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UX Organizations
How to start and run a successful local group or chapter




                                    Kyle Soucy & Nasir Barday
                                           IA Summit 3.22.09
Why is this important?
• Networking/Professional Development

• Job hunting

• Share experience and knowledge

• Encourage and support each other

• Foster growth of the industry…
The growth of the industry is in
        your hands




             UX
What’s already out there?
What about UXnet.org?
Local Events: A Design Brief
    Something to do
•
    A place to do it
•
    That’s it!
•
    Nice-to-haves:
•
    – Food
    – Cushy venue
    – Professional Audio/Video
    – Live Stream
Places
    Just about anywhere!
•
    Bars/Restaurants
•
    Schools
•
    Design studios
•
    Tool makers
•
    Recruiting Firms
•
Things to do
    Informal gatherings
•
    Conference reduxes
•
    Debate
•
    Design Studios
•
Things to do
• Agency Walkthroughs
• Hands-on training and demos
Partyyyyyyyyyyy!
Invited Speakers
    Easier than you think
•
    Required honorariums rare
•
    May have to pay speaker travel costs
•
    Shape the content!
•
    Idea: Speaker Exchange
•
Panels
• Need a strong facilitator
• Pre-plan with panelists
Design Slam
• Short (~7-minute) presentations
• Multiple speakers
• Toastmasters for designers
Promoting your events
• Mailing lists (tag with [EVENT])
• Social network love
• Calendars:




• Live Streams
• Co-sponsor events with other orgs
Volunteers
    Lots will step up, few follow through
•
    Split up work into bite-sized pieces
•
    Be flexible enough to strip back
•
    Establish a core planning committee
•
    Get buy-in and give ownership!
•
How to start your own chapter
or group

Case study:
TechMaine UUUG


                                             1
                                     2
                                                            Massachusetts:
                                             6
                                         2
                                                            1.    Boston UPA
                                                            2.    Boston CHI
                                                            3.    Boston IxDA
                                    CT UPA                  4.    Boston STC
                                                            5.    Boston IA
                                                            6.    New England HFES
                                                            7.    NE ASIS&T
                                                            8.    North Shore Web Geeks
                                                            9.    Refresh Boston
                                                            10.   Boston Web Analytic
                                                            11.   Web Innovators Group
Source:
New
England
Archivist.org
The birth of NH UX



                   QuickTime™ and a
                     decompressor
             are needed to see this picture.
Where should we have meetings?




Source:
www.visitnh.gov/student/geography.html
Do we join an association?
If so, which one?
Becoming a UPA Chapter
• Write a tentative plan and petition - decide Chapter
  name, boundaries, and officers
• Create Chapter Bylaws - will you charge
  membership?
• Hold a constituting meeting
• Submit paperwork to UPA Chapters Committee and
  Board of Directors.
Outcome
Pitfalls to Avoid
• Don't plan month-to-month... plan months ahead

• Delegate, Delegate, Delegate

• Don't just have speakers... mix it up

• Don't let low attendance affect your momentum

• Don't take off months

• Don't forget to take pictures during events.
• Host your meetings in a central area and venture outside
  of that area a few times

• Be careful not to form cliques by always talking to the
  people you know at every meeting

• Always have name tags

• Change up the days that you have your meetings

• Be prepared if a speaker doesn't show
Thank you!


Questions?

Kyle Soucy
Kylesoucy@usableinterface.com

Nasir Barday
Nasir@userlicious.com

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UX Organizations: How to start and run a successful local group or chapter

  • 1. UX Organizations How to start and run a successful local group or chapter Kyle Soucy & Nasir Barday IA Summit 3.22.09
  • 2. Why is this important? • Networking/Professional Development • Job hunting • Share experience and knowledge • Encourage and support each other • Foster growth of the industry…
  • 3. The growth of the industry is in your hands UX
  • 6. Local Events: A Design Brief Something to do • A place to do it • That’s it! • Nice-to-haves: • – Food – Cushy venue – Professional Audio/Video – Live Stream
  • 7. Places Just about anywhere! • Bars/Restaurants • Schools • Design studios • Tool makers • Recruiting Firms •
  • 8. Things to do Informal gatherings • Conference reduxes • Debate • Design Studios •
  • 9. Things to do • Agency Walkthroughs • Hands-on training and demos
  • 11. Invited Speakers Easier than you think • Required honorariums rare • May have to pay speaker travel costs • Shape the content! • Idea: Speaker Exchange •
  • 12. Panels • Need a strong facilitator • Pre-plan with panelists
  • 13. Design Slam • Short (~7-minute) presentations • Multiple speakers • Toastmasters for designers
  • 14. Promoting your events • Mailing lists (tag with [EVENT]) • Social network love • Calendars: • Live Streams • Co-sponsor events with other orgs
  • 15. Volunteers Lots will step up, few follow through • Split up work into bite-sized pieces • Be flexible enough to strip back • Establish a core planning committee • Get buy-in and give ownership! •
  • 16. How to start your own chapter or group Case study:
  • 17. TechMaine UUUG 1 2 Massachusetts: 6 2 1. Boston UPA 2. Boston CHI 3. Boston IxDA CT UPA 4. Boston STC 5. Boston IA 6. New England HFES 7. NE ASIS&T 8. North Shore Web Geeks 9. Refresh Boston 10. Boston Web Analytic 11. Web Innovators Group Source:
New
England
Archivist.org
  • 18. The birth of NH UX QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
  • 19. Where should we have meetings? Source:
www.visitnh.gov/student/geography.html
  • 20. Do we join an association? If so, which one?
  • 21. Becoming a UPA Chapter • Write a tentative plan and petition - decide Chapter name, boundaries, and officers • Create Chapter Bylaws - will you charge membership? • Hold a constituting meeting • Submit paperwork to UPA Chapters Committee and Board of Directors.
  • 24. • Don't plan month-to-month... plan months ahead • Delegate, Delegate, Delegate • Don't just have speakers... mix it up • Don't let low attendance affect your momentum • Don't take off months • Don't forget to take pictures during events.
  • 25. • Host your meetings in a central area and venture outside of that area a few times • Be careful not to form cliques by always talking to the people you know at every meeting • Always have name tags • Change up the days that you have your meetings • Be prepared if a speaker doesn't show