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IAC21 Anywhere

The information architecture conference
April 28-30 2021 • Online
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Emergence

Now is the time to (re)emerge.

We have a unique opportunity to ascend from the destruction, fear, and uncertainty of 2020 and forge a new vision for our community. Working together, we can emerge stronger, better, and more open-minded—but the prospect is risky. And success is not guaranteed.

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Important Dates

December 2020
Early bird registration opens

January 2021
Scholarship applications open

February 10, 2021
Poster proposals close

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Kathy Sierra

Emerge renewed with Kathy Sierra, IAC21’s closing keynote speaker

January 10, 2021 By Nathan Rogers

Announcing our second keynote speaker for IAC21: Kathy Sierra We are thrilled to announce programmer and game developer Kathy Sierra will deliver the closing keynote at the 2021 Information Architecture conference. Kathy created the award-winning Head First book series that sold over one million copies. Published by O’Reilly Media, these instructional guides employ an unorthodox combination …

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IAC21 Call for Posters

January 5, 2021 By Grace Lau

The 2021 Information Architecture conference has an open call for poster presentations! For IAC21, we're planning a virtual poster exhibition. We pivoted Poster Night last year and we've refined the logistics this year around. The Poster Night is scheduled for April 28 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm EDT online. Poster Night will be held in real-time in an online, interactive event platform …

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Announcing our first keynote speaker for IAC21

October 30, 2020 By Grace Lau

The opening keynote for the 2021 Information Architecture conference will be delivered by the daughter-mom team of Rebekah and Jamie Bruesehoff. We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Information Architecture Conference opening keynote will be delivered by the daughter-mom team of Rebekah and Jamie Bruesehoff. Mighty Rebekah (she/her) is a twelve-year-old activist and Marvel …

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Making IAC21 more accessible: More on diverse, equitable, and inclusive event planning

October 17, 2020 By MaShana Davis

We want to keep you in the loop of our efforts to make the 2021 information architecture conference more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. This article is a follow on to our action plan posted last month. We ask that you continue to hold us accountable and make suggestions for how we can continuously improve our efforts by emailing us at diversity@theiaconference.com. Ask about your …

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We’re 22 years old! Be part of the world’s most prestigious gathering for information architecture, while fostering a truly unique conference. The IAC is attended every year by hundreds of movers and shakers in information architecture, user experience design, and content strategy.

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