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The UPA supports those who promote and advance the development of usable products, reaching out to people who act as advocates for usability and the user experience. Members come from across the broad family of disciplines that create the user experience. We invite you to network in our community. More about UPA…

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UPA 2009: Bringing Usability to Life was held in Portland, Oregon USA on June 8-12, 2009.

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UX Australia will be held in Canberra, August 26-28, 2009.

World Usability Day will be celebrating it's 5th anniversary on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Find out how you can get involved. The for theme this year is Designing for a Sustainable World.

UPA News

Better Ballots: New York Times endorses usability testing in elections
In a lead editorial, the New York Times says "[Congress] should also mandate pre-election usability testing and make funds available for it." The editorial responds to a study by the Brennan Center for Justice that reports on the impact on elections of poor usability and confusing instructions.
Read the report and other press coverage
or visit the UPA Usability in Civic Life project for more information.

US News' top careers of 2008
Usability/user experience specialist made the list of top careers!

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