Launch Days Durham

Posted Apr 26, 2010   |   0 Comments   |   by Abe Crystal

FYI—http://www.launchdurham.com/

Jackson Fox and I will be ‘launching’ our product, ruzuku, at this event.

Would love to see some Refresh folks there!

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TriUPA workshop—Escape the Lab: Remote User Research and Usability Testing—October 1st, 2009

Posted Sep 09, 2009   |   0 Comments   |   by Abe Crystal

What: Escape the Lab: Conducting Remote User Research and Usability Testing

When: full-day workshop: 9a - 5p | Thursday 10/1/09 | coffee & lunch included

Where: Council for Entrepreneurial Development in RTP

How: Capacity is limited—Register online now to reserve your spot!

Intended audience
Researchers, designers, and product managers who want to watch real people use technology from the comfort of their own desks. (While saving travel costs and the planet!) ... more

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TriUPA World Usability Day: Design Competition and Event

Posted Sep 08, 2009   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Would you like improve the sustainability of our world? Are you passionate about user centered design, graphic design, industrial/product design, engineering, human factors and/or psychology?

If so, then you should participate in our TriUPA World Usability Day design competition!

Participants will tackle a design issue where user centered design and usability is central to the success of a solution that drives sustainability.

Sounds great! What do I need to do ... more

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JSConf 2009 April 24 & 25 2009 Washington DC

Posted Feb 10, 2009   |   0 Comments   |   by voodootikigod

Meet industry experts and learn how to use JavaScript to build cutting edge mobile, desktop, server, and web applications. This conference based in Washington DC is a must attend for any web designer, web developer, or JavaScript developer. The conference is digging deep into the vast world of JavaScript to expose how wonderful of a language JavaScript really can be. Did you know that you could build thick client desktop applications with JavaScript? Hows about that it is one of the only languages to bridge OO and Functional? Also it can be used for testing any web framework and is used everyday by people with all levels of programming ability. Some (myself included) would say its one of the most under appreciated languages around. Well it is time to change that and we are starting with JSConf by bringing together the brightest and most exciting JavaScript developers together. The conference admission price is right now $450 which includes 2 days with 16 speakers and a beer and wine tasting social event. There will be vendors seeking talented individuals for employment as well, it is the perfect networking opportunity for you. Sign up today before it sells out! For more details and registration see http://www.jsconf2009.commore

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The Triangle microISV Group

Posted Jan 09, 2009   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

A microISV (Independent Software Vendor) is a small software shop, usually with between 1 to 10 people, which is focused on growing organically (not through venture capital) and handles all business tasks (development, sales, PR, etc.) itself.

Are you running or part of a microISV in the Triangle? Or maybe interested in starting one or hearing from those who have? If so, the group is for you. It’s getting started on January 21 in Durham, so check out details on the microISV Group Meetup page and come on out.

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TriUPA Workshop — Reboot Your Work: Modern Methods for Productivity, Sanity, and Control

Posted Dec 30, 2008   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

When: 9am - 4:30pm, Monday 1/12/09 or Tuesday 1/13/09
Where: Council for Entrepreneurial Development
How: Register online (Cost is $50 - $195)

Start the year by freeing up your brain so you can think clearly, do more, and work creatively ... more

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World Usability Day Celebration 2008

Posted Oct 31, 2008   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

When: 6pm - 9pm — Thursday, November 13th 2008
Where: Ruvane Auditorium at GSK
Cost: Free to all!  Food and drink will be served!  Please sign up so we have an idea of how big the crowd will be.
How: Register at http://triupa.org/2008WorldUsability (if you’re a TriUPA member, be sure to click “Login to Register” once you get to the RSVP page ... more

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TriUPA Training Series #2: Dr. Deborah Mayhew presents “Designing for Efficiency”

Posted Sep 08, 2008   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

We are excited to announced the second event in TriUPA’s new training series!  These events will provide cutting-edge, industrial-strength, knock-your-socks-off UX training in TriUPA’s four focus areas: usability testing, user research, interaction design, and information architecture. This 1-day course is aimed at anyone (developers, user interface designers, usability engineers, information architects, graphic designers, software end-users and end-user managers, marketers, trainers, etc.) who has an interest in helping their organization achieve end user productivity (i.e., efficiency) through the design of software tools. Find out more.

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Todd Warfel’s full-day workshop on effective prototyping

Posted Jul 17, 2008   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Durham, NC — Mon, Sept 15, 2008, 9:00AM-5:00PM

Are you interested in making prototyping a key part of your design process?  Or do you currently practice prototyping and need some fresh ideas?

