About the Information Architecture Institute

The Information Architecture Institute is a 501(c)6 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 2000 members from 60 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 (2010) (PDF) to find out what we accomplished in our eighth year of operation.

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

Spotlight on our People

Jeff Parks

Ottawa, Canada

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Jeff Parks is the President of i.a. consultants and the voice of Information Architecture and User Experience for Boxes and Arrows, Radio Johnny, and the i.a. podcasts, syndicated through iTunes. A world-renowned conversationalist, Jeff has interviewed some of the most influential minds from Google, IBM, Apple, FatDUX, ClickTale Web Analytics, Apogee, Adaptive Path, Cisco, and more. With a global audience numbering in the tens of thousands, Jeff’s collegial yet thought-provoking style has become the “must-download” resource of the industry since 2005.

With over 15 years experience, Jeff has lead the successful delivery of projects in the Health Care and Information Technology industries including the development of Enterprise IA, Enterprise portal frameworks, e-Learning programs and in-class training, cognitive rehabilitation systems, and corporate-wide strategic frameworks.

Jeff is currently leading the highly successful workshop series on Information Architecture and User Experience Design through Follow the UX Leader, as well as the local Ottawa chapter of the UX Book Club.

Jeff proudly volunteers his time as a mentor for the Information Architecture Institute, and is assisting the SIG CHI chapter for Ottawa, CapCHI, in the development of workshops for 2011.

Spotlight on our Partners

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