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.
"Based on what I learned from the UI Conference, we created an environment of continuous testing at UNI."