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Join us for an evening of Ignite talks where we explore the boundaries of design. This event is a super meet up, meant to draw together local designers, communicators, and writers working in industry, community, and academia.

We will feature 7 short, engaging, Ignite-format talks from folks working on the boundaries of design.

Lighting Talks:
Creating Reusable UX Microcopy through Design Systems and Beyond
Tanna Waters | Cvent | @tannaPDX

Beyond Technical Writing: Using Tech Writing Philosophies to Learn a Dying Language (By Teaching Others)
Erin Grace | Epiq | @erin_rtfm

Hostile Design of Everyday Experiences
Ron Bronson | 18F | @ronbronson

It Takes Two (or More): Keeping the Traffic Flowing at the Intersection of Commerce and Academics
Mo Nishiyama | Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) | @synthcat

Taking Action Toward More Socially Just Communication Design: The 4Rs
Rebecca Walton | Utah State University |@rebeccawwalton2

Doing Participatory Design: Challenges and Missing Pieces​
Michele Simmons | Miami University | @simmonwm

Hacking the Brick and Mortar Workplace: User-Created Procedural Discourse in YouTube’s Beauty Community
Lehua Ledbetter | The University of Rhode Island | @lehualedbetter

This event is brought to you by:

ACM SIGDOC
Women in Technical Communication
Write the Docs PDX
PSU Technical Communication Meetup

This is an inclusive event, all are welcome.

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