All engaging workshops on our UX track will be spread over the course of 3 days and dedicated to user experience and user research topics. Learn more in the blog posts.
*Web Summer Camp 2017 is sold out! Stay tuned for the next edition!
Program
| DAY 0 – Tuesday, Aug 29 | |
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| 18:30 - 19:30 | Help Desk / Hanging OutA special Help Desk for PHP, eZ, and JS tracks will be organized, with hanging out over complimentary welcome drinks. Hanging out will be held in front of the conference halls (one floor below reception). Help Desk will be organized in one of the halls. |
| DAY 1 – Wednesday, Aug 30 | |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 |
Morning recreationIn a few words: easy-going, fun, and recreational. Go for a swim early in the morning and start the day afresh. |
| 8:00 - 9:20 | Registration & Coffee HangoutIn front of the conference halls (one floor below reception). |
| 9:20 - 9:30 | Shortest Opening Keynote Ever |
| 9:30 - 12:45 (coffee break 11:00-11:15) |
Story techniques in design research – part 1 (Intermediate)by Stephanie Troeth Many of us have run some (or lots!) of usability testing sessions and interviews, and some of us may have done customer visits or contextual research. How can we take our research toolbox to the next level and make the most of the limited time we have with our users or customers? In this hands-on workshop, Steph will share methods on how to set up design research that has impact, longevity and depth, and frameworks to make sense of story-based data. |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | LunchRestaurant On, across the conference halls (one floor below reception). |
| 13:45 - 17:00 (coffee break 15:15-15:30) |
Story techniques in design research – part 2 (Intermediate)by Stephanie Troeth Many of us have run some (or lots!) of usability testing sessions and interviews, and some of us may have done customer visits or contextual research. How can we take our research toolbox to the next level and make the most of the limited time we have with our users or customers? In this hands-on workshop, Steph will share methods on how to set up design research that has impact, longevity and depth, and frameworks to make sense of story-based data. |
| 20:00 |
All Aboard DinnerJoin us for dinner at the wonderful Oleander restaurant next to the Hotel Eden pool and the romantic promenade. Enjoy the lovely ambience of the restaurant's terrace in the pleasant company of other participants and companions. Dinner is in the ticket price. Do not forget to wear your websc pass at all times. |
| DAY 2 – Thursday, Aug 31 | |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 |
Morning recreationIn a few words: easy-going, fun, and recreational. Go for a swim or a run early in the morning and start the day afresh. |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Coffee HangoutIn front of the conference halls (one floor below reception). |
| 9:30 - 12:45 (coffee break 11:00-11:15) |
Contextual experience design: Designing great user experience with context (Basic)by Chui Chui Tan When we think of context, we often only think of location, or website versus mobile use. It's much more than that. Context could include the environment your users are in, their social circles, and even their tradition and custom. In this hands-on interactive workshop, you will explore ways to identify users' needs, behaviours, and expectations based on their context, and design a great experience accordingly. |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | LunchRestaurant On, across the conference halls (one floor below reception). |
| 13:45 - 17:00 (coffee break 15:15-15:30) |
Designing a customer journey from discovery to conversion (Intermediate)by Stig Martin Fiskå A customer journey starts off-site. If you work with UX and customer experience, how should you think and design when planning interaction points all the way from the start of the customer journey until the end? Learn that in Stig's workshop. |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Web BattleUnconference session – a participant-driven meeting where anyone who wants to present a topic can claim a brief time to do so. A special award awaiting the highest-rated speaker! |
| 20:00 |
All Aboard DinnerJoin us for dinner at the wonderful Oleander restaurant next to the Hotel Eden pool and the romantic promenade. Enjoy the lovely ambience of the restaurant's terrace in the pleasant company of other participants and companions. Dinner is in the ticket price. Do not forget to wear your websc pass at all times. |
| DAY 3 – Friday, Sep 1 | |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 |
Morning recreationIn a few words: easy-going, fun, and recreational. Go for a swim or a run early in the morning and start the day afresh. |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Coffee HangoutIn front of the conference halls (one floor below reception). |
