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See a list of current or recent events and workshops

• Central Phoenix Women Breakfast
  "The Role of Leadership in Online Business Success"
  Phoenix, AZ
  Wednesday, October 14, 7:30am
• Monsoon Mixer: TDAC social meet-up at Interface Guru's Offices
  Tucson Digital Arts Community
  177 N. Church Ave. Suite 919 (9th floor)
  Tucson, AZ
  Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 6-9pm

  TDAC (Tucson Digital Arts Community) monthly meet-up for socializing and networking plus one-time-only free access to our usability lab to do your own testing!

  Throughout the night, we will be conducting live user tests in our lab so attendees can view usability in action. The user tests will be conducted in a separate and soundproof room. The main offices will be open for attendees to socialize and network.

  If you are interested in being a test subject, please email us at . Please include your full name and profession. If you would like a Website critiqued, email with its name and URL.

  We will conduct these tests in 15-minute intervals and have limited slots available, so opportunities are limited.

  • Socialize, network
  • 15 minute Website usability tests - email with your full name, and profession if you would like to be a test subject
  • and email with your Website URL if you would like it tested
• Future Ready
  A Dynamic Digital Media Seminar
  Metropolitan D.C.
  July 21-23, 2009
  Cia Romano of Interface Guru and Lou Ann Sabatier of Sabatier Consulting have partnered to offer training designed for mid to senior-level publishing professionals. This three day hands-on seminar will provide the roadmap you need to meet the unique challenges and wealth of opportunities in digital publishing.
  
  • Three day hands-on seminar in Metropolitan D.C.
  • Presented by Cia Romano, Interface Guru, and Lou Ann Sabatier, Sabatier Consulting
  • Special summer session price $595
  • Register now
  
