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# We meet at Columbus Metropolitan Library
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[The tickets for the WIAD Columbus 2026 are available at Eventbrite.](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-ia-day-columbus-2026-tickets-1980695936866) The event is free, but tickets are limited: don’t miss out!
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## Date and time
Saturday, March 7, 2025 - 10:00am to 4pm
## Location
Columbus Metropolitan Library\
96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
[Map directions](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Columbus+Metropolitan+Library/@39.9613828,-82.9894036,16z/data=!3m1!5s0x883888cc4e7df7e3:0xc2f22438d94b9eb5!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x883888cc4eb6b895:0xa2493346795a7147!2s96+S+Grant+Ave,+Columbus,+OH+43215!3b1!8m2!3d39.9613828!4d-82.9894036!16s%2Fg%2F11b8v79pry!3m5!1s0x883888cc51ac42df:0xc671ddeb9ef8ba0e!8m2!3d39.9612739!4d-82.9900467!16s%2Fg%2F11h0_pj3nm?entry=ttu\&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMC4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA3M0gBUAM%3D)
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## Designing for Meaning is this year’s theme
Columbus is a city shaped by systems—streets, rivers, institutions, and communities that connect people to purpose. World IA Day Columbus explores how Information Architecture turns those structures into meaningful experiences. From the Scioto Mile to civic institutions and a growing tech ecosystem, the city is built on connection and intent—and Information Architecture is what ties it all together.
On March 8, you’ll hear from leading voices in Ohio across academia and industry as they explore how Information Architecture is designing for meaning—bringing clarity and understanding to a world increasingly flooded with data.
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## Agenda
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11:10 am - 12:10 am Lightning talks - Four speakers - we are looking for professionals that want to share their experience.
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12:20 pm - 1:00 pm Second Talk - To be announced!
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch time
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2:10 pm - 3:30 pm Panel - Designing for Meaning in the Age of AI
As AI systems increasingly shape how information is created, organized, and delivered, Information Architecture faces a new challenge: designing for human understanding while remaining extensible, interpretable, and usable by machines.
This panel brings together all WIAD Columbus 2026 to discuss how we design for meaning when humans and AI are both users of our systems, exploring intent, structure, ethics, data, and experience in an AI-augmented world.
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