As always, Jess/Gene and the gang are hosting CanUX, a Canadian User Experience workshop, Nov 25-27 in Banff. The lineup looks terrific:

• Lou Rosenfeld, founding figure in modern information architecture, author of the best selling Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, and publisher at Rosenfeld Media.
• Dave Armano, VP, Experience Design for Critical Mass. An active thought leader in the industry, David authors the popular Logic + Emotion blog currently ranked in the top 20 media + marketing blogs according to Advertising Age.
• Derek Featherstone, leading authority on accessibility and its implications for user experience.
• Gene Smith, author of the definitive book on tagging, coming early 2008 from New Riders, and principal at nForm User Experience.
• The Banff Leadership Arts Ensemble, world-renowned facilitators who work to help executives develop leadership capacity through the combination of the arts, creativity, and leadership principles.
• Kes and Sue Sampanthar, founders of Metamemes, producer of generative thinking tools and experts in moving beyond brainstorming for innovation.
• Jess McMullin, business and design evangelist, advocate for increasing practitioners’ influence in the organizations they serve, CanUX program chair and nForm User Experience founder.
• Brad Nemer, Product Portfolio Manager for Motorola’s Asian 3G business, and pioneer in combining business and design thinking.

If you’re want to find a very inclusive, intensive workshop with the beautiful Canadian Rockies as your inspiration, this should definitely be an event you consider.

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