Topic: Information Architecture
September 22, 2007
Oz-IA/2007 Conference & Retreat
Over the weekend of 22nd/23rd September 2007 there will be a conference on information architecture in Sydney, Australia - with a packed schedule of speaker presentations, panels, workshops, and inter-session activities.
July 19, 2007
Information Architecture Workshop - Theory & Practice
This full day workshop [by Donna Maurer] will provide you with a thorough overview and understanding of information architecture theory & practice. It will cover a wide range of information architecture issues, including an understanding of how it fits into a project, fundamental skills & knowledge required for information architecture work and current information architecture issues. It will be theoretical and practical and allow you to immediately apply ideas to your projects.
September 30, 2006
Oz-IA Conference & Retreat
"On the last weekend of September 2006 there will be a conference/retreat on information architecture in Sydney, Australia. We'll have a packed schedule featuring international and local speakers, you'll get to engage with panels, and participate in group sessions. And of course, there's the opportunity to catch up with your peers, network your way to new contacts, and have a good time"
Visit the website: Oz-IA 2006.
September 26, 2006
UPA Auckland: Information Architecture
In our September meeting, David Pomeroy will teach us about Information Architecture. He'll cover all facets of this topic:
understanding the need for good site structure, an explanation of the various processes used to gather and then analyse information, and an audience-participation exercise showing how to produce a site structure that works (and is future proofed). David will also explain the following: sitemaps, prototypes, wireframes, and he'll explain how Information Architecture works alongside Usability and Accessibility to create websites that work.
David is an independent Information Architect, and a Usability and Accessibility Consultant. Now living in Auckland, David (a Kiwi) spent the last 8 years in the UK, working with corporate websites, intranets, and applications, for large organisations. As an Information Architect, David has dealt with site structures of up to 52 individual websites and containing up to 15,000 separate pages of information. David has a passion for User Centred Design, and for meeting the needs of end users. David can be contacted at:
davidpom@iconz.co.nz
* RSVP: Please RSVP to auckland[at]upa.org.nz
* Time: 6pm onwards for drinks and nibbles. Talks start at 6.30pm.
Finishes at approximately 8pm
* Cost: $10 cash at the door. Please bring correct change.
* Location: Bank of New Zealand, 3rd floor, 125 Queen Street
August 31, 2006
Information Architecture Workshop
Optimal Usability has invited Donna Maurer over from Australia to present a full-day workshop on Information Architecture.
"This full day workshop will provide you with a thorough overview and understanding of information architecture theory & practice. It will cover a wide range of information architecture issues, including an understanding of how it fits into a project, fundamental skills & knowledge required for information architecture work and current information architecture issues. It will be theoretical and practical and allow you to immediately apply ideas to your projects.
This workshop will cover:
* What information architecture is and how it relates to other user experience disciplines
* Core IA techniques - analysing content, conducting user research, card sorting and more
* Core IA theories - classification, categorisation, metadata & labelling
* IA structures - hierarchies, database and other structures
* Designing navigation & page layouts
* Putting it together in an IA project
* Current issues in IA
The workshop will be at the level of an ‘advanced intro’, covering the basics and also allowing exploration of key challenges and issues. The format will be a combination of short lectures, group discussion and hands-on activities. Resources will also be provided for further personal exploration."
Visit site: Information Architecture - Theory and Practice : Optimal Usability
February 28, 2006
Enterprise IA Seminar (Sydney)
About the event:
Developing a unified web site or intranet for a large, decentralised organisation is the Holy Grail for many of today's Internet professionals. This daylong seminar is for managers and web professionals who desperately want to tie together content in a rational, user-centered way, regardless of content ownership issues, cultural hurdles, and turf battles.
Key benefits to attend:
This advanced information architecture seminar combines lecture, demonstration, practical exercises, discussion, and handouts to address a topic that bewilders every large organisation: Designing unified information architectures for large enterprises. By attending this unique seminar, you will learn how to:
* Develop main pages and other upper-level "portal" components that convey a single cohesive organisation, not a collection of warring business units
* Use metadata and contextual navigation to help users move from one content rich page to another, regardless of which business unit manages that content.
* Design search interfaces for improved access to content stored in organisational "silos"
* Manage implementation, governance, strategy, and maintenance of an enterprise-wide information architecture
About Lou Rosenfeld:
Louis Rosenfeld is an independent information architecture consultant who has helped numerous Fortune 500s and a host of large, messy, political enterprises address their information architecture headaches. He is co-author of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, regarded as the Bible of information architecture.
Website and registration: Enterprise IA Seminar - Key Forums
June 7, 2005
Wellington UPA Meeting - Content Modelling
5:15pm to 7pm, Tuesday 7th June
VENUE:
Level 4
25A Marion Street
Wellington
RSVP (by 7th June): Email nikki.bristol@optimalusability.com
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UPA Wellington | June Meeting
SPEAKER:
Lynsey Blacklock, Business Analysis and Information Architect, Shift Ltd
TOPIC:
Content Modelling
Locally our industry and clients are just getting to grips with the need for Information Architecture (or Information
Architects for that matter) and the structure of content within their online developments. Taking Information
Architecture to the next level, Lynsey will present a discussion on 'Content Modelling' - the structure and organisation of content within the page.
In effect, exploring deeper levels of Information Architecture. How to identify content chunks and flow within the page, where the content sits within the organisation and the context of the page.
AGENDA:
5.15pm – Drinks and catching up
5.45pm – UPA update and speaker introductions
6.00pm – Speaker’s presentation
6.45pm – Discussion