Event Profile

Improve Your Website’s User Experience Without Spending $$$ on a Redesign

Date(s):
October 14, 2021
Venue:
The Benson
Description:

Note:

Online registration is currently closed, but spaces are still available. If you would like to attend this event, please contact Gail Patterson at (360) 816-1450 or gail@nwppa.org.

Who Should Attend:

Communications, marketing, public relations employees, and website managers, as well as any employee and board member with an interest in these areas.

Related Event(s):

Northwest Innovations in Communications Conference, October 11-14, 2021

Course Overview:

Want to see a return on your investment in a website redesign, company rebrand, or other significant communications project? Thinking of redesigning your website and want to get the most bang for your buck? In this hands-on, experiential workshop you’ll learn about and practice four user experience methodologies that will make your website—and other communications products—more functional and easier for your customers to use. No designer needed!

Course Objectives:

  • Conduct a UI analysis: Assess your user interface for adherence to usability standards.
  • Review your website content: Choose an organizational scheme for ease of use.
  • Speak the same language as your customer: Create an effective website taxonomy.
  • Identify information patterns: Follow Information Architecture best practices.

Course Instructor:

Maigen Thomas (she/they), UX/UI Bootcamp Instructor, UC Berkeley

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at noon, and the class will run from 12:30-5 p.m. Lunch will be provided. 

Course Location and Hotel Information:

The Benson
309 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
(888) 523-6766

 

Room rate: $189 for a king bed or two queen beds.

Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than September 20, 2021, to secure this rate. Mention that you are coming in with the NWPPA group when booking your reservation.

Course Fees:

Utility Member Early Bird (ends 9/20/2021): $120
Utility Member Standard: $195

Associate Member Early Bird (ends 9/20/2021): $180
Associate Member Standard: $255

Non-member Early Bird (ends 9/20/2021): $360
Non-member Standard: $435

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations are accepted with a full refund as follows:

For webinars and virtual classes, if the request is made at least five days prior to the course, then 100% of the registration fee will be refunded.

For in-person events, the following fee structure applies: cancellation at least 30 days prior to the event, full refund; within 15-29 days, $100 fee; and within 1-14 days or no show, 100% of the registration fee. When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling because NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions.

Continuing Hours:

This course qualifies for four continuing hours. Certificates are issued upon full completion of the course.

For More Information:

To find out more about this event, or to learn about other events, view the Training and Event Catalog.