This weekend retreat is an opportunity for IAs from around the globe to come
together in an informal and beautiful setting to discuss and share ideas
about the future of Information Architecture. Where are we heading? What is
the career path for an IA? What is on the horizon for the next 5 years and
how do we plan to approach it?
Supported by AIfIA under the Event Sponsorship Program
[http://aifia.org/pg/ia_events_sponsorship.php] and organized by AIfIA
members, we will be gathering for a weekend to talk with one another, share
ideas, peek into the future and see what it holds for us. If you want to
help shape the direction our field is taking, get to know other Information
Architects, and enjoy a beautiful place near the Pacific Ocean, this is the
weekend for you. It will be a IA cocktail hour that goes for an entire
weekend, sprinkled with a few presentations and occasional deer leaping
across the grounds.
Rather than have everyone preach to each other, it should be a time to make
connections, and problem solve together, as a true retreat should be. So far
we have Margeret Hanley speaking on career opportunities for IAs, Jess
McMullin unveiling trends that will shape the next five years in IA, Peter
Merholz pondering the relationships of comics, urban planning and emergent
phenomenon to IA and Victor Lombardi offering design patterns for design
management.
This is a small gathering - only 40 slots are available! It's an
unprecedented opportunity to have real conversations in an intimate setting.
To sign up now fax the completed Attendee Information form (25kb PDF -
http://aifia.org/documents/future_of_ia_2004.pdf) to the Asilomar Conference
Grounds.
Note: this registration takes care of all meals from Friday night to Sunday
lunch, as well as accommodation. No extra fees are collected by the
association-- this is by us, for us!
Want to do more than just attend?
Would you like to present? Lead a workshop? Please send us a short (1
paragraph) description of the breakout session or workshop you would like to
lead to retreat AT boxesandarrows.com. The committee will review, and work
toward putting together a program that will wow and titillate. Here are some
ideas we've come up with, but don't necessarily have leaders for that might
stimulate your thoughts:
* Collaboration models: How do we work better with our peer designers and
developers? What is the IA's role in the organization?
* Cultural perspectives: How will information use be different in Africa vs.
San Francisco in 5 years?
* Is ROI really relevant?
* How do you get access to the C-level folks? What do we have to say to
them?
* Is the web ready for a paradigm shift? Will it be social networks, new
search techniques, or...?
* How do we market our skills to the world? How do we communicate our
business value?
* IA Published magazine: Could AIfIA or Boxes and Arrows take this on? Would
this be a good way to making us an "established" field? What other things
could we do to push the next realm of marketing?
Descriptions are due August 16th, 2004. Send them to
retreat AT boxesandarrows.com.
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Want to spend some time not talking about IA?
Asilomar is in an incredible location. In Pacific Grove on the Monterey
peninsula, it is close to the Monterey aquarium, and affords activities like
bike riding and kayaking, as well as low-key activities like beach combing
and bonfires. The conference grounds themselves are unique: designed by
Julia Morgon in the Arts and Crafts style, every building has a fireplace
and a common space, and many rooms have fireplaces as well. The birthplace
of AIfIA, we're sure you will be inspired by this tranquil and magical spot
to invent as well.
Start End Session
13:00 17:00 Registration
(Chiara Fox)
16:00 17:00 Deliverables/Get to Know You Chat
17:00 19:00 Supper
19:00 wee hrs Party off-site (Andi)
Saturday, October 2, 2004
Start End Session
9:00 9:30 Welcome
(Christina Wodtke)
9:30 10:30 Ten Trends for 2010
(Jess McMullin)
10:30 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 12:00 User Experience and Offshoring
(Liam Friedland)
12:00 13:30 Lunch
13:30 14:30 Taking IA Careers to the Next Level
(Margaret Hanley)
14:30 15:30 Design Patterns for Design Management
(Victor Lombardi)
15:30 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 17:30 The Future of IA Tools
(Victor Hsu)
17:30 19:00 Supper
19:00 20:00 The IA of Things: A Discussion
(Bill DeRouchey)
Sunday, October 3, 2004
Start End Session
9:00 12:00 Scenario Planning including break
(Jess McMullin)
12:00 13:00 Lunch
13:00 14:00 Beyond the Page
(Gene Smith)
14:00 15:00 Rebooting Information Architecture
(Peter Merholz & Livia Labate)
15:00 15:15 Goodbyes
(Christina Wodtke)