The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is proud to announce its leadership team for 2008-2009. Upon the completion of three Board Members’ two-year terms and the retirement of two other Board Members earlier in 2007, five individuals from our growing community have been selected to join IxDA’s Board of Directors.
The five new IxDA Board Members are: Nasir Barday, User Experience Designer, FactSet Research Systems, Inc., New York, NY Bill DeRouchey, Sr. Interaction Designer, Ziba Design, Portland, OR Janna Hicks DeVylder, Experience Planning Director, Arc Worldwide, Chicago, IL James Leftwich, Chief Experience Officer, SeeqPod, Palo Alto, CA Jeremy Yuille, Interaction Designer at ACID, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia They will join the continuing Board Members, who are: Elizabeth Bacon, Chief Design Officer, Devise, Portland, OR Greg Petroff, Design Lead, SAP Design Services Team, Office of the CEO, Palo Alto, CA Josh Seiden, Design Group Manager, Liquidnet, New York, NY Niklas Wolkert, Sr. Interaction Designer, Ergonomidesign, Bromma, Sweden The outgoing Board Members are: Robert Reimann, IxDA President Associate Creative Director at frog design, Seattle, WA David Malouf, IxDA Vice President, co-founder, and Interaction 08 Conference Co-Chair Sr. Interaction Designer, Motorola Enterprise Mobility, Brooklyn, NY Dan Saffer, IxDA Director, Interaction 08 Conference Co-Chair Design Director, Adaptive Path, San Francisco, CA The entire new Board was presented to the organization by outgoing IxDA Vice President David Malouf on Saturday February 9, 2008, during Interaction 08, IxDA’s inaugural conference that was held in Savannah, Georgia. Outgoing IxDA President, Robert Reimann, also presented IxDA co-founder, visionary leader, and tireless supporter David Malouf with a certificate of appreciation and the gift of a One Laptop Per Child XO laptop computer. Because of the Give One Get One program at OLPC, one XO laptop computer will also be going to a child in the developing world. David spoke to the group about the beginnings of IxDA, and the enthusiastic applause of the gathered community reflected its great appreciation for David’s invaluable efforts on IxDA’s behalf. Video of the event can be seen at: http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1415621296&channel=1274129191 The IxDA Board has determined its new executive and operational roles, as well. Josh Seiden is the new President; Liz Bacon is the new Vice- President; Bill DeRouchey is the new Treasurer; and Jeremy Yuille is the new Secretary. Additionally, Greg Petroff will be leading efforts for Interaction 09, Niklas Wolkert and Janna Hicks DeVylder will be focusing on Local Groups, Jim Leftwich will be heading up Communications, and Nasir Barday will manage IT and technology initiatives. Following the success of Interaction 08, IxDA is gearing up for further growth as a volunteer-driven organization helping to further the profession of interaction design. The entire Board of Directors welcomes input from its global constituency to ensure that we work together towards common goals and provide value to our community. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
