Jul 20, 2022

Issue #9: World IA Day 2023 Call for Locations and Speakers

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Welcome back and hello to all the new subscribers! This month everything is about celebrating communities, getting involved, and World IA Day 2023.

2023 World IA Day Call for Locations!

The date for the 2023 World Information Architecture Day is set! We’re getting ready for a new year of celebrating information architecture through orientation and wayfinding around the world. Join us next year March 4, 2023 as a local organizer or speaker!

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(re)Architecting a Community at 24 Hours of UX

Last month, co-presidents Andrea Rosenbusch and Grace Lau joined 24 Hours of UX and shared their journey of restructuring the professional organization for the Information Architecture community. Check out their talk and the many awesome talks presented by communities around the world.

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From our Community Partners:

Design Challenge is open - World Usability Day

World Usability Initiative is seeking submissions for their 2022 Design Challenge: User-Soaked Design. Winners will be announced on World Usability Day (November 10, 2022). Entries should “present evidence of user research and evaluation that have had a clear valuable impact on interaction, product and/or service design recommendations and decisions.”

Submissions are due by September 20, 2022.

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Workshop presented by Jorge Arango - Information Architecture: What’re the Fundamentals?

This month, we are happy to announce our newest community partnership with Jorge Arango, co-author of Information Architecture, 4th edition; author, Living in Information.

He’s offering 15% off for those who register for the first cohort that’s starting July 26 to August 30. Code expires July 25. Discount code: WIAA22

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DesignOps Summit 2022 - Rosenfeld Media

Are you looking to discover new strategies, sharpen your skills, grow your network, and learn about new tools? Or maybe you’re looking for a new job in DesignOps? Join the DesignOps Summit 2022 for an In-Person and Virtual Event in San Francisco, California September 8-9 this fall.

Receive USD $75 off conference registration when you register for any of the Rosenfeld Media conferences. Code does not expire. Discount code: IADAY2022

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Resources and Development in the Community

Geographic information systems (GIS) are one way to help people and organizations understand complex information spatially. On the Esri Blog, “Singapore Builds a Massive Maritime Spatial Atlas to Manage Climate Change” (July 2022)
Mary Fran Thompson and Michelle Chin (past WIAD organizers) have a podcast! Recent episodes on UX in Real Life have much to do about information architecture. Ep. 21: Modified-Delphi Card Sorting and Ep. 20: Information Architecture in Product
Brian Lamb writes about the Top Tasks methodology and card sorting as part of a wider research strategy in “Putting employees at the heart of intranet information architecture” (Optimal Workshop, May 2022)
Rebecca Schneider examines How to Plan a Taxonomy Project in this webinar (The Content Wrangler, July 2022)

If you know of any other events, programs, and worthwhile resources for information architecture, please let us know or email newsletter@worldiaday.org.

The World Information Architecture Newsletter is a monthly global newsletter featuring Information Architecture perspectives and resources for learning and professional development, as well as general news about the association behind World IA Day.

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