Events

UXPA Kansas City hosts skills workshops, panels, lectures, design critiques, career events, and more! Topics range from the latest trends in UX, to research and theory, to how to build UX practices for your business or organization. Many events are free and virtual.

monthly networking & happy hour

Typically the third Wednesday of each month, 4-5pm – Online

UXPA KC Happy Hours can go in almost any direction. Games, skillshares, cool UX tips and tricks, and knowledge-sharing about the KC area tech community – it all depends on who shows up!Grab a beverage, kick back and join the conversation!

free to register

upcoming events

Check back here for upcoming event info and links to register.

past events

Decoding Web Accessibility

May 25, 2020

In this presentation, Andrew Patterson—software developer for Emfluence—will share his knowledge and expertise on accessibility design and best practices.

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The Magic of Semantic IxD

April 12, 2020

In this guest lecture, Professor Rosenburg will introduce Semantic Interaction Design, an innovative method that spans all the way from core conceptual models to the deployment of applied game theory techniques to create optimal experiences for users.

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Growing and Sustaining a Design Career

April 7, 2020

A career coaching workshop series in three acts.

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Digital Collaboration Workshop

March 23, 2020

Digital collaboration is only possible when you have a foundation of a learning culture, empowered team, and clear communication. With those in place, the right tools and processes will equip your team to collaborate and perform better than they ever have before.

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Designing for Unhappy Paths

January 20, 2020

In this talk, Lauren will provide methods of integrating this thinking into implementation. She will cover best practices for alerts, errors, and other communication strategies using elements such as language and tone, color, timing and context, recovery, escape, and more.

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The Case for UX Research and Frameworks to Make it Great

May 25, 2023

Join our webinar to learn how to make a compelling case for UX research using effective frameworks and strategies.

Book Swap & UX Happy Hour

April 28, 2023

Share your favorite UX resources at happy hour!

UX Futures | KC Design Week

April 20, 2023

UX Futures is a special event organized and presented by UXPA-KC for KC Design Week!

The Future of Interaction: Designing User Experiences for AR/MR and VR

March 23, 2023

An exciting webinar focuses on designing immersive experiences for augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR)

Build Your Own Ladder: How to Shape Your Career as a Product Designer

November 17, 2022

Kansas City area designers will share their journeys from being brand-new to the field, to becoming established UX practitioners

The Art of Feedback: A VIRTUAL UX PORTFOLIO REVIEW

October 19, 2022

A virtual portfolio critique with two industry experts.

Be Brave: A Design Thinking Workshop

July 25, 2022

In this workshop, Rachel Beser Brookes and Nevin Joyce use a design scenario to guide participants through a few different brave methodologies.

Better Design Through Games: Using Playtesting to Improve Accessibility and UX

June 22, 2022

In this workshop, Angie Brunk and Dan Ireton will walk us through some techniques they’ve developed to explore accessibility in User Experience using games.

recorded events

You can watch recordings of some past events on our YouTube channel.