Submission
Types
There
are 7 different Submission Types
| Submission Type | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
 Presentations |
Presentation sessions focus on a practitioner’s ideas and experience with usability methods, skills, philosophy, design, business case studies, or other relevant topics. | 40 or 90 minute session |
 Panels |
Panels feature three or four people presenting their ideas and experiences relating to usability methods, skills, philosophy, design, or other relevant, controversial, emerging, or unresolved issues. Panels may be conducted in several ways, such as comparative, analytic, or historic. | 90 minute session |
| Peer
Reviewed Papers |
Peer-reviewed papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings. All proposals for papers must be submitted in a package with a proposal for a presentation, which will be delivered at a special paper presentation session. Both the paper and the presentation must reflect the priorities of the UPA conference, which emphasize practicality, hands-on experience, and interactive presentation. | 4-6 page paper 40 minute presentation session |
| Tutorials |
Tutorials are formally prepared sessions at which instructors teach conference participants specific usability or design skills. | Half-day, full-day or two-day session |
| Workshops
|
UPA workshops provide an active arena for advancements in the field of usability and design. Workshops provide the opportunity for experienced practitioners to develop new ideas about a topic of common interest and experience. | Full-day or two-day session |
| Advanced
Topics |
Advanced Topics Seminars are forums in which experienced usability professionals can discuss focused topics in more detail than at presentations or panels. | 2 hour session |
| Posters |
Posters are a way to present late-breaking results, new ideas or concepts in an informal, visual and interactive manner. | 4 ft x 8 ft poster board |
| Idea
Market |
The Idea Market is highly interactive and casual set of discussions about “burning questions” in usability and user-centered design, led by an “activator”. Each activator chooses a topic, posts the questions or issues to explore about the topic, and records the ideas that come up during the discussion. | 90 minute session |
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