Central Ohio

Columbus and its suburbs. I include southeastern Ohio here too, such as Athens.

UX core

• BuckCHI was very active from 1996-2002 but has since ceased operations
• A UPA chapter is forming

UX specialities

• CO-ASIS&T
• Central Ohio STC

UX application

• Central Ohio HFES
• IDSA, Mideast district, Central Ohio.
• Columbus Society of Communicating Arts

UX interest

• Columbus Technology Council
• Central Ohio ACM
• Columbus Association of Internet Professionals is no longer active
• Information Technology Alliance of Appalachian Ohio
• SEOCATS

Sample UX-related events

• November 3, 2005: Columbus World Usability Day activities. (Did not attend, OSU and elsewhere)
• May 26, 2005: Spring <BR> 2005 Info Tech Conference. Designer's Challenge: The Difference Between A Good Website and A Great Website Happens Before You Begin Coding, Keith Instone (Presented, SEOMUG)
• November 10, 2004: Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies, Ben Shneiderman (Did not attend, OSU)
• May 20, 2004: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things, Don Norman [PDF flyer] (Attended, CSCA, BuckCHI, IDSA CO)
• March 24, 2004: Spring <BR> 2005 Info Tech Conference. Web User Experience; Web Navigation, Keith Instone (Two presentations, SEOMUG)
• April 26, 2003: Adopting a User-Centered Approach to Interface Design, Frank Brusca (Did not attend, Columbus AIP)
• August 14, 2001: Web Navigation Discussion, Keith Instone (Presented, BuckCHI)
• April 24, 1997: Moving Beyond 'Cool': Building a Usable Website, Jared Spool (Attended, BuckCHI)

People and companies

• Eric G. Myers, user experience advocate, consultant and web strategist. Improving customer experience blog.
• OCLC: HCI, Distinguished Seminar Series, It's all good blog
• Lextant

Academia

• Ohio State: Department of design, Web Accessibility Center