UX Brighton 2016 Attendees Guide

Hello lovely UX Brighton 2016 attendee,

There’s not long to go! Please take the time to read the information below so you know what to expect on the day - don’t miss the bit about the after party.

Accommodation

• There are plenty of hotels and B&Bs to stay in Brighton, some recommended ones include The Granville Hotel, MyHotel, Jurys Inn and the Ibis. A good site to check availability is hotels.com

Transport/Parking

• Brighton is well served with public transport and parking is expensive, so if you can avoid driving, please consider travelling by train or bus.

• NB There is no parking available at the venue; the nearest NCP is on Church Street, details are here including a pre-booking option. There’s also one on Trafalgar Street

• Southern Rail have planned strikes this week. There will be reduced services running

• Here’s the National Rail live Arrivals board for Brighton. Find your train on here to see what’s up. And here’s Southern’s news page

• Check your return train on the live Departures board

Registration

• Doors will open at 9am for registration. Complimentary pastries and refreshments will be available

• Use the Dome entrance on Church Street. It’s approx 9 mins walk from the train station

• Please be seated by 9.50am so you don’t miss anything

• We have added more flat seating this year as we are aware that the bleacher seats don’t have a lot of leg room

Schedule for the day

• Here’s what the day’s schedule looks like

Refreshments

• Complimentary breakfast pastries (from 9am), and coffee, tea and water will be available all day, courtesy of Crunch, will be available in the Foyer cafe which we have exclusive use of

• Drinks can be brought through to the auditorium

• There will be 3 breaks during the day

• Lunch is not included, however there are several places to eat close to the venue eg Al Duomo, All Bar One, Bellota Bar Y Tapas, The Chilli Pickle, Donatello, Food for Friends (vegetarian) Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Pinnocchio, Pizza Express (Jubliee Street & Prince Albert Street) and many, many more

Cloakroom

• There’ll be a place to leave your coat etc (although we’d suggest you don’t leave your laptop or any valuables as we’re not insured)

• One of our volunteers will keep an eye on things throughout the day

Wifi

• There will be wifi at the venue so feel free to tweet, blog, make notes during the day.

  • Name: UX Brighton, no password required

Photography/Filming

• We have an official photographer at the event but you are welcome to take your own pictures and videos.

Social Media

• Please tag with #uxbri2016

Slack

• Did you know we have a Slack group? Join here and make some new UX friends before and after the event. Introduce yourself in the #introduce channel

After Party

• Yay!! Carry on the conversation by heading off to the new Skiff - from 5.30pm to late. The mobile friendly url is http://bit.ly/uxbri2016party

• Say thanks to our lovely micro sponsors whose generosity has sponsored the after party (tokens will be handed out at registration).
  • Reward Cloud https://www.reward.cloud
  • Madgex https://www.madgex.com
  • Webcredible http://www.webcredible.com
  • Wired Sussex http://www.wiredsussex.com
  • Clearleft http://clearleft.com
  • Pragmatic Web https://www.pragmatic-web.co.uk
  • ProdPad https://www.prodpad.com
  • Ozkan Accountants http://ozkan.accountants
  • Danny Hope Ltd http://dannyhope.co.uk
• The party is a 10 minute walk from the Corn Exchange, and nice and close to the Station, so you can easily squeeze a couple of drinks in, before you head home

Media Molecule are looking for a UX Designer and a Server Developer

• The makers of Little Big Planet need a UX Designer
• They’re also looking for a server developer

Sponsors & Supporters

• Many thanks to those companies and individuals who have sponsored and supported UX Brighton 2016
  • Brandwatch https://www.brandwatch.com
  • Balsamiq https://balsamiq.com
  • Crunch https://www.crunch.co.uk
  • Media Molecule http://www.mediamolecule.com
  • Our micro sponsors; Reward Cloud, Madgex, Webcredible, Wired Sussex, Clearleft, Pragmatic Web, ProdPad, Ozkan Accountants, Danny Hope Ltd.
• And our partners
  • University of Brighton User Experience MSc
  • Facemedia Group

Reminder about tickets

• We are unable to issue refunds or transfers.
• Of course you’re welcome to sell or give away your ticket - just tell the person to give the original name on the ticket, as that will be on the name badge and delegate list.
• Ticket sales end Thurs, November 3rd.
• We can’t take payment on the day. Sorry.

Thanks for reading, we look forward to seeing you on the 4th!

Danny & Emm, UX Brighton