From lauggh at gmail.com Wed Sep 28 03:28:41 2016 From: lauggh at gmail.com (Grace Lau) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:28:41 -0700 Subject: [Lacasis-l] Announcing World Information Architecture Day 2017 in Los Angeles || Feb 18 2017 Message-ID: *65 LOCATIONS. 29 COUNTRIES. 6 CONTINENTS.* Guess what? World IA Day is coming to Los Angeles again next year on February 18 in Santa Monica. It's not conflicting with Chinese New Year's and it's not the same weekend as Valentine's Day, but you may get a day back with Presidents Day on Monday. This is the 6th year that World IA Day is happening, the 5th year that we hosted it in Los Angeles. It's a one-day free event run entirely by volunteers and funded by awesome sponsors. *For detailed information * http://2017.worldiaday.org/location/los-angeles-california-united-states *When*: Saturday, Feb 18, 2017 *Where*: Philosophie, Santa Monica *What*: One-day conference exploring information strategy and structure In today?s world, organizations are required to rethink how to architect and manage information to maintain a competitive and organizational edge. Many are embracing strategies that are more flexible, moving away from isolated systems and departmental silos. These organizations recognize the need for information to be structured so that it is consistent, transparent, findable and understandable. But, the need for information strategy and structure extends beyond the enterprise. Whether information is architected to inform algorithms, to bring awareness to important societal challenges, or to clearly communicate available resources to help those in need; information strategy and structure plays an important role in our everyday lives. *Who*: Lots of new and experienced speakers. Check out our program . *How much?* Free. *Registration is open.* *Speaking* We're adding lightning talks to the program! Lightning talks will be 5 minutes and 20 slides, which will automatically advance every 15 seconds. This is content boiled down to only the most powerful takeaways. We want attendees to decide which talks they?re excited to hear, and we?ll be asking them to vote on their favorite pitches to determine the final lineup. More on this later. *Volunteering* Big day, lots of roles to fill. Volunteers make the day run smoothly and prevent burnout. If you're looking for a sure ticket to get into the event, email Grace at losangeles at worldiaday.org and volunteer. *Sponsors* Thank you *Philosophie* for providing us the space! We're still looking for sponsors! If you are interested in being a part of nurturing this community and network of design professionals, please email Grace at losangeles at worldiaday.org. Grace Lau World IA Day 2017, Los Angeles organizer losangeles at worldiaday.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: