Noreen Whysel - Information Architecture/Web Design/Usability/Accessibility, New York, NY

Upcoming Events

Look for me at the following events:

August 12, 2010
Content Strategists Meetup, Dove Parlor, New York, NY

August 18, 2010
Columbia College Women Welcome Event, Red Sky Bar, New York, NY

August 24, 2010
EXPO: Google Discovers a Better Way to Share Research , GoogleNY, New York, NY

September 30-October 2, 2010
IDEA Conference, Toronto
The IDEA Conference is a yearly conference about Information: Design, Experience and Access that is sponsored by the Information Architecture Institute. In the end I didn't get to go, but you can read conference live tweets by searching #idea09 at Twitter. view last year's podcasts and speaker interviews at Boxes & Arrows.

Recent Events

July 29, 2010
UX Book Club At LiquidNet, New York, NY

June 30, 2010
GISMO General Meeting (3-5pm), New York, NY

June 18, 2010
NYCArc User Group 2010 Symposium, John Jay College, New York, NY

June 15, 2010
Columbia College Women Board Meeting New York, NY

June 14, 2010
GISMO Leadership Dinner @ O'Casey's, New York, NY

June 4-6, 2010
Columbia College Reunion Weekend New York, NY
Another weekend to stand around and wonder who all these old people are...and then say, Oh, that's a spouse, whew, good, ya had me there, but wow, we are all sitting at the big table now aren't we?

May 17, 2010
Columbia College Class Day Breakfast and Class Parade New York, NY
I will be in the Class Parade behind the 1990 banner.

April 25, 2010
CCW Mentoring Senior Brunch New York, NY
The senior brunch brings together mentors and students one last time to celebrate a year of learning together.

April 8-11, 2010
Information Architecture Summit Phoenix, AZ
"This One Goes to Eleven!" This year marks the 11th annual Information Architecture Summit. Our theme is meant to inspire everyone in the community–even those who aren't presenting or volunteering–to bring their best ideas to the table. As busy practitioners, we rarely have the chance to step back and think about the future of our field–we're too busy resolving day-to-day issues. This is an opportunity to help each other become more efficient. By gathering and sharing practical solutions for everyday challenges, we can create more breathing room to plan for what's to come. I helped plan/participated in:

February 4-7, 2010
Interaction10 Savannah, GA
Interaction10 is a UX design conference of the Interactive Design Association, hosted this year at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

October 3, 2009
Columbia College Fund Leadership Conference New York, NY
Luncheon with new College Dean, Michelle Moody-Adams at the conclusion of the leadership conference.

October 13, 2009
NYC IA Meetup New York, NY

October 17, 2009
Columbia Homecoming BBQ and Football Game vs. Pennsylvania New York, NY
I'm missing Todd Zaki Warfel and Will Evans incredible sounding Innovation Design workshop at IxDA. Maybe I can pop by for part of the event earlier in the day....

September 18, 2009
Sentient City Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Lunchtime Project: Natural Fuse - For many of us these days, "home" is an idea constructed from several places - we live in social environments and neighborhoods composed of networked fragments that bridge huge geographical distances. Usman Haque will talk about such architectural issues with specific reference to his project "Natural Fuse."

September 23, 2009
IxDA Shake Shake Party Madison Square Park, New York
I can't attend, due to yet another rescheduled meeting, but it sounds like fun. No RSVP required. Look for the teal balloons.

September 26, 2009
SocialChangeCamp NYC 2009 Woolworth Building, New York
SocialChangeCamp is a conference for forward-thinking public interest organizations seeking new and diverse ways to leverage technology to recruit volunteers, build communities, inspire grassroots movements, reach donors, and facilitate effective advocacy. SocialChangeCamp empowers socially conscious organizations with channels and techniques that help them find relevance and accessibility in social media and related technology, regardless of their current levels of engagement. By educating, empowering, and connecting our community members, we act as a catalyst for social change.

September 29, 2009
AIIM Seminar Westin Hotel, New York, NY
From Collaboration to Processes to Control: what's the ideal information management strategy for your organization?

September 30, 2009
UX Book Club New York, NY
The book is Linked by Albret-Láaszló Barabási. More info and RSVP at the NYC UX Book Club Facebook page

All IA Institute Calendar listings:

August 24, 2010

UX Week


August 25, 2010

UX Australia


August 26, 2010

UIE Seminar: Produce a More Persuasive Site: Where Design & Marketing Meet


September 02, 2010

Sept 16: UIE Virtual Seminar—Organization Schemes with Donna Spencer


September 09, 2010

Netherlands UX Cocktail Hour


September 24, 2010

EuroIA 2010: Europe's Sixth Information Architecture Summit


October 19, 2010

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