Sept 27-29, 2012, Rome, Italy
The Eighth European Information Architecture Summit does not have a specific theme. Rather, we will be putting together an English-language programme that represents a wide range of subjects - from hard-core search strategies, to more general user-experience topics.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL (English only, please)
The objective of our event is to bring together a number of disciplines and practitioner communities by providing a stimulating environment for debate and an opportunity for establishing cooperation.
If you are using techniques from related disciplines in your day-to day work or researching the latest ways to connect people and content, we would like to hear from you.
We are open to contributions from people with solid and relevant ideas, including areas that may be considered ancillary or outside of Information Architecture. If selected, we simply ask that you put in the time required to create a solid and professional presentation for the conference attendees.
We encourage submissions by students, developers and designers. We are looking for work of a specialised nature, work concerning new features, design elements, methods or processes, controversial topics, and work in progress. We prioritize submissions that have a uniquely European slant.
We are especially interested in receiving submissions from speakers in our field who have not presented at conferences in the past, including academics, professionals in related fields and information architects who have not yet had the opportunity to share their knowledge.
We want to invigorate our conference with new thoughts. If you have a solid idea and proposal, but aren't an expert speaker, we can help. Our planning committee has experienced authors and presenters who can give a hand in fine-tuning your ideas and presentations.
How do you know if you have an idea worth pursuing? Imagine that you travelled to Prague to attend the conference and sat in on your presentation? Would it hold your attention? Would it give you new focus or insight that you could apply to your work? Does it provide fresh perspective to what you think? If so, great. Go ahead and send along your proposal idea. Don't be shy...
Important notice regarding conference fees
Alas, EuroIA cannot give you a free ticket to the conference. However, we will extend to you our student, early registration rate. Last year, this was EUR 280, which was essentially our cost price. If you are unwilling to participate under these conditions, please do not submit. We will miss you, but we cannot make exceptions. By the way, this is not a new rule at EuroIA, this is how we've always done things. Even the planning committee pays to get in.
Submissions are blind reviewed. Each proposal will be uploaded to the system separately from the profile of the presenter.
The proposals will then be reviewed by a team of experienced information architects and marked against the criteria of:
- Clarity of the proposal against the template provided
- Appeal to new or established IA practitioners
- Contribution to the profession
- Solid practical or research merit
- Original, inspirational or thought-provoking content
- High-quality written and graphic presentation
- Contribution to IA practice, theory and community
- “Europeaness” of the submission
Once the proposals are assessed, the committee will take the best proposals and put them together in a cohesive programme.
Each type of presentation has a template provided with the required information.
Case Studies demonstrate concrete information architecture solutions to challenging problems. 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. A case study should be for a project that is finished by the presentation time.
Supply a description of 300 words. The description should concisely detail:
- Type of site or application (e.g., entertainment, portal, intranet, content management or access control system)
- Problem addressed (successes and failures in the process)
- Solution applied (e.g., method, tool, metrics for evaluation)
- Measurable improvement to the site or application, either in terms of business metrics or user experience OR lessons learnt from the project
If possible, include the candidate site or application’s URL and/or screen shots reflecting the work.
Marketing pitches for agencies or their clients will not be permitted.
Download the Word templates for the Case Study and the Biography (100 words).
You are not required to use the templates, but need to cover all points from the templates in your proposal. As your submission is subject to blind review, please remember to separate your proposal from your biography and any other personal information.
The guidelines for presentations should follow a similar form (300 word description) but describe:
- What core IA related issues are addressed?
- What the audience will learn/take-away from the presentation?
- How the presentation will reflect the theme?
- A brief bio including professional and speaking experience – in separate document for reviewing.
Download the Word templates for the Presentation and the Biography (100 words).
You are not required to use the templates, but need to cover all points from the templates in your proposal. As your submission will be subject to a blind review, please remember to separate your proposal from your biography and any other personal information.
- The submission deadline for case studies and presentations is Sunday, May 13, 2012 24:00 CET (12 am)
- No kidding. We've been doing this for eight years and we haven't given an extension yet. Hard deadline!
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL