Using a common language

Use consistent terms when describing World IA Day events, teams, locations, and programming.

Use these terms when you describe World IA Day internally or externally. Consistent language makes event information easier to understand and find.

The preferred terms are listed in English. Use clear, appropriate translations when communicating in your local language.

Contribute translations to the shared lexicon when you can.

Preferred terms

Use this glossary in website content, social posts, and conversations.

WIAD

Use WIAD as the acronym for World IA Day. Use it when space is limited or in informal communication.

Event

Use event for a local WIAD celebration. Avoid conference, which suggests one event format or scale.

Location

Use location for the place hosting a celebration. Avoid city, because a location can cover more than one city.

Examples include:

• Rhein-Neckar, Germany, a region including Mannheim and Heidelberg

• San Gabriel Valley, California, part of the Greater Los Angeles area

• Singapore, an island city-state

Program schedule

Use program schedule for the event timeline and its sessions, activities, and speakers.

Local organizer

Use local organizer for a person who brings World IA Day to their community. Avoid producer or leader for this role.

Local team

Use local team for people who commit to planning and delivering a local event.

Volunteer

Use volunteer for a person who contributes time to a local event.

Presenter or speaker

Use presenter or speaker for someone contributing a presentation, workshop, or panel discussion.

Region

Use region for an area that groups participating locations. Regions help people find nearby events.

• Asia-Pacific

• Europe and Africa

• Latin America

• Middle East

• North America