Hi folks, Yes, Will is correct! The IxDA Board is actively working on providing improved infrastructure for IxDA.org so that we can better support our community and pursue our mission of making the world a better place to be.
I am project manager of this initiative and of course have been working closely with other board members. Our team has been working on defining needs and system requirements for several months, and we have just completed some validation of our near-term features by consulting with several local group leaders. Now we are moving into the next phase, which involves seeking development partners to build out the first phase of a new system that will provide: * richer member profiles * an event/calendar system * local group micro-sites * tools to help local group leaders Presently, we intend for these new features to co-exist with the web forums that Jeff has created for us over the past few years. One of our key goals in this initiative is to provide an open, extensible community platform that will enable new grassroots initiatives and member contributions to increase the value of our whole organization. We want it to be easy for members to find and share information, and get in touch with one another as well as meet locally wherever they happen to be. Pretty soon, you'll see a fundraising effort announced to support this new infrastructure initiative, and I hope that members will contribute in order to help bring far more power and pleasure to what we offer at IxDA.org. Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35123 ________________________________________________________________ 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
