IROAI

The EuroIA Committee and the Information Architecture Institute have
partnered up this year to offer students who could be interested in
being in Paris on September 24-25 2010 the usual lower rates for
attending and the added bonus of a free membership to the IAI, which
will be activated after the conference.

I believe this is a good opportunity to not only attend a great
conference, but to get engaged in a global conversation on the topics of
IA and UX. The IAI is planning a number of student-targeted initiatives
in 2011, and being part of the crew could make all the difference
between seeing change happen and making change happen.

Please spread the news if you think you know of departments,
institutions, and universities whose students could be interested.

Full source at http://iainstitute.org/news/001129.php

EuroIA web site and programme at http://www.euroia.org/.

Thank you,

Andrea Resmini
Director, Information Architecture Institute
http://iainstitute.org/

“When some two years ago we started working on what was to become the Journal of Information Architecture, I had already started charting what academia was thinking and writing on the subject of IA. It was not easy, as the one word which could basically explain how the field looked was fractured.” (Andrea Resmini)

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“Information Architects often struggle to stay relevant to business clients and internal project teams due to their academic approach to achieving business objectives. Way too often, Information Architecture presentations fail to resonate with internal and external stakeholders due to how methods, findings, and solutions are presented. The following represent criticisms and challenges that Information Architects encounter on a daily basis” (Jonathan Lupo)

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“Programul de burse “Lideri pentru Romania” se adreseaza tinerilor studenti romani care urmaresc sa contribuie semnificativ la dezvoltarea nationala si emanciparea Romaniei in perspectiva globala printr-o pregatire educationala desavarsita in cadrul programelor de licenta, master sau doctorat sustinute la universitati reputate din toata lumea.

Strada32.com – Comunitatea Romanilor de Pretutindeni in parteneriat cu Fundatia Dinu Patriciu vin sa sprijine aceste initiative printr-un program-pilot de 3 burse de studiu in valoare de maxim 5000 EUR fiecare, atribuite pe durata unui an educational, care vor sustine 3 dintre viitorii Lideri ai Romaniei in experienta lor scolara de peste hotare, menita sa le imbogateasca competentele si energia pentru definirea unei noi generatii de lideri politici, sociali sau economici la intoarcerea in tara.

Valoarea totala a burselor oferite prin programul-pilot Lideri pentru Romania este de 15000 Eur oferiti integral de Fundatia Dinu Patriciu, principalul sustinator privat al tinerilor romani la aceasta ora.

In cadrul programului sunt eligibili acei tineri, cetateni romani, care au fost acceptati intr-un program de licenta/master/doctorat la o universitate din afara tarii si care nu beneficiaza simultan de alt tip de suport financiar. Programul Lideri pentru Romania nu finanteaza integral progamul de studii, ci un singur an, respectiv anul universitar 2010-2011, considerand eligibile atat personale care isi incep progamele de studiu in acest an dar si cele care intra in cel de-al doilea sau al treilea an de studiu.

Obiectivul acestei initiative-pilot este de a incuraja tinerii romani sa “gandeasca” pentru Romania, punand ideile noi, entuziasmul si experienta bunelor practici din afara tarii in slujba societatii romanesti prin proiecte concrete, rezolvand probleme actuale. De aceea, principalul criteriu de departajare va consta in forta motivatiei de a reveni in tara la finalizare studiilor pentru a pune in aplicare.”

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“This blog entry is a followup to a previous one a few weeks back looking at the challenges of integrating great interaction and user experience design into organizations.” (Jason Hong)

Part 1 | Part 2

“I confess – I’m for it. And I’ll go even further – I think “making it up as you go along” is one of the greatest, and most important processes of any age.

No great explorer set out with a detailed set of explorer guidelines. They adjusted and discovered.

No great inventor set out with a detailed set of inventor guidelines. They experimented and adapted.

No great leader set out with a detailed set of leadership guidelines. Leaders point the way and rally followers when their faith fails.

“Making it up as you go along” means that you recognize a good foothold on your way up a mountain and know how to take advantage of it (in other words, you understand your craft). But you don’t need (literally) a step-by-step instruction book (because you understand your craft). In software development terms, the “step-by-step” equivalent is a requirements specification. Kind of like paint-by-numbers for would-be Rembrandts who don’t yet know that method is incapable of producing genuine art.” (Eric Reiss)

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The Endeca User Interface Design Pattern Library (UIDPL) describes principled ways to solve common user interface design problems related to search, faceted navigation, and discovery.

The library includes both specific UI design patterns as well as topics — groups of patterns related to significant aspects of search and discovery such as:

* Search
* Faceted Navigation
* Promotional Spotlighting
* Results Manipulation

The patterns are offered as proposed sets of design guidelines based on our research and design experience as well as lessons learned from the information search and discovery community. They are NOT the only solutions, strict recipes etched in stone, or a substitute for sound human-centered design practices.

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