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    {"kicker" : "UX","title" :"Call for Participation: Government UX Summit 2020","deck" : "We’re looking for speakers to share their experiences as UX practitioners in government.","summary" : "We’re looking for speakers to share their experiences as UX practitioners in government.","date" : "2020-02-27T09:00:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jean-fox" : "Jean Fox"},"topics" : {
        
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This is to ensure that the event supports government UX work. Speakers from outside Washington, DC can present remotely.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe March 9th deadline for submissions has passed.\u003c/strong\u003e Thank you—we have received a number of submissions on a wide variety of topics related to UX!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great committee of government employees is in the process of reviewing them to create the program. We expect to finalize the program in early April, and will then post it on the \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/events/\"\u003eEvents\u003c/a\u003e page so you can register for the Summit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow are the topics and presentation formats we\u0026rsquo;re looking for. For more information on requirements for submitting, please contact Jean Fox at \u003ca href=\"mailto:Fox.Jean@bls.gov\"\u003eFox.Jean@bls.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"what-were-looking-for\"\u003eWhat we\u0026rsquo;re looking for\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"topics\"\u003eTopics\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are currently seeking submissions for presentations on topics such as:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and evaluation methods \u003cem\u003e(especially more applied topics, such as training with a particular method)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase studies of UX projects or programs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with the U.S. Web Design System\ntools\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting and building a government UX program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons learned in managing a user experience program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernment-specific challenges and obstacles\nand Agile\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing UX to innovate\nresearch\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/event/2019/05/15/2019-government-ux-summit/\"\u003epresentations from the 2019 Government UX Summit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"format\"\u003eFormat\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe\u0026rsquo;re looking for presentations in the following formats:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10-minute presentations, where speakers can present short discussions or brief highlights\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45-minute presentations, where speakers can discuss case studies or share lessons learned with a project or method\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90-minute sessions, where speakers can provide more in-depth training on a UX method\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/ux-government-summit-2020.png\"alt=\"Government UX Summit 2020\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Government UX Summit 2020 is sponsored by the \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/communities/user-experience/\"\u003eUser Experience Community of Practice\u003c/a\u003e (UX CoP) and Digital.gov.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/communities/user-experience/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin the UX CoP\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e — a group of more than 1,200 federal, tribal, state, and local U.S. government employees and contractors who are interested in applying UX methods to create efficient, effective, and useful products and systems. We provide training, networking, and support for government UX practitioners. Anyone with an interest in UX and a U.S. government email address is encouraged to join.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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