I agree that an IxDA specific group is a great idea ... and in some
cities there are probably enough people interested to support multiple
groups, but so far in Toronto I haven't seen it.  The one existing
group isn't very big, and I think the overlap between it and an IxDA
group would be 100%.

I'm not sure the Toronto IxD/UX community is large enough to support
multiple groups... unless I'm just totally out of the loop.

Now, maybe the existing UXIrregulars group could become the local IxDA
outpost ...


On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:09:46, David Malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hear this a lot, "why start a new IxDA group in [my town]? there is
> already [this org]."
>
> Most large cities already have some sort of UX group. What that
> phrase doesn't take into account is that one of the primary reasons
> for a face-to-face group to exist is to bring the virtual into the
> real.
[snip]
> I have tremendous respect for good organizations on the ground in all
> the cities of the world, but after now 4 solid years of existence, I
> feel confident that every city that wants one should and could have
> its own local face-to-face organization and that does not mean that
> it intrinsically is competing. It is just doing what is the next
> natural step. Being real and true to itself.

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