Official Thank You & International Credits
February 24, 2012
We did it!
14 locations across the globe were able to put on great events that inspired, educated, built communities, introduced new people to Information Architecture and rejuventated the thinking of veteran leaders. None of this would be made possible without our Global and Local Volunteers, Speakers, and Sponsors.
The following post is a very sincere THANK YOU to the 14 Locations and the folks behind the scenes that made it all possible. More people will be added to this list as they are sent in by the 14 locations.
GLOBAL TEAM THANKS
Joe Elmendorf, Technical Director
Brad Simpson, Creative Director
Noreen Whysel, Director of Sponsorship & General Administration
Jorge Arango, Thematic Chair
Jeff Parks, Social Media Producer
Deborah Fellinger, Copyrighting Assistance
Dan Klyn, Advisor
Abby Covert, Advisor
Jessica DuVerneay, Producer
Information Architecture Institute Board Members, including Andrea Resmini, IAI President
BOGOTA THANKS
Volunteers: Elizabeth Bolivar, Cesar Sanches, Fernando Torres, Diego Polo, Viviana Camelo, David Figueredo
Local event sponsor: Fundación Universitaria Sanitas. Dr.Mauricio Herrera. Director of the Education Unit FUS
Speakers: Hernando Cruz, Libardo Castaneda, Fernando Henao, Natalia Vivas, Maria Isabel Murillo, Angelo Laverde, Luis Alveart, Louis Rosenfeld
PARIS THANKS
Speakers: Grandin Donovan, Claudio Vendi, Maxime Basset, Milan Guenther, Caroline Goulard, Pauline Thomas, Benoît Vidal
Sponsor: Paul Richardet
SAO PAULO THANKS
Event Coordinators: Carolina Leslie and Andressa Vieira
Presenters: Juliana Gaiba, Gabriel Gianordoli, Robson Santos, Luiz Felipe Ratti, Polise De Marchi, Ricardo Sato, Rodrigo Leite and Fabricio Teixeira
Volunteers: Carolina Kadix, Italo Oliveira, Paula Sato, Robson Santos, Stefan Martins, Tiago Carvalho
Local sponsors: Locaweb, Saiba +, FEI, ADBAT/TESLA, bond and neue
LOS ANGELES THANKS
Event Coordinators: Lynn Boyden, Sam Bloomberg-Rissman, Alexander Vejnoska, Tim Gallati
Presenters: Jod Kaftan, Weston Thompson, Max Greenhut
Volunteers: Megan Gawlik, David Guerra
Institutional Support: Dr. Greg Leazer, Chair of the UCLA Department of Information Studies
TOKYO THANKS
Speaker: Takashi Sakamoto (IAI Member), Masaya Ando, Ph.D., Ayumi Yamada, Toshiyuki Maeda, Manabu Ueno, Hironori Iwasa
Staff: Atsushi Hasegawa, Ph.D., Noriyo Asano (IAI Member), Nobuya Sato (IAI Member), Satoru Murakoshi, Izumi Oku (IAI Member), Naoko Kawachi (IAI Member), Eric Bell, Nobuyuki Yamaoka, Ken-ichi Yamanaka, Shigeki Okamoto, Yuka Iwadate
Local sponsor: Business Architects Inc., Concent, Inc., Netyear Group Corporation.
Media Support: Web-tan Forum, Impress Business Media Corporation. http://web-tan.forum.impressrd.jp/
Gihyo.jp, Gijutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd. http://gihyo.jp/design
Venue: Fukutake Hall, The University of Tokyo. Ueda Kazuhiro, Ph.D.
