Philadelphia 2016

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INFORMATION EVERYWHERE, ARCHITECTS EVERYWHERE

Our world is full of information. Whether we are using the latest mobile app, watching the local news, or navigating our way through the post office or grocery store, information is all around us. Because of the ubiquitous nature of information, information architecture is not just practiced by specialists. Instead information is architected by people holding all sorts of titles, coming from all walks of life.

World IA Day focuses on the telling these kinds of stories. Stories of information being architected by everyone from teachers to business owners; technologists to artists; designers to product managers. With representation from 39 countries around the world, we believe that the power of similarity and the beauty of difference between these stories will inspire those who work in information architecture, as well as those who may be new to it.

Come celebrate and learn about the world of Information Architecture at Philadelphia's 2016 World IA Day. We will have a day full of speakers, conversation, connecting, and learning about what the state of the art is for IA in Philadelphia and beyond.

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Location

University of the Sciences hosted this year's event in their state-of-the-art facility at the McNeil Science and Technology Center.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 723 South 43rd Street McNeil Science and Technology Center Philadelphia, PA 19104

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University of the Sciences can be reached via public transportation by taking the green line trolley #36 or #11 to Woodland Ave.

Driving directions from various points can be found here. Visitor parking is located in front of or behind the Athletic/Recreation Center (#4 on campus map).

The McNeil Science and Technology Center is located next to the Athletic/Recreation Center (#20 on campus map).

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Program

8:00am-9:00am — Check-in / Breakfast

9:00am-9:15am — Opening Remarks

What Do User Interfaces Want?

9:15am-10:00am — Rob Tannen (@robtannen)

10:00am-10:10am — Snack Break

Powering New Digital Experiences with Content Modeling

10:10am-10:55am Clare Cotugno (@clareco) & Rebecca Deery (@BeccaDeery)

The Education of a Designer through Information Architecture: Process, Meaning and Methods

11:00am-11:45am James Pannafino (@JPannafino)

Inside Man: Architecting Internal Experiences for Large Organizations

11:50am-12:15pm Gerry Gant (@GeraldGant)

12:15pm-1:30pm — Lunch

Important but Invisible: What the Aging Workforce Needs from Design

1:30pm-2:15pm Michael Carvin (@mcarvin)

Backstage: How Invisible Architecture Contributes to a Ballerina's Success

2:20pm-2:45pm Alicia Raciti (@acr523)

2:45pm-3:00pm — Snack Break

IA Is a Team Sport: A UXer's Journey to Realization

3:00pm-3:45pm Michael Gadsby (@gadsbyo3world)

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Speakers

Rob Tannen

Clare Cotugno

Rebecca Deery

James Pannafino

Gerry Gant

Michael Carvin

Alicia Raciti

Michael Gadsby

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Local Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

Vitamin Talent

Think Brownstone

SILVER SPONSOR

Delphic Digital

BRONZE SPONSOR

Inverse Paradox

Our generous sponsors have allowed us to provide food and coffee breaks for attendees throughout the course of the event, as well as the following giveaways.

Raffle Prize Items:

• 1 set of Rosenfeld Media ebooks

• 1 Axure license

For All Attendees:

• 3 Months of access to myBalsamiq

• 3 Months of an Invision full license

• 60-Day full-featured trial of Proto.io

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WIAD16 Philadelphia is brought to you by

Brian Crumley