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# Austin 2019

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If you would like to follow our progress, volunteer to assist or sponsor to ensure a wonderful experience, please get in touch:

* Email: <austin@worldiaday.org>
* Twitter: [@WIAD\_Austin](https://twitter.com/WIAD_Austin)
* Newsletter sign-up: [@WorldIADayAustin](https://tinyletter.com/worldiadayaustin)

Now in its eighth year, 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.

The theme of this year's celebration is Design for Difference. So, what differences are we designing for?

* Difference in ability and disability
* Difference in access to information and technology
* Difference in language and cultural understanding
* Difference in age, gender, and identity
* Difference in experience

<a href="https://wiadatx2019.eventbrite.com/" class="button primary">Register</a>  <a href="https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4746806/World-IA-Day-2019-Austin-Call-for-Volunteers" class="button secondary">Volunteer</a>

#### Get the Latest News

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#### Thank you to our local sponsors!

* [**Optum**](https://www.optum.com/)
* [**Environments for Humans**](http://environmentsforhumans.com/)

[![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/8Keb5YE9Pj3F2QpweoSV/BradFrost_512x256.jpg)](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-and-maintaining-successful-design-systems-with-brad-frost-tickets-52451913084)

**Event date** Sat, 23 February 2019

### Venue, parking and transit

[**Optum - 12357-C Riata Trace Pkwy, Building 7, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78727**](https://goo.gl/maps/mcAufUSt5Pq)

**Parking**

* Parking for this event is free and directly in front of the building. The fastest way to Building 7 is to take the entrance for Building 8 and 9. Building 7 will be the building to the right at the end of the parking lot.&#x20;

### Program/Schedule

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<table><thead><tr><th width="143.578125">9:00 am</th><th>Breakfast ? ☕️</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>9:20 am</td><td>Welcome and Opening remarks</td></tr><tr><td>9:30 am</td><td><strong>Juanpablo Wright</strong></td></tr><tr><td><p>10:25 am</p><p> </p></td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattheweng/"><strong>Matthew Eng</strong></a><br>When Design Cohesiveness Breaks the Experience: A design research case study of unifying two independent platforms with two distinct users bases</td></tr><tr><td>11:20 am<br> </td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liaprins/"><strong>Lia Prins</strong></a><br>Sketching as an Idea Generator: Tactile Techniques to Think More Divergently</td></tr><tr><td>12:05 pm</td><td>Snacks ? ? ?</td></tr><tr><td>12:25 pm   <br> </td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/slouraine/"><strong>Stephanie Louraine</strong></a><br>Intro to Accessibility Language for UX Designers</td></tr><tr><td>1:05 pm</td><td>WIAD ATX Closing</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Local Partners and Sponsors

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Optum</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/0xWzbfIJnIJ6Rn1HInys/Optum(R)_RGB.png">Optum(R)_RGB.png</a></td><td><a href="https://www.optum.com/">https://www.optum.com/</a></td></tr><tr><td>Environments for Humans</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/tUDfeNl3DM5bYCTNxONR/Environmnets%20for%20Humans%20logo_0.jpg">Environmnets for Humans logo_0.jpg</a></td><td><a href="http://environmentsforhumans.com/">http://environmentsforhumans.com/</a></td></tr><tr><td>Designing for Digital</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/nOYW3Y0j43dFkQirQZrj/D4D_2945%20Outline.png">D4D_2945 Outline.png</a></td><td><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-and-maintaining-successful-design-systems-with-brad-frost-tickets-52451913084">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-and-maintaining-successful-design-systems-with-brad-frost-tickets-52451913084</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Speakers and presenters <a href="#speakers_presenters" id="speakers_presenters"></a>

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Juanpablo Wright</strong></td><td>Elastic Plastic</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/h87fQxjGKAT2Z8nu9VE1/Unknown.jpeg">Juanpablo-Wright.jpeg</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Lia Prins</strong></td><td>UX + Data Vis Designer, IBM</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/nhjd3zr4k8WOJbaHMajo/Lia_headshot.jpg">Lia-Prins.jpg</a></td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liaprins/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/liaprins/</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Matthew Eng</strong></td><td>Team Lead for IBM Cloud Platform UX Research, IBM Design</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/QtwzC9mUHfKwOWSO3HbQ/0_1.jpeg">Matthew-Eng.jpeg</a></td><td><a href="/people/matthew-eng.md">Matthew Eng</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Stephanie Louraine</strong></td><td>Senior User Experience Designer, Optum</td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/ztbdddd377MhI4QsILbh/0%201.jpeg">Stephanie-Louraine.jpeg</a></td><td><a href="/people/stephanie-louraine.md">Stephanie Louraine</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Organizers

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Alex Bilstein</strong></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/TXrmDUM56qpziruVqAM1/Alex%20Bilstein%20single%20Headshot%20xsmall%20headshot.jpeg">Alex Bilstein single Headshot xsmall headshot.jpeg</a></td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abilstein/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/abilstein/</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Jason Rutherford</strong></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/8BZoHXsUylYna5O9Ep4z/Photo%20of%20Jason%20Rutherford.jpg">Jason-Rutherford.jpg</a></td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrutherfordux/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrutherfordux/</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Jason Lewis</strong></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/M6f7jbVjxQoObu3jE5KI/Photo%20of%20Jason%20Lewis.jpg">Jason-Lewis.jpg</a></td><td><a href="https://jasontaylorlewis.com/">https://jasontaylorlewis.com/</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Michelle McCoy</strong></td><td><a href="https://content.gitbook.com/content/bnxlkfKPZGGh22QOLtp9/blobs/Ac3Z9I0byjkhsgkRFks3/McCoy%20Michelle%20090517%20ppt.jpg">Michelle-McCoy.jpg</a></td><td><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemccoyuxdesigner/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellemccoyuxdesigner/</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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