by footballers Adam Goodes and Michael O''Loughlin to support Aboriginal children through school and into university. We formed a partnership with the Foundation in 2018 that sees UX Australia funding scholarships for 10 primary school children over seven years from kindergarten to Year 6. 
Shirley is also Deputy Chair of YMCA NSW and was listed in 2019 as one of 100 Women of Influence by the AFR. With a background in law and finance in New York, Japan and Australia, Shirley is a strong advocate for Reconciliation, a staunch believer in the power of inclusion and a fierce advocate for diversity among corporate and not-for-profit boards and senior management. With another keynote speaker yet to announce (and maybe a surprise or two), we are dleighted to have such a powerful (and diverse!) program to offer to our UX family this year, despite - or perhaps even enhanced by - the effects of the pandemic. Look out for more announcements, but do take the time now to browse the speakers, presentations and workshops, take note of the new event structure and reduced pricing and get yourself registered before the opportunity passes you by.
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SponsorsEvents like UXA2020 depend on support from a range of sponsors. We''re fortunate that we''ve built long lasting partnerships with many organisations across our events. Two of our strongest supporters are with us again this year. Aquent“We are delighted to be sponsoring UX Australia — 2020 being our 5th year in a row! As specialists in UX, CX and Service Design workforce solutions, we make it our mission to help people and organisations grow and succeed. That’s why we feel so strongly about supporting the UX community via sponsorship of UX Australia, and helping you, the UX community, with your career and skills development, by offering the best career opportunities, as well as access to free online learning via the Aquent Gymnasium, and our online salary comparison tool, Compare My Salary. We are looking forward to meeting you online in August!” https://aquent.com.au/ blueegg“blueegg is once again proud to be Sponsoring UX Australia in August with an exciting new format. Following on from Design Leadership, blueegg will be facilitating the insights and collected consciousness within Miro. This interaction with other attendees provided another dimension to Design Leadership 2020 and we are excited to see how it will develop. Depending on the current environment, blueegg will also be holding a viewing party with more details to follow at the beginning of August.” https://www.blueegg.com.au/ Please support our supporters as they support us! And if you''re inclined to join them, shoot us an email at hello@uxaustralia.com.au to find out how.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2021Keynote Speaker Confirmed!We are super excited - and more than a little pleased with ourselves - to advise that the keynote speaker for Design Research 2021 (17-19 Mar, online) will be Indi Young, one of the most thoughtful, insightful and influential people working in UX Research today. 
"Indi is a researcher who coaches, writes, and teaches about inclusive product strategy. Her work is rooted in the problem space where the focus is on people, not users. Indi pioneered opportunity maps, mental model diagrams, and thinking styles. "Her way of approaching the problem allows teams to truly pay attention to people, without letting cognitive bias and assumptions creep in. Indi has written two books, Practical Empathy and Mental Models. Her next book, Assumptions Aside, will cover thinking styles". Elsewhere, the review of presentation proposals for Design Research 2021 continues apace, which is where our team''s conference programming expertise comes into play. We''ll be announcing the complete schedule soon but in the meantime ... registrations are open.
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UX Australia PodcastWe''ve ironed out a few creases in the UX Australia podcast and Doc Baty''s ambitious schedule of interviews is is taking shape. Up now is Laura Klein, followed by people like Amy Bucher, Kelly Ann McKercher, Erika Hall and heaps more into the new year.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2021Early Bird RegistrationThere''s just a few days left to snap up an Early Bird registration for Design Research 2021 (17-19 Mar, online) - regular rates kick in after midnight 30 November. We''re currently assessing talk and workshop submissions, and it looks like we''ll have a great program, completely online, for our first event in the New Year. The final DR2021 lineup will be announced in December. Come and join us for this three-day virtual event dedicated to Design Research – from planning and conducting, to analysis and use. This event includes three mornings of conference presentations followed by afternoons of workshops.
