Information Architecture Conference

Name: Information Architecture Conference 2022
Start: 2022-04-21
End: 2022-04-23

The dedicated conference for information architecture and structured UX practice.

User ResearchContent DesignProduct DesignAIInformation Architecture

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Latest edition

April 2026

Location

Philadelphia, United States

Format

In person

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

Information Architecture Conference

About Information Architecture Conference

The Information Architecture Conference is the principal event for information architecture, a discipline that overlaps with user experience, content design, and findability. It is held in United States cities including Philadelphia.

Lineups have featured well-known IA figures, with themes around navigating complexity and the effect of AI on structure and content.

Editions

2026
14–18 Apr
Philadelphia
4 speakers
2025
26 Apr–2 May
Philadelphia
57 speakers
2024
9–13 Apr
Seattle
42 speakers
2023
28 Mar–1 Apr
New Orleans
60 speakers
2022
21–23 Apr
24 speakers
Speakers in 2022Speakers at Information Architecture Conference 2022
21–23 Apr
Abby Covert
Under(standing) the Influence: Placemaking and Sensemaking in IA Work
Ahren E. Lehnert
Why Graphs?: Transcending the Limits of Hierarchical Thinking
Amy Jiménez Márquez
Healing a Hurting Team: Practical Advice on How to Focus on the Humans in Your Team
Andrea Rosenbusch
(Re)Architecting a Community
Bob Kasenchak
Why Graphs?: Transcending the Limits of Hierarchical Thinking
Christian Crumlish
Chief Information Architect
Christopher Rackley
[Re]Present: How We Convinced Stakeholders to Bake DE&I Into Our Process
Dan Klyn
Under(standing) the Influence: Placemaking and Sensemaking in IA Work
David Dylan Thomas
"That's Great, but How Do I Convince My Boss?": Overcoming Bias to Advocate for Change
Grace Lau
(Re)Architecting a Community
Greg Dunlap
Content Strategy Is Community
Heather Hedden
Revisiting, Reviewing, and Revising Taxonomies
James Erwin
Balancing Understanding with Doing
Janice Chan
The Myth of Shared Information Spaces
Jeffrey Ryan Pass
[Re]Connect @ #IAC23
Kat King
Information Theories for Information Professionals
Lisa Matthews
The Poetics of Microcopy
Matt Arnold
Biomimicry Buzz: Bees as a Metaphor for Collaborative Sensemaking
Michael Andrews
Design Systems Don't Work Unless They Talk to Content Models
Michael Haggerty-Villa
Doubt, Daring, and Documentation: Reevaluating Content in Design Systems
Nathan Rogers
[Re]Connect @ #IAC23
Noreen Whysel
Safe Tech Audit: IA as a Framework for Respectful Design
Rhea Reid
Design as Translation
Tig Newman
Tricks for Syncing Product Terms Across Teams
2021
28–30 Apr
22 speakers

Speakers in 2022Speakers at Information Architecture Conference 2022

21–23 Apr

Abby Covert
Under(standing) the Influence: Placemaking and Sensemaking in IA Work
Ahren E. Lehnert
Why Graphs?: Transcending the Limits of Hierarchical Thinking
Amy Jiménez Márquez
Healing a Hurting Team: Practical Advice on How to Focus on the Humans in Your Team
Andrea Rosenbusch
(Re)Architecting a Community
Bob Kasenchak
Why Graphs?: Transcending the Limits of Hierarchical Thinking
Christian Crumlish
Chief Information Architect

Christopher Rackley
[Re]Present: How We Convinced Stakeholders to Bake DE&I Into Our Process
Dan Klyn
Under(standing) the Influence: Placemaking and Sensemaking in IA Work
David Dylan Thomas
"That's Great, but How Do I Convince My Boss?": Overcoming Bias to Advocate for Change
Grace Lau
(Re)Architecting a Community
Greg Dunlap
Content Strategy Is Community
Heather Hedden
Revisiting, Reviewing, and Revising Taxonomies
James Erwin
Balancing Understanding with Doing
Janice Chan
The Myth of Shared Information Spaces
Jeffrey Ryan Pass
[Re]Connect @ #IAC23
Kat King
Information Theories for Information Professionals
Lisa Matthews
The Poetics of Microcopy
Matt Arnold
Biomimicry Buzz: Bees as a Metaphor for Collaborative Sensemaking
Michael Andrews
Design Systems Don't Work Unless They Talk to Content Models
Michael Haggerty-Villa
Doubt, Daring, and Documentation: Reevaluating Content in Design Systems
Nathan Rogers
[Re]Connect @ #IAC23
Noreen Whysel
Safe Tech Audit: IA as a Framework for Respectful Design
Rhea Reid
Design as Translation
Tig Newman
Tricks for Syncing Product Terms Across Teams