> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.information-architecture.world/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.information-architecture.world/worldiaday/events/world-ia-day-2024.md). # World IA Day 2024 ## Global theme: Context **Context** is all around us. It shapes the meaning in all types of communications. Without context, you can’t communicate effectively. Without context, you can’t understand meaning. Context is fundamental to the way we come to understand people, situations, and ideas. Context inspires feelings, thoughts and beliefs of groups and individuals. It is the background information that allows people to make informed decisions. #### Why is context relevant to information architecture? As information architects and designers, we study the context, content, and users. We need to research the context of what we are architecting: Who is it for? What are they using it for? Why, when, where, and on which devices or channels? What are their expectations, experiences or values? When we understand the context, we make strategic decisions: We draw lines (seams, borders, edges) between content and context: What do we focus on? What is «inside» and what is «outside»? When we work on detailing the objects in our focus, we’re still always keeping an eye out for the context. The context can change the meaning of the content. The context itself can change, thus having an impact on our information architecture. Maybe we’re not even trying to architect the content, but rather the context, e.g. to give users a framework in which they can create their own content. Architecting the context, or at least making context explicit, is becoming increasingly relevant: For instance, when news is detached from its source, it is hard to distinguish reliable from fake news. Artificial intelligence builds rules based on implicit context, e.g., when assessing the CVs of job candidates. Join us on March 2, 2024, to enrich the discussion about context at one of the World IA Day (WIAD24) locations around the world. [Details on the theme](https://medium.com/worldiaday/world-information-architecture-day-2024-on-context-627a417617e5) *** ### WIAD24 news & updates * [World Information Architecture Day 2024 on CONTEXT](/blog/2023/world-information-architecture-day-2024-on-context.md) *** ## Participating locations in WIAD24 | Location | Date | Link | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Akron 2024 | March 1, 2024 | [Register](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/838266948007?aff=oddtdtcreator) | | Australia 2024 | February 29, 204 | | | Baltimore 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Barcelona 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Boston 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Cesena 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Charlotte 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Egypt 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Fukuoka 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Ghent 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | London 2024 | March 5, 2024 | | | [Los Angeles 2024](https://losangeles.worldiaday.org/events/past-events/los-angeles-2024) | March 2, 2024 | | | Malaysia 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Michigan 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Milan 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | New York 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Palermo 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Providence 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | [2024](https://richmond.worldiaday.org/events/2024) | March 2, 2024 | | | São Paulo 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Saudi Arabia 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Tehran 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Tokyo 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Toronto 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | Twin Cities 2024 | March 2, 2024 | | | UX Research & Strategy | March 2, 2024 | | | Zurich, Switzerland | March 8, 2024 | [Program & details](https://wiadswitzerland.org/wiad-2024/) | {% embed url="" %} Flashback to 2014 when Andrew Hinton gave a talk about context {% endembed %} --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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