Jorge Arango

“Jorge presented an engaging and thought-provoking keynote at the National Association of Government Web Professional conference in 2018. His talk inspired us to select his book, Living in Information, as our October 2018 book club read. As government web professionals it is vital for us to consider and remember the human element behind all of the information and services we provide to the public and Jorge stresses this in all of the work that he does.”

“It was an honor and a life-affirming experience to work with Jorge during WIAD 2012. Jorge lead as the Thematic Chair of the inagural event, lending sound IA scholarship and evocative questions to the discussion, as well as a stunning keynote video that captivated the global audience. In addition, Jorge also organized and hosted a magnificent event for the local pracitioners in Panama City - assuredly no small feat. Furthermore, Jorge has regularly impressed me with his warmth and willingness to mentor, support and continue dialouge with IA/UX practictioners and extended members of the IA/UX Community. He exemplifies the kindness, intellect, and leadership that is integral to our field, and more importantly, to humanity. Thank you, Jorge.”

“Jorge brought many admirable traits to the IA Institute, including his intellect, his intense curiosity, his international perspective, and not least his sense of humor which makes him a pleasure to work with.”

“It’s been my pleasure to work with Jorge as a colleague and fellow board member. His sophisticated perspective and the depth and range of his understanding of IA and related fields made him a very effective Events Director over the past year. He put together probably our most interesting and profitable workshop ever (http://www.iasummit.org/proceedings/2008/becoming_a_leader_from_ia_to_b), and developed a fabulous program for the critically acclaimed annual IDEA conference (http://ideaconference.org/2008/). Jorge is able to build consensus while at the same time moving large-scale projects forward – a very difficult balance to strike. I’m looking forward to continued collaboration with him during his tenure this year as board President.”

“Jorge is super-smart and cares deeply about the quality of his work. Those qualities made him a great Events Director for the Information Architecture Institute and I have no doubt he'll be a great President.”

“Jorge is a bright, energetic leader in the IA/UX community and a pleasure to work with as a colleague on the board of the IA Institute. His primary responsibility as events director this past year focused on the institute's third annual IDEA Conference. In programming the conference he built a lineup of speakers that continued the traditional of mind-expanding inspirational talks while at the same time nudging the focus of the conference toward sustainable and relevant themes. IDEA was again this year a great success in no small part due to Jorge's stewardship. I am pleased to be able to continue working with him in the coming year on the IAI board, I would recommend him for a leadership role in any design- or architecture-related endeavor without hesitation, and I hope to work with him directly myself on some sort of user experience project someday.”

“During my last term as President of the Information Architecture Instutute, I had the incredible pleasure to work with Jorge Arango, who joined the Board of Directors in 2007 as Director of Events. Jorge's calm demeanor and clear overview was just what the organization needed as we set out to refine our conference concept and secure a regular profit base for the Institute. Now, in his second year on the Board, Jorge has assumed my role as President. I could not ask for a better successor.”

“Jorge took up the mantle of Director of Events after I vacated the role. He did a superb job of taking the vision of the IAI and implementing it at different events. He was responsible for two events during his year-long tenure and did an awesome job at both of them. He was the Program Chair for the IDEA2008 conference and was able to secure a wide range of presenters for the 2-day, single track conference. The high quality of the speakers and their presentations helped to further establish the event as a must-attend for those in the User Experience community. I highly valued Jorge's opinions both as an advisor and then as a director for the IAI, and I highly recommend him!”

“Jorge's team at Boot Studio created excellent banner advertisements for us in Flash and animated GIF formats. They were creative ways to help 3TIER build awareness about what we do in the region and several clients have commented to us on how much they liked the banners.”

““I recommend Jorge without hesitation, . His expertise, and creativity add value to our organization.”