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The UXPA UK in association with Thomson Reuters Design Team will host the 2012 World Usability Day on 8 November 2012. The theme for this year is Usability of Financial Systems offering a broad platform from which to explore how user centered design is applied in the Financial Services industry.
Doors will open at 6.30pm with a chance to enjoy an opportunity to network and socialise with colleagues as well as checking out the UX Booths which include representatives from some of the University courses available.
The initial mixing will be followed at 7pm with an introduction from the UXPA UK President Dr Chandra Harrison and Jenna Law of Thomson Reuters. Then we will have presentations exploring UX work and the Financial Services industry. The formal part of the evening will finish at about 8.30pm with a further opportunity to explore network and celebrate until 9.30pm.
Sponsor of the event
The UXPA UK would like to sincerely thank Thomson Reuters for their support in hosting and sponsoring this event and their commitment to supporting continued enhancement of our profession.
A special thank goes in particular to Esteban Souto - Head of Design & User Experience, F&R for sponsoring this year's event.
Logistics of the event
Date - Thursday, 8 November 2012
Time - 6:30pm for 7pm start
Location – Thomson Reuters, Canary Wharf
There is no charge for this event thanks to the generous sponsorship from Thomson Reuters.
Format of the evening
6:30 - 7:00: Mixing and Mingling and checking out our UX booths
7:00 - 7.15: Intro from the UXPA UK President Dr Chandra Harrison and Jenna Law, Thomson Reuters
7.15 - 8:30: Talks by 3 speakers (see below)
8.30 - 8.40: Closing remarks from Chandra
8.40 - 9.30: Mixing and Mingling and checking out our UX booths
UX Booth Holders
City University London
Futureheads
RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
University of West London
UXPA UK Mentoring Programme
About the speakers
UX and the City - A Glimpse into the World of UX in London's Financial District
Amir Dotan - Lab49
Despite the global economic downturn, or perhaps because of it, financial institutions are investing in UX as they recognise it can offer a competitive advantage. The financial services industry offers the UX professional interesting opportunities while presenting various constraints and challenges. The talk offers a glimpse into the world of UX in London's financial district and will cover the following: 1) Working as a UX professional in the Financial Services industry 2) The trading floor work environment and its impact on UX work 3) Design guidelines for developing user interfaces for financial software
Bio: Amir Dotan is based in London and works as a senior UX Architect at Lab49; a technology consulting firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services industry. He works with world leading investment banks on projects such as Foreign Exchange trading systems and portfolio management applications. Prior to joining Lab49, Amir worked as a researcher in the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design at City University London. In the past he taught an undergraduate multimedia degree and developed websites and online games. Amir holds a BA in Multimedia Arts and an MSc in Human-Centred Systems.
Genesis project
Scott Weiss - Misys Misys is at the forefront of the financial industry, providing the broadest portfolio of banking, treasury, trading, and risk solutions available on the market for both the sell- and buy-side. Scott Weiss, the Director of User Experience, will provide an inside look at how Misys delivers quality UX for more than a dozen financial software products. Scott will present the Genesis project, which is re-defining the trader desktop, as well as the Misys User Experience Platform, on which all of Misys' core banking solutions will be delivered.
Bio: Scott Weiss, Director of User Experience at Misys, leads a team of designers and developers in London, Paris, Bucharest, and Bangalore. Scott was previously Head of UX for Symbian Foundation, which looked after the smartphone operating system deployed on 385 million mobile devices. Scott wrote "Handheld Usability," the first mobile design textbook while he ran Usable Products Company, a New York-based user experience agency known for its work on the Vodafone Simply, a mobile phone for older people. Usable Products Company was also known for producing quantitative usability benchmarks of mobile search, video, and music. Scott's career includes UX roles at Autodesk, Sybase, Microsoft and Apple.
Andrew Merryweather - F&R Design Team at Thomson Reuters
Bio:I started out as an archaeologist, digging in Cyprus and Italy and spending a great deal of time in museum basements surrounded by pots. Via a series of serendipitous career moves, I found myself designing software in the education sector, and now in the financial sector.
Expertise:Digital product design with a UX focus, encompassing the full product development cycle: user research, requirements definition, design, implementation. A couple of years’ experience as a project manager along the way, and of working with Agile methodologies.
Queries about the event
If you have any questions about the event please contact Monica Ferraro (events@ukupa.org.uk).
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