Fwd: VanUE "Awesome" September Event: Tuesday September 18th
Gerald Bauer
Allow me to forward the announcement for the upcoming free event
at the Vancouver Film School organized by the Vancouver User
Experience group.
For more tech and media events in and around Vancouver I invite
you to browse the announcements or subscribe to the Vancouver Media &
Tech Events group @ http://vanbeta.com
Cheers,
Gerald
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Benjamin Skelton <BenSk...@habaneros.com>
> Date: September 12, 2007 10:58:29 PM PDT (CA)
> To: "vanue...@vanue.com" <vanue...@vanue.com>
> Subject: [vanue-list] VanUE "Awesome" September Event: Tuesday
> September 18th
>
> VanUE is extremely pleased to announce that our first speaker of
> this season
> will be Andrew Crow, Senior Experience Designer from Adaptive Path
> (San
> Francisco).
>
> This event will reach capacity < you must RSVP for this event!
> Positive
> RSVPs only please: rs...@vanue.com
>
> Topic:
> AWESOMENESS
> Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 < 5:30 to 7:00pm
> There will be networking from 5:00 - 5:30 before the event
>
> As designers, we find ourselves in a position to inspire, celebrate
> and
> create value. The opportunities and challenges we face are new and
> exciting.
> The tools we have at our disposal are powerful and abundant. The
> communities
> we've forged and the ideas that flow openly are all indicators of a
> shift in
> our industry. We'll discuss examples of all this and how we can
> continue to
> push forward.
>
> Speaker:
> ANDREW CROW
> Initially a print and web designer, he moved into information
> architecture
> and interaction design to promote holistic user experiences to
> corporate
> clients. Andrew has 12 years of design, technical and strategic
> experience.
>
> Before joining Adaptive Path, Andrew managed the web and user
> experience
> team at Princess Cruises. This gave him the opportunity to lead the
> development of an entirely new online booking system, e-ticket
> solution and
> oversee online branding and marketing initiatives. Prior to that,
> he worked
> with element18 and Interfocus Advertising in Los Angeles.
>
> Continually obsessed with the latest technologies in the mobile and
> gaming
> space, Andrew has been involved with advising on Palm and Windows
> Mobile
> applications, social networking and collaboration software. He is an
> advocate of ubiquitous computing, and approaches projects with a
> desire to
> ensure that the experience of the device fits into the overall product
> strategy.
>
>
> Location:
> VFS (VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL)
> The VFS Digital Design campus is located at 420 Homer Street
> between Pender
> and W. Hastings. Enter through the side door on the east side of Homer
> Street. The event will take place in Theatre 1 accessible from the
> main
> foyer. Reception will be in place to assist all guests.
>
> Please arrive before 6pm since building doors lock at 6pm!
>
>
> ******************************
> OUR "AWESOME" SPONSORS
> ******************************
>
> LOCATION SPONSOR:
> A huge thank you to VFS for hosting us for another year. VFS has been
> supported VanUE since our inception and we would like to thank them
> for
> their generosity!
>
> EVENT SPONSOR:
> Adaptive Path
>
> Adaptive Path will be bringing their UX (or UE) intensive to
> Vancouver in
> November. This intermediate-to-advanced workshop series examines
> the four
> key elements that contribute to a successful interactive
> experience: Design
> Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information
> Architecture.
> Workshops are led by Adaptive Path's team of experts, including:
> Dan Saffer,
> Chiara Fox, Brandon Schauer and Todd Wilkens.
>
> If you haven't been to an Adaptive Path event I highly recommend
> them! As an
> added bonus you can use the VanUE discount code: VANUE07 for any
> Adaptive
> Path events this year you will receive a 20% discount (the "0" in
> the code
> is a zero).
>
> For more information on this event please visit:
> http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2007/nov/
>
>
>
>
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