STC India User Research and Usability SIG

The STC India User Research and Usability SIG is pleased to announce three sessions on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Red Chilli Solutions, Koramangala 7th Block, Bangalore.

1) Effective Content Writing by Sudhindra.V, Sapient
2) Content Strategy – Integrating Content in User Experience Design by Neha Singh and Arunima Saboo, Yahoo
3) Documentation Deliverables for UX by Xavier Roy, Bally Technologies

Agenda

9:30 am – 10:00 am - Registration
10:00 am – 11:00 am - Effective Content Writing

11:00 am – 11:15 am - About Red Chilli Solutions - Nidhi Luharuwalla
11:15 am – 11:30 am - Tea break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm - Content Strategy – Integrating Content in User Experience Design
12:30 pm – 1: 30 pm - Documentation Deliverables for UX

Please be present at the venue by 9:30 am to avoid inconvenience.

Presentations

Effective Content Writing - While video and audio have permeated the Internet medium, written content is still the preferred way of communicating online. In this interactive session, Sudhindra will share the best practices and the approaches for content writing.

Content Strategy – Integrating Content in User Experience Design - For any Web user, content is very important. This talk discusses about how content strategy is integral to User Experience Design, how content is integrated with the design, and the scope.

Documentation Deliverables for UX - An overview of the various documentation deliverables related to a UX project.

Registration

Registration is mandatory. The last date for registration is October 21, 2010. This session is free for STC and non-STC members. You can register at http://tinyurl.com/2vbcsun. The event is limited to 50 participants. If you have any queries, please send an email to Arun Martin (arun.martin@gmail.com).

IMPORTANT - To ensure higher security of all the delegates, Red Chilli Solutions mandates that you bring your identity card and the online confirmation letter.

Speakers

Sudhindra.V is an Associate Creative Director and heads the User Experience practice at Sapient India. He is passionate about aesthetics and usability. His interests include persuasion design, and interfaces that shape behavior and habits.

Neha Singh has an MBA in international business from Netherlands and a Computer Science engineering degree. She has worked on Web content for diverse clients ranging from corporate sectors, non-profit organizations, educational institutes, and IT industry. Using her experience in online content, Web site customization, accessibility, SEO, and Web marketing, she is currently shaping content strategy at Yahoo! within its User Experience Design team.

Arunima Saboo is a B.Tech in Information Technology and Masters in Software and User Interface Design from National Institute of Design. Currently working at Yahoo! as an Interaction Designer, she is designing entertainment properties for Latin America and South East Asia. She has been working proactively with SEO, accessibility, and content strategy specialists bringing value to the User Experience Design process in Yahoo!.

Xavier Roy works as a technical writer and editor for a casino solutions company. With over eight years of experience in user assistance, he feels that user experience is a natural progression from a technical writing role and has completed his CUA certification.

Venue

Red Chilli Solutions
Koramangala 7th Block,
(Above Food World)
Landmark: Raheja Archade
Bangalore - 560017
Phone +91 80 41482390

Contact person: Nidhi Luharuwalla