What is World IA Day? World IA Day is a one-day, annual celebration focused on the practice and education of Information Architecture. Our celebration brings together a diverse community including information architects, user experience designers, content strategists, product managers, developers, scholars, and students. We come together to talk about and shape the future of Information Architecture. Because of the ubiquitous nature of information, we hear stories of information architecture not just practiced by specialists, but by people holding all sorts of titles, coming from all walks of life. We celebrate these type of stories. This year, we celebrate on February 20th, 2016. Our theme is "Information Everywhere, Architects Everywhere".

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WORLD IA DAY 2016 LOCATION
DALLAS

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WELCOME

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WHAT IS WORLD IA DAY?

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WORLD INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE DAY (WIAD)
• A one-day annual celebration hosted by the Information Architecture
Institute and held simultaneously in dozens of locations across the
globe.
• Every year we pick a new theme relevant to the discipline and open a
call for locations. Anyone can submit and bring this amazing
celebration to their hometown.

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WHAT IS IA?

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INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE (IA)
• A practice dedicated to bringing understanding and order to the
chaos that is the information that we produce in our everyday lives.

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“We are a global non-profit volunteer organization focused on
empowering local communities to shape the global practice of
information architecture.”
We need your support to keep events like World IA Day going:
• Become a Member Today
• Send a Donation via Paypal (IAInstitute.org)

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HTTP://IS.GD/WIADWELCOMEVID

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IA INSTITUTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ABBY COVERT
President of IAI
DAN KLYN
Interim Treasurer
LARA FEDOROFF
Communications Director
JUDY SIEGEL
Development Director
ERIN STRATOS
Events Director

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GLOBAL WIAD LEADERSHIP TEAM
CHRIS BOVARD
AV Director
CLEMENTINA GENTILE
Regional Director
SAMANTHA RADDATZ
Regional Director
WHITNEY QUESENBERY
Accessibility Director
CAROLINA LESLIE
Regional Director
FRANCES YLLANA
Creative Director
JOSÉ RENÉ GUTIÉRREZ
ÁLVAREZ
Social Media Director
DAVID PETER SIMON
Global Executive Producer
KAMARIA CAMPBELL
Regional Director

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2016 = 5 YEARS

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AFRICA / JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA EUROPE / BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM /
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK / GHENT, BELGIUM / ISTANBUL, TURKEY / JÖNKÖPING,
SWEDEN / LJUBLANA, SLOVENIA / LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM / LYON, FRANCE /
PALERMO, ITALY / PESCARA, ITALY / PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC / ROME, ITALY / ST.
PETERSBURG, RUSSIA / ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND / ASIA-PACIFIC / TOKYO, JAPAN /
BENGALURU, INDIA / DEPOK, INDONESIA / MANILA, PHILLIPPINES / MELBOURNE,
AUSTRALIA / SINGAPORE / NORTH AMERICA / MEXICO CITY, MEXICO / CANADA /
MONTRÉAL / OTTAWA / TORONTO / UNITED STATES / ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN /
ATLANTA, GEORGIA / AUSTIN, TEXAS / BOISE, IDAHO / BOSTON, MA /
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS / DALLAS, TEXAS / DENVER,
C O L O R A D O
DES MOINES, IOWA / HOUSTON, TEXAS / KENT, OHIO / LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA /
MIAMI, FLORIDA / MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN / NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK /
PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES / PHOENIX, ARIZONA / PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA / SEATTLE, WASHINGTON / TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA / WASHINGTON D.C. /
MIDDLE EAST / BEIRUT, LEBANON / DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / TEHRAN, IRAN /
SOUTH AMERICA / BOGOTA, COLOMBIA / LIMA, PERU / MENDOZA, ARGENTINA / RIO
DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL / SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA / SAO PAULO, BRAZIL / 2016

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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT & MAKE A DONATION TO THE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE
2013
15 CITIES
2000 ATTENDEES
2014
22 CITIES
2300 ATTENDEES
2015
38 CITIES
4000+ ATTENDEES
2012
14 CITIES
1500 ATTENDEES
60+
Local Leaders
2,500
Twitter Followers
100+
Presentations, Panels
& Workshops
45,000+
Watch minutes
on YouTube

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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT & MAKE A DONATION TO THE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE
IAI STATS
ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2002
1,864 MEMBERS IN 76 COUNTRIES
17,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS
8,779 LINKEDIN GROUP MEMBERS
5,000+ EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS

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THANKS TO OUR
GLOBAL SPONSORS

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THANKS TO OUR
PRESENTERS
CRISPIN
REEDY
@CRISPINTX
STEPHEN P.
ANDERSON
@STEPHENANDERS
ON

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THANKS TO OUR
LOCAL SPONSORS
CHRISTINE
CEPELAK
@CLCEP
AVREY BERLIN
LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL SWIM
TEAM

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GIVEAWAYS
HTTP://IS.GD/WIADINVISION
HTTP://IS.GD/WIADPROTOIO
HTTP://IS.GD/WIADUIE
HTTP://IS.GD/WIADBALSAMIQ
(CODE: BQUX021605)
IAS16 $50 OFF: WIAD50
& MUCH MORE!

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WORLD IA DAY 2016
FOR
GIVEAWAYS,
SEND US AN
EMAIL
WIAD.DFW@GMAIL.C
OM

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TODAY WE CELEBRATE IA IN
57 locations. 28 countries.
6 continents.

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HELP US SHOW THERE ARE
ARCHITECTS EVERYWHERE
BY USING #WIAD16

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WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOUR SAFETY
RULES OF CONDUCT
• We do not tolerate harassment of participants, speakers or volunteers in any form.
• Our local teams are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, age, sexual
orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof).
• Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate in any context revolving around World IA Day, including talks, parties, social
media and other online media.
• If anyone in the World IA Day community engages in any of the aforementioned behavior, the local organizer or Global team
may take any action they deem appropriate, from warning the offender to immediately expelling the offender from World IA
Day service or attendance.
• If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns regarding the conduct of
our global team, local teams, speakers, or attendees, please contact safety@worldiaday.org
• More Information on our code of conduct can be found here: http://2016.worldiaday.org/code-conduct/

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LET’S DO THIS!

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TODAY’S AGENDA
• 9:55 AM - 10:00 AM OPENING REMARKS CONE JOHNSON + SHASHI AKULA
• 10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON SESSION 1 BY CRISPIN REEDY
• 12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM LUNCH-ON-YOUR-OWN
• 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM SESSION 2 BY STEPHEN P. ANDERSON
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM GIVEAWAYS
• GOODBYE! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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THANK YOU.
QUESTIONS?
PLEASE CONTACT:
CONE JOHNSON | SHASHI AKULA
WIAD.DFW@GMAIL.COM | @WIAD_DFW