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You make complex things simple
Every day you turn a flood of information into clear structures that thousands of people rely on.
World Information Architecture Day · Uzbekistan
World Information Architecture Association
has been hosting WIAD since 2012. WIAD is the main stage where information architects from all over the world share their experience.
Until WIAD 202706.03.2027 · Tashkent
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Who is behind WIAD?
The World Information Architecture Association is a non-profit professional organization. We discover and share the best practices of organizing data and navigating it.
World IA Day takes place on the same day in around the world. Each community interprets the shared in its own way: it invites , runs workshops and brings together everyone who and data structures. In 2027, becomes a WIAD venue too.
WIAD around the world
World IA Day happens on the same day on every continent, from San Francisco and Buenos Aires to Tokyo and Sydney. White dots are cities where communities have already hosted WIAD; the blue one is Tashkent, our first WIAD in 2027.
WIAD communities Uzbekistan — WIAD 2027
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Information architecture: is it for me?
Information architecture is the craft of creating and mapping the digital routes people travel. If you design navigation, build categorizations, tune search or research user journeys, you already practice information architecture.
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Turning chaos into order
We take scattered documents, pages and data and shape them into a clear structure where everything has its place.
How can I take part?
Choose your format: come to the venue, join the livestream, speak on stage or support WIAD as a partner.
What else can I learn?
WIAD is not just one day a year. The WIAA community meets online all year round, and materials from past meetings stay available. Choose where to start.
Organizing the event
On March 6, 2027, Tashkent will host the first in-person WIAD in Uzbekistan: a day of talks, workshops and meeting people who design information. A small team is preparing it, and it still has open spots.
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WIAD in numbers
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- First WIAD in the world
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- First WIAD in Uzbekistan
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- Countries took part in WIAD 2026
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A profession between disciplines
UX, content, data, library science and development: information architecture connects them all.
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Your work shows in every click
Navigation, search, menus and filters are all decisions made by an information architect.
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Demand grows with the data
The more information and AI services there are, the more we need people who can organize them.
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A global community
WIAA, World IA Day in dozens of cities and colleagues all over the world who share their experience.