ToRCHI, the Toronto chapter of ACM SIGCHI, is organizing a one-day
workshop in June on the topic of user experience (UX) design of web
site information architectures (IA).

== Workshop details ==
This event is seeking to attract about 10 people who have significant
professional experience in the workshop topic. Attendees will learn
from each other by participating in structured activities and
discussions facilitated by the workshop leader.

This workshop examines the design of web site organization and
information architecture with a focus on user experience and usability
considerations. Workshop activities will consist largely of analyzing
and critiquing existing sites, discussing underlying design principles
and guidelines, and completing design exercises and critiquing the
results. The workshop will be divided into segments to focus on
specific discussion topics, such as the following:

        * Contexts of use as a determinant of web site organization
        * Task-based organizational schemes
        * Global (site-wide) navigation design
        * Definition and design of site sections (a.k.a. sitelets, sub sites

== Workshop leader: Keith Instone ==
As workshop leader, Keith Instone is responsible for preparing the
structured workshop activities and ensuring a productive workshop
discussion. Keith Instone is the information architecture lead and IA
team lead for the ibm.com site. This site is one of the largest sites
on the Web and is often cited as exemplary. In a prior position as
usability specialist at Argus Associates, he helped define the field
of information architecture as a merger of UCD and library science
practices. He was also an early advocate of web usability, building
UsableWeb.com. Keith has a long track record of organizing workshops,
professional service, and speaking engagements. Recent speaking
engagements related to the workshop topic include serving as a
panelist for "The State of Web Site User Experience in 2007" at
Internet User Experience 2007 and for "Setting the IA research agenda"
at the IA Summit in 2006.

== For more information ==
For additional details, view the call for participation at:
http://torchi.memberlodge.org/Default.aspx?pageId=91841&eventId=10909...

See also the ToRCHI homepage: http://torchi.memberlodge.org/