http://upamn.org/events UPA Minnesota upcoming events UPA Minnesota Wild Apricot web tools for non-profits en Thu, 17 May 2012 22:55:13 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 22:55:13 GMT Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:30:00 GMT <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Join us Thursday, June 14th, to hear Susan Ramlet and Mark Powell from Medtronic discuss the value of remote usability testing and how to incorporate this method into your research.</span></font></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color="#FFFFFF"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">/</span></font></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Remote usability testing supports a global focus by enabling researchers to do timely and more frequent research without travel. Researchers can gather information from a broader audience more cost-effectively and in a shorter period of time. However, there are still technology constraints that are tradeoffs to this method.</span></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#FFFFFF">/</font></span></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark and Susan will discuss the benefits and challenges they have encountered in their work and will explain how remote usability testing fits into Medtronic’s Agile process. They will share their experience with equipment and vendors.<span>&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span><font color="#FFFFFF">/</font></span></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Susan and Mark will conclude their presentation with an open discussion of remote usability testing, so bring your experiences to share or questions to explore.</span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">/</font></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b>Agenda</b></p> <div class="field-items"> <b>-</b> Meet and greet, with refreshments: <b>6:30 –&nbsp;7:00 PM</b> </div> <div class="field-items"> <strong>-</strong> Presentation and discussion:<strong>&nbsp;7:00 –&nbsp;8:30 PM</strong> </div> <div class="field-items"> <font color="#FFFFFF">-</font> </div> <div class="field-items"></div> <div class="field-items"></div> <div class="field-items"></div> <div class="field-items"> <b>Location and Parking</b> </div> <div class="field-items"> Brookdale Library, Room A &amp; B </div> <div class="field-items"> 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy </div> <div class="field-items"> Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 </div> <div class="field-items"> &nbsp; </div> <div class="field-items"></div> <div class="field-items"></div> <div class="field-items"> <font color="#FFFFFF">/</font> <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color="#FFFFFF">/<br></font><b>Speaker Bios</b><br> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Susan Ramlet is a User Experience Designer for Medtronic, in the Corporate IT division. Her team performs IA, functional design and usability testing for web and mobile applications for customers and employees. Prior to joining Medtronic, she held similar positions at BT Consulting, Periscope, and West Group.</span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#FFFFFF">/</font></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark Powell is a Principal Interactive Marketing Manager for Medtronic, in the Neuromodulation business unit. He currently manages iPad and mobile projects in addition to managing the sales intranet platform. He worked in client services as web designer for six years at Medtronic before moving to his current role as a client.</span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#FFFFFF">/</font></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark and Susan have collaborated on several projects, in various roles, over the last seven years.</span></p> </div> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=478404&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=478404&EventViewMode=EventDetails Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:30:00 GMT <p>TBD.</p> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462123&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462123&EventViewMode=EventDetails Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:30:00 GMT <p>TBD.</p> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462124&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462124&EventViewMode=EventDetails Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:30:00 GMT <p>TBD.</p> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462125&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462125&EventViewMode=EventDetails Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:30:00 GMT <p>TBD.</p> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462126&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462126&EventViewMode=EventDetails Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:30:00 GMT <p>TBD.</p> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462128&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462128&EventViewMode=EventDetails Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:30:00 GMT <p>TBD.</p> http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462127&EventViewMode=EventDetails http://upamn.org/events?eventId=462127&EventViewMode=EventDetails