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UX Australia PodcastDon''t forget to drop in to the UX Australia podcast in the next few days to catch Steve chatting with Laura Klein, Principal at Users Know and author of UX for Lean Startups (O''Reilly) and Build Better Products (Rosenfeld). New interviews will be loaded soon: next up is Kelly Ann McKercher, author of Beyond Sticky Notes. In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020Our focus right now is on making Design Research 2020, starting this week in Melbourne, a successful conference for everyone involved. We have cancelled the planned workshops but conference presentations are going ahead. While DR2020 is a relatively small event at 150 attendees, it still represents a risk that some people will wish to avoid. To that end, we have put in place arrangements to allow for remote participation in the event. Both attendees and speakers can attend the conference digitally rather than in person. This also allows us to release more tickets for DR2020 for people who would like to attend the conference online. Registration for online attendance is available at Humanitix. Find out more about Design Research 2020.
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SponsorsJoin us in thanking another of our excellent Design Research 2020 sponsors. 
UXbridge believes quality research is at the heart of beautiful human centred design. A deeper understanding of users enables great design from the project outset. UXbridge develops creative ways to answer research questions, understand the science of decision-making and solve problems for businesses, governments and the world. Their state-of-the-art remote testing capabilities may be exactly what your company needs right now. Expand your research capabilities with UXbridge. User Experience Research & Design Services: Gather, analyse, and apply qualitative and quantitative research findings with actionable recommendations. Consulting | Eye Tracking Research: Experts in a full range of on-screen and wearable eye tracking technology, to help you uncover subconscious behavioural insights. Check them out online or catch them at DR2020. Design Leadership 2020Design Leadership 2020 is still planned to go ahead in Sydney from 13-14 May. We are looking at ways we can support a mixture of in-person and virtual attendance as we''re doing for DR2020, or to make the conference completely virtual if a more extensive lockdown is called for. In the meantime, we''re excited by what we''ve seen from the submissions to DL2020 - and thrilled that only half of the submissions are from men! Last year this ratio was 11:1 and it''s wonderful to see this shift (due in no small part, we''re sure, to Mags Hanley''s recent workshops). You can register now for the half-day Summit or one-day Conference, or for both. Early Bird registration for the Conference gives a good discount. Taking place in the spectacular Harbourside Room on top of the iconic Museum of Contemporary Art on Sydney''s Circular Quay, DL2020 promises to be an awesome event. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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UX Australia 2020We encourage you all to submit a proposal to UX Australia 2020 (Melbourne, 25-28 August) - they''re open until 23 March - we''d love to see and hear what you''ve been working on. We’re looking for practical presentations on a wide range of topics - case studies, techniques, strategies, and more - from different types of people and organisations. Find out more, including how to make a submission. Our Super Early Early Bird registration price for UXA2020 is still on. Get $200 per person off the standard price for Australia''s premier User Experience Design conference. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. UX Australia 2020The schedule is here! Get the full picture of what''s happening at UX Australia 2020 over the four online days (25-28 August), including the order of speaker presentations, workshops and sponsor activities. We''ll be curious to see what themes people see emerging in the program, the order of topics and speakers - and then how that compares to impressions made at the event on the day. It''s always interesting! We''ve previously noted we''re adopting a different event structure to suit this year''s online format. The conference presentations will take place on the mornings of all four days, while the workshops will follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. And we''ve reduced our pricing in recognition of the online conference format. If you haven''t already, there''s still time to browse the program, consider the benefits, and register (NB the number of participants for each workshop is capped).
