Adaptive Path, a San Francisco based experience design company, organises User Experience Week 2005, a week of thought-provoking workshops on current issues, trends and techniques in user experience design in Washington DC, August 22-25, 2005.

Guest speakers include Jared Spool of User Interface Engineering, Marc Rettig of Fit Associates and Eric Costello of Flickr.

Adaptive Path, which positions itself as a consultancy that helps businesses maximise the value of their investment in product development by crafting effective user experiences with an emphasis on measurable results, has an interesting site with many publications and essays.