Upcoming Appearances and Presentations

• July 18-20: Weekend Storytelling Camp at Pyramid Lake, with Kevin Brooks, Marni Gillard, Laura Packer, and Nancy Payne. Open to anyone yearning to tell or listen to tales, who likes the idea of the Adirondack woods, a clear mountain lakeside (free of motors), and making friends through story. Ages 10 to 110 are welcome. http://www.pyramidlife.org (Paradox, NY, USA)
• August 12-14: UX Week Kevin will lead a four hour workshop on storytelling and its applicability to design. This is not a presentation of theory, but a workshop where participants will learn how to tell and practice telling the stories that matter to them. http://www.uxweek.com (San Francisco, CA, USA)
• October 25-28: Whitney will speak at User Friendly 2008 (Shenzhen, China).
• December 4-6: Whitney will lead a session on "Using stories effectively in user experience design" at UPA Europe 2008 (Turin, Italy)

Recent Appearances and Presentation Links

• "Human interfaces: design for accessible ICTs" - Whitney chaired a panel at the G3ICT/ITU Joint Forum on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Geneva, Switzerland, April 21).
• "The Power of Storytelling: The Most Usable Tool on the Planet" - Kevin spoke at the New Jersey Chapter of Usability Professionals' Association (Morristown, NJ, USA, May 12)
• "Researching Search" - Whitney at the Enterprise Search Summit (New York, New York, USA, May 21).
• "User Research, Design, and Evaluation" - Whitney led a workshop at STC 2008 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 31-June 1).
• "Designing for Cognitive Disabilities" - Whitney (with Kate Walser) at UPA 2008 (Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 18).
• "Search is Normal. Now What?" - Whitney (with Caroline Jarrett;) at UPA 2008 (Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 18).