DCIA: DC Information Architects http://www.dc-ia.com/ en Copyright 2009 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LinkedIn Group for DCIA DCIA's LinkedIn Group now has over 300 members! Strengthen your network - and the DC metro area IA community - by joining today.

Go to LinkedIn to join the group

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/upcoming_events/linkedin_group_for_dcia.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/upcoming_events/linkedin_group_for_dcia.shtml Upcoming Events Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Social Media Lecture: Sneiderman & Preece Join us at yet another IxDA-DCIA joint event, as Ben Shneiderman and Jenny Preece present "Understanding Social Media, Accelerating Social Participation"

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/upcoming_events/social_media_lecture_sneiderman_preece.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/upcoming_events/social_media_lecture_sneiderman_preece.shtml Upcoming Events Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:00:00 -0500 AS09+IxD09 = RedUX DC Lots of fantastic folks in the UX community from DC, Richmond, Philly and NYC will present condensed versions of their talks at the IA Summit and Interaction '09. There will be structured and unstructured discussions and networking - and refreshments.

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/as09ixd09_redux_dc.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/as09ixd09_redux_dc.shtml Events Sat, 09 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Happy Hour at Science Club About 2 dozen local IAs enjoyed conversation at the cool downtown Science Club

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/happy_hour_at_science_club.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/happy_hour_at_science_club.shtml Events Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:30:00 -0500 DCIA IA Summit Meetup While in Memphis, hang with your peeps

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/dcia_ia_summit_meetup.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/dcia_ia_summit_meetup.shtml Events Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:00:00 -0500 ASIST Old-fashioned Social Networking Event For all information professionals, so you can drag along those non-IA co-workers.

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/asist_oldfashioned_social_networking_event.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/asist_oldfashioned_social_networking_event.shtml Events Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:30:00 -0500 UPA-DC Holiday Party Celebrate the holidays with the DC chapter of the Usability Professionals Association. UPA-DC welcomes all local usability, user experience, interaction design, and information architecture professionals.

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/upadc_holiday_party.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/upadc_holiday_party.shtml Events Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Don't Make Me Think!: The Discount Usability Testing Workshop November 12, 9am-5pm
In this day-long session, Don't Make Me Think! author Steve Krug will teach you how to do your own low-cost/no-cost testing that's simple enough to make it a routine part of your design process.

Don't Make Me Think!: The Discount Usability Testing Workshop (early registration deadline: October 17)

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/dont_make_me_think_the_discount_usability_tes.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/dont_make_me_think_the_discount_usability_tes.shtml Events Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience November 11, 9am-5pm
Lou Rosenfeld, co-author of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, will show you how site search analytics can improve the performance of search systems, navigation, content, metadata, and ultimately the entire user experience. This day-long workshop includes group discussion and lots of hands-on analysis.

Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/site_search_analytics_for_a_better_user_exper.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/site_search_analytics_for_a_better_user_exper.shtml Events Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Participatory Design at a Distance This presentation provides a method for including remote team members in participatory design sessions, enabling them to be full partners in the product development process.

Advance registration by 4 PM on Friday, October 24 is required.

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/participatory_design_at_a_distance.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/participatory_design_at_a_distance.shtml Events Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:00:00 -0500 IA Lunch, Arlington As I scooter from South to North Arlington, I see at least 4 IAs that I recognize most mornings - I think it's time to have lunch!

Mexicali Blues
2933 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 812-9352

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/ia_lunch_arlington.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/ia_lunch_arlington.shtml Events Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 EightShapes Happy Hour EightShapes and attendees from their UX Deliverables Workshop will be at a happy hour this Friday, August 8, starting at around 5:30pm, at The Bottom Line. The happy hour is open to all. Come by and ask workshop participants any question about UX deliverables and documentation!

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/eightshapes_happy_hour.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/eightshapes_happy_hour.shtml Events Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:30:00 -0500 What I Learned at the Conferences (UPA Event) There are several conferences each spring of interest to usability professionals, but deadlines and budgets may limit our ability to attend. Featured below are the panelists, several local professionals, who will be sharing ideas and insights from the conferences that they attended in the

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/what_i_learned_at_the_conferences_upa_event.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/what_i_learned_at_the_conferences_upa_event.shtml Events Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0500 IxDA D.C. and DCIA Face-2-Face Social IxDA D.C. and DCIA are throwing a Face-2-Face Social at the UPA International Conference in Baltimore on Wednesday, June 18.

You don't have to be registered at the conference to come. This a great opportunity to connect and network with local IxDA and IA folks, and UPA folks coming from all over the world.

]]> http://www.dc-ia.com/events/ixda_dc_and_dcia_face2face_social.shtml http://www.dc-ia.com/events/ixda_dc_and_dcia_face2face_social.shtml Events Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Ice-Cream Social - RESCHEDULED (TBD) Join us for an informal discussion of the differences in internet use in different countries -- and of Rocky Road versus Cookie Dough.

When: TO BE DETERMINED
Where: Gifford's Ice Cream, Bethesda, MD (near Bethesda Metro)
Map: http://tinyurl.com/57bkl8

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