A.5. Conferences and EventsQuite a few conferences have been held since we last published this book. While a few of the bigger ones are listed below, you can find out about many more conferences and events by keeping up with discussion lists and the event calendars listed below. A.5.1. Information Architecture Summit (ASIS&T)The longest-running and most specific conference dedicated to information architecturethe ASIS&T-sponsored Information Architecture Summithas been held in North America each spring since 2000. The Summit is organized by volunteers and typically attracts 300400 attendees. ASIS&T also organizes the European IA Summit. Visit the ASIS&T web site (http://www.asis.org) for information on the next Summit. A.5.2. DUXDUX (Conference on Designing for User eXperience) began in 2003 as a collaboration of ACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGGRAPH, and AIGA, with the intent of holding a conference every second year. Information for the most recent conference is available at http://www.dux2005.org. A.5.3. Additional ConferencesThe IAI is organizing or sponsoring IA conferences and meetings around the world, including IA Retreats, the IDEA Conference, and more. Keep up by viewing the IAI's events calendar (http://iainstitute.org/calendar). Many more conferences and events can be found through the events calendars listed below.
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