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UX Australia PodcastIn the lead-up to the conference, Steve Baty has been sitting down (virtually, of course) with some of the speakers to chat about their upcoming presentations and workshops. The audio can be found online at Soundcloud and on Spotify, and on the respective speaker''s presentation page. The first two episodes are online now:
More will be added between now and the conference. SponsorsWe''re delighted to acknowledge two more of our wonderful UXA2020 sponsors. EY"We''re delighted that EY will collaborate with UX Australia 2020. EY is passionate about building a better working world for its people, clients and communities, by transforming businesses through the power of people, technology and innovation. The diversity and skills of our global team help EY clients realise transformation by putting humans at the centre, delivering technology at speed and leveraging innovation at scale. Darcy Mangan looks forward to speaking at the event exploring where UX and journalism are converging, why it is relevant and what we can learn from each other. The other EY presentation will be Chris Webster and Julie Wynn who will discuss challenges they faced when designing one enterprise app for three emergency services, and the tools and processes used. By focusing on what the thousands of users needed, and employing the right tools they were able to create positive change. In the meantime, our podcast series Change Happens, hosted by Jenelle McMaster, provides intimate insights into how senior business leaders face change, or for more information about EY, visit ey.com/au." FolkBack to sponsor UX Australia''s biggest event (for their fifth straight year, bless ''em), Folk is a strategic design consultancy. "Through research & rigour, insights & ideas, we create brand identities, digital products and service experiences that help ambitious organisations to connect with their audiences more powerfully. Our business clients include professional services, technology and talent, while our government and not-for-profit clients span the health, education, social services, and justice sectors. We’re a multi-disciplinary team of 30+ strategically minded researchers, designers and technologists. Founded in 1996 and operating from a converted chocolate factory, Folk has been recognised in Australian and International awards." Contact Michael Broadhead on michael@folk.com.au, or 02 9557 8122. Articles
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Leadership 2020Places are filling up for Design Leadership 2020 (13-14 May, online) but you can still register for both the Forum and/or the Conference (we''ve lowered the prices since the whole event is online). ForumThe half-day Forum on 13 May will be facilitated by Amir Ansari - familiar to many of you from his role as Director, User Experience at Transpire and his regular appearances as a speaker and attendee at our events over the years. We''re fortunate to have someone with Amir''s experience, expertise and personality as facilitator. The Forum will be held on Zoom, allowing all attendees to contribute to the conversation and team activities. You can expect to explore the leadership challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic, including managing remote teams. ConferenceThe full event schedule is online, along with details of all presentations and speakers. It''s a rich program, packed with insights, challenges and solutions for design leaders. Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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“blueegg is super excited to once again be sponsoring Design Leadership, especially as this time it will be delivered in a completely online format. In preparation for the conference, we''ve been asked a lot about how we facilitate research in this current environment. We''ve put together this short video with tools, tips and techniques that we use to help ensure research is as engaging and insights driven as a face to face environment: Remote Research Techniques. Hope you find this helpful and we''re looking forward to hosting the lunch session of Design Leadership with you in May.” Find out more about blueegg. Women in UXThere are still places available at Creating impactful presentations, our co-venture with Mags Hanley, which kicks off next week. This is a four week course consisting of:
At a reduced costs of $316 per person, this is terrific value and aims to improve attendees'' skills in developing presentations of all sorts, in a women-friendly environment. It all starts on 5 May and will run for an hour every Tuesday for four weeks. Tickets can be purchased online at magshanley.com. UX Australia 2020With submissions reviewed and selected, we are very excited about UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August). We''ve decided to go completely online with it and have made some appropriate changes to the event structure. This year''s program will consist of conference presentations on the mornings of all four days, with half-day workshops to follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. We feel this will offer more flexibility than asking people to spend a full day Zooming talks. Expect as much interactivity as the physical event - maybe even more! We have lined up no less than four international keynote speakers to round out a truly impressive program. In light of the online nature, we have also lowered the standard registration price for the conference to $700 per person. Registration is open now. SponsorshipAgain taking the changed format into account, we’re very interested in hearing from sponsors who have ideas on using the online nature to facilitate virtual networking activities and social parties over the four days. We want to make sure our sponsors get maximum value, as well. Get in touch with us at hello@uxaustralia.com.au. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. UX Australia 2020Things are coming together nicely for the UX-fest that is UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August, online). One thing''s for sure, taking the event online has in no way diminished its logistical complexity. But hey, new challenges are there to be met, right? We''re excited to see so many of you have already registered, and we''re looking forward to seeing more signups in these last three weeks or so. As you''ll see below, one workshop has already sold out and others will, too. We also have some pretty great activities lined up, which we''ll add to the schedule as we go. But first ... 
