Conferences
There is currently just one conference dedicated to information architecture—the ASIS&T-sponsored Information Architecture Summit, held in the U.S. each spring starting in 2000 (and, we hope, continuing indefinitely). The Summit is organized by volunteers and typically attracts 300-400 attendees. Visit the ASIS&T web site (http://www.asis.org/) for information on the next Summit.
Information architecture continues to crop up on the programs of more and more established conferences, such as the ASIS&T, SIGCHI, and STC annual meetings, and KM (knowledge management) World. At this writing, there is no single ideal calendar of conferences relevant to information architects, although the community-maintained calendar in the IAwiki is your best bet. All the calendars listed below are worth checking from time to time. Also subscribe to the SIGIA-L discussion list to monitor announcements of upcoming events.
Brint (knowledge management), http://www.brint.com/calendar/cal/calendar.cgi
IAwiki Conferences page (information architecture), http://www.IAwiki.net/IAconferences
InfoDesign (information design and many related areas), http://www.bogieland.com/infodesign/
SearchTools (information retrieval), http://www.searchtools.com/info/conferences.html
Usable Web (usability engineering), http://usableweb.com/topics/000856-0-0.html
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