Hi folks, I wanted to add for the historical record that the IxD Discussion list wasn't just born in 2005. It was born in mid-2003 as a Yahoo! Groups list and migrated later that year to www.interactiondesigners.com. Over the next two years, it became known as the "Interaction Design Group" and grew into an always-exciting forum for people to examine and advance this relatively new discipline & practice. The momentum was such that a steering committee formed organically from within the community in 2005; during their first retreat, the committee decided to incorporate the organization as the "Interaction Design Association", which is the non-profit entity we are now.
And today, I believe that there's still nowhere to go but up! The Interaction'08 conference was a trumpet call to the world that we offer something special, and our community is indeed growing faster than ever. As of this month, we have about 8,500 subscribers to the IxDA Discussion list and another 2,000 subscribers to IxDA Announcements. Additionally, we have 58 local groups that are already in existence or setting up plans to start local gatherings. Wow!! It's an extraordinary time to be an IxD practitioner, and we welcome more people from all walks of life to engage with this community. The IxDA board looks forward to further helping and encouraging each and every one of you gain what you need within this novel un-organization. Best, Liz, IxDA VP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33952 ________________________________________________________________ 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
