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Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide a venue for people with common interests and questions to get together in an informal environment. SIGs meet on Wednesday June 25, in the evening after the regular program.

Didn't send in a SIG idea in time to get it into the program?

Don't despair. Stop by the Information Desk at the conference and fill out a few simple forms, and you can host your own meeting.

The following SIGs are already planned for the conference:

 

Determining Needs and Best Practices for Local UPA Chapters

The benefits of the established local UPA chapters have shown clear advantages to the participating UPA members. However, it appears that the various chapters do not have an easy mechanism in place for sharing and collaborating on successful themes between chapters. This would be a gathering of the "organizational" representatives of the local chapters to discuss which ideas have been the most successful and determine how to share them effectively with the other chapters.

 

Curriculum Special Interest Group

One of the recommendations of the committee that analyzed the Survey on Certification of Usability Professionals was: "Attempt to define a curriculum." This SIG will be a start of this activity. I will contact University and other training providers to discuss the subject and start a volunteer effort to reach a conclusion. There will probably be a couple co-chairs announced before the conference.

 

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