Come and UXtalk
(English version follows.)
Une partie de nos objectifs de cette année à UXMTL est d’ouvrir nos discussions et d’encourager le partage de connaissances autour du UX à Montréal.
Pour cela nous lançons une série de rencontres mensuelles appelées UXtalk.
Il ne s’agit pas d’un panel d’expert, ni d’une présentation devant une assistance passive. Nous voulons créer un espace ouvert d’apprentissage, d’écoute active et de conversation constructive à propos du UX. Si l’expérience utilisateur (UX) vous tient à cœur — que vous soyez entrepreneur, gestionnaire, développeur, designer, etc. — vous êtes les bienvenus à venir partager vos opinions, questions et expériences.
Les sujets des UXtalks sont soumis au vote ou suggérés directement par la Communauté. Si vous ne vous êtes pas encore exprimés, allez voter pour déterminer nos prochains sujets.
Notre premier UXtalk portera sur la question suivante : «Comment le UX s’insère dans un projet ?»
Lieu : Divan Orange, 4234 Bd. St-Laurent
Date : Mercredi 24 février 2010 de 17h30 à 20h
Places disponibles: 25
Prix : Gratuit
Boissons et snacks disponibles à la vente au Divan Orange.
Inscrivez-vous ici! Les places sont limitées à 25 participants, dans la mesure du possible les UXtalks seront enregistrés et rendus disponibles.
Part of our objectives this year at UXMTL is to facilitate more discussion and knowledge sharing on UX in Montreal.
This is why we’re organising a monthly conversation event: UXtalk.
This isn’t a panel of experts, and it won’t be someone presenting on stage while you sit and listen. We want to create a space that encourages open learning, active listening and constructive conversation about UX. As someone interested in UX — whether you are a project manager, a developer or a designer—you’re welcome to share your thoughts, questions and experience.
Conversation topics are voted or suggested by the community. If you haven’t already done so, go and cast your vote to help determine our next topics.
Our first UXtalk will be on: “How does UX fit in a project?”
Venue: Divan Orange, 4234 Bd. St-Laurent
Date: February 24, 2010
Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Capacity: 25 participants
Price: Free
Drinks and snacks available for purchase at Divan Orange.
Sign-up here! The event is limited to 25 participants, sessions will be recorded whenever possible and recordings will be made available.
Video: UXMTL Panel Discussion, Nov 25, 2009
ux montreal from brentfbarrett on Vimeo.
Thanks very much to Brent Barrett of Social Media Montreal for recording and uploading the video (with such nice titles, too!). What’s incredible is that Brent shot this with his iPhone 3GS balanced on a beer glass!
We are very grateful to our sponsors whose generous contributions allowed this event to take place:
Discussion night: “What do your customers experience?”
(English translation follows.)
Soirée débat: «Quelle expérience ont vos clients ?»
La question peut paraître innocente, mais comment savons-nous si nos concepts atteignent leur but? Connaissons-nous les utilisateurs de nos applications web suffisamment bien pour leur offrir une expérience attrayante ? Quelles méthodes pouvons-nous employer en cours de conception pour nous aider à comprendre l’état d’esprit de nos clients ? Quelle est la vraie valeur du design d’expérience utilisateur (UX design) ?
Alors que l’année s’achève, nous avons pensé, à UXMTL, qu’il serait bon de s’accorder un temps de réflexion. Nous voulons mettre au jour les points de contact entre les habiletés des professionnel du UX et les besoins du monde des affaires. Dans ce but, nous avons convié un panel de personnalités représentant les startups, les fournisseurs de contenus, les agences de communication et les investisseurs de Montréal pour partager leur perspective avec nous.
Après le panel se tiendra une discussion ouverte pour savoir quelles actions collectives devraient être prises pour accroître la stature et le professionalisme du design d’expérience utilisateur à Montréal.
Ces discussions aideront à définir les actions de UXMTL pour l’année 2010.
