German UPA

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The German UPA e. V. is the largest agency for specialists in the field of user experience (UX) and software ergonomics (usability) in the German-speaking area. The persons represented are particularly active in the areas of user specifications , interaction design , software ergonomics, information architecture , user interface design and usability tests . With over 1,500 members (own information, as of June 2014), the registered association is the German-speaking professional association with the largest number of members in the field of UX / software ergonomics (and, according to its own information, also the largest number of members in Europe).

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The main task of the association, which currently has seven working groups, is to create internationally recognized standards in this comparatively young professional field. Another focus is the creation of awareness among industrial, trading and service companies that offer users added value "usability-optimized products".

history

The German UPA was founded in Stuttgart in 2002, originally as the "German Chapter of the Usability Professionals Association (UPA)", ie national representation of the international UPA (today UXPA). The association is now completely independent. An application to change the name to "German UXPA" (based on the international model) was narrowly rejected in the 2012 general meeting.

activities

Since 2007, the association has published the "Industry Report" annually, which gives an insight into and overview of the German UX / usability industry.

The German UPA coordinates and supports the German-language activities for World Usability Day (annually on the 2nd Thursday in November). In the area of ​​promoting young talent, the German UPA annually organizes a free “Summer School” in which UX / usability basics are taught to students.

Since 2003, the German UPA has been organizing the Human and Computer conference series together with the Human-Computer Interaction Department of the Gesellschaft für Informatik .

Working groups

(As of May 2019)

  • Accessibility
  • In-house usability / UX
  • Interculturality
  • Medical technology
  • Promotion of young talent
  • Quality standards
  • Return on investment
  • Usable Security & Privacy
  • User research

The association's working groups define industry standards:

  • The professional field of UX / Usability
  • Accessibility guidelines
  • Definition of quality standards for usability engineering
  • Basics for the certification of UX professionals

Awards

The German UPA has been presenting the Usability Achievement Award every year since 2012. Prize winners are

  • 2012: Petra Kowallik - for services in the area of ​​accessibility
  • 2013: Thomas Geis - for services in the field of certification
  • 2014: Astrid Beck and Anja Wipfler - for services in the field of young talent
  • 2015: Matthias C. Schroeder - for services in connection with his 10-year commitment to the German UPA

Board

(As of July 2020)

  • President: Andreas Lehmann
  • Vice President: Holger Fischer
  • Treasurer: Roman Reindler
  • Board member: Steffen Hess
  • Secretary: Thomas Jackstädt
  • Public Relations + Marketing: Monika Gillessen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quoted from the book Software for People: Fundamentals, Trends and Best Practices by Alexander Maedche. In: Google Books . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Map / list of links to all UX / usability associations worldwide, UXPA website . Retrieved June 5, 2014
  3. ^ Eva-Maria Hommel: Technologietrends: The new simplicity . In: Spiegel Online , September 17, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Website of the international User Experience Professionals Association
  5. ↑ Minutes of the general meeting: Minutes of the general meeting from 09/11/2012 ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 10, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.germanupa.de
  6. ^ Website of the German UPA: Branch report from 2003 and 2007 to 2013 . Retrieved May 29, 2014
  7. ↑ International website for World Usability Day
  8. ^ Website of man and computer
  9. ↑ a b Minutes of the general meeting: Minutes of the general meeting from September 8th , 2015 ( Memento of the original from November 26th, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 25, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.germanupa.de
  10. ↑ Quoted from book Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice by Aaron Marcus. In: Google Books . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Website of the German UPA: The Usability / UX Profession - Occupational Field Usability ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 29, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.germanupa.de
  12. ↑ Website of the Working Group on Accessibility: Technical publication Accessibility ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 29, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ak-barrierefreiheit.germanupa.de
  13. ↑ PDF file of the working group of the German UPA: Quality Standard for Usability Engineering ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 29, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.germanupa.de
  14. ↑ UXQB website: History of the certification process for usability professionals ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 29, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uxqb.org
  15. ↑ German UPA working group promoting young talent activities in 2014 ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 12, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.germanupa.de
  16. ↑ General Assembly 2020 , election results of the General Assembly on February 28, 2020.