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IAC 22 [Re]Connect
Home / Past conferences / IAC22: [Re]Connect / Program / Friday, April 22nd

Workshops and Main Program Online

All presentations will be recorded and available for [re]play as part of the Talks on Demand for all registered attendees through December 2022. Videos will be made available the date of the scheduled presentation. Main program talks also include a short live Q&A which will not be recorded.

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  • Workshops
    1. 18 Mon
    2. 19 Tue
    3. 20 Wed
  • Main Program
    1. 21 Thu
    2. 22 Fri
    3. 23 Sat

Friday, April 22

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM CT

Networking

Location

Mentor Room
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Group Mentoring Session (Friday)

Are you new to UX, making a career change, or need direction on future career steps? Meet with a group mentor for conversation and advice. Each host will work with four to five attendees for an hour of discussion. Attendance is free with a main conference ticket.

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT

Social Event

Location

Rooftop Lounge
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IAC Morning Coffee

Wake up to conversation with friends old and new as you [re]connect before the opening keynote. We can’t deliver the coffee, donuts, or drinks but we will be offering our conference space for browsing sponsor booths, getting technical support, or [re]connecting with the friends you made yesterday.

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM CT

Keynote

Location

Auditorium
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Day Two Keynote

A Conversation with George Oates Conference chair Erin Malone talks with George Oates about her recent work [Re]Connecting with the Flickr Commons program she created back in 2008 and the creation of the Flickr Foundation, a new nonprofit whose basic purpose is to make sure Flickr can’t be deleted.

George Oates
George Oates

12:30 PM to 1:00 PM CT

20 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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Revisiting, Reviewing, and Revising Taxonomies

Taxonomies are not new. In fact, many are old, out of date, and not appropriate for new needs. It’s becoming more common to adapt and revise and existing taxonomy than to create one from scratch. This session will examine various cases and examples of excerpts of poorly designed taxonomies and discuss how they can be improved. Topics will include concept label wording and unambiguity, use of alternative labels, hierarchy depth…

Heather Hedden
Heather Hedden

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM CT

45 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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Why Graphs?: Transcending the Limits of Hierarchical Thinking

Why would two taxonomists interrogate the limitations of hierarchical thinking and information organization? Graphs offer more specific and flexible structures to model relationships between objects. This basic change of frame reflects more accurately the way humans understand information, provides flexible and extensible modeling options, and usurps existing (tree-based, or arboreal) power and information structures in favor of a decentralized, democratized information environment with no beginning and no end.

Bob Kasenchak
Bob Kasenchak
Ahren E. Lehnert

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM CT

20 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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Healing a Hurting Team: Practical advice on how to focus on the humans in your team

Our teams are tired. We’re tired. The world is on fire. But still, we work. How do we heal the hurt our team members feel and prevent burnout? We can’t manage every person the same. They are individuals with distinct needs. And in the unprecedented times we are currently living in, being sensitive to others can be difficult when we’re stuck behind remote desks on video conferences. Knowing what style…

Amy Marquez
Amy Jiménez Márquez

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM CT

Sponsored Event

Location

San Diego Room
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From Conference Website to Event CMS: A Story of Collaborative Information Design

Sanity needed a website to share information about its inaugural conference. This meant starting from square one and building everything – the content technology, the interface design, the code, the functionality, the conference program, and conference information. Because Sanity is a content technology company, we wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to take our own advice and incorporate best practices across the board. Content Strategy Relations and Developer Relations…

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Carrie Hane

2:30 PM to 2:45 PM CT

Lightning talks

Location

Auditorium
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Balancing understanding with doing

A short tale about discovering Information Architecture, learning, and hope for the future!

James Erwin
James Erwin

2:45 PM to 3:30 PM CT

Bonus

Conference Break

Take some time to eat lunch, have conversations with your fellow IAC attendees, or explore Gather. Talks will begin again at 3:30 PM ET in the Auditorium with a short introduction beforehand by your IAC co-chairs.

3:30 PM to 4:00 PM CT

20 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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(Re)Architecting a Community

Behind every community is a great planner — said by a great information architect somewhere. Acknowledging the transition of change, the global board behind World IA Day shares its story of continuity and perseverance amidst ambiguity to [re]charge the community. In its journey to (re)defining WIAD as an org vs an annual event, World IA Day presents its process through: (re)structuring the org as a nonprofit(re)connecting through listening/user research, workshops,…

Grace Lau
Grace Lau
Andrea Rosenbusch
Andrea Rosenbusch

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM CT

45 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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Content Strategy Is Community

You may be launching the coolest service on the block, bringing in students to a major university, or bringing attention to a community non-profit. User-centric content strategy, at its heart, is about crafting messages which bring together people who share common interests and goals. There is another field that serves a similar function – community management. In this talk, Greg Dunlap will unpack what content strategy and community have in…

Greg Dunlap
Greg Dunlap

5:00 PM to 5:30 PM CT

20 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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Chief Information Architect

Years ago, when I was working for one of my product mentors, Matte Scheinker, in an attempt to reboot AOL surprised that we didn’t have any information architects on staff, as it wasn’t even a job title in the HR system anymore. He turned to me and asked, “Well, how many IAs does a company need?” So I thought about that question before answering and then said, “At least one.”…

Christian Crumlish

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM CT

45 minute talk

Location

Auditorium
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“That’s great, but how do I convince my boss?”: Overcoming Bias to Advocate for Change

David Dylan Thomas
David Dylan Thomas

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM CT

Social Event

Location

Outdoor Garden
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Game Night

Join fellow IACers for friendly games on Gather as we play old favorites like Codenames and Spyfall and learn new ones. Hosts will be on hand to teach. Open tables will also be available for those who want to play something else while talking with friends old and new.  A complete list of hosted games will be posted in April but here are some examples of what to expect Spyfall…

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM CT

Social Event

Location

Go Kart area
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IAC Grand Prix

Thanks to the generosity of Optimal Workshop we are excited to announce the IAC Grand Prix. Join us for an evening of online go kart racing, socializing, and fun on our custom designed course. Practice your Mario Kart skills to navigate obstacles, find secrets, and finish on the virtual podium.

Sponsor IAC

We’re looking for organizations who share our commitment to building and sustaining programs that drive a more inclusive industry. Learn more on the Sponsor IAC23 page or contact us directly at info@theiaconference.com for more information.

Thanks to this year’s sponsors!

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Optimal Workshop
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Gold sponsor
Factor Firm
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Silver sponsor
Last Call Media
Logo for sponsor Design for Context
Scholarship sponsor
Design for Context

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In-Kind sponsor
A Book Apart
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In-Kind sponsor
Balsamiq
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In-Kind sponsor
MURAL
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In-Kind sponsor
OOUX Masterclass
Logo for sponsor Rosenfeld Media
In-Kind sponsor
Rosenfeld Media

Logo for sponsor UX Camp DC
Community sponsor
UX Camp DC
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Community sponsor
World IA Day

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