Sent via email to all active members (and those 30 days past due). As promised, we are writing today to announce our decision about the future of the IA Institute. Before we get there, we would like to thank you. The support we have received over the last 17 years has enabled the Institute to further initiatives to grow awareness of information architecture around the world. Much progress has been made. All responses to our survey were thoughtfully considered. While there is a strong interest in saving the Institute, the resources that will be needed to do so are not abundant. The majority of...
Greetings, As you may, or may not, know the Information Architecture Institute has recently been called out publicly for a Board decision relating to the handling of a Code of Conduct violation reported at IA Summit 2018 in Chicago. There have been some disturbing accusations made in social channels about the handling of a complaint reported last April to the IA Foundation. Unfortunately these accusations have been made without a clear understanding of our situation. This incident, along with another reported previously , happened at the IA Summit before the Information Architecture Institute...
The IAI Salary Survey examines salary in terms of experience, education, age, gender, geography, and job category. It's the only annual survey is the only annual snapshot of the state of our field. Participate now! Your 5 minutes filling out this IAI salary survey will help hundreds improve their negotiation strategy! The goal of this survey is to benefit you – the IA community. The results allow you to make more informed decisions during compensation negotiation by arming you with the latest information to make sure your salary is aligned with the value you contribute. And we know you’re...
We hope this holiday season finds you well. As 2016 comes to a close, please keep the Information Architecture Institute in mind for either renewing your membership or considering a year-end contribution to the IAI . Your involvement with this community is important to us especially as we move into an exciting new year with a myriad of renewed goals. In 2017 we plan to: - Build upon the new IAI site to provide an excellent experience - Refine our extensive library giving you valuable IA resources - Produce World IA Day for thousands of people all over the world - Develop closer ties with...
As the elected leaders of an international board of trade that’s dedicated to making complex information clear, our hearts go out to the people of Georgia. It is not clear as of this writing whether Georgia House Bill 757 will become law. What’s even less clear: how different are the ways that people may interact and relate with one another should the law be passed? Does this proposed legislation protect free expression of religion, or does it protect or even enhance selective discrimination against people groups who’re not acceptable to a given religion? After seeking the counsel of IAI...
We are pleased to welcome the following people to the IA Institute Board of Directors. President: Dan Klyn Treasurer: Natasha Kendall Development Director: Judy Siegel Programming and Events Director: Samantha Raddatz Strategic Planning and Projects Director: Rachael Hines Education Director: Jason Hobbs Thank you to all who participated.
We hope you will join us for our exciting Board of Directors goal for 2016-2018. Board Elections To kick things off, we are pleased to announce elections for seven board positions. Details on IAI Director positions. President Treasurer Development Director Community Director Programming and Events Director Strategic Projects Director Education Director Today marks the start of our nomination period. At the close of the nomination period, nominees who choose to run will prepare position statements in advance of the election period. Nominations open November 5 - 30 Election December 5 - 15...
We are more than thrilled to introduce you to three candidates for the 2015-17 Information Architecture Institute Board of Directors. Director of Operations (Acting Treasurer) Samuel Bowles Director of Communications (Acting Secretary) Lara Fedoroff Director of Education David Robins Each candidate has submitted a positioning statement below. To submit a vote you must be a paying member of the IAI as of March 16th, 2015. You will receive an email with instructions. Samuel Bowles: Running for Director of Operations "I am humbled and honored to accept my nomination to the Information...
A letter from the IA Institute President, Abby Covert If you are reading this message, it means that you are interested in continually learning about information architecture. So first, hi. You are my kind of people. My name is Abby Covert. I am a practicing information architect and IA teacher in New York City. I have also been the president of the IA Institute since the IA Summit in March 2014. It has been a crazy whirlwind adventure marked by some amazing accomplishments. All of which have been documented in our 2014 annual report which is now available for download. Instead of using my...
2014 was a notable year at the Information Architecture Institute. We grew membership by 25% and had 38 local teams step up to run World IA Day. There's so much great news about what we've done and where we're going in the IA Institute 2014 Annual Report coming out this Friday 2/13. Until then, we couldn't wait to share a few more highlights. We now have 1,895 members in 73 countries We reduced spending by 80% and increased sponsorship 1000% 64% of our existing members renewed in 2014, an all time high 50% of our members are new! We are particularly enthused about this number as we think it...