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====== Welcome to UX Book Club Auckland======
UX Book Club Auckland started up in June 2009. After talking to the first attendees, we'll aim to meet approx. once a month unless interest tells us more or less) and we'll try not to clash with other events happening in Auckland.

If you have an interest in or work in interaction design/user experience etc, you are more than welcome (e.g. UPA, IXDA, Web Meetup)


== About Auckland UX Book Club==
It's an informal event for (Interaction) Design and User Experience professionals who design, research and scope interactive systems and products of all types: web, desktop, mobile, information spaces (e.g. airports, museums), consumer electronics, digitally-enhanced environments and more. It's about sharing ideas and learning in a social environment. 

We hope to discuss learning from the books that apply in our day to day work. These can translate into trends, tools, tips and techniques and their adaptations.


===== Mission =====
The UX Book Club Auckland seeks to build a passionate community of people interested in broadening their understanding and increasing their skills in the multi-disciplinary field of User Experience.

The books and discussions will aim to cover a wide range of topics from a number of specialisations that feed into the creating and maintaining great user experiences.  

== Meet up format ==
The unorganiser will facilitate discussion and questions creating an open forum for discussion.

Depending on how the first meet up goes, the book type etc we may try different formats.

===== Books on the List =====

  * June 2009: [[Emotional Design - Donald Norman]]
  * July 2009: [[Mental Models - Indie Young]]
  * August 2009: [[Design is the Problem - Nathan Sheddroff]]
  * September 2009: [[http://vickyteinaki.com/node/51|Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping - Paco Underhill]] (review on Vicky Teinaki's Blog)
  * October 2009: [[Designing for the Digital Age - Kim Goodwin]]
  * November/December 2009: Linkup with UPA Auckland -Special event
  * December 2009 - UX drinks 
  * January 2010: [[http://search.aucklandcitylibraries.com/?q=how%20buildings%20learn | How Buildings Learn, What Happens After they are Built - Stewart Brand (link to Auckland City Libraries)]] and Skype hookup to UXBookclub Wellington
  * April 2010: [[http://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Surgery-Made-Easy-Yourself/dp/0321657292/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271066387&sr=8-1 | Rocket Surgery Made Easy - Steve Krug]]

===== When & Where? =====

Wednesday April 14th 5.30pm 

Rakinos Cafe, www.rakinos.com, Level 1/35 High Street, Auckland Central 1010, (09) 358 3535
===== Attendees =====

Add your name and email address here in AT DOT format (for example, John Smith is: jsmith AT gmail DOT com) - and the unorganisers will get back to you.

  * Peter Grierson (unorganiser) pete DOT grierson AT gmail DOT com
  * Justine Sanderson (you have my email addy, right ? ;-) )
  * Jodine Stodart (Joining the club) jodine AT liquoricemedia DOT com
  * Eli Weir eli AT eliweir DOT com
  * Hayden Vink: hayden DOT vink AT dna DOT co DOT nz (will try for next time!)
  * Helen Smith: helen DOT smith AT mcgovern DOT co DOT nz
  * Nathaniel Flick: natobasso at gm ail do t com
  * Zeb Reynolds: zeb dot reynolds at gm ail do t com
  * Corinne Gibson: corinne at codacreative DOT co DOT nz
  * Caroline Jones: caroline.ux at gmail DOT com
  * Mike Hales: mike DOT hales at gmail DOT com