I'm one of the insane people organizing UX Challenge, Arctic edition (http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=38434) :-).
To sum up for those of you who haven't followed the recent discussion: The aim is to create a prototype of a web based system that will create dialogue between people in a conflict. The case we're working with is the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. We are inviting representatives from both sides of the conflict to help us gain insight and understanding about how we can help them. This event will be organized as a competition: 1. 40 teams of 5 UX professionals will compete creating a prototype of the web-based system. 2. Leading minds in our industry, such as BJ Fogg and Jesse James Garrett, will be giving inspirational talks and will be available to guide you during the competition. 3. You will learn a lot from how other UX professionals do their job. 4. The jury will consist of amongst others BJ Fogg, Jesse James Garrett, and a Peace Organization 5. The winning prototype will gain fame and glory, and will be implemented. The Location is Longyearbyen, Svalbard: The northernmost city in the world: "So remote that the city does not exist on Google maps, yet so beautiful and mysterious that you will long to return. The perfect location for the greatest ever UX challenge." To make this happen we want the best of the best UX practitioners around the world, and we would be ever so happy to see some of you guys there! To qualify for the event go to http://www.uxchallenge.com/qualification.html The ten first teams to be accepted receive a 10% discount. And: All IxDA members will receive a 5% discount if they enter the code "ixda" when making the final registration/paying. (Ps: Double discount is unfortunately not possible, so if you are lucky to be one of the first ten teams you will not get a 5% discount on top of the 10% discount). Join us! We really hope to see you there :-) Warm regards from the cold North from Lillian, For the UX Team ________________________________________________________________ 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
