Pleasure and Pain

Improving the human experience one day at a time

Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Speaking Engagements

I have had the wonderful opportunity to give presentations and participate on panels at conferences and organizations both locally, around the country, and abroad. Please send me an email if you are interested in hiring me for a speaking engagement. Thank you.

Upcoming

An Event Apart 2010
San Diego, CA
November 1, 2010
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)”

 

Previously

An Event Apart 2010
Minneapolis, MN
July 26, 2010
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)”
[slides]

PENN UICONF 2010: Higher Education Web Symposium
Philadelphia, PA
July 22, 2010
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)” — Higher Education version
[slides]

IxDA DC
Washington, DC
June 18, 2010
Panel discussion: “Interaction Design: Making the Complex Seem Simple”

UX London 2010
London, UK
May 21, 2010
Workshop: “Creating a Culture of UX”
[slides]

UK UPA
London, UK
May 20, 2010
Panel discussion: “The UX Clinic”

STC Technical Communication Summit 2010
Dallas, TX
May 3, 2010
“10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design”
[slides]
“Evangelizing Yourself: You Can’t Change the World If No One Knows Your Name”
[slidecast]

IA Summit 2010
Phoenix, AZ
April 11, 2010
Closing plenary: “Transcending Our Tribe”
[slides]

Infragistics – Private Library New York
New York, NY
March 24, 2010
Panel discussion on design and user experience

Econsultancy Roundtable: User Experience – the good, the bad and the customer journey
New York, NY
March 18, 2010

InterLab 2009
Long Island, NY
November 18, 2009
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)”

BarCamp Philly
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2009
“QUIT YOUR JOB — Pick my brain about going independent. Ask me anything.”

An Event Apart 2009
Chicago, IL
October 12, 2009
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)”

The NYC Customer Development Process Meetup
New York, NY
August 20, 2009
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)”
[slides]

Ultra Light Startups
New York, NY
July 1, 2009
Panel discussion: “Ultra Light User Experience”
[video]

An Event Apart 2009
Boston, MA
June 22, 2009
“DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro)”
[slides]

140 Characters Conference
New York, NY
June 17, 2009
Panel discussion: “Designing User Experiences for Twitter”

RedUX DC
Washington, D.C.
May 9, 2009
“Evangelizing Yourself: You Can’t Change the World if No One Knows Your Name”
[slidecast]

NYC IA Summit Redux
New York, NY
April 28, 2009
“Evangelizing Yourself: You Can’t Change the World if No One Knows Your Name”
[slidecast]

Web Design Day
Pittsburgh, PA
April 4, 2009
“10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design”
[slides]

boxee NYC Meetup
New York, NY
March 24, 2009
“Features to expect in the beta”
[slides]

IA Summit
Memphis, TN
March 22, 2009
“Evangelizing Yourself: You Can’t Change the World if No One Knows Your Name”
[slidecast]

IA Summit
Memphis, TN
March 22, 2009
“The Courage to Quit: Starting, Growing and Maintaining Your Own UX Business”
[slides]

SXSW Interactive
Austin, TX
March 14, 2009
Panel discussion: “From Freelance to Agency: Start Small, Stay Small”
[podcast]

IxDA NYC – Interaction 09 Conference Recap
New York, NY
March 10, 2009
“Twitter at Interaction 09″
[slides]

BarCamp Philly
Philadelphia, PA
November 7, 2008
“QUIT YOUR JOB — Pick my brain about going independent. Ask me anything.”

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