MALAYSIA THANKS
Event Coordinators: Shamsul Anuar Abdul Wahid (MIMOS), Nor Laila Md Noor (UiTM), Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Mohd Isa (UiTM)
Opening Keynote Address & Launching: Ettikan Kandasamy Karuppiah (MIMOS)
Keynote Speakers: Nor Laila Md Noor (UiTM), Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Mohd Isa (UiTM)
Forum Panelists: Shamsul Anuar Abdul Wahid (MIMOS), Nor Laila Md Noor (UiTM), Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Mohd Isa (UiTM)
Forum Moderator: Fauzi Mohd Saman (UiTM)
Local Committees: Wan Adilah Wan Adnan (UiTM), Fariza Hanis Abdul Razak (UiTM), Natrah Abdullah @ Dolah (UiTM), Fauzi Mohd Saman (UiTM), Farrah Wahida Azmi (MIMOS), Jainah Sakimin (MIMOS), Norliza Said (MIMOS)
Volunteers: Nur Ain Nadia Mohamad Hanapi (UiTM), Omar Mohamad Pauzi (UiTM), Arnida Arbain (UiTM), Rafidah Sulo (UiTM), Juniza Juhari (UiTM), Fairos Zabadi Nor Bahauddin (UiTM), Mohamad Hafiz Khairuddin (UiTM), Ainur Khursiah Ahmed Anuer (MIMOS)
Video Recording Technical Support: Corporate Communications Department, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia. (Che Embon Mustafa, Rolpaizal Zali @ Ghazali, Azhar Mohd Zainal, Abd Rahim Md Yusuf, Muhammad Nazry Kamarudin, Anuar Bahari)
Local Organizers: MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia
VANCOUVER THANKS
Speakers: Jess McMullin, Gordon Ross, Kara Pecknold, Karyn Zuidinga, Samantha Starmer
Sponsors: Analytic Design Group Inc., Habaneros Consulting, OpenRoad Communications, Graphically Speaking, Follow the UX Leader, WorkAtPlay, CitizenExperience, KeyPointe Consulting
Venue Sponsor: Woodwards W2 Media Cafe
Organizing Committee: Lynne Polischuik, Dorian Taylor, Theresa Putkey, Misty Melissa Weaver, Barbara Richards
Event Volunteers: Steve Mynett, Dave Emmett, Sean Filiatrault, Pauline Lai, Roberto Bruzzese, Jennifer Kong, Michelyn Smithe, Jessica Dill, Lindsey Latiolas, Jocelyn Smith
Session Facilitators: Scott Baldwin, Selma Zafar, Gordon Ross, Haig Armen, Misty Melissa Weaver, Chris Stone, Dominique Bohn, Blair Neufeld
PANAMA CITY THANKS
Speakers: Alberto Attia, Elsa Canto, Cristobal Cortés, Ferrán Galindo, Darién MontañezStaff: María Gabriela Fong, Yodanizeth Justavino, Nelly Valdivieso
Local Sponsor: BootStudio (http://bootstudio.com)We would also like to thank Sony Corporation for providing the video equipment.
MALMO THANKS
Speakers: Eric Reiss, Annika Friberg, Benny Skogberg, Fredrik Ohlin, Bengt J. Nilsson, Henrik Eneroth, Marie Gustafsson Friberger, Linus de Petris
Local Arrangements: School of Technology, Malmö University, HSB Turning Torso Meetings
BUCHAREST THANKS
Speakers: Bogdana Butnar, Google, Alin Popescu, AvocatNet, Violeta Bahaciu, GFK Romania, Daniel Nicolescu, PayU, Marius Ursache, Grapefruit, Ana Maria Bogdan, Grapefruit
Friends & Supporters: Mihaela Bogiu, AvocatNet, Romanita , MakeSense PR, Stefan Liute, Grapefruit
ITALY THANKS
WIAD Rome, Luca Rosati, Alessandro Nasini, Claudia Busetto, Marzia Pantanella
Sponsor: Maple, http://www.maple.it
WIAD Milan, Diego Banchero, Claudio Muci
Sponsor: Wellnet, http://www.wellnet.it
WIAD Sardinia, Gabriela Lussu
Sponsor: Sardegna 2.0, www.sardegna20.com
