Info Camp 2010 Update

InfoCamp has announced their keynote speakers. Info camp only has 2 preplanned speaker and all other sessions are run by us the participants!

Aaron Schmidt, UX Librarian at Large
Aaron Schmidt is half of INFLUX, a user experience (UX) consultancy that focuses on helping libraries create amazing experiences. Though he lives in Portland, Oregon, he is the Digital Initiatives Librarian for the District of Columbia Public Library where he helped create the first library iPhone and Blackberry applications, and helps the library with other interface and social media decisions. He works with the Global Libraries Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on innovation in libraries and frequently speaks at library conferences. Sometimes he writes about library design and usability at his site Walking Paper.

Samantha Starmer, eCommerce Experience Manger at REI
Over the last 12 years, Samantha Starmer has worked on a wide variety of experience and information projects while at Amazon, SchemaLogic and Microsoft. She is currently a senior manager at REI, where she is creating and leading teams to drive improved customer experiences. Samantha holds a Master’s of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington’s iSchool and regularly teaches there. Samantha has served on the boards of the Information Architecture Institute and Content Management Professionals, and is currently on the Oversight Committee for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. You can follow her musings on customer experience, IA and other topics via @samanthastarmer.