• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

IAC: Information Architecture conference

IAC: Information Architecture conference

  • IAC23 New Orleans
    • Tickets & Registration Info
    • Conference Theme
    • IAC23 for Everyone
    • Venue – InterContinental
    • Experience NOLA
    • COVID-19 Policy
  • Program
    • Schedule
    • Speakers
    • Workshops
    • Career Center
    • Activities for First-Timers
  • Sponsor IAC23
  • About
    • Code of Conduct
    • Vision & Values
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
    • Scholarships
    • Past conferences
    • IAC Advisory Board
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
    • IAC23 Volunteers
  • Log in
Home / People / Stacy Merrill Surla

Stacy Merrill Surla

Stacy Merrill Surla

Current role: Poster Event Coordinator
Past roles: co-chair, poster presenter, speaker, volunteer, and workshop facilitator

LinkedIn profile
Twitter: @stacysurla

As a UX leader and workshop facilitator, Stacy draws on her experiences in theater, business, and community-building to support the goal of better meetings for all. She has crafted and led more than 100 workshops for government, academia, and the UX community. Her goal is to create experiential, participatory events that help participants collaborate, problem solve, and acquire new skills. Her work has included a bootcamp training for Lean UX delivery managers, a workshop on integrating UX into Agile along a continuum of maturity, a workshop on workshop design and facilitation, and numerous working sessions for clients and stakeholders on an array of projects.

Stacy is Director of Stellar User Experience and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland iSchool.

Conference presentations

  • Workshop 101: Design and Facilitation (2023)

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!

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

Logo for sponsor A Book Apart
In-Kind sponsor
A Book Apart
Logo for sponsor Balsamiq
In-Kind sponsor
Balsamiq
Logo for sponsor MURAL
In-Kind sponsor
MURAL
Logo for sponsor Rosenfeld Media
In-Kind sponsor
Rosenfeld Media
Logo for sponsor UX Camp DC
Community sponsor
UX Camp DC
Logo for sponsor World IA Day
Community sponsor
World IA Day

The information architecture conference ©2022

Privacy Policy ⋅ Code of Conduct