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Folio: Show 2008
Chicago, Il
September 22, 2008
"From Magazine To Media Company: Web Competencies Certificate"
Magazine Publishers of America
New York, NY
March 18, 2008 - June 24, 2008
Intensive: July 2008
New for this spring, MPA will offer a series of six sessions, partnered and taught by Cia Romano of Interface Guru and long-time print-to-web expert Dan Rosenbaum, to help magazine publishers better understand the unique challenges and opportunities within the digital arena. Designed for magazine professionals ranging from editors to visual designers to Webmasters, these sessions cover the latest technology and terminology so you can successfully extend your magazine brand beyond print and into digital. Learn how to make good decisions about all things technical- from usability to SEO, html to tagging. Special guests at each session lend their expertise. Register for one session, one day or attend the entire series and receive a certificate of completion. This series will also be offered as a three-day intensive course in the summer.

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Evanston, Il
May 14-16, 2008
Washington, D.C.
March 29 through April 1, 2008
"Create a Great User Experience on Your Web Site" workshop
City of Tucson
Tucson, AZ
February 27, 2008

City of Tucson Bootcamps flyer (pdf)

American Society of Association Executives
Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2008
Linda Wilson of Shedd Aquarium presents findings from usability research conducted with Cia Romano of Interface Guru. RSVP by October 15 to:
Presented by Linda Wilson of Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, Illinois
October 18, 2007
Magazine Publishers of America
New York City, New York
October 18, 2007
Atlanta, Georgia
October 9, 2007
Visitors Studies Conference
Ottawa, Canada
July 17-21st, 2007
Magazine Publishers Association, Workshop "Creating a Great User Experience Workshop"
New York
June 27, 2007
Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums 2007
San Diego
April 1 - 3, 2007
University of Arizona, Full-day usability class "Usability best practices for Web Interface Design"
Tucson
December 8, 2006
University of Arizona, Full-day usability class "Usability best practices for Web Interface Design"
Tucson
September 1, 2006
American Public Garden Association Annual Conference
San Francisco
June 27, 2006
Web Technologies for Business Conference & Exhibition
Tucson
April 13, 2006
University of Arizona, Full-day usability class "Usability best practices for Web Interface Design"
Tucson
March 30, 2006
Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums
Washington DC
March 25-28, 2006
World Usability Day
Tucson
November 3, 2005
The Folio: Show
New York
November 1-3, 2005
American Zoo and Aquarium Association Conference
Chicago
September 13-18, 2005
San Diego Evaluators and Exhibits Group
San Diego
February 22, 2005
Seattle
Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the American Association of Museums
March 19-22, 2005
Chicago
March 2005
New York City
November 15-17, 2004
With Senior Media Strategist Sean Fitzpatrick.
San Francisco
August 2004
With Web goddess Kelly Goto.
Minneapolis, MN, USA
June 7-11, 2004
International conference features distinguished voices in usability. Guru CEO Romano is a co-chair.
New York City
June 2004
Jupitermedia's business technology conference. We present "Fix That Interface now!"
Chicago
March, 2004
CDXPO
Las Vegas
November 17-20, 2003
Cia Romano co-presents usability topics with fellow experts.
Worldwide (Tucson too!)
October 5, 2003
Celebrating one of the Web's most respected online communities.
Seybold 365 Web Design and Development Conference
San Francisco
September 8-10, 2003
Join Interface Guru and WOW for state-of-the-art sessions--
San Jose
April 2003
Sessions sponsored by Interface Guru
The How and Why of Google Interface Design
Marissa Mayer, Director of Consumer Web Products, Google
A Simple Approach to Usability: The Five Essentials
Cia Romano, CEO and Founder, Interface Guru
Applied Usability: How Designers Can Maximize the Benefit of User Feedback
Aaron Marcus, Principal, Aaron Marcus and Associates
Power Roundtable: Real-Life Business Success Via User-Centered Design
Panelists: Aaron Marcus, Principal, Aaron Marcus and Associates; Kaaren Hanson, Group Manager, Usability and Best Practices, Intuit; Noah Logan, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Clickability; Richard Holden, Product Marketing Manager, Google
Moderator: Cia Romano
Understanding Web Users: In Their Own Words
Cia Romano, CEO and Founder, Interface Guru
Peer-to-Peer Lunch Forum: Usability and User Experience
Host: Cia Romano, CEO and Founder, Interface Guru
Los Angeles
April 2003
With Senior Media Analyst Sean Fitzpatrick
OCFlash/Macromedia Users Group
Santa Ana
December 4, 2002
Sponsored by Organic Online.
COMDEX 2002
Las Vegas
November 26, 2002
Judge, "Iron Chefs of Web Services" and cNet radio interview
New York City
October 28 - November 1, 2002
"What Works Online"
New York City
October 1, 2002
Cia Romano co-presents the "Web Usability Intensive" with Aaron Marcus and Tamara Sachs. Session, "The Five Most Wanted: Reaching Your Users"
Everywhere (Tucson too!)
September 14, 2002
Personal Storytelling Event
ASME Workshop
Washington D.C.
June 27, 2002
"Build Print Subscriber Loyalty With Intelligent Web Interface"
Web Seminar
Online
June 19, 2002
"Risk Management: Testing Usability" with John Girard, CEO Clickability Inc.
Internet World West
Los Angeles
April 24-26, 2002

