More than 120 industry and community partners and iSchool faculty and staff attended the third annual iAffiliates Day on Thursday, April 10, 2104. The event, a benefit of the iAffiliates program, provides a forum for organizations to learn about iSchool research and explore areas for collaboration using an unconference format.
iAffiliates attendees included representatives from Alaska Airlines, Avanade, Boeing, Cisco, Costco, Ernst & Young, Expeditors, Getty Images, Google, Intel, KPMG, Medio, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Point B, ProQuest, Puyallup Public Library, Seattle Public Library, Tableau Software and Washington State Library, among others.
This year’s breakout sessions included:
- The App Generation: Katie Davis, iSchool Assistant Professor
- Mapping Science: Jevin West, iSchool Assistant Professor
- Patients as Health Experts: Wanda Pratt, iSchool Associate Professor
- Libraries in 2020: Joe Janes, iSchool Associate Professor & Tim Wadham, Director, Puyallup Public Library
- When data and content collide: Bob Boiko, iSchool Senior Lecturer
- Social Science & Social Media: Emma Spiro, iSchool Assistant Professor & Scott Golder, Data Scientist, Context Relevant
- Immersive Information Environments (IIEs): Ran Hinrichs, Founder & CEO, 2B3D & iSchool Lecturer
- A Lifelong Learning Advisory Service for Public Libraries: Jim Loter, Director of Information Technology, Seattle Public Library
- Searching for relevance: Raman Chandrasekar, ProQuest
- The lifecycle of terminology in information systems: Joe Tennis, iSchool Associate Professor
- Wearable technology: The good, the bad and the future: Nam-ho Park, Regional Director, Forum One
- Cyberattack! Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, Director for the Center of Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
- Relating Interfaces: Jared Bauer, iSchool PhD student
- Monetary Informatics: David Stearns, iSchool Senior Lecturer
- Gamification of Work: Mala Chandra, iSchool Lecturer