| 9:30 - 12:45 (coffee break 11:00-11:15) |
Schemas, standards, and structure: Adaptive content as UX strategy (Intermediate)by Rahel Anne Bailie Content developers are facing an exponentially increasing challenge of creating enough content, in the right "shape" for the right audience. Right now, the shape is all about responsive design; the logical next step is to use adaptive content to shape the content experience in equal amounts. If we can agree that the end goal for audiences is to consume content – find content, get instructions, complete a transaction, be entertained, get informed – we can stretch the framework of UX to embrace content strategy. What goes into adaptive content is a combination of editorial and technical aspects of content. Using the right schema is on the technical side, alongside structurally-rich, semantically categorised content. Balancing that on the editorial side is structure that can handle multiple contexts. This workshop shows how these tensions are balanced with the underlying technologies and how it works together with UX to deliver a superior experience, especially when the need to deliver content – good, adaptive content – at scale is a consideration. |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | LunchRestaurant On, across the the conference halls (one floor below reception). |
| 13:45 - 17:00 (coffee break 15:15-15:30) |
Interaction design beyond the pixels (Intermediate)by Kevin Cannon Interaction design is breaking away from the simple screen UIs in ever more exciting ways. We're being asked to put screens on all types of devices, everything has to be "smart" and our users are rarely just sitting at their desks while using our designs. Unfortunately, we don't yet have good tools for prototyping and designing these new experiences. In this workshop you'll learn how to design for these new products and contexts using hands-on, non-digital methods.
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| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Knowing It AllClosing keynote by Rachel Andrew Rachel has been a web developer for over 20 years. Things have changed almost beyond recognition since she first sat down at a computer to figure out how to build a website. However some things haven’t changed, and perhaps in those things can be found a way to navigate all of the new things, to assess new technology, and to make the right decisions for the projects we work on. |
| 20:00 |
Closing Dinner & RaffleSpend the last #websc evening dining in company of other participants and companions in a vibrant and colorful atmosphere of a Mexican restaurant La Concha. Mingle, sip Coronas or have a few shots of tequila, and enjoy tasty Mexican specialties. Also, everybody has a chance to participate in a raffle – you might just win. Dinner is in the ticket price. Do not forget to wear your websc pass at all times. |
| DAY 4 - Saturday, Sep 2 | |
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| 10:00 - 16:00 |
Boat TripAfter 3 days of learning and improving your skills, you deserve a relaxing day at the boat trip with lunch on board! Boat trip is complimentary. Do not forget to wear your websc pass at all times. |
Speakers
Rahel Anne Bailie
Scroll LLP
Rahel, a Chief Knowledge Office for Scroll, runs the content strategy practice and consults for clients with serious content challenges. She also teaches in the Content Strategy Master's Program at FH-Joanneum, runs the Content, Seriously meetup, and is working on her third industry book.
Stephanie Troeth
Clearleft
Stephanie is a user experience strategist, researcher and designer, and currently the Head of Research at Clearleft. In over 15 years of working on the web, she has worn many hats, including a product lead for a tech startup in publishing, and a studio director at a digital agency.
Kevin Cannon
frog
Kevin is a Principal Designer at frog. He helps Fortune 500 companies and startups research, design, and launch new products and services into the market. He has designed connected coffee machines, medical devices, smart home products and museum exhibitions.
Chui Chui Tan
beyō Global
Chui Chui has spent over 12 years working in user experience with organizations like Marriott, BBC, and Google, from initial research to helping them develop multi-channel global strategies. She is currently the Managing Director at beyō Global and is also the editor for Smashing Magazine and the author of "International User Research".
Stig Martin Fiskå
Keyteq
Stig has been part of building Keyteq from a tech consultancy startup to today's rockstar digital marketing company. His mission is to create greater value between business, technology, and marketing for both clients and end users. Stig works with international clients and is a much used speaker.