• American Marketing Association
  Phoenix, AZ
  June 24, 2009, 11:30am - 1:00pm
  “Your Web Site Is Your Brand: What to Demand in Web Design.”
• American Business Media Regional Program: San Francisco Bay Area
  San Francisco, CA
  May 21, 2009
• Tucson Digital Arts Community
  Tucson, AZ
  May 13, 2009
  Communicating the Value of Usability to Decision Makers presentation by Interface Guru
• Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference
  Ottawa, Canada
  April 17-21, 2009
• ABM Regional Conference
  Chicago, IL
  April 2, 2009
  Panel: Search & Content Optimization Strategies
• Folio: Growth Summit
  The Mission-Critical Conference for Magazine Executives
  Chicago, IL
  March 18, 2009
  Panel: Using Social Networks to Strengthen Your Market Position
• Folio: Show 2008
  Web Site Usability Workshop: The fundamentals of how readers use magazine-company Web sites
  Chicago, IL
  September 22, 2008
• "From Magazine To Media Company: Web Competencies Certificate"
  Magazine Publishers of America
  New York, NY
  March 18 - June 24, 2008
  Intensive: July 2008
• MPA-IMAG Independent Publishers Conference
  Evanston, IL
  May 14 - 16, 2008
• Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference
  Washington, D.C.
  March 29 - April 1, 2008
• Creating a Great User Experience on Your Web Site workshop
  City of Tucson
  Tucson, AZ
  February 27, 2008
• Association Technology Conference
  American Society of Association Executives
  Washington, D.C.
  February 1, 2008
• Fall 2007 Meeting, Chicago Museum Exhibitors Group
  Presented by Linda Wilson of Shedd Aquarium
  Chicago, IL
  October 18, 2007
• Creating a Great User Experience workshop
  Magazine Publishers of America
  New York, NY
  October 18, 2007
• Web 2.0 - How Video and Social Networking Affect User Expectations and the Way Online Publishers Communicate with Web Visitors Today
  Atlanta, Georgia
  October 9, 2007
• Visitors Studies Conference
  Ottawa, Canada
  July 17 - 21, 2007
• Magazine Publishers Association, Creating a Great User Experience workshop
  New York, NY
  June 27, 2007
• Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums 2007
  San Diego, CA
  April 1 - 3, 2007
• University of Arizona, full-day usability class "Usability Best Practices for Web Interface Design"
  Tucson, AZ
  December 8, 2006
• University of Arizona, full-day usability class "Usability Best Practices for Web Interface Design"
  Tucson, AZ
  September 1, 2006
• American Public Garden Association Annual Conference
  San Francisco, CA
  June 27, 2006
• Web Technologies for Business Conference & Exhibition
  Tucson, AZ
  April 13, 2006
• University of Arizona, full-day usability class "Usability Best Practices for Web Interface Design"
  Tucson, AZ
  March 30, 2006
• Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums
  Washington, D.C.
  March 25 - 28, 2006
• World Usability Day
  Tucson, AZ
  November 3, 2005
• The Folio: Show
  New York, NY
  November 1 - 3, 2005
• American Zoo and Aquarium Association Conference
  Chicago, IL
  September 13 - 18, 2005
• San Diego Evaluators and Exhibits Group
  San Diego, CA
  February 22, 2005
• Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Seminar
  Museum of Flight
  Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the American Association of Museums
  Seattle, WA
  March 19 - 22, 2005
• The Folio: Show Midwest
  Chicago, IL
  March 2005
• The Folio: Show NYC
  New York, NY
  November 15 - 17, 2004
  With Senior Media Strategist Sean Fitzpatrick
• Seybold Seminars
  San Francisco, CA
  August 2004
  With Kelly Goto
• Usability Professionals Association 2004
  Minneapolis, MN
  June 7 - 11, 2004
  International conference features distinguished voices in usability. Guru CEO Romano is a co-chair.
• Internet Planet
  New York, NY
  June 2004
  Jupitermedia's business technology conference. We present "Fix That Interface now!"
• Folio: Midwest Conference
  Chicago, IL
  March, 2004
• CDXPO
  Las Vegas, NV
  November 17 - 20, 2003
  Cia Romano co-presents usability topics with fellow experts.
• Fray Day 7
  Worldwide (Tucson too!)
  October 5, 2003
  Celebrating one of the Web's most respected online communities.
• Seybold 365 Web Design and Development Conference
  San Francisco, CA
  September 8 - 10, 2003
  Join Interface Guru and WOW for state-of-the-art sessions
• Internet World Spring 2003
  San Jose, CA
  April 2003
  Sessions sponsored by Interface Guru
  The How and Why of Google Interface Design
  Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products, Google
  A Simple Approach to Usability: The Five Essentials
  Cia Romano, CEO and Founder, Interface Guru
  Applied Usability: How Designers Can Maximize the Benefit of User Feedback
  Aaron Marcus, Principal, Aaron Marcus and Associates
  Power Roundtable: Real-Life Business Success Via User-Centered Design
  Panelists: Aaron Marcus, Principal, Aaron Marcus and Associates; Kaaren Hanson, Group Manager, Usability and Best Practices, Intuit; Noah Logan, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Clickability; Richard Holden, Product Marketing Manager, Google
  Moderator: Cia Romano
  Understanding Web Users: In Their Own Words
  Cia Romano, CEO and Founder, Interface Guru
  Peer-to-Peer Lunch Forum: Usability and User Experience
  Host: Cia Romano, CEO and Founder, Interface Guru
• Folio: West 2003
  Los Angeles, CA
  April 2003
  With Senior Media Analyst Sean Fitzpatrick
• OCFlash/Macromedia Users Group
  Santa Ana, CA
  December 4, 2002
  Sponsored by Organic Online
• ASME Workshop
  Washington, D.C.
  June 27, 2002
  "Build Print Subscriber Loyalty With Intelligent Web Interface"
• Web Seminar
  Online
  June 19, 2002
  "Risk Management: Testing Usability" with John Girard, CEO, Clickability Inc.
• Internet World West
  Los Angeles, CA
  April 24 - 26, 2002
  "Technology Changes, Humans Do Not"
• 2002 Folio: West
  Los Angeles, CA
  April 24 - 26, 2002
  "Hands-On Usability Intensive" with Brian Peterson
• Internet World Wireless
  New York, NY
  February 21, 2002
  "Usability for Wireless Devices"
• COMDEX 2002
  Las Vegas, NV
  November 26, 2002
  Judge, "Iron Chefs of Web Services" and cNet radio interview
• The Folio: Show
  New York, NY
  October 28 - November 1, 2002
  "What Works Online"
• Internet World Fall 2002
  New York, NY
  October 1, 2002
  Cia Romano co-presents the "Web Usability Intensive" with Aaron Marcus and Tamara Sachs. Session, "The Five Most Wanted: Reaching Your Users"
• Fray Day 6
  Everywhere (Tucson too!)
  September 14, 2002
  Sixth annual celebration of the respected online community fray.com
• New Target Luncheon
  Washington, D.C.
  June 26, 2002
  "Web Site Usability"
• American Society of Magazine Editors
  Washington, D.C.
  June 27, 2002
  "Build Print Subscriber Loyalty With Intelligent Web Interface"
• Web Seminar
  Online
  June 19, 2002
  "Risk Management: Testing Usability" with John Girard, CEO Clickability Inc.
• Internet World West
  Los Angeles, CA
  April 24 - 26, 2002
  "Technology Changes, Humans Do Not"
• Folio: West
  Los Angeles, CA
  April 24 - 26, 2002
  "Hands-on Usability Intensive" with Brian Peterson
• Internet World Wireless
  New York, NY
  February 21, 2002
  "Usability for Wireless Devices"
• The Folio: Show
  New York, NY
  December 2001
  "Webmasters Forum," Moderator
• Internet World
  New York, NY
  October 2001
  "The War Between Advertising and Usability: Creating the User-Centric Online Magazine"
• WEB2001
  San Francisco, CA
  September 2001
  "Document or Die: Is This Written Down Somewhere?" (with Murali S. Iyer, Samyog)
  "The Lifecycle of New Media: Collaborate or Die"
  "Lifetime Brainshare: Connecting Action and Emotion on the Web" (with Liza Horan of Tennis.com)
• Internet World
  Chicago, IL
  July 2001
  "Voodoo Usability"
• Florida Society of Association Executives
  Amelia Island, FL
  July 2001
  "Hands-On Usability"
• The Folio: Show
  West - Los Angeles, CA
  April 2001
  "Building the User-Centric Online Magazine"
  "Is Your Web Site Usable?"
• The Folio: Show
  Midwest - Chicago, IL
  March 2001
  "Is Your Web Site Usable?"
• WEB2000
  San Francisco, CA
  November 2000
  "The Lifecycle of New Media: Collaborate or Die"
• The Folio: Show
  New York, NY
  October 2000
  "Is Your Web Site Usable?"
  "Web Strategy for Associations"
• Florida Society of Association Executives
  Sanibel Island, FL
  July 2000
  "Web BootCamp: Survival Tactics for Association Web Staffers"
• The Folio: Show
  Los Angeles, CA
  April 2000
  "Association Web Sites: Give Them What They Want"
  "Web BootCamp: Survival Tactics for Magazine Web Staffers"
  
