CONNECTICUT CHAPTER OF USABILITY PROFESSIONALS APRIL 19, 2009 PAGE 1 NEWSLETTER Our April Meeting W e wi! be experimenting with a new concep" that promises to be interesting and fu#. Our next Chapter meeting will be held Wednesday evening, April 29, 2009 at the Synapse Group in Stamford. This month we will be experimenting with a new concept that promises to be interesting and fun " we are having a series of very brief 10 minute presentations! The agenda is still being put together, and probably will be right up until Wednesday evening, but it will certainly be something di#erent. Herb Wexler will be moderating, and he has promised to be absolutely unmerciful in strictly enforcing the 10 minute limit. I'm sure it will be a huge challenge for most of us to actually complete anything in 10 minutes. Here are the rules that we will faithfully abide by: 1. Presenters should have no more than 6 slides max. 2. Presenters will be allowed 10 minutes exactly for the presentation. Herb will be keeping track with a timer and provide a warning at 2 minutes to go, 1 minute to go, 30 seconds to go, then at 10 minutes $ you’re done! No going over. 3. Personal introduction limited to no more than 10 seconds! 4. Presenters should avoid condensed or ultra"rapid speech %you may want to practice to get the timing down.& 5. After the 10"minute presentation, there will be 5 minutes for questions. This will be timed, as well, and kept to exactly 5 minutes. 6. Speakers may optionally bring a one"page handout to accompany the presentation. Audience members generally appreciate these. As mentioned above, the meeting will be held at The Synapse Group, 225 High Ridge Road, East Building, Stamford, CT. Light refreshments will be available at 6:30, with the meeting starting at 7:00. http://www.ctupa.org www.ctupa.org Ride Share Program Have you reached out to another member to ride share to our next meeting? It’s a great way to meet fellow usability professionals "" and cut down on the expense of traveling to our monthly chapter meetings. If you are interested in learning more about the program "" please send me a note, or introduce yourself to me at the next meeting. Volunteers ! We Need Your Help! We will need volunteers to write monthly newsletter articles, present at upcoming meetings and work on the Chapters social network for members. Please contact me to sign"up. Herb Wexler, Vice President CT UPA [email protected]