Welcome to the first annual UX Fair, an afternoon jam-packed with UX goodness.

This event is targeted at students, career changers, job seekers, recruiters, potential employers, and anyone who works or wants to work with UX professionals, including project managers, developers, marketers, and tech or design managers.

Please RSVP for one or more individual activities to help us determine head count.

Agenda

12pm Lunch & Introductions

12:30pm UX Jobs Show & Tell

2:00pm Career Mentoring Panel

3:15pm Speed Networking

4:00pm 1-on-1: Mentoring, Portfolio Review, Informational Interviews, Website Expert Reviews
(Please note: separate pre-registration will be required to reserve a 15 minute time slot with a mentor)

5:00pm UX in 60 Minutes

6:30pm UX Social Hour at Meadhall
Hosted by UX Happy Hour Meetup

Sponsored by

American Graphics Institute (AGI)
Join UXPA Boston (it's free!) for a 10% AGI discount on classes.

Session descriptions

12:30 pm-1:30pm UX Jobs Show & Tell

A session of ten minute talks by practicing UX professionals, describing what they do on a daily basis and how they got to where they are. Speakers will include UX researchers, designers, and managers.

The session will be followed by half an hour of informal networking with the presenters.

Speakers: Diana Brown, Nuance Communications | Joe Baz, Panjiva | Sonny Steele, Mobiquity | Ger Joyce

2 pm-3pm Mentoring Panel

A moderated discussion focused on career advice for students, career changers, and those who wish to advance in their UX career.

The session will be followed by informal networking with the presenters.

Speakers: Eva Kaniasty (Moderator), UXPA Boston, Red Pill UX | Jennifer Smith, American Graphics Institute (AGI) | Xin Xin, Panjiva | Cory Constantino, Wiklund R&D | Chauncey Wilson, Bentley University

3:15pm-4pm Speed Networking

A fun, fast paced session to help attendees forge connections. Everyone is invited to mingle… students, job seekers, UX professionals, employers & recruiters. Great for people who hate networking! Bring a business card and/or an elevator speech.

Facilitators: Megan Tierney, onward search | Fred Abaroa | Sue DiMannu, Boston Globe Media

4pm-5pm Mentoring

Career Advice, Portfolio Reviews, Informational Interviews & Website Expert Reviews

15 minute meetings with mentors for attendees to seek advice and get individual feedback. Please note that separate registration is required to reserve a slot with a mentor. Due to high demand, please limit yourself to one mentoring appointment. Any additional remaining appointments will be up for grabs Sunday.

https://squareup.com/appointments/buyer/business/HZ9WFW/ux-fair-mentoring-by-uxpa-boston

We will give away a copy of Adobe Creative Suite courtesy of Behance at the end of the mentoring session.

Mentors from: onward search, Panjiva, AGI, athenahealth, Vistaprint, The Jackson Laboratory - MGI, Bentley University, Tufts University, Wiklund R&D, Mobiquity, Drizly, Cinch Financial, Wellframe, Cantina, and others.

5pm-6pm UX in Action

A lightning speed session featuring 6 dynamic presenters who’ll give you a glimpse into key UX methods and when and how they use them at their jobs.

• User Research
• Field Research
• Personas
• Information Architecture
• Interaction Design
• Usability Testing

Speakers: Dan Berlin, Mad*Pow, UXPA Boston | Payal Mistry, athenahealth | Jen McGinn, Oracle | Eva Kaniasty, Red Pill UX, UXPA Boston | Jon Tilliss, UL-Wiklund | Susan Mercer, Mad*Pow, UXPA Boston

6:00-8pm UX Social Hour at Meadhall

Stop by for drinks and snacks.

Hosted by UX Happy Hour Meetup

Sponsorships

We're currently looking for sponsors. Please email president@uxpaboston.org for more information.

UX Fair is a World Usability Day Event and a Behance Portfolio Review event.