Local Group Directory

Below is a listing of IA Institute Local Groups and official local group partners. To add your group to the list or for information about starting a group in your area, contact localgroups @iainstitute.org.

Australia

Canberra
Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
Twitter: @iacanberra
Founded in 2002
Regular meetings on the last Thursday of the month. Format is usually a
presentation, chat and often dinner. Details via Twitter.
Contact: Andrew Boyd at facibus@gmail.com

Sydney
Sydney IA Peers
Monthly meetings - discussion & drinks
Contact: Eric Scheid at eric@ironclad.com.au

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
UX Rio
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1925229
Twitter: @uxrio
Founded in 2009
Contacts:
Owner: Monica M Fernandes
Managers: Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa

São Paulo
São Paulo IA Group
Founded in 2007
Contact: Carolina Leslie at www.lulileslie.com

Canada

Quebec
UX Quebec
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6725331238

Toronto, ON
Tronto UX Irregulars
Website: http://uxirregulars.org/
Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/UXIrregulars
Founded in 2005

France

Paris
IA Paris
Founded in 2008
Contact: Sylvie Daumal at sylvie.daumal@gmail.com

Germany

Berlin
Berlin IA Cocktail Hour
Website: http://berliniacocktailhour.blogspot.com/
Founded in 2007
Occasional meetings; blog
Presentations and Meetings at bars; average active membership 20-30
Contact: Jan Jursa at jan.jursa@gmail.com
or Sabine Stössel at stoessel@ubibene.de

Frankfurt
IA Cocktail Hour Frankfurt/Main
Founded in 2008
Occasional meetings; networking site
Presentations and Meetings at bars; average active membership 20-30
Website: http://ia-ffm.mixxt.de/
Contact: Norbert Hadwiger at norbert at nh@nohad.com
or Wolf Nöding at wolf.noeding@iavoice.com

Indonesia

Jakarta
IAI Jakarta
Founded: 2011
Contact: Isnaeni.Achdiat@id.ey.com

Japan

Tokyo
IAAJ: Information Architecture Association Japan
Website: http://www.iaaj.org/
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/120054384736086/
Founded 2002
Sponsors annual IA Summit Redux and informal cocktail hours
Contact: Atsushi Hasegawa at hase@concentinc.jp

The Netherlands

Amsterdam
UX Cocktail Hours Amsterdam
Yahoo! Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UXCocktailHoursAmsterdam/
Founded in 2001
Bi-monthly presentations at bars and offices usually with sponsored drinks and snacks; average active membership 25-50
Contact: Peter Boersma at peter@peterboersma.com

Panama
UX Panama
Website: http://www.uxpanama.net/
Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/lista-ux-panama?pli=1

Romania

IROAI
Website: http://www.iroai.org
Twitter: @iroai
Institutul Roman de Arhitectura Informatiei
Fondat in 2008
Contact: Bogdan Stanciu at iroai.org@gmail.com

South Africa

Johannesburg
South Africa UX Forum
Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/sa-ux-forum?pli=1
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2750787123
Officers: Damian Dplanet Stephens, Jason Hobbs, Philip Barrett
Founded in 2007

Turkey

Istanbul
Turkey IA Group
Monthly meetings and local events
Phone: +90 212 290 76 61
Contact: emrah.yayici@uxservices.com

United Kingdom

Brighton
UX Brighton
Website: http://uxbrighton.org.uk/
Twitter: @uxbri

London
London-IA Yahoo! Group
Yahoo! Group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/london-ia/
Contact: Claire Rowland claire@usefulinc.com or Kate Simpson kate@tangledom.com

United States

Atlanta, GA
Atlanta IA Meetup Group (now IxDA Atlanta)
Website: http://www.ixda.org/local/ixda-atlanta
Founded in 2006
Bi-monthly meetings and happy hours
Contact: Maria Cordell at mcordell@gmail.com

Austin, TX
Austin IA Group
Founded in 2007
Currently in formation
Contact: Mike Steckel at MSteckel@gmail.com

Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Parlay: A Gathering for Baltimore User Experience People
Ning Group: http://baltimoreparlay.ning.com/
Founded in 2009

Charlotte, MD
Charlotte User Experience Meetup Group
Website: http://www.charlotteux.org/
Founded in 2010
Organizer: Berman Painter

Chicago, IL
Chicago Content Strategists
Website: http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Content-Strategists/
This montly meetup is for anyone who cares about Web/interactive-based content--editors, content strategists, writers, content managers, translators, communicators, and information architects, to name a few.
Founded in 2009
Contact: Kristen Groh

Cincinnati, OH
Greater Cincinnati Tri State Area
Website: http://www.meetup.com/Greater-Cincinnati-Tri-State-Information-Architecture-Meetup/
Founded in 2009
Contact: Bev Corwin at office@bevcorwin.com

Cleveland, OH
User Experience in Northeast Ohio
http://www.uxneo.com/
Founded in 2010

Houston, TX
Houston Experience Design
Founded in 2011
Contact: Austin Govella at austin.govella@gmail.com

Indiana/Illinois
Northern Indiana/Illinois
Founded in 2008
Contact: Christopher Kosovich at chris@kosovich.com

Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles IA Meetup Group
Website: http://ia.meetup.com/55/
Founded in 2007
Contact: Chris Chandler at chris.chandler@gmail.com

Madison, NJ
Northern NJ IA Meetup Group
Website: http://ia.meetup.com/54/
Founded in 2007
Contact: Bruce Esrig at esrig@alumni.princeton.edu

MN Interactive Twin Cities UX Meetup
http://mnteractive.com/
Meets every second Monday of the month
Organizers: Bill Dorman, Christine Anameier, Stephanie Hammes-Betti,
Jennifer Bohmbach, Garrick Van Buren

New York, NY
NYC IA Meetup Group
http://ia.meetup.com/14/
Founded in 2003
Monthly meetups at cafes and bars
Contact: Anders Ramsay at andersr@gmail.com

New York, NY
UXNYC
Twitter hashtag posting upcoming UX events in NYC
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23UXNYC
Contact: Michele Marut on twitter @MicheleMarut

Philadelphia, PA
PhillyCHI
Website: http://phillychi.acm.org/
Meets once a month to network and discuss current topics in HCI.
Contact: Crystal Kubitsky at phillychi@gmail.com

Raleigh/Durham, NC
TriUPA
Website: http://triupa.org/
TriUPA is a local chapter of the Usability Professionals Association, hosts monthly cocktail hours and annual World Usability Day activities. Watch for upcoming full-day workshops on user research, sketching for design, and documentation/wireframe best practices.
Founded in 2005
Contact: TriUPA Email Form

Richmond, VA
RUX Monthly Meetup
Website: http://richmondux.com/
Yahoo Group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondux/members?o=6
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/107385/1EFC282D5597
Founded in 2008
Contact: richmondux-owner@yahoogroups.com

San Francisco, CA
BayDUX
http://www.baychi.org/baydux/
Founded in 2003
Contact: info@baydux.org

Seattle, WA
Seattle Asis&t PNW & IA Meetup
http://www.asistpnw.org/
Founded in 1978
Meets 2nd Thursdays at Elysian Pub on Capitol Hill 7-9 pm
Contact: Aaron Louie ajlouie@gmail.com or Corprew Reed corprew@corprew.org

Washington, DC
DCIA
http://www.dc-ia.com/
Founded in 2001
Bi-monthly presentations and informal meetings at cafes and offices; jobs and events email list; 600+ members; average event size 10-25
Contact : Stacy Surla or Dan Brown at dc-ia@yahoogroups.com

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