[IxDA Discuss] Opportunities with Mozilla Labs and IxDA

2009-04-02 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Hi everyone, We have been talking with Mozilla about how our two communities can tap into each other, and I think there are some exciting ideas in the works. I've seen some calls for a more open source approach to the work we do, so here's your chance. We're talking about co-sponsored design

[IxDA Discuss] Call for applications for IxDA Board of Directors vacancy

2009-04-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
The invitation is now open for inspired, creative and active leaders in our community to apply for an open position on our IxDA Board of Directors. With much regret, one of our current IxDA Board members, Jim Leftwich, has decided to step down. We thank him for his service to the organization

[IxDA Discuss] Last call: Call for applications for IxDA Board of Directors vacancy

2009-05-02 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Applications for our IxDA Board of Directors vacancy are due in no later than Sunday, May 3rd, at 11:59 pm EDT. http://alturl.com/npsd See the original call for participation below: --- The invitation is now open for inspired, creative and active

[IxDA Discuss] Announcing our new IxDA Board Member

2009-05-06 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Dear IxDA Members, We are very happy to announce that Steve Baty will be joining the IxDA Boardof Directors, effective immediately, filling our Communications vacancy. We look forward to his contributions to IxDA, the Board and our entire community. Please see his bio below: Steve Baty, UX

[IxDA Discuss] Give a little back

2009-06-21 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
of development will be used for ongoing website support and development. You can expect updates throughout the build process for how things are progressing. Our goal is to have the first phase of work done by this Fall. On behalf of the IxDA Board of Directors and all who care about this community, I thank

[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the Give a Little Back Day 1 Winner!

2009-06-22 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
I am happy to announce that out of 265 contributors, Christian Mogensen is the winner of a complimentary pass to interaction'10 ( http://interaction.ixda.org/)! Will you be a part of the Day 2 pool of contributors? We have three more passes to give as thanks! Contribute today!

[IxDA Discuss] Day 2 Give a Little Back: IDEA2009 IxD'10

2009-06-22 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Day 2 is turning out to be an interesting one! For those who have contributed today, as well as those of you who still will contribute (http://bit.ly/17AJoE), there is a new way for us to potentially say 'thank you'! Not only will you be eligible for the second pass to Interaction'10, you'll

[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the Give a Little Back Day 2 WinnerS!

2009-06-23 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
I am happy to announce that out of 143 contributors, Penny Hagen is the winner of the complimentary pass to IDEA2009 (http://ideaconference.org), and Pradeep Nayar is the winner of a complimentary pass to interaction'10 ( http://interaction.ixda.org/)! Will you be a part of the Day 3 pool of

[IxDA Discuss] Give a Little and you may just get a little back from Morgan Kaufmann

2009-06-23 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
We have a late-breaking incentive for all who have contributed to the Give a Little Back fund! All of you will be eligible for a drawing of one of 40 (forty!) copies of Visual Thinking: for Design by Colin

[IxDA Discuss] Raise $500 and Rosenfeld Media will match

2009-06-25 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
With little over three hours left to our official fundraiser, we have a challenge from a good friend of IxDA, Lou Rosenfeld from Rosenfeld Media. *Rosenfeld Media publishes short, practical, and useful books and webinars on user experience design. Their products explain the design and research

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Raise $500 and Rosenfeld Media will match

2009-06-25 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
The discount code is for everyone, thank you, Lou! As an added incentive, Lou has set up a discount code good for 30% off at http://rosenfeldmedia.com through June 30. Use IXDA30 and take advantage of this great offer! Janna On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:50 AM, IxDA Board of Directors bo

[IxDA Discuss] End of Day 4, now onto bonus Day 5!

2009-06-25 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
The response has been overwhelming. People are actually *asking* that we extend the fundraiser so we can get IxDA even closer to the goal amount and to give people more time to support. We have decided to extend the formal fundraiser ONE MORE DAY. In one hour, we will be starting our 5th day of

[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the Give a Little Back Day 4 Winner!

