There's a new grass-roots organization on the block called the User Experience Network or UXnet. It's a pretty neat idea. There are so many focused groups sprouting up (like AIfIA for information architecture or the UPA for usability professionals) that I often find it hard to keep up.
UXnet seems to fit on top of these other groups, so to speak. They are organizing a calendar of all things related to usability and the user experience, no matter what group is sponsoring them. This to me is a wonderful win. Just one place to see everything that is going on. Woo! They are also working on building a directory of groups. And they are looking for ways to build collaboration between the different UX groups that already exist. A tall order, but it will be really neat if they can pull it off.
You can keep up to date on what UXnet is up to by signing up for their mailing list.
