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User Experience Professionals Association

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The User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), formerly the Usability Professionals Association (UPA), is a professional association for people interested in user experience (UX).

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UXPA supports professionals who research, design, and evaluate the UX of products and services. Founded in 1991, the original 50-member group has grown to serve a community of nearly 2,400 members worldwide by promoting UX concepts and techniques through its publications, conferences, World Usability Day, and 53 active local chapters in 27 countries. In 2012, the organization announced a name change from Usability Professionals Association (UPA) to User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA).

Goals

According to the UXPA web site, organizational goals include:

  • Provide an international network through which UX design professionals can share information about the techniques and methodologies in the profession.
  • Create an inclusive community for those interested in UX design, whether as a primary focus or related discipline.
  • Change new product development processes to include a concern for the people who use them by presenting the business case for UX in product development to colleagues, customers, the public and government agencies.
  • Increase the body of knowledge about UX and user-centered design through professional education, meetings, conventions, and other professional interchanges.

    • Annual conferences

    2016: May 31 - June 3, Seattle, Washington, USA 2015: Simplicity, June 22–25, Coronado, California, USA 2014: Motivation, July 21–24, London, UK 2013: Collaboration, July 9–12, Washington DC, USA 2012: Leadership, June 4–8, Henderson (Las Vegas), Nevada, USA 2011: Designing for Social Change, June 20–24, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2010: Embracing Cultural Diversity: User Experience Design for the World, May 24–28, Munich, Germany 2009: Bringing Usability to Life, June 8–12, Portland, Oregon, USA 2008: The Many Faces of User Experience, June 16–20, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2007: Patterns: Blueprints for Usability, June 11–15, Austin, Texas, USA 2006: Usability Through Storytelling, June 12–16, Denver, Colorado, USA 2005: Bridging Cultures, June 27 - July 1, Montréal, Québec, Canada 2004: Connecting Communities, June 7–11, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 2003: Ubiquitous Usability, June 23–27, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 2002: Humanizing Design, July 8–12, Orlando, Florida, USA 2001: Usability - A Winning Experience, June 25–29, Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2000: August 14–18, Asheville, North Carolina, USA 1999: June 29 - July 2, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 1998: June 22–26, Washington, DC, USA 1997: August 13–15, Monterey, California, USA 1996: Portland, Maine, USA 1995: No Data 1994: Santa Clara, California, USA 1993: July 21–23, Redmond, Washington, USA 1992: Orem, Utah, USA

    Publications

    UXPA publishes a magazine, a peer-reviewed journal, and a newsletter:

  • User Experience Magazine (quarterly, online)
  • Journal of Usability Studies (quarterly, online)
  • UXPA Newsletter (monthly, email)

    • References

    User Experience Professionals Association Wikipedia
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