• National Optical Astronomy Observatories
  Tucson, AZ
  December 1999
  "Best Practices on the Web for the Research Community"
  
• The Folio: Show
  New York, NY
  October 1999
  "Association Web Sites: Practical New Strategies and Lessons Learned"
  "Editing Your Website: Give Them What They Want"
  
• Florida Society of Association Executives
  Key West, FL
  July 1999
  "Association Web Sites: Practical New Strategies and Lessons Learned"
  
• Florida Magazine Association
  Orlando, FL
  April 1999
  "Writing for the Web"
  "Association Web Sites: Practical New Strategies and Lessons Learned"
  
• U.S. Department of Commerce
  Tucson, AZ
  November 1999
  "Best Practices in E-Commerce Site Strategy"
  
• Southern Arizona Health Underwriters' Association
  Tucson, AZ
  May 1999
  "Following the Leaders in Online Underwriting Trends"
  
• Information Technology Association of Southern Arizona
  Tucson, AZ
  October 1998
  "Case Study:Project Management for the First Worldwide Jerry Lewis Telethon"
  
• Information Technology Assoc. of Southern Arizona
  Tucson, AZ
  March 1998
  "Design Standards for the Web"
  
• Arizona Department of Transportation Technology Conference
  Phoenix, AZ
  October 1996
  "Why We Need to Work the Web"
  
• Graphic Communications Association Spectrum Conference
  Phoenix, AZ
  April 1996
  "E-Commerce Case Study: Arizona Highways"