Lynne made a strong case for why UX and Designers should care about Web Analytics. Granted, I'm an online marketer whose work has a strong concentration on Web analytics, so I'm already a believer. Having said that, I gained a lot of insight into how UX practitioners perceive Web analytics. I came out of the event having learnt points that will make my argument in favour of joining Web analytics and design even stronger. She was very well prepared and confident in her delivery. It was clear that the information she provided was backed by proficiency in the field.

— Guacira Naves

loved the visual presentation liked how the idea was simple and easy to connect to...consideration made for the audience

— Linda Francis

Thought it was a very well done presentation. Clear and informative, good real world examples. Lynne is an engaging presenter.

— Tom Pease

The presentation was very beneficial to me, as the topic of utilizing more analytics in my work has been top of mind. I have not historically been an analytic data person, but totally agree with Lynne that the numbers , whether data points or ROI, are major credibility boosters. Of course, using hard quantitative numbers as usability testing outputs has been part of my arsenal for years, I am now consciously looking to expand on the data sets I use and drive the need for. As always, Linda (I didn't get a chance to say hi) had some great insights as well on how to engage stakeholder members to own (so you can look to them as experts in their domain) the specific data points you need to get the full picture. This is empowering for all parties, so an excellent tip. Linda is a master of workshop/meeting management. Lynne's presentation also provided ample opportunity for Q&A and open discussion. Thanks Lynne!

— Shawn Mabey

excellent! Very informative! I like number even better now :)

— Annett

Good info for those who design without analytics and good reminders why for those of us who do, plus some new ways to think about tying the two together for me. Well done Lynne.

— James

Good session - unfortunately went well over the 7pm end time and I had to leave.

— Gordon Ross

Always so great to see an organization foster information sharing – not only internally (I loved the openness and many ways staff published to the intranet), but to have Heather take time away from her busy team (of 2, I can’t believe it) to give such a helpful overview. Thanks VanCity, thanks Heather!

— Camille

Great speaker, interesting topic that is relevant to many organizations.

— Blair Neufeld

Heathers presentation was great. Topic very relivant for my current SharePoint 2010 intranet roll-out project. I will try some of the ideas she gave to try to encorage users to use the "social" features.

— Ryan Bruins

Heather's presentation was engaging and informative...enough for me to give Sharepoint a second chance!

— Vivian Luk

Heather's presentation was brilliant! She is a great speaker, full of quiet confidence and deep experience. The scope and flow of the audience-focussed material was spot-on. From the screens demonstrated, it looks like Heather, her Vancity team, and the folks at Habanero did a great job. Seems to me, that this is a giant leap in the direction of where social Intranet's will be going. Very glad I attended.

— Shawn Mabey

Professional, thorough and useful! Lovely presenter.

— Allison

Couldn't attend the whole conference, but getting a taste was a great pleasure.

— Keith Lim

Good brain food.

— Warren Anthony

Had the unexpected pleasure of also hearing Bill Buxton give a personal walkthrough of his collection of interactive devices. Thank you.

— Paul D. Hibbitts

A very engaging presentation, thank you. I wonder though... what proportion of a fabulous user experience is determined by the control interface versus the ability of the systems that are controlled to meet and even anticipate the users' needs and desires at any given moment? Truly "smart systems" need minimal user input. Enjoyed the discussion at the end of the presentation. Looking forward to future developments in this area.

— Dan Robinson

well delivered presentation on an interesting topic by a man who clearly knows what he's talking about

— Brent Vatne

Fascinating subject, well presented with great commentary and beautiful slides and videos. One of the best meetups so far.

— David Drucker

Josh Carpenter was awesome last night. Extremely insightful into the trends that are going to help push this developing area. Most of the people I talked to afterwards wanted to alter their career paths towards this emerging field.

— Sean Filiatrault

Really insightful presentation, taught me a lot about the current state of smart buildings and definitely piqued my interest about the industry!

— Michael Norton

Excellent subject matter. Josh was genuine, energetic, and very thorough. Slides were good, but he didn't let them get in the way of telling his story. Awesome presentation.

— Adam Saint

Great topic. Timely and inspirational.

— Jerome Valdez

Thanks for an amazing presentation! I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the ripe new field of UX in Smart Buildings. Josh's excitement about his work was completely contagious.

— Daniel McLaren