Roger Edwards Has Attended the UI Conference Four Years in a Row
Sr. Systems Analyst in Web Services Group
Standard Insurance Company
Attended UI7, UI8, UI9, and UI10
What are your job responsibilities?
I focus on the administration of our web analytics tools and interpretation
of the Web Trends reports. I also consult on the usability testing
of The Standard's web sites.
What have you found most valuable about the UI Conference?
The conference changes from year to year. I have attended four years
in a row and have always come away with something new. The seminars are very practical. They cover a lot of the conceptual
areas of web design, but they also offer practical tips and techniques.
I always come back to work with information that I can apply to my area
of expertise, including web design, project management, and usability
testing. The conference host, User Interface Engineering, is also one of the
leaders in Usability research and they provide an excellent overview
of the current design issues.
Would you recommend the conference to colleagues?
If people can attend one conference dealing with the topic of usability,
I would tell them the UI Conference should be their first choice. The conference has technical, project management, and usability tracks
- all very valuable. It really has something for everyone.
"My head was full of new knowledge after attending the UI Conference. I gained the vocabulary to communicate my work's value at Cross Country Healthcare."
"Based on what I learned from the UI Conference, we created an environment of continuous testing at UNI."