# Des Moines 2018

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### Saturday, February 24, 2018

EMAIL: <desmoines@worldiaday.org>

TWITTER: [@wiaddsm](https://twitter.com/wiaddsm)

**About World IA Day**

World Information Architecture Day is a one-day annual celebration hosted by the Information Architecture Institute and held in dozens of locations across the globe. World IA Day 2018 is taking place in 56 individual locations across 25 countries and 5 continents. Our celebration in Des Moines will be the 5th World IA Day held here.

**Meet People in your community**

We are a community of like-minded professionals and enthusiasts who share the common goal of practicing, learning, teaching, and shaping the future of information architecture and user experience. We share our thoughts, ideas, and work within an open and welcoming environment. Everyone is welcome and our celebrations are always accessible to all.

**Program**

There is a mix of presentations and workshops on topics drawing from the worlds of information architecture, user experience design, content strategy, product strategy, marketing, and more. We'll start the event with a keynote by Scott Kubie from Brain Traffic. From there, you can choose sessions throughout the day.

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### Venue, parking and transit

World IA Day Des Moines will be held in the Olmsted Center at Drake University. It is accessible within the city by car or public transit (several DART Local Routes stop immediately near the venue), and is a short hop off of Interstate 235.&#x20;

We have several parking spots reserved near the Olmsted Center for the event.

Drake Olmsted Center

2875 University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311

2nd Floor

### Program/Schedule

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

#### Registration & Coffee

9:15 AM to 9:30 AM

#### Event Kick-off

9:30 AM to 10:15 AM

#### Keynote

Keynote

*What even is a website? -*  [Scott Kubie](https://desmoines.worldiaday.org/people/scott-kubie)

10:30 AM to 11:15 AM

#### Sessions

* *Customer Driven Innovation* - [Mat Winegarden](https://twitter.com/MatWinegarden)[ ](https://www.worldiaday.org/node/1264)
* *Framing the Design Problem* - Tom Lindsley
* *Object-Oriented UX* - Jonna Buse

11:30 AM to 12:15 PM

#### Sessions

* *Customer Experience Journey Mapping* - [Keith Kmett](https://twitter.com/kkmett)
* *Designing for Inclusion* - Kara Pastour
* *How to Advance your Design Ideas* - Rachel McClung

12:15 PM to 1:15 PM

#### Lunch

Complimentary lunch and coffee will be provided for all who attend. We'll be having lunch boxes with a meat, veggie, or salad option. If you have any dietary restrictions or needs, please contact us and we'll do our best to assist.

1:15 PM to 2:00 PM

#### Session

* *The Psychology of Intuitiveness* - Annie Lewis
* *Practical Design Thinking* - Edward Cupps
* *Basic Introduction to IA* - Meghan Lehman & Nick Bray

2:15 PM to 3:00 PM

#### Sessions

* *Bring Your Own Seat to the Table* - Andy Vitale
* *Designing for Accessibility* - Zayira Jordan
* *Integrating UX into Agile* - Jennifer Gracey

3:10 PM to 3:30 PM

#### Closing & Raffle

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## Our team

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