KeynoteWe can confirm our fourth and final keynote speaker and we''re delighted to announce that Dan Brown from US-based UX Design agency EightShapes will join us remotely. Dan is known around the world as a speaker, author and practitioner of Design Discovery and its role in defining and producing content-heavy sites and complex web applications. 
Dan joins an extraordinary lineup of speakers and workshop presenters all gearing up for Australia''s premier UX Design conference - as true online as it is in the flesh. The conference presentations will take place on the mornings of all four days, while the workshops will follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. The Tuesday "Transforming Findings into Actionable Insights" workshop has already sold out and the others are filling up. Conference presentations will be recorded and copies will be made available to registered ticket holders only. There''s still time to browse the program, consider the reduced pricing, and register.
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UX Australia PodcastHave you caught up with Steve Baty''s UX Australia podcast yet? Doc''s been chatting with some of the speakers about their upcoming presentations and workshops. The audio can be found online on Soundcloud, Spotify and on speakers'' presentation pages. Last time we looked, there were eight interviews available. More will be added between now and the conference. SponsorsTime to acknowledge some more of our wonderful UXA2020 sponsors. DesignItWelcome to strategic design firm DesignIt, who - as well as being a global champion of empathetic user-focused design - are holding a competition at UX Australia. "To celebrate us coming together as a community in these trying times, we are offering you the chance to win a “business as (un)usual” planning workshop, valued at $20,000! Enter to win NOW! The Competition is open to UX Australia 2020 ticket holders ONLY." "We’ll run an online workshop with you and up to 10 stakeholders and leaders from your organisation using our new Disruption Canvas." Contact Katja at katja.forbes@designit.com or visit https://www.designit.com/. OZeWAIThe Australian Web Adaptability Initiative is a national membership-based association for people and organisations who focus on digital accessibility and inclusive design and development. OZeWAI will be hosting two free one-hour information sessions at UX Australia, consisting of an online screen reader demonstration followed by a Q&A on screen readers, other assistive technology and anything around web accessibility. Details will be added to the conference schedule in due course. Find out more about OZeWAI at https://www.ozewai.org/. Sketch GroupWelcome back to our friends at Sketch Group - the people who produce those amazing, live, real-time sketchnotes of conferences. This year at UX Australia, they''ll be sketchnoting the four keynote speakers and hosting some social events - details to be revealed! Find out more about Sketch Group at https://www.sketchgroup.com.au/. Articles
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. UX Australia 2020We''re delighted to announce both our UX Australia 2020 (25-28 August, online) main conference Speakers and our program of Workshops in this newsletter. WorkshopsThe full UXA2020 Workshops program is now live, with no less than five half-day online workshops available across three afternoons.
All UXA2020 workshops are online and registration is now open. Speakers
You probably already know that Tatiana Mac will be a keynote speaker at UXA2020, exploring design systems'' place in our broader ecosystems in Systems of Systems. We have three more keynote speakers to announce in coming weeks - stay tuned! Meantime, here''s the list of confirmed main program talks. Long presentations
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You can browse Speakers, Presentations and Workshops on the website right now. For highlights, keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook accounts. FormatThe full event program consists of conference presentations on the mornings of all four days, with half-day workshops to follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. You can register for the main conference, individual workshops or any combination of both. RegistrationConference and workshop registration is now open. SponsorshipInterested in sponsoring UXA2020? Email Annabelle at hello@uxaustralia.com.au. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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UX Australia newsletter No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2020It''s one month until Design Research 2020 (Melbourne, 18-20 March) and, while there are still places available, they are going pretty quickly and we do expect the event to sell out, as it did last year in Sydney. Dedicated to design research – from planning and conducting, to analysis and use - this three-day event includes a one-day workshop program and a two-day presentation program. You can purchase tickets for one or both. An excellent lineup of speakers includes the awesome Leisa Rechelt as keynote. Find out more about Design Research 2020.
