"A Day in the Life" Kick off with Lightning Talks!

We’re kicking off our “A Day in the Life” series with an evening of lightning talks! Everyone seems to be curious about UX and what practitioners actually do. You might wonder if this is something you’d like to do as the next step in your career. We’ll have presenters speak about their UX role, what’s it like, and how they got there.

Lightning talks are 5-minute long, fast-paced talks, where each presenter gets only 20 slides, and the slides automatically advance every 15 seconds. The brevity of these talks make them focused and informative, so you’ll learn enough to get a taste of what the role is like. We’ll try to cover as many roles as possible in the evening, so you can get an overview of which “A Day in the Life” evenings you might be interested in attending.

We’re currently looking for speakers (see below) and we’ll announce the roles and speakers for the event in a few weeks.

"A Day in the Life” Series
Starting in April, each month, we’ll feature a UX role and have a guest presenter do a deeper-dive talk about “A Day in the Life” in that role. They’ll cover information including how they got started, their day-to-day work, what they love and don’t like and more. After that, attendees will participate in an activity so they can “test drive” the role.

Our Awesome Speakers!
Here are our speakers for the evening:

• Generalist UX Designer - Emily Parker, WillowTree
• Interaction Designer - Allie Jacobs, Red Hat
• Design Manager - Mark Conguista, Cisco
• User Researcher - Kim Manturuk, Duke University
• Data Visualization Specialist - Ari Sanoff, Truven Health Analytics
• Accessibility Analyst - Dennis Lembree, Deque Systems
• Visual Designer - Caroline Ford, Citrix
• Content Strategist - Tony Poillucci, VisionPoint Marketing
• Information Architect - Julie Grundy, Duke University
• Product Designer/Manager - Jacob Puckett, Pendo.io / Omnivore.io
• Small Design Business Owner - Erik Johnson, PurposeUX

Location:
The Citrix Raleigh office is in the Warehouse District of Downtown Raleigh. We have ample free parking in the parking deck, which you can enter from S. West Street. This is a gated deck, so hit the call box button to bet let in. The security office will ask for your name - MAKE SURE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME ARE USED ON THIS MEETUP (If you don't want your full name listed here, you can email me through meetup.com). There’s also street parking available. When you arrive, enter in through the first floor (level CY on the elevator) and sign in at the security desk - they will have a roster of attendees for the event.

Agenda:

• 6:30 - Sign-in and grab refreshments
• 7:00 - Lightning talks!
• 8:15ish - Networking

RSVPing and the Waitlist:
We will close the RSVP list by noon on the day of the event - this is so we can provide security with a list when they need it. Please be kind to your fellow members and update your RSVP to “No” if you cannot attend the event. We know it’s easier to be less accountable for free events, but we really like to keep these events free to advocate for UX in the community. We really trying to avoid imposing a fee or a 3-strikes policy to hold people accountable.

If the event fills up, you will automatically be put on the waitlist. If someone changes their RSVP to “No” the earliest person on waitlist will be notified that their RSVP has been upgraded from “Waitlist” to “Yes”. Closer to the event, keep an eye out from a message from the organizer.

Sponsors:
• Citrix - venue
• Triangle UXPA - beverages and snacks, event co-host
• If your company or organization is interested in sponsoring this event or future ones, please contact Michelle.