MEIC7

Please join MEIC on Friday May 28, 2010, from 4pm to 8pm, for MEIC7. A forum to further the conversation in mobile innovation, we will be looking towards the future of the mobile experience. Join us for an afternoon of presentations from Canadian industry leaders, researchers and designers. A short reception will follow the event.

Schedule

4pm - Opening Remarks, MEIC Chair Sara Diamond and MEIC Director Michele Perras

4:05pm - DESIGNING THE BLACKBERRY® EXPERIENCE

Join Research In Motion's Joey Benedek and Wesley Yun as they talk about the growing importance of the user experience at RIM -- and the challenge of finding the right talent to fuel ongoing growth.

Joey Benedek, Director, UX Research, Research In Motion Joey manages the UX research discipline within RIM’s user experience (UX) group. He is responsible for user research for BlackBerry® software and services for both consumer and enterprise segments. Prior to joining RIM, he held a number of increasingly senior roles in user experience and product management with Microsoft. Joey holds a Masters in Human Computer Interaction from Carleton University.

Wesley Yun, Creative Director of UX, Research In Motion
Wesley joined RIM earlier this year, bringing a wealth of experience as a visual design leader for brands such as Palm, Helio, Nissan/Infiniti and many more. Now part of RIM’s user experience (UX) group, he is helping shape the aesthetic design of the next generation of BlackBerry® devices. Wesley studied Design Media Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.

4:45pm - MEIC Research + Prototyping Presentations

Mark Green, UOIT, Educational Apps for the iPhone: Initial Design Explorations

Jim Brown, Admeris

C. Alex De Freitas, University of Auckland, NZ; Gabe Sawhney, EchoMobile

Denis Coyne, Nightingale Creative; Adam Clare, WeroCreative

Vivek Shivhare, University of Waterloo; Ted Brunt, marblemedia