Les panélistes suivants nous ont très grâcieusement accordé leurs temps, énergie et intelligence :
- Joël Pomerleau, Directeur adjoint, Accessibilité et entreprises numérique, à l’ONF
- Sylvain Carle, Co-Fondateur et CTO de Praized Media
- Daniel Drouet, Associé à Montreal Start Up
- Marian Kolev, Directeur de Création à Bluesponge
- David Rollert, VP Design d’Interaction chez Phéromone
Rejoignez-nous pour une soirée de conversation et de discussion fructueuse ! Vous avez la chance de faire entendre votre voix sur comment le design d’experience utilisateur peut soutenir l’excellence de Montréal en technologie, arts creatifs et media.
Date : mercredi 25 novembre 2009
Heure : de 18h à 20h
Lieu : O Patro Vys, 356 Mont-Royal Est (carte)
Prix : Gratuit ! Inscrivez-vous sur Eventbrite
Boissons disponible au bar.
Nous remercions nos commanditaires pour leur soutien :
It seems an innocent question to ask: how do we know when our designs are successful? How well do we know the users of our web applications, so that we can design an engaging experience? What methods can we employ in a design process that will help us to continually understand our customers’ mindsets? What is the true value of user experience (UX) design?
As the year draws to a close, we at UXTML thought it might be a good time for reflection. We want to unearth salient points where the skills of UX practitioners and the needs of business meet. So, we’ve invited a panel of esteemed speakers representing startups, enterprises, agencies and investors in Montreal to share their perspective with us. After the panel, there will be an open discussion about what we can collectively do to raise the profile and professionalism of user experience design in Montreal. These discussions will help define the goals for UXMTL in 2010.
The following panelists have kindly donated their time, energy and intellect:
- Joël Pomerleau, Assistant Director, Accessibility and Digital Enterprises, NFB
- Sylvain Carle, Co-Founder and CTO at Praized Media
- Daniel Drouet, partner at Montreal Start Up
- Marian Kolev, Creative Director at Bluesponge
- David Rollert, VP Interaction Design at Pheromone
Come and join us for an evening of conversation and fruitful discussion! Here’s your chance to speak out on how UX can support the growing excellence of technology, creative arts and media in Montreal.
Date: 25 November 2009
Time: 18h00
Venue: O Patro Vys, 356 Mont-Royal Est (map)
Cost: Free! Register on Eventbrite
Drinks available for purchase.
We would like to thank our sponsors for their support:
A first step
Yesterday evening, 8 people met for the first time to discuss what UXMTL means, and began the first steps of establishing a direction for an active UX community in Montreal. Among this small initial core group, we have leaders in existing local groups, as well as enthusiastic and experienced UX professionals who volunteered to step up when UXMTL was announced about a month ago.
My thanks to: Jonathan Bélisle, Georges Duverger, Etienne Garbugli, Shai Idelson, AJ Kandy, David Rollert, Guillaume Thoreau. Thanks also to Nathalie Berger who wasn’t able to make it in person, but is nonetheless helping us to clarify this initiative through her active leadership with Utilisabilité Quebec.
During the meeting, we spent some time thinking over the landscape of UX in Montreal. The goal is not to start “yet another group”; rather it is to provide and define a space for collaboration between the many roles that revolve around UX . We want to create a dynamic that serves not only today’s UX practitioners, the people we influence and who influence us — such as our teams and managers — but also today’s students who would be tomorrow’s professionals.
Before we begin looking into how we want to concretely achieve this vision over the next weeks, we would love to hear from you! We think it’s important to identify problems well before we begin working on solutions ;) Help us solidify these objectives by telling us what you think and leave a comment:
- If you are UX practitioner today, how do you think UX is perceived in your workplace?
- If you are not a UX practitioner, what role do you think UX has in relation to what you do?
(Also, if you are dying to help shape this initiative, feel free to leave a comment on the original post, or contact @uxmtl on Twitter.)</p
The beginning
As more and more startups come to life in Montreal, there is an emerging need for local expertise in user experience, interaction design and product design that fits with the dynamic and daring innovative spirit of the startup world. UXMTL is an initiative to extend the UX community in Montreal to encompass this direction, and to create an ecosystem where ideas and resources from differing facets of UX can be shared. We have grander visions, of course, but let’s start small.
Interested in helping to shape this initiative or being involved? It’s early days yet; we are looking for ideas and people who would like to take this forward. Drop us a line on Twitter: @uxmtl, or leave a comment on this post.
In the meantime, this blog will serve as a hub for all those messages that don’t fit in 140 characters ;)