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Design Leadership 2020Our Call For Proposals to present at Design Leadership 2020 (Sydney, 13-14 May) is currently open and we''ll continue to accept proposals until midnight 24 February 2020 AEDT. Find out more including how to make a submission. DL2020 is a two-day event comprising a half-day Summit followed by a full-day Conference program of presentations exploring the issues, methods, philosophies and strategies of design leadership in Australia and abroad. You can register for the Summit or the Conference, or for both. Early Bird registration is now open for the Conference at a good discount - numbers are limited. It''s worth noting that DL2020 will take place in the spectacular Harbourside Room on the top level of the iconic Museum of Contemporary Art on Sydney''s Circular Quay. . Find out more about Design Leadership 2020.
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UX Australia 2020Our Call For Proposals to present at UX Australia 2020 (Melbourne, 25-28 August) is also currently open. We’re looking for practical presentations on a wide range of topics - case studies, techniques, strategies, and more - from different types of people and organisations. Submissions close at midnight 23 March 2020 AEDT. Find out more, including how to make a submission. Our Super Early Early Bird registration price for UXA2020 is still available. Get $200 per person off the standard price for Australia''s premier User Experience Design conference. Find out more about UX Australia 2020.
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Women in UX WorkshopsAs this newsletter goes out, the sold-out Women in UX 2020 workshop in Melbourne will be setting up for an empowering afternoon, with Sydney following on 20 February (also sold out, there''s a waitlist). Given the clear support for this concept, we''re working on organising more workshops - stay tuned. SponsorshipWe deeply appreciate the support of our event sponsors - they help to keep attendance prices as low as we can make them, and they contribute greatly to the buzz of our events. In this newsletter, we''d like to give a shout-out to Design Research 2020 sponsor Askable, with whom we''ve built a great partnership over the last few years (and they''re also on board as a UX Australia sponsor this year, again). If you want to get some of the benefits that our sponsors get from supporting our events, get in touch with us to see what opportunities exist. It''s a great way to reach a significant group of Australian UX professionals in one go. 
Askable empowers you to run usability tests without the hassle of recruiting, scheduling and following up with participants - letting you focus on extracting insights. Find out more at https://www.askable.com/ or, better yet, come to DR2020 and hit them up for a chat - they''re very friendly! IxDA MentoringThe Sydney chapter of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA Sydney) is seeking participants for the next round of its mentoring program. In this round, they will be running one-on-one mentoring only (group mentoring will run again later in the year). The sessions start at the beginning of March and continue until the end of May. This year IxDA Sydney is trying something new: an optional "matching workshop" where mentors and mentees can meet a few of their possible matches, based on their profiles and goals. If you''d like to apply to be a mentee (ie being mentored), please fill in the mentee survey by 21 February 2020. If you''d like to apply to be a mentor, please fill in the mentor survey by 21 February 2020. UX Design Awards 2020The UX Design Awards reflect the huge impact of user experience design on shaping a positive living environment for all. Originating in 2008 as a show for good usability, The International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) established the Awards in 2015. Ever since, the UX Design Awards have been honouring great user experiences in a class of their own. This year, there are two new award sections: “New Talent” for young designers and “Visions” for projects with a development horizon of ten years. The other two categories are “Product" for products, services and environments, and “Concept", for prototypes and concepts. Submissions are invited until 15 April (fees apply). Winners will be announced in August and awards presented at a ceremony in Berlin in September. Find out more. Articles
