Registration is now online!
We are pleased to have you join our joint Alberta celebration!
World IA Day Alberta is a Joint event with Calgary UX and UX Meetup Edmonton.
If you would like to attend the Livestream please use the registration link. We look forward to seeing you!
If you would like to volunteer or sponsor, please get in touch.
Venue, parking and transit
This event is being held fully online with Vi.to.
Upon your Eventbrite registration, you will be emailed a link to join the event on Vi.to.
We are also using Wonder.me for virtual networking opportunities, so be sure to check out that link too once you are in the WIAD Alberta Vi.to Hub.
Again, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at alberta@worldiaday.org and one of us at Calgary UX and UX Meetup Edmonton will be in touch with you.
Program/Schedule
We have a number of prestigious speakers both locally and beyond to share on a variety of topics.
Presentation notes Now available! See each the individual speakers pages for talk details…
Schedule
Global Event
- 8:00 - 8:45 am, Global Keynote: Designing for Curiosity (with Live Q&A)
- Cassini Nazir from the University of North Texas
Alberta Event
- 8:30 - 8:45 am, Early bird networking
- Networking on wonder.me
- Password available to registered attendees
- 8:45 - 9:00 am, Welcome and Introductions
- 9:00 - 9:30 am, Alberta Keynote: Creepy, Creative and Curious
- Aldrich Huang from UXTesting Inc.
- 9:30 - 10:00 am, User Testing When You’re Broke AF
- Kayla Baretta from Paper Leaf
- Anne Brown from Paper Leaf
- 10:00 - 10:15 am, New Girl in Town - Welcoming and Necessitating Curiosity
- Rebecca Harper from Rebecca Harper Consulting
- 10:15 - 10:30 am, Morning Break
- 10:30 - 11:00 am, AI and Marketing
- Darrell Saric of hipmedia
- 11:00 - 11:30 am, Build Your Own Frankenstein
- Christopher Nash of Yellow Pencil
- 11:30 - 12:00 pm, Curiosity and the Shape of Mastery
- Martin Stares of Greyfriars Consulting Group
- 12:00 - 12:30 pm, Stay curious! Paint the bigger picture
- Tanu Malhotra from the IGM Financial Inc.
- 12:30 - 12:45 pm, Thank-you, prizes and (pre)closing
- 12:45 - 1:15 pm, Global Keynote: Designing for Curiosity (redux with local discussion)
- Cassini Nazir from the University of North Texas
Alberta After party
- 12:45, 1:15 pm - ?:??,
- Networking After Party on wonder.me
- Password available to registered attendees
Local Partners and Sponsors
World IA Day
Growing information architecture communities since 2012
World Information Architecture Day is a one-day annual celebration held in dozens of locations across the globe.
UX Meetup Edmonton
This is an open group for anyone in the Edmonton area who is interested in the discipline of User Experience. Our goal is to support the growing community of UX practitioners and like-minded individuals who want to meet regularly to share and discuss ideas, challenges, methods and learn from one another.
Calgary UX
Calgary UX aims to inspire and connect user experience professionals across all disciplines and all industries. Together, we connect people, celebrate talent, share knowledge and collaborate with communities around us.
Evans Hunt
Thank you to Evans Hunt, our media sponsor for our presenters' Zoom connection.
Evans Hunt is a strategic digital communications agency that specializes in creating meaningful connections between people and brands through technology.
