"Refining
our Craft"
The call is now closed.
please visit the Summit 2002 site
The 3rd Annual Information Architecture Summit sponsored by ASIST
Baltimore, Maryland
March 15-17, 2002
The Summit seeks proposals for
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Case Studies
Presentations that demonstrate innovtive and effective information architecture practices; and
Posters
Case studies will demonstrate concrete information architecture solutions
to challenging problems.
Case Studies should address the theme (“Refining our Craft”) and provide
the audience with specific output to take away. The ideal case studies
will place special emphasis on explaining and demonstrating the useful
methods, tools, and metrics that were used to address the problem at
hand. The guidelines for case study submissions are:
The guidelines for presentations should follow a similar form but describe:
Complete guidelines for posters are located at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/IA2002/posters.html. The topic for posters is “clear thinking
visualized.” How do you use diagramming to understand a problem? To communicate a solution? Now's your chance to trot out your killer
deliverables, or scratchy scribbles that make your IA really work. We encourage work by students, developers and designers, work of a specialized
nature, work concerning new features, design elements, methods or processes, controversial topics, and work in progress.
The submission deadline is November 30, 2001 for Case Students and
Presentations. Email your submission to rhill@asis.org with the subject line:
The deadline for Poster proposals will be January 12 and Poster proposals
should be sent to
rhill@asis.org and posters@eleganthack.com with the subject line:
Supply a description of no more than 150 words that is suitable for
inclusion in the Summit's promotions (e.g., the Summit web site)
The description should concisely detail:
MARKETING PITCHES FOR AGENCIES OR THEIR CLIENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED
type of site (e.g., entertainment, portal, intranet)
problem addressed
solution applied (e.g., method, tool, metrics for evaluation)
If possible, include the candidate site's URL
what core IA issue is addressed
what the audience will learn/take-away from the presentation
how the presentation will reflect the theme of 'refining our craft"
[your last name] Case Study Proposal
or
[Your last name] Presentation Proposal
[your last name] Poster Proposal