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. What''s On in 2021We have another strong program of events planned for this coming year. Some details will have to be confirmed later as we find out how free people are to travel in 2021, but here''s a preview of what we have coming up. Women in UXWe welcome back the Women in UX series this year. Our 2020 plans didn''t all come to fruition, due to conditions imposed by the pandemic, but we’re excited to kick them off this year. We’ll start off with an online breakfast session with leadership and executive coach Donna Lichaw at 7 am on 10 February. Donna will be joining us from New York to present her “Own Your Story as a Leader” keynote. This is a free event - if you’re interested in joining us please email hello@uxaustralia.com.au to find out how. Design ResearchDR2021 will be an online event from 17-19 March. Registration is now open. See below for more details. Workshops will be announced once they are finalised. Design LeadershipThis very popular event will be on again this year in May. We''re holding off announcing the specific date and whether it will be held online or face-to-face until we know what options are realistically open to us. UX AustraliaOur flagship conference will run from 24-27 August this year. At this stage, our plan is to hold it live in Sydney for a limited number of attendees and also stream it live online. We’re redesigning this year''s conference to focus on Design in Australia as a whole, and we''ll be accepting proposals to present at UXA 2021 from 1 February. More details soon. So, whatever conditions we - and you - have to contend with in 2021, we still have a very full program of events to keep you on top of and maybe even ahead of what you need to know as a UX Design professional in Australia. Design Research 2021Speakers AnnouncedRegistration is now open for Design Research 2021 (17-19 Mar, online). We have a great lineup of 31 presenters in addition to our wonderful keynote speaker, Indi Young. DR2021 will be a must for UX Designers with an interest in Design Research, from seasoned professionals to those just starting out in the industry. 
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No images? Click here  UX Australia NewsConference and general UX news, hand-picked for you. Design Research 2021Speakers AnnouncedDetails of all speakers and their presentations at Design Research 2021 (17-19 Mar, online) are now up on the website. After reviewing many very high quality submissions, we settled on a pretty amazing lineup of 31 presenters in addition to our keynote speaker, Indi Young. The resulting program is well-balanced, challenging and inspiring - a must for any UX Designer with an interest in Design Research. 
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SponsorshipAn event like DR2021 is a wonderful way to engage with a group of like-minded, skilled, enthusiastic and committed UX Researchers looking for fresh input into their working lives. That makes it a great opportunity for sponsors with relevant products and services to get their messages across to the right people. We''ve found that the online format presents some interesting and exciting ways to get the attention of attendees. We''re open to new ideas on what sponsorship of a UX Australia event looks like in 2021 - have a chat to us about the possibilities. UX Australia PodcastLooking forward to a bit of a catchup with your favourite podcasts during the summer months? Make sure the UX Australia podcast is on your hit list. On top of the excellent set of interviews Doc Baty conducted around UX Australia 2020, he''s kept things up with three new interviews with key people in UX and more to come from January. Steve''s interview with Laura Klein is a beauty, and his chats with Amy Bucher and Kelly Ann McKercher are equally insightful and entertaining. Lots more interviews are coming in the new year.
Wrapping Up 2020There''s no doubt that this year presented Australians with multiple challenges: some we shared with the rest of the world, some unique to our amazing land, all unprecedented in the extraordinary pressure they placed on our personal and professional lives. In one sense, it''s hard not to see UX conferences and workshops as trivial in the face of such a global disaster. In another, they are the very means by which we can keep proper perspective, collaborate meaningfully with our peers, and gain new and useful insights into the role of Design in the modern world. Your continued support for our activities and events in 2020 tells us we do have a role to play. We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims of COVID-19 and its many and diverse flow-on effects. We express our sincere gratitude to the many people who fought on the front lines against the pandemic, and the many more who helped mitigate its effects by doing the right thing for themselves and their communities. And we state our determination to come out of 2020 more committed than ever to using Design as a force to improve the world and the lives of all its inhabitants. Come and join us in 2021.
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