"Technology Changes, Humans Do Not"
2002 Folio: West
Los Angeles
April 24-26, 2002
"Hands-on Usability Intensive" with Brian Peterson
Internet World Wireless
New York
February 21, 2002
"Usability for Wireless Devices"
COMDEX 2002
Las Vegas
November 26, 2002
Judge, "Iron Chefs of Web Services" and cNet radio interview
New York City
October 28 - November 1, 2002
"What Works Online"
New York City
October 1, 2002
Cia Romano co-presents the "Web Usability Intensive" with Aaron Marcus and Tamara Sachs. Session, "The Five Most Wanted: Reaching Your Users"
September 14, 2002
Sixth annual celebration of the respected online community
fray.com
New Target Luncheon
Washington D.C.
June 26, 2002
"Web Site Usability"
American Society of Magazine Editors
Washington D.C.
June 27, 2002
"Build Print Subscriber Loyalty With Intelligent Web Interface"
Web Seminar
Online
June 19, 2002
"Risk Management: Testing Usability" with John Girard, CEO Clickability Inc.
Internet World West
Los Angeles
April 24-26, 2002
"Technology Changes, Humans Do Not"
Folio: West
Los Angeles
April 24-26, 2002
"Hands-on Usability Intensive" with Brian Peterson
Internet World Wireless
New York
February 21, 2002
"Usability for Wireless Devices"
The Folio: Show
NYC
December 2001
"Webmasters Forum," Moderator
Internet World
NYC
October 2001
"The War Between Advertising and Usability: Creating the User-Centric Online Magazine"
WEB2001
San Francisco
September 2001
"Document or Die: Is This Written Down Somewhere?" (with Murali S. Iyer, Samyog)
"The Lifecycle of New Media: Collaborate or Die"
"Lifetime Brainshare: Connecting Action and Emotion on the Web" (with Liza Horan of Tennis.com)
Internet World
Chicago
July 2001
"Voodoo Usability"
Florida Society of Association Executives
Amelia Island
July 2001
"Hands-on Usability"
The Folio: Show
West - Los Angeles
April 2001
"Building the User-Centric Online Magazine"
"Is Your Web Site Usable?"
The Folio: Show
Midwest - Chicago
March 2001
"Is Your Web Site Usable?"
WEB2000
San Francisco
November 2000
"The Lifecycle of New Media: Collaborate or Die"
The Folio: Show
New York City
October 2000
"Is Your Web Site Usable?"
"Web Strategy for Associations"
Florida Society of Association Executives
Sanibel Island
July 2000
"Web BootCamp: Survival Tactics for Association Web Staffers"
The Folio: Show
Los Angeles
April 2000
"Association Web Sites: Give Them What They Want"
"Web BootCamp: Survival Tactics for Magazine Web Staffers"
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
Tucson
December 1999
"Best Practices on the Web for the Research Community"
The Folio: Show
New York City
October 1999
"Association Web Sites: Practical New Strategies and Lessons Learned"
"Editing Your Website: Give Them What They Want"
Florida Society of Association Executives
Key West
July 1999
"Association Web Sites: Practical New Strategies and Lessons Learned"
Florida Magazine Association
Orlando
April 1999
"Writing for the Web"
"Association Web Sites: Practical New Strategies and Lessons Learned"
U.S. Department of Commerce
Tucson
November 1999
"Best Practices in E-Commerce Site Strategy"
Southern Arizona Health Underwriters' Association
Tucson
May 1999
"Following the Leaders in Online Underwriting Trends"
Information Technology Association of Southern Arizona
Tucson
October 1998
"Case Study:Project Management for the First Worldwide Jerry Lewis Telethon"
Information Technology Assoc. of Southern Arizona
Tucson
March 1998
"Design Standards for the Web"
Arizona Department of Transportation Technology Conference
Phoenix
October 1996
"Why We Need to Work the Web"
Graphic Communications Association Spectrum Conference
Phoenix
April 1996
"E-Commerce Case Study: Arizona Highways"

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