UX Futures is a conference held virtually, and a live stream of this all-day event is available for free, for local design professionals. Even if you can't attend all the sessions, stop by for what you can.
Wed, Nov 5, 2014
9:30am–5:30pm ET
Wrubel Lobby
Cyberinfrastructure Building
2709 E 10th St, Bloomington, IN
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Once in a while, it's good to put down your wireframes and stylesheets, step back, and consider what's next.
What might design work—and the designed world—look like in 10, 20 or 50 years? What role will we have in shaping that world? And when we look back at the impact of UX, will it be with pride or regret?
We've asked six brilliant thought leaders—each from very different corners of the UX world—to consider the future. Steve Krug, Jesse James Garrett, Nathan Shedroff, Abby Covert, Andy Polaine, and Margot Bloomstein will take you back and forth in time. They'll inspire you to design for the future, and to design the future itself.
Free! The Process Experience Architecture group, a team of UX designers working for the Indiana University UITS department, have generously sponsored both the venue and the conference cost. Just show up and enjoy the conference with fellow design professionals.
The conference will live stream on a 24 by 18 foot display in the lobby of the Cyberinfrastructure Building.
For those with an IU parking pass, there are A, C, and E parking spaces near the north and east side of the building. If possible, carpooling is recommended, as spaces fill quickly in the morning. For those without an IU parking pass, day passes can be provided at the cost of $8, which will allow parking at any A, C, and E parking spaces. Please indicate in the comments if you require a day pass.
For those taking the bus, the 6 Campus Shuttle city route stops along 10th St., near the building.
For those biking, there are plenty of bike racks surrounding the building.
For those wanting to carpool, please coordinate in the event comments.
9:30am: Meet in the lobby.
9:45am: Announcements and general overview about the day.
10:00am: Design to the Power of Ten with Andy Polaine.
11:00am: A World Made of Information with Abby Covert.
12:00pm: What if it turns out Steve Jobs wasn’t an alien? with Steve Krug.
1:00pm: Lunch.
2:00pm: Interaction Design Lessons Literally From the Future with Nathan Shedroff.
3:00pm: Democratized Publishing: Expanding our Expectations of ‘Everyone’ with Margot Bloomstein.
4:00pm: UX: The First 50 Years with Jesse James Garrett.
5:00pm: Conclusions.
5:30pm: After-conference dinner location TO BE DETERMINED.
Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will not be provided, but there is a cafe in the lobby that's open 7:30am–3pm. The cafe offers portable and made-to-order breakfast, lunch, and beverages such as Scholars Inn Bakehouse bagels, customized wraps and subs, Campbell's soups, and Starbucks coffees. An easily accessible water fountain is located in the lobby.
Feel free to also eat out during the lunch hour, order in food, or bring your own lunch.
If some business or organization you know would like to help sponsor this event, there are a number of opportunities which could help enhance the conference:
- Pay for one-day parking passes for attendees, at $8 per attendee needing a pass.
- Cater breakfast, lunch, snacks, or beverages.
- Raffle books or software licenses.
- Raffle coupons or discounts to local food or shopping establishments.
If there's another way you'd like to sponsor, please suggest so.
In addition to some time to talk about your business or organization at the start of the conference, the sponsor will be mentioned and linked to on the UX Futures event website, as well as listed on the IxDA Bloomington Meetup sponsors page.
Contact Chris Basham (csbasham@iu.edu) if you'd like to sponsor any part of this event.
If you have a question about the conference, first check the closed issues to see if the question has already been posted and answered. If not, please create a new issue or email Chris Basham (csbasham@iu.edu), and we'll promptly respond.