> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.iainstitute.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/aifia-to-host-leadership-seminar-march-21-in-portland.md). # AIfIA to Host Leadership Seminar March 21 in Portland [Back to News](https://www.iainstitute.org/news) ## AIfIA to Host Leadership Seminar March 21 in Portland January 29 2003 January 29, 2003 -- Information architects and user experience professionals are invited toparticipate in a one-day seminar covering the toughest problems faced bythe designers of today's information systems. The Leadership Seminar takes place on March 21, 2003, in conjunctionwith the ASIS\&T Information Architecture Summit in Portland, Oregon. TheAsilomar Institute for Information Architecture (AIfIA) is hosting theseminar. AIfIA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing thecollective understanding of how to design and build better informationsystems and knowledge networks. "This session will challenge participants' thinking about contentmanagement, user research, and the future of the web," said PeterMorville, a speaker at the seminar and an AIfIA board member. "Our goalis to bring together information architecture leaders from a diverseblend of organizations, and provide a unique opportunity to collectivelytackle major problems and share best practices. This promises to be anexcellent forum for learning and networking." Other speakers include Louis Rosenfeld (co-author of InformationArchitecture for the World Wide Web), Victor Lombardi (experience leadand information architect at Razorfish), (Karen McGrane, director ofinformation architecture at Razorfish), and Rashmi Sinha (an independentconsultant and lecturer at UC Berkeley). Leadership Seminar topics will cover a range of practical problems: * Strategy, Architecture and Tomorrow's Web * The (Unfulfilled) Promise of Content Management Systems * Building Bridges Between Practice and Research * Selling Information Architecture Seminar registration will be limited to 50 participants to help ensure alively, interactive session. Participants who register before February22 will pay the early-bird rate of $US 500. After February 22, the costrises to $US 575. The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIT\&T) isholding its fourth Information Architecture Summit, March 21 to 23,2003, in Portland, Oregon. "Making Connections" is the theme of thisyear's summit. Stewart Brand, author of How Buildings Learn, will givethe keynote address. ### More Information: More details on the seminar are available at\ More details on the ASIS\&T IA Summit 2003 are available at\ [http://www.asist-events.org/IASummit2003/](http://www.aifia.org/calendar/000053.php) More information on AIfIA\ [http://www.aifia.org](http://www.aifia.org/calendar/000053.php) #### Recent News Oct 1 2019 #### [IAC 2020: Call for Proposals](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/iac-2020-call-proposals) Proposals are open until October 14th, 2019. Share your expertise with the world. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a first time speaker, we want to hear from you! IAC is a leading information architecture conference where information architects, UX designers, content strategists, taxonomists and... Sep 17 2019 #### [Dissolution of the IAI as a legal Entity](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/dissolution-iai-legal-entity) 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... Dec 18 2018 #### [Wear Your Support for World IA Day 2019](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/wear-your-support-world-ia-day-2019) All funds will support World IA Day 2019 worldwide organizations Buy this great shirt to support Wear your support for World Information Architecture Day 2019 and its theme Design for a Difference . As designers, we are responsible for creating worlds of experiences, environments,... #### Related News Feb 11 2016 #### [We Have a New Website!](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/we-have-new-website) After months of hard work, we are delighted to officially announce our new IA Institute website. We approached this daunting task with a phased approach to release the front-end initially and then jump into the future phases for the membership, mentor and library experience. The previous site is... Nov 12 2014 #### [Have you heard? We're Rebuilding IAI!](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/have-you-heard-were-rebuilding-iai) Our site's a mess. Take a look around. It's scary. But, we have a plan! We have this crazy idea. The audacious goal of having all of our technology on one platform. Everything talking to everything else. Websites and applications living together. We want to create a community of... Mar 20 2014 #### [IA Institute Newsletter - #9.02 2014](https://www.iainstitute.org/news/ia-institute-newsletter-902-2014) The Information Architecture Institute (IAI) Newsletter features the latest news about IAI and our partners. Also, there's a brief list of events with discounts for members and job postings at the end, so read on! A request from the new board of directors: As the new board...