| October 6, 2008 | to | October 8, 2008 |
IDEA 2008, the Information Architecture Institute conference on designing complex information spaces of all kinds, will be October 6-8 in Chicago.
More details will be posted at ideaconference.org.
| September 26, 2008 | to | September 27, 2008 |
The Fourth European conference on information architecture (EuroIA) will be September 26-27, 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
| November 16, 2007 | to | November 17, 2007 |
The Second Italian IA Summit, “Information Architecture and Innovation”, focusing on how IA can drive interoperability and innovation in PAs, the Academia and the private sector, will be held in Trento, Italy, on November 16-17th. Everyone interested in Information Architecture and related disciplines is invited to attend.
The May + June issue of <interactions> is a special issue on “Whose profession is it anyway?” - in part a reaction to some of the collaboration and cooperation discussions UXnet has been encouraging. This issue should be arriving in your mailbox any day now - it is also available in the ACM digital library where subscribers can download articles and non-subscribers can purchase items.
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Don Norman and a panel of representatives of UX organizations discuss several UXnet themes at this BAYCHI event on Tuesday, October 12 at Stanford’s Kresge Auditorium.
Years ago, Don Norman coined the term, “user experience,” which has since become a prominent label for a multidisciplinary field. But what did Don intend the term to mean? What is “user experience,” really? Why do so many professional societies believe they own it? Why do so many organizations in a business believe they own it? Don Norman tackles these and related questions in a conversation with Richard Anderson.
A panel discussion with representatives from multiple UX organizations (UPA, SIGCHI, AIfIA, IxDG, SIGGRAPH, STC, AIGA Experience Design, HFES, IDSA, and UXnet) will follow. The panel, moderated by Rashmi Sinha, will explore the goals and interests of each organization, and how they come together to form the mosaic that is UX.
Representatives from UX organizations
Christina Wodtke representing AIfIA (Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture), an organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture.
John Zapolski representing AIGA Experience Design, a community of practice that brings together all types of experience design practitioners.
Abbas Moallem representing BACHFES (Bay Area Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society) which provides a forum for exchange of information and ideas on human factors and ergonomics issues.
Stacie Hibino representing BayCHI, the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group in Computer Human Interaction).
Mark Rolston representing SF IDSA, the San Francisco chapter of “the voice of the industrial design profession.”
Pabini Gabriel-Petit representing IxDG (Interaction Design Group), an international community of people working to promote, advance, and encourage high standards of practice in the discipline of interaction design.
Brian Blau representing the San Francisco and Silicon Valley Chapters of ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques).
Andrea Ames representing the STC (Society for Technical Communication), the largest individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication.
Kaaren Hanson representing the UPA (Usability Professionals Association) which supports people who promote and advance the development of usable products.
Richard Anderson representing UXnet, an organization dedicated to exploring opportunities for cooperation and collaboration among UX-related organizations and individuals.
More information, including bios…
Update (originally added as a comment): Here are some links to reports from the BayCHI “owning user experience” panel:
The Asilomar Conference Grounds is the site of a second information architecture “retreat” - a chance for IAs to delve deeper into the foundations of their profession and plan its future. AIfIA was formed following the first meeting at Asilomar.
While UXnet is focused on helping each part of the user experience network connect with each other, we recognize the need for each group to “go off and be alone for a while.” The IA retreat will be a great way for the IA community to bond and determine its own future. That being said, one of the potential topics relates directly to UXnet.
So one aspect of the retreat may indeed directly impact how information architects wish to participate in the user experience network.
The Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture’s annual report mentions UXnet:
Given our specific focus within the larger user experience community, we are considering how to better integrate our activities with those of other groups. Neither a perception nor a practice of insularity will benefit information architecture practitioners who work alongside other professionals. Towards this goal, we…have recently expressed our support for the emerging UXnet.
Thanks for your support, AIfIA! And thanks to Lou Rosenfeld, UXnet executive council member and AIfIA founding member, for being instrumental to both groups and acting as the liaison between us.
