About the Information Architecture Institute

The Information Architecture Institute is a 501(6)c professional organization, operated by a dedicated, multi-national group of people. Volunteering our own resources, we aspire to build bridges to related disciplines and organizations. We invite you to join us in advancing the state of information architecture through research, education, advocacy and community service.

We live in exciting times. As the information age rolls forward, our businesses, markets and societies are being transformed into adaptive, connected networks. The Internet of today only hints at the ubiquitous communication infrastructure of tomorrow. The construction of this brave new world requires a new kind of architecture, focused on digital structures of information and software rather than physical structures of bricks and mortar. As we spend more time working and playing in these shared information spaces, people will need and demand better search, navigation and collaboration systems.

We are working hard to build an international membership that connects people with diverse languages, cultures and perspectives. So far, we have over 1400 members from 80 countries. Our Board of Directors and Board of Advisors are comprised of individuals from six continents. Our Translations Initiative and Local Group Program serves to promote and extend our services to all corners of the world.

Read our Annual Report (2006-2007) (PDF) to find out what we accomplished in our third year of operation.

Read our latest Letter from the Board of Directors for up to date news on the Institute's activity.

Spotlight on our People

Donna Maurer
Treasurer

Murrumbateman, NSW, Australia

Donna is a freelance interaction designer and information architect who specializes in making complex systems simple for people to use. She has more than 6 years experience in senior consulting and in-house roles. She has designed huge intranets & websites, e-commerce & search systems, business applications and a content management system. She continually surprises her colleagues by talking to people rather than computers and designing the old-fashioned way with pencil, markers and reams of coloured paper.

For more on Donna, visit http://maadmob.com.au/maadmob_id/. 

Spotlight on our Partners

SPONSOR

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Intuitect is proud to be an official sponsor of the Information Architecture Institute. At Intuitect our mission is to create tools and methodologies that help information architects and user experience designers build better web sites and web applications.

Our flagship product, Intuitect Professional, integrates the process of creating sitemaps, wireframes, and process flows, and generates both HTML prototypes and specifications documentation. With features to streamline IA and UX design work Intuitect Professional reduces time to create deliverables critical to project success and enables you to be more creative.

For more information about Intuitect Professional including Webinars, interactive tutorials and to try Intuitect Professional free for 14-days visit us at: http://www.intuitect.com.