This highly detailed, practical, and hands on workshop will provide a framework for creating and testing prototypes. We’ll discuss what prototyping is, when to use it, when to use other methods, and what to expect.

This is the first event in TriUPA’s new training series.

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SocialCarolina.org Launched

Posted Nov 20, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Events about technology of some kind happening in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. Check it out at socialcarolina.org.

Filed under: General Discussion, Industry Events, Local Groups, Announcements

Refresh 002 — Fortified Web Projects: Fundamentals for Security

Posted Oct 26, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Durham, NC — Thurs, Dec 6, 2007, 6:30-8:00PM

Clinton Nixon will share a high level view of common security risks and suggest some very practical approaches for protection. Clinton is a enthusiast for test-driven development, esoteric computer languages, and kittens. He serves humbly as a senior web developer at Viget Labs ... more

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World Usability Day 2007

Posted Oct 18, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Durham, NC — Nov 8, 2007, 6:00-9:00pm
Join UX professionals from around the Triangle area for an Interactionary (a live design competition), keynote speech, food, drink, and fun! More at www.triupa.org.

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RubyConf 2007

Posted Oct 15, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Charlotte, NC—Nov 2-4, 2007
We hope you’re as excited as we are by the schedule for RubyConf 2007. This year’s event will be even bigger than last year’s, and for the first time in the history of RubyConf we’ve made some changes to the event format. More at http://www.rubyconf.org.

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Chapel Hill Startup Weekend

Posted Oct 12, 2007   |   2 Comments   |   by pcrump

Chapel Hill, NC—Nov 2-4, 2007
Startup Weekend is an idea, an experiment, a chance gather the tech community and create a company over one jam packed weekend. More at http://chapelhill.startupweekend.com/.

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Raleigh.rb October Meetup

Posted Oct 10, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Raleigh, NC—Oct 16, 2007, 7:00pm
Clinton Nixon will be sharing some Rails goodness with us this month: Building Applications as Plugins. More at http://ruby.meetup.com/3/calendar/6385025/.

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Raleigh-Durham Web Design & Mark-Up Group

Posted Sep 24, 2007   |   6 Comments   |   by Emily Bloom

Raleigh, NC—Oct 9, 2007, 7:30pm
Check out the topic and location for this month: http://webdesign.meetup.com/36/calendar/6340480/
This group appears to be pretty active and has a reliable monthly meeting. I’m hoping to make it this month for the first time. Is anyone else a member of this group or planning to attend this month’s meeting?

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Raleigh-Durham Web Design & Mark-Up Group

Posted Aug 20, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by Emily Bloom

This Meet-Up group includes Freelancers, Entrepreneurs, “Back-end” Developers, Web & Graphic Designers, IT professionals, your average person who wants to create a Web site. We like to network, give presentations about our specialized areas, and enjoy ourselves ... more

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Converge South

Posted Aug 15, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Greensboro, NC—October 19-20, 2007
ConvergeSouth is a dynamic, interactive and truly unique conference. Through a hands-on leader-led approach, this year’s ConvergeSouth focuses on dialogue and participation. The people formerly known as the audience become discussion leaders. Everyone joins in, as panelists and leaders encourage an exchange of ideas, tools and best practices. The conference promotes ongoing conversation online and in real-life ... more

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Rails Rumble

Posted Aug 14, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

September 8-9, 2007
The concept is simple: you and your team get 48 hours to design, develop, and deploy a web application from scratch. After those 48 hours are up, you’ll be judged by the community through a peer-ranking system in a variety of categories ... more

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User Experience Week 2007

Posted Jul 30, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Washington, DC—August 13-16, 2007
Under the guidance of experienced practitioners from Adaptive Path and other top companies, this four-day conference introduces user experience practitioners to new rich internet application design approaches, practical prototyping techniques, effective cross-organization communications strategies and more ... more

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Refresh 001 — Building User-Centered Web Apps in a Crunch

Posted Jul 26, 2007   |   0 Comments   |   by pcrump

Durham, NC — Thurs, Oct 25, 2007, 6:30-8:00PM

Jackson Fox is a User Experience Engineer at Lulu.com, and a graduate student in Information & Library Science at UNC Chapel Hill. He is responsible for the community and marketplace functionality on Lulu.com, and is currently learning why MySpace is definitely not a “platform.” He and his wife live in Durham ... more

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