Our Annual Conference
WiUX holds an annual conference every Spring and is open to students and professionals.
We strive to gather diverse speakers and topics related to user experience.
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Coming soon:
10th Annual ConferenceMay 2024
Theme TBD
We are hard at work planning our 10th Annual WiUX Conference! To learn more about how to participate in or sponsor in our 2024 conference, click below!
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May 7, 2022
Accessible By Design
The 2022 WiUX Conference was our second time hosting in a virtual format, which allowed us to connect to interested attendees from around the world! Amazing talks from women in the User Experience and related fields joined to address both the areas in which design could improve and the power design has to be iterative, inclusive, and impact social issues.
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May 8, 2021
Learning Through Design
The 2020 WiUX Conference was all about investigating how design has power in our world, and what that means for equity and inclusivity. Three speakers were included and an Equity in Design Workshop.
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May 2020
Facing Forward in UX
The 2020 WiUX Conference was our first time hosting in a virtual format, which allowed us to connect to interested attendees from around the world! Held at the turn of the decade, guest speakers gave their takes on the role of UX in our world moving forward.
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May 2019
UX Beyond Borders
The 2019 WiUX Conference was all about UX Beyond Borders. The guest speakers took their own spin on the traditional conventions of what it means to be a UX professional by considering perspectives and issues that aren’t as widely represented or discussed.
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May 2018
Breaking Barriers
The 2018 WiUX Conference saw the largest number of attendees as well as a diverse line of speakers. Topics such as design ethics, social impact, research, leadership were discussed by speakers from academia, consultancy, and corporate backgrounds.
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May 2017
Shaping Your UX Career
In 2017, WiUX held numerous workshops throughout the year in addition to the annual conference. With multiple breakout sessions, networking opportunities, and over 200 attendees, the 2017 conference grew in great scale.
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April 2016
2nd Annual WiUX Conference
The 2nd Annual WiUX conference consisted of lightning talks by industry professionals, a UW alumni panel, and networking opportunities, expanding to all UW students and involved professionals from various companies.
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April 2015
Inaugural Women in UX Conference
Women in UX (WiUX) was founded by a group of undergraduate students in Human-Centered Design and Engineering primarily geared toward undergraduate women beginning their careers in user experience. The inaugural Women in UX Conference kicked off with over a 100 students and industry professionals joining in panel sessions and breakout workshops.
