Hi folks, If, as Dan says, "the IxDA has failed one of its core missions...: creating tools to help interaction designers promote our value to our organizations and those who don't know anything about us" then it's because this issue has not previously risen to the level of critical need. We deliberately focused on building our own community first, and only now that we are established and vital are we able to look outwards more actively.
Please also see this recent Discussion thread: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=39978#39978 . Here the group already has identified the urgent need for a public communications strategy, more specifically targeted at the recruiting/hiring side of things. Those who would like to help Scott Berkun with that effort, please say so somehow, either here or by emailing him or myself directly. We can create a forum for you in IxDA's "back room" (Basecamp ;) where members principally work to get things done for the organization as a whole. All I want to say further right now is that IxDA is addressing as much as we can as quickly as we can, but our pace does not always keep up with the real world. We are an *entirely* volunteer-driven organization and depend on our members to achieve our ends. Dan, of course, knows this well since he himself spent several years on the Board of Directors. So, *we need your help* to make all of our hopes & dreams come to life. Step up and contribute if you want to help IxDA help make a difference in our professional lives. Cheers, Liz, IxDA Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40375 ________________________________________________________________ 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
