Joint Usability Picnic
Rain Date: August 23
Location:
Washington Crossing Historic State Park (General Washington Pavilion)
Lord Sterling Rd. and Embarcation Rd.
Washington Crossing, PA 18977
Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/mulvts
Park Website: http://www.ushistory.org/washingtoncrossing/visit/index.htm
Please join Usability NJ along with PhillyCHI, UPA Delaware Valley and PANMA for a family-friendly summer picnic. Children and significant others are welcome to join the occasion. Feel free to bring Frisbees, wiffle ball sets, or any other items to add to the festivities. Park amenities include historic buildings, monuments, trails, scenery, etc. that you can explore before or after the picnic.
Special: Food and drinks will be provided by Dr. Marilyn Tremaine, Vice President, Usability NJ.
Menu: Please follow the link to view the menu: http://www.usabilitynj.org/?page_id=719. If you are concerned about food allergies please email Dr. Marilyn Tremaine – marilyn dot tremaine at gmail dot com to get a list of ingredients in each item on the menu.
PLEASE NOTE: Alcohol is NOT permitted in the park.
Location Details and Parking:
General Washington park pavilion is reserved for the occasion. This is a covered pavilion with picnic tables and grills. Bathroom facilities are located next to the pavilion. This is also the most visible landmark near the pavilion. It is a small brown building which is located at the corner of Lord Sterling Rd. and Embarcation Rd. There is a parking area to the right of the bathroom along Embarcation Rd., and a sign next to the bathroom marked “General Washington”. Next to that sign is a short pathway leading to the pavilion.
Our Sponsors
MISI Company
MISI Company provides Experience Design and Sourcing consulting to Fortune 500 and mid-market organizations in the public and private sector. In business for more than 30 years, MISI’s team of sourcing professionals, technology thought leaders, experience design strategists and architects, audience experience analysts, creative designers, and technical system architects build our client relationships on a foundation of subject matter expertise and industry leadership.
MISI’s Experience Design (XD) group helps clients ensure the mutual success of every interaction between the business and its audience. Whether the XD team is evaluating the performance of existing interactions and user interfaces, designing and developing new ones, or validating business concepts and prototypes, MISI provides the objective, evidence-based guidance necessary to craft experiences that deliver both qualitative and quantitative business results.
MISI’s Sourcing group sources the most sought-after technical talent currently available. We provide access to quality candidates in web technology, application development and infrastructure support. MISI has more than 500 consultants staffed in a myriad of capacities from Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Architects to Developers, Testers and Help Desk.
Marketing Capital Management
Part of the Intelligent Capital Network of companies, Marketing Capital Management brings decades of experience to the table in the marketing and talent acquisition fields. As a trusted partner of advertising agencies and marketing groups throughout the US, MCM has made a dramatic impact on our clients’ bottom line.
We understand that the longer a position goes unfilled, the bigger the impact on your business. We know you don’t get the time you would like to be able to find and interview dozens of candidates to find that just right person – the one with the personality that fits your team and the skill set to jump right into everything you need to get done… That’s where we excel.
Our management team and recruiters have the expertise to understand your requirements and we have access to the top talent in the United States to be able to fulfill those requirements efficiently and timely.
As a market leader we are highly selective in client and candidate selection, focusing on our core competencies in advertising and marketing specialties.
Our success is in the talent of our employees and the unique process we utilize.
Anikto
Named after the Greek word for “open,” the purpose of Anikto LLC is to explore barrier-free design in a variety of digital contexts. The consultancy operates as a firm evangelist for universal design principles, endorsing the creation of highly utile media that benefits users and meets stakeholder objectives. Recent investigations include the adaptation of virtual technologies to social media initiatives and government-funded accessibility projects. Visit Anikto.com or follow on Twitter @ anikto
About the Participating Organizations
UsabilityNJ
UsabilityNJ, the New Jersey chapter of the Usability Professionals Association, is an organization of professionals in user interface design and development and related fields that supports usable design in products and services. Explore this web site to learn more about our organization or join us for one of our upcoming events
PhillyCHI
PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org/
UPA Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) provides networking and professional development opportunities for usability professionals, information architects, designers, and other professionals and students in the Philadelphia metro area, including Philadelphia, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available at http://upadelawarevalley.org/.
PANMA
The Philadelphia Area New Media Association serves individuals and companies involved in digital development. We are web designers, graphic artists, database developers, programmers, information architects, marketers and other professionals. For more information, visit http://www.panma.org.
