In the student microsoft discount software middle of November I took a trip up to Vancouver, BC. I was there attending Adaptive Path’s User Experience Intensive (UXI). UXI is student microsoft discount software a series of workshops we put on to give practitioners real world techniques that student microsoft discount software they can bring back into their organizations. This was my second event as an student microsoft discount software AP employee and my first UX Intensive.

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We’ve just announced dates for MX San Francisco 2008, April 21-22, taking place in the student microsoft discount software gorgeous Mark Hopkins hotel atop Nob Hill. Speakers at prior MX events included Tim Brown (CEO of IDEO), Irene Au (Director of User Experience at Google), Khoi Vinh (Design Director at The New York Times), and Scott Berkun (author of The Myths of Innovation). Register by December 31 for only $995 — a full 33% off the $1,495 full price.

And last but definitely not least, UX Week 2008 (August 12-15) will be our biggest and boldest conference yet. We’ve already lined up Don Norman, Scott Griffith (CEO of Zipcar), and Adaptive Path founders Jeffrey Veen and Mike Kuniavsky. (And we’ll be announcing a whole bunch more soon.) Register by December 31 and pay only $1,695 ($2,495 full price).

I hope to see you there!!