So now it’s day two of OZIA 08, after having Japanese food thrown at us last night at dinner, it’s now time to review the highlights of yesterday.
Where is Square 1? - James Hunter.
James gave us a good perspective of the problems people have getting into the IA industry and how hard it can be to in fact cross train and become an IA. The problems of lack of mentoring, local internships and general training. He raises the question, where are the junior IA positions. He has a very good point, we are just not fostering junior IA development in Australia.
It’s on again, OZ-IA, the Sydney based Information Architecture conference, now in its third year (Sept 20-21st). Yet again I’ll be lobbing into Sydney for this event, and looking forward to catching up with all my IA and UX colleagues. Over the last two years I have always met new people in the field or learn a fair few new things at this conference, from the formal sessions and corridor talk.
Now OZ-IA may seem like a lay back conference, I’ll tell you it isn’t, in some respects, some of the topics can be a little full on. But that said the social aspect in previous years has been spontaneous yet entertaining.
You know in Perth people complain and carry on that nothing comes to Perth, all the good events, concerts, show and so on, all by-pass Perth.
Well with the Edge of the Web this all changes, forever.
The Australia Web Industry Association (AWIA) has given you a world class conference on your doorstep.
The Edge of the Web is a web design and development conference that you see only on the east coast. But it’s in Perth. When 6-7 November. But wait there is more. There are 4 workshops from leading experts. And wait there is even more. To finish it all off there is the WA Web Awards Dinner (you have entered haven’t you) on the Friday night. This makes it one rocking web blast of a week.
