Our upcoming events are listed below. Further details will be published closer to the actual dates.

If the topic is of interest then book the date in your diary and register for our email list so you find out when the tickets are released (usually two weeks prior to the event).

If you would like to be a speaker then contact either Chandra Harrison (president@ukupa.org.uk) or the organiser of the event.

If you would like to sponsor the event then either contact Tim Loo (vice-president@ukupa.org.uk) as our sponsorship man or the organiser of the event.

We also upload our events to London IA and Lanyard to help you let everyone know you are attending!

Thursday 19 January – UX Design and Online Communities – Organised by Nick Antram

Online communities are the foundation of the social web.  UX practioners frequently encounter challenges when designing appropriate online community platforms that will encourage interaction and engagement. Do the fans/likes and comments on a Facebook page constitute a community? Are rewards and points in a gamified community the tools to keep users returning?

The UK UPA January event will bring together a panel of industry leaders who will share their perspectives and experiences on how design can foster (or inhibit) online community interaction.

We will consider how user experience in online communities has evolved in tandem with technological tools and the growing platforms for communication.  We will discuss the challenges of fostering community and if the very definition of online community has changed and evolved as a result of new technology.

Thursday 26 January – Combined LEG Medical Device Usability – Details TBC – Organised by LEG and Chandra

Thursday 16 February – Strategy – Details TBC – Organised by Tim Loo

Thursday 15 March – Ethnography – Details TBC – Organised by Polly Shelton

April – Details TBC – Organised by Martina Schell/Johanna Kollmann

Thursday 17 May – Details TBC – Organised by Whan Stransom

Thursday 21 June – Annual Careers Event – Details TBC – Organised by Leslie Fountain/Raj Arjan