UX Communities
The UK UPA is keen to engage with the many active UX communities in the UK and further afield. These communities vary from professional organisations to meet-ups to book clubs to virtual communities.
If there is one you are involved with and would like to add, please let us know by filling in the form below.
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT
The BCS aims to enable the information society, promoting wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice.
Website: http://www.bcs.org/
Twitter: @bcs
BIMA – The British Interactive Media Association
With offices in England, Scotland, Wales and with our regional representatives spread across the country BIMA exists to do three key things:
- Support and promote the British digital industry
- Share knowledge and best practice
- Reward great work and encourage the next generation
If you are involved in digital, you can benefit from being a BIMA member.
Contact: Henry Carroll
Email: henrycarroll@bima.co.uk
Website: http://www.bima.co.uk/
Twitter: @BIMA
Bristol Usability Group
The Bristol Usability Group (BUG) is a friendly network of UX professionals, managers and academics based in the South West of the UK..
Contact: Dave Ellender
Email: daveellender@googlemail.com
Website: http://bristolusability.ning.com/
Twitter: @brisusability
Edinburgh UX Bookclub
Edinburgh UX Bookclub meets every other month to discuss a book that we’ve chosen to read together. We are a varied bunch, but all interested in learning more about User Experience. All welcome!
Contact: Ryan Sackett
Email: rmsackett@gmail.com
Website: http://uxbookclub.org/doku.php?id=edinburgh
Twitter: @uxbcedi
HCI Group
Interaction is a specialist HCI group of the BCS. It provides an organisation for all those working in the field of analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of technologies for human use.
Website: http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/
Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors
The Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors is the professional organisation for ergonomists and human factors professions and in addition promotes public awareness of ergonomics and its applications.
Contact: Dr Tony Russell-Rose
Email: tgr@uxlabs.co.uk
Website: http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/
Twitter: @ukiehf
London IA
A social network for London User Experience Designers, IAs & IxDs
Contact: Matthew Solle
Website: http://london-ia.ning.com/
Twitter: @london_IA
Northern User Experience
Regular events about UX for UX professionals and people interested in UX held in both Leeds and in Manchester.
Website: http://northern-user-experience.org/
Contact: Keith Doyle
Email: keith@navopia.co.uk
Twitter: @nuxuk
Events: Northern User Experience Future Events
Scottish UPA
The Scottish Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association brings together UK professionals based in Scotland from the design, technology and research communities who share a vision of creating compelling technology that meets users’ needs and abilities.
Contact: Jim Williams
Website: http://scottishupa.org.uk/
Twitter: @scottishupa
UX Brighton
An informal group of user experience/interaction/web designers based in the Brighton area.
Contact: Danny Hope
Email: danny.hope@gmail.com
Website: http://uxbrighton.org.uk/
Twitter: @uxbri
Next event: Our events are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month