About the Information Architecture Institute

The Information Architecture Institute is a 501(6)c professional organization, operated by a dedicated, multi-national group of people. Volunteering our own resources, we aspire to build bridges to related disciplines and organizations. We invite you to join us in advancing the state of information architecture through research, education, advocacy and community service.

We live in exciting times. As the information age rolls forward, our businesses, markets and societies are being transformed into adaptive, connected networks. The Internet of today only hints at the ubiquitous communication infrastructure of tomorrow. The construction of this brave new world requires a new kind of architecture, focused on digital structures of information and software rather than physical structures of bricks and mortar. As we spend more time working and playing in these shared information spaces, people will need and demand better search, navigation and collaboration systems.

We are working hard to build an international membership that connects people with diverse languages, cultures and perspectives. So far, we have over 1400 members from 80 countries. Our Board of Directors and Board of Advisors are comprised of individuals from six continents. Our Translations Initiative and Local Group Program serves to promote and extend our services to all corners of the world.

Read our Annual Report (2006-2007) (PDF) to find out what we accomplished in our third year of operation.

Read our latest Letter from the Board of Directors for up to date news on the Institute's activity.

Spotlight on our People

Peter Boersma
Director of Membership/Local Groups

Amsterdam, The Netherlands


At university, Peter combined computer science with ergonomics and since then aims to create information environments where people can work and play without having to adapt too much. He has been working in the field of user experience since 1995 as a user interface designer, project manager, concept designer, consultant, information architect, and manager. Currently, he is the senior interaction designer of the user experience department at Info.nl where he designs online environments, mostly for financial institutions.

Peter loves design processes and has published and spoken about the topic at local, national and international conferences. He has been involved in the organization of those conferences since 1997, including CHI conferences, IA Summits and all three Euro IA conferences. He has also been organizing local IA/UX Cocktail Hours since 2001.

For more about Peter, please visit http://www.peterboersma.com/blog. 

Spotlight on our Partners

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American Society for Information Science and Technology

The American Society for Information Science and Technology's Information Architecture SIG is the home of the SIG-IA mailing list and the ASIST Bulletin. The Bulletin's IA Column, edited by IAI board member Stacy Surla, features guest writers from the field of IA. Visit their site to read the current IA Column.