PIAAMCCS 2012 - International Workshop on Pervasive Information Architectures as Architectures of Meaning for Complex Cross-channel Systems

Pervasive Information Architectures as Architectures of Meaning for Complex Cross-channel Systems
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In the past few years, the practice of information architecture (IA) as the structural design of shared information environments has been changing under the influx of media convergence and ubiquitous and pervasive computing. Today, IA is uniquely positioned to help improve the design of successful user experiences and customer journeys in pervasive, cross-channel environments.
The workshop aims at bringing both researchers and practitioners to the table to: reframe information architecture and its role as the enabling layer for pervasive systems where information permeates physical space and products become cross-channel services; tackle established problems within the field with a multi-disciplinary perspective centered on indeterminate problem solving; identify new directions of research in this specific area which might advance both the theory and practice of information architecture in pervasive information spaces; promote the shared understanding of issues, challenges and opportunities among individuals and institutions that participate in the creation of complex, pervasive digital / physical information spaces or services from a user-centered perspective.
The workshop welcomes both theoretical reflections and academic perspectives and case study-related best practices and insights.
Organisers: Andrea Resmini, Terence Fenn and Jason Hobbs