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February (held in March) Meeting: International UX Research with Miki Konno

Mar. 1, 6:30-8:30 PM
Bellevue Newport Way Library
14250 SE Newport Way
Bellevue, WA 98006

With so much revenue coming from outside of North America, it is vital that Microsoft or any companies take a worldwide perspective in their UX research efforts. Miki Konno has had the opportunity to focus on international UX research several times, and hopes that others can benefit from her research. This talk briefly introduces how to initiate, plan, execute, and share international UX research for various disciplines.

Bio
Miki Konno is a senior user experience researcher in the Microsoft Bing Mobile & Map UX team. She holds advanced degrees in Human Factors Engineering and Organizational Psychology, and she has been in the technology industry for the past 16 years. Miki started her UX research career as an intern at Honda in 1996, and worked at Sony, Hewlett-Packard, and Nielsen-Norman Group before starting at Microsoft in 2005 in the Windows Media Center group. She also worked in MSTV, MSN, and DevDiv, before finding her current home in the Bing Mobile & Map team.