IAC: Information Architecture conference

IAC: Information Architecture conference

Program
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13

April 10

4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Volunteer Orientation

5:00 PM–6:00 PM

First Timers’ Orientation

6:00 PM–7:30 PM

Welcome Reception

April 11

8:45 AM–9:00 AM

Welcome Day 1

9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Opening Keynote – Emily Bender

10:00 AM–10:30 AM

Day One Morning Break

10:30 AM–11:00 AM

Building an Architecture of “Vibes”: Affective IA in Practice

Ashley Brewer, woman of European descent, pink fringe brown hair, smiling
11:00 AM–11:30 AM

The Politics of Classification – Information Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

11:30 AM–12:00 PM

Building Product IA Through Metadata-driven Models

12:00 PM–1:00 PM

Day One Lunch

12:15 PM–12:45 PM

AI and Differentiation in a Competitive Job Market. Authenticity and Personality in Job Applications.

1:00 PM–1:30 PM

Achievable Automation, Soon! Play-Testing Your Team’s AI-iest Ambitions for Proof and Profit Through Pre-Personalization.

Jeffrey MacIntyre
Colin-Eagan
1:30 PM–2:00 PM

Responsible AI by Design: How Your IA Skills Can Make a Difference

2:00 PM–2:30 PM

IA Fast Track to Search-Focused AI Solutions

2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Day One Afternoon Break

3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Pivot Panel: Overcoming Industry Inflection Points

Alesha Arp, woman of European descent wearing blue top, half-rimmed glasses, and smiling, Chin-length hair
Ren Pope
Madonnalisa Chan
Linda Ramirez
3:45 PM–4:00 PM

How to Dive into a New Domain and Get Oriented Quickly

4:00 PM–4:15 PM

If You Say “We’re Integrating LLMs” One More Time So Help Me I’m Going to Turn This Car Around

Bob Kasenchak
4:15 PM–4:45 PM

Beware of Glorbo: A Use Case and Survey of the Fight Against LLMs Disseminating Misinformation

6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Poster Night

April 12

7:00 AM–8:00 AM

Run/Walk

Alesha Arp, woman of European descent wearing blue top, half-rimmed glasses, and smiling, Chin-length hair
8:45 AM–9:00 AM

Welcome Day 2

9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Clothing Sizes: A L/34W/EU 50 Problem

9:30 AM–10:00 AM

Structured Content in the Age of AI: The Ticket to the Promised Land?

Headshot for Carrie Hane
10:00 AM–10:30 AM

Day Two Morning Break

10:30 AM–11:00 AM

IA and AI for Serendipity

11:00 AM–11:30 AM

Data, Metadata, and the Ship of Theseus: Ontology Modeling Concepts to Help You Diagnose IA Issues

11:30 AM–12:00 PM

(Imperfect) Architecture for Perfectionists

12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Day Two Lunch

1:30 PM–2:00 PM

Designing IA for AI. From Design to Implementation: Practical Tips to Ensure the Success of your IA

2:00 PM–2:30 PM

Three Fun Workshop Activities for IA Projects

2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Day Two Afternoon Break

3:00 PM–3:30 PM

Data Design – a New Paradigm for Building Holistic Personalization Experiences

3:30 PM–4:00 PM

Architecting COVIDtests.gov Test Kit Ordering: A First Hand Account of the U.S. Government’s Free COVID-19 Test Ordering Site and Its Information Environment

Headshot of Jeff Pass, a middle-aged, bald, bearded white male wearing glasses, a shirt, jacket and pocket square, with a squinting smile.
4:00 PM–4:30 PM

Augmenting Human Insight: Enhancing Listening in Qualitative Research with AI

Kelsey Thomson
4:45 PM–5:00 PM

Summary Day 2

7:00 PM–10:00 PM

IAC24 Game Night

7:00 PM–10:00 PM

Karaoke

April 13

8:45 AM–9:00 AM

Welcome Day 3

9:00 AM–9:30 PM

Foundations + Information = The potential futures of unsettled past

9:30 AM–10:00 AM

Rise Like a Phoenix… From the Ashes of a Dumpster Fire Managing Disappointment When Great Work Doesn’t Achieve Great Outcomes

10:00 AM–10:30 AM

Day Three Morning Break

10:30 AM–11:00 AM

Bridging the Gap: IA as an Essential Part of Domain Driven Design

11:00 AM–11:15 AM

More UI Patterns for Complex Applications

Virginia Corvid
11:15 AM–11:30 AM

Taxonomy Assessment: Quantitative Analytics, Qualitative Best Practices and Heuristics

11:30 AM–12:00 PM

Information Architects – the Missing Link in Design Systems

Michelle Chin
12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Day Three Lunch

1:30 PM–2:00 PM

Probabilities, Possibilities and Purpose

2:00 PM–2:30 PM

Supercharge Your IA Work With a Deep Understanding of Your Users’ Jobs To Be Done

2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Day Three Afternoon Break

3:00 PM–4:00 PM

Closing Keynote – Andy Fitzgerald

4:00 PM–4:45 PM

5-Minute Madness

4:45 PM–5:00 PM

Closing