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UPA 2006 Conference
Usability in Storytelling
June 12-16, 2006
Omni Interlocken
Broomfield, Colorado

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Usability Professionals' Association
140 N. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Tel: +1.630.980.4997
Fax: +1.630.351.8490
office@upassoc.org

UPA 2006 Call for Participation: Panels

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Important Dates

September 19, 2005
Was deadline for submissions
December 9, 2005
Acceptance notifications were sent to presenters
January 6, 2005
Acceptance confirmations must be received from presenters notified in December
April 17, 2006
Conference Proceedings material due from presenters
Description
Lead by a facilitator, panels and have 4-6 speakers who are experts on the panel topic. Panels may be conducted in several ways, such as comparative, analytic, or historic. UPA recommends limiting panels to four members to allow ample time for discussion.
Duration
90 minutes. Thirty to 45 minutes of this time should involve audience interaction.
Benefits of Presenting
  • The facilitator receives a 20% discount on conference registration. Unfortunately, we cannot offer discounts to other panel members.
Preparing Your Submission
  • The maximum file size for submissions is 3 MB.
Example Proposals
Thank you to Kara Pernice Coyne, Cory Knobel, Carl Turner, Stephanie Rosenbaum, Tec-Ed, and Optavia Corporation for permission to use these examples.
How to Submit
Other Information
  • UPA does not cover expenses for any other instructional materials, such as exercises and handouts.
  • All presentation sessions should include substantial time for audience participation.
  • One-third to one-half of the allotted time should be used for discussion, exercises, or hands-on experience.
Contacts for Panels
Debbie McConnell debbiemcconnell @mn.rr.com
Stephen Hatfield shatfield15 @earthlink.com
Jean Fox fox.jean @bls.gov
Usability Perspectives Panels - Susan Dray susan.dray @gmail.com
Usability Perspectives Panels - David Siegel david.siegel @acm.org

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