Hello everyone, Cadius, www.cadius.org/english.html, is a Spanish language usability/IA/HCI community which is really big in Spain to the point that I would say its members are involved in just about anything IxD or usability related going on over here, certainly in Madrid. - I'm sure Cadius has been mentioned before on this list, but I can't find a reference to it now.
I've thought about starting a local IxDA group here before myself, but I'm not sure there would be the demand as Cadius has it pretty much covered with monthly meet-ups, very occasional "laboratorios", (talks by guest speakers, - Ben Schneiderman and Saul Greenberg were at the last one I went to); a mailing list and a new interaction design magazine; Faz. However, if anyone's interested in a Madrid IxDA meet, let me know! Alternatively, although I don't go to all the Cadius events, I'd be happy to post here a summary in English of what's going on if people were interested in hearing about it?? That might be one way of sharing different experiences and ideas. The IxDA Europe idea sounds interesting as a starting point for information for people moving between countries, wanting an overview of the European scene etc, particularly if it had the resources to translate local news, events and papers. In response to David's question: "Are the topics you facing so completely different than what we are facing in the US?" I'd say that language clearly comes into play in terms of IA, but the interaction design problems are in fact very similar. >From what I read on this list, the biggest difference between a usability practitioner's professional experience in the Bay area say to a one over here is in terms of the resources available, budget allocation and acceptance of methodologies. For example, although there is a lot of interest and demand is growing fast, many techniques, such as personas, are considered an extra and are by no way a standard part of a website development. __ In regard to job postings, I guess language and visa restrictions have a lot to do with why European jobs don't often get posted on the IxDA list among other things. For related jobs in Spain see the Cadius mailing list and alzado.org (Ofertas de empleo); and you can also check infojobs.net (keyword usabilidad for example). Jobs tend to be based in Madrid or Barcelona. Oh and Alexander, the translation engine sounds like a good idea worth looking into, but I too have my doubts about the quality and comprehensibility of the results! Have a good weekend all! Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=28123 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
