Welcome to CanUX, the annual Canadian User Experience Workshop. Presented by nForm User Experience at the world-renowned Banff Centre, CanUX brings together industry leaders, hands-on activities, and working design and technology professionals.

For two and a half days, participants work in the middle of breathtaking scenery matched by a mix of practical tools and inspiring brand-new ideas. Unlike a typical conference, CanUX focuses on sessions that are long enough to give hands-on experience with the topics at hand. With a cap of 70 attendees and the retreat-like atmosphere of the venue, there is a special camaraderie among participants

CanUX is for people who care about making things work better, for both users and business. Past participants have diverse backgrounds in web design and development, software engineering, usability, interface design, and information architecture.

SIIA OnDemand is the industry’s only comprehensive conference for enabling and delivering Software as a Service. The complete SaaS ecosystem is invited to participate, including ISVs, platform vendors, systems integrators, venture capitalists and other bankers, analysts, press and other influencers.

nextMEDIA – Monetizing Digital Media is a unique event focused on the dollars and sense of digital media.

The urban equivalent of the popular nextMEDIA – Future of Digital Media conference, held annually in Banff, Alberta, nextMEDIA delivers a full program of keynote speakers, in-depth case studies and topic-driven panels focused on the new economy of reputation, attention and customer engagement.

This course will introduce you to the key concepts and solutions in making rich media accessible

This course is intended for organisations wanting a practical fast track guide to an effective audit process, covering WCAG 1.0, 2.0 and other key areas of accessibility.

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Web Design World Boston December 8-10 is more than just an incredible opportunity to gain insight and interact with some of the hottest designers / developers in the web industry — it’s a new Web Design World. Every session has been updated for 2008, and most sessions are brand new. Learn about the topics you need to know about today. Ajax, CSS, JavaScript, and rich interface design. Usability, accessibility, e-commerce design, and search engine optimization. Mashups, blogs, and social networking. And a full-day workshop on Adobe Photoshop, Flash, and Dreamweaver.

The entertainment gathering, eg2008 at the Monterey Conference Center will showcase the best examples of the current and future ideas about entertainment and imagination in distinct, provocative sessions: music and radio; sports; science, health and nature; humor and satire; technology and transmission; imaging and animation; business and advertising; the cultural mirror; places, events and theater; and history and story. 3 days, 50 great explanations from brilliant presenters, and a new window of understanding. Created by Richard Saul Wurman. Directed and produced by Michael Hawley.

You’ve researched your customers, aligned your product offerings with their behavior, and successfully used this mental model to guide your design. But as time passes, you see products, staff, and even whole business units come and go. How do you manage your design so it stays in sync with your organization? This Future Practice Webinar, led by author Indi Young (bio), will introduce mental models, describe how they benefit tactical design projects, and then show how you can use them to manage strategic change.

The IxDA is pleased to announce its second annual conference-Interaction 09 | Vancouver.

Interaction 09 will be held from February 5-8, 2009 in stunning Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in conjunction with Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology. Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments, and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart discussions about our growing field.

Interaction 09 will feature three days of inspirational and tactical sessions geared at anyone who practices Interaction Design, as well as a day of pre-conference workshops.

5 full-on days. 8 hands-on workshops. 23 kick arse speakers. 26 must see presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web standards, content, community, innovation and inspiration.

The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. Whether you are a hard-core geek, a dedicated content creator, a new media entrepreneur, or just someone who likes being around an extremely creative community, SXSW Interactive is for you!

More info to come