Upa Bangalore Town Hall Oct 19

Slide 1: 1 UPA Bangalore Town Hall meeting Oct 19 -Amit Pande President, UPA Bangalore http://upabangalore.org

Slide 2: 2 UPA Town Hall - Agenda Introduction to UPA  Introduction to UPA founding team and  interested parties Objectives and themes  Activities: Current and projected  Memberships and participation  Optional: Post town hall activity – World  Usability Day logistics http://upabangalore.org

Slide 3: 3 Usability Professional’s Association -UPA Who is UPA?  – An association that supports usability specialists, people from all aspects of human-centered design, and the broad family of disciplines that create the user experience in promoting the design and development of usable products. Goals of UPA  – Provide an international network – Create an inclusive community – Change new product development – Increase the body of knowledge about usability and user- centered design http://upabangalore.org

Slide 4: 4 Usability Professional’s Association -UPA http://upabangalore.org

Slide 5: 5 UPA universe http://upabangalore.org

Slide 6: 6 Background to UPA Bangalore Bangalore is a key node in global technology and R&D  networks – known as digital innovation center However, its international presence or thought  leadership in Design, UX, Usability or innovation driven through these areas has a long way to go From within the UX or design community -  commendable but limited efforts across India Simultaneously, new players in ecosystem, new  paradigms - emergence of ‘un-conferences’, wikis Closer to the tipping point where Bangalore becomes  a peer recognized center for Design/ UX innovation http://upabangalore.org

Slide 7: 7 Background to UPA Bangalore Established in June 2007 by UX enthusiasts  Foundational ground efforts with Muthu, Sumi  Tandon, Revathi Nathaniel, Amrut Pujari, Shanmugam, Anupama, Shazeeye Kirmani, Deepa Bachu, Himanshu Malik and others Chapter developed with key inputs from Daniel Szuc,  Jason Huang, Paul Sherman and other UPA long standing members http://upabangalore.org

Slide 8: 8 Some Objectives Promote usability and UX concepts and practices in  Bangalore Connect the UX and design community within  Bangalore - accelerate the evolution of the field Partner with other leadership forums in India and  globally who are passionate about this cause Positively influence the usability of the public domain  Incubate practical and relevant peer driven projects  UX innovation projects Mentor UX professionals and students through  Advisory board http://upabangalore.org

Slide 9: 9 Modus operandi / Themes Light weight protocols (No ‘officialdom’)  Create forums, and practical, useful events  Project based  Open ended and evolutionary  Peer and community driven  Content should be interesting  Peer authored Wiki and blog  http://upabangalore.org

Slide 10: 10 Completed activities Finished UPA Bangalore website setup  Infrastructures and partnerships for WUD 2007  http://upabangalore.org

Slide 11: 11 Ongoing activities Academic outreach  – Conducting usability and design awareness sessions within Tier 3/Tier 4 colleges HEQS – Heuristic Evaluation Quality Score activity  World Usability Day, Nov 5  http://upabangalore.org

Slide 12: 12 World Usability Day http://upabangalore.org

Slide 13: 13 Future activities – National level Design and UX conference – Monthly invited speaker series – similar to Mobile Monday – Design workshops – Special Projects – Design Festival – User-Centered Design Award for Indian products – Collaboration with Barcamp and other communities – Sponsorship associations within industry – Special focus on student outreach activities http://upabangalore.org

Slide 14: 14 Organization structure basics Top down structure and bottom up innovation  – Think Web 2.0: Wikipedia, podcasting – Think BayCHI, Barcamp Overall light, flat structure  Small core team – UPA Advisory Board, UX Executive  mentors, President, Secretaries, Treasurer, Officers Officers = Key activity and committee owners  Ground rules  – Need dedicated, passionate, results-oriented individuals – No company agendas – explicit or hidden – Need constructive criticizers and doers http://upabangalore.org

Slide 15: 15 Memberships and participation To participate in the UPA Bangalore organization  officially you need to be a Member or Volunteer Membership fees  – UPA US: $125 but negotiating lower rate – UPA Bangalore: To be discussed - subsidized for students Formal memberships for chapter are now open  – Registration will be setup soon at UPA Bangalore site Please indicate your interest/commitment for:  – Volunteer activities – Initiating key projects – UPA Mentor, Officer, Secretary posts Immediate need: Website, Projects, Marketing  Future need: PR, newsletter, operations, tech support etc  http://upabangalore.org

Slide 16: 16 Why to join UPA? Receive publications focused on usability  – User Experience Magazine – Journal of Usability Studies – The UPA Voice – UPA Monthly Connect to other professionals  – Provide exposure for your company & its services – UPA membership directory – UPA group on LinkedIn – Connecting with an international audience Attend conferences and other events  – UPA 2008 Conference – World Usability Day – Workshops – Other conferences and events Find a job or hire someone for your team  – Consultants directory – Job bank – Raising profile internationally Develop your professional resources  – Access to usability resources – Usability Body of Knowledge – Usability in the Enterprise http://upabangalore.org

Slide 17: 17 Next steps Would like to hear thoughts about how to expand UPA  Bangalore further Meeting schedule for members  – Once a month atleast in person – Once a month over telecon/web conference Meeting highlights will be posted at UPA site  Next meeting: mid November (virtual)  http://upabangalore.org