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The Usability Professionals' Association

The UPA supports those who promote and advance the development of usable products, reaching out to people who act as advocates for usability and the user experience. Members come from across the broad family of disciplines that create the user experience. We invite you to network in our community. More about UPA…

World Usability Day

World Usability Day 2008 was held on November 13. Find out where the exciting events took place and how you can get involved in 2009.

Upcoming Conferences

UPA 2009: Bringing Usability to Life will be held in Portland, Oregon USA on June 8-12, 2009.

The UPA China User Friendly Conference was held in Shenzhen China, October 24-27, 2008.

UPA Europe 2008: Usability and design: cultivating diversity was held in Torino, Italy, December 4-6, 2008.

UPA News

Usability Experience Specialist- Best Career 2009
For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has named Usability Experience Specialist as one of the best careers for 2009

Better Ballots: New York Times endorses usability testing in elections
In a lead editorial, the New York Times says "[Congress] should also mandate pre-election usability testing and make funds available for it." The editorial responds to a study by the Brennan Center for Justice that reports on the impact on elections of poor usability and confusing instructions.
Read the report and other press coverage or visit the UPA Usability in Civic Life project for more information.

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