2009-06-25 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
I am happy to announce that out of 169 contributors, Jamie Bresner is the winner of the complimentary pass to interaction'10 ( http://interaction.ixda.org/)! Will you be a part of the last day of contribution? The fundraiser ends on Friday at 5pm GMT. Contribute today! http://bit.ly/17AJoE How

[IxDA Discuss] 4 1/2 hours left of Give a Little Back

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
It's the last push. So far, with the generous contributions of 681 people, we have raised $14, 031! If we get to at least $15,000, we will have reached half of our goal. Every little bit helps. For those of you who have graciously embedded the widget in your site, you may notice that ChipIn

[IxDA Discuss] Raise $600 and the IxDA Board will match

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
We're getting there! 2 1/2 hours left, we're almost to $15,000. As of 2:30 GMT, we are at $14,547 and we have 695 contributors. Those contributors have been individuals, businesses and other representatives from other organizations, like our friends at the IAI and UPA. Let's keep going! The

[IxDA Discuss] Only 1 1/2 hours left of the Give a Little Back support drive

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Only an hour and a half left! The IxDA Board has a challenge out, raise $600 by the end of this and we'll match up to that amount. We're $270 away from the $600 mark, let's push it! http://bit.ly/1979o5 Remember, anyone that contributes today is eligible for the final IxD'10 drawing, as well!

[IxDA Discuss] Thank you for all of your support

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Since Sunday, together as a community we have raised $15,813, by 717 contributions! This includes the $600 match by the IxDA Board, as you well-exceeded the call. We can't thank you enough, and are thankful that so many of you stepped up to chip in. What's next: We'll be holding the drawing

[IxDA Discuss] Mozilla Design Challenge: Summe r 09 – “Best in Class” honors and “People ’s Choice” award

2009-07-20 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Two months ago, IxDA partnered with Mozilla Labs and Johnny Holland to sponsor this summer's design challenge, “*Reinventing Tabs in the Browser – How can we create, navigate and manage multiple web sites within the same browser instance?*“. We were completely overwhelmed with the response,

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA needs your input and feedback

2009-08-08 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Next week the IxDA Board of Directors will be gathering in San Francisco for our annual retreat Friday through Sunday, and we will be meeting with the local IxDA group on Saturday evening. We will be coming from Australia, Brazil, and every time zone in the US. In preparation, we'd like

[IxDA Discuss] Reminder: IxDA needs your input and feedback this week

2009-08-11 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
On Friday the IxDA Board of Directors will be gathering in San Francisco for our annual retreat through Sunday, and we will be meeting with the local IxDA group on Saturday evening. We will be coming from Australia, Brazil, and every time zone in the US. In preparation, we'd like to gather any

[IxDA Discuss] Mozilla Design Challenge: Fall '09 – Mozilla Weave Project

2009-08-31 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
IxDA is pleased to announce it has again partnered with Mozilla Labshttp://labs.mozilla.com/and Johnny Holland http://johnnyholland.org/ for this Fall's Mozilla Design Challengehttp://bit.ly/148VEG : *Visualizing your browser data - How can we provide intuitive and useful visual representations

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA the 2009 U.S. Design Policy Summit

2009-11-09 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Hello out there, On Tuesday, December 1st, in Washington DC, I will be representing IxDA at the US. Design Policy Summit, the annual Summit of the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative (NDPI). There will be around 30 people attending, representing professional design organizations, design

[IxDA Discuss] Nominations now open for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors

2009-11-23 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors term. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. http://bit.ly/8BxbcD The Interaction Design Association is a global community focused on discussing and growing the discipline

[IxDA Discuss] US Design Policy Advocacy team

2009-11-28 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
As a part of the US Design Policy Summit, I have been asked to bring a list of IxDA members that would be interested in making up a Design Policy Advocacy team, representing IxDA in any projects that may need cross-organization support. If you would like to be named on that list of supporters,

[IxDA Discuss] Reminder: Nominations now open for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors

2009-11-30 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Reminder, all nominations for the IxDA Board of Directors positions are due next Monday, December 7th, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominations for this global board are open to all, from any part of the world. -- IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010

[IxDA Discuss] Deadline tomorrow: Nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors

2009-12-06 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Reminder: all nominations for the IxDA Board of Directors positions are due tomorrow, Monday, December 7th, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominations for this global board are open to all, from any part of the world. -- IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010

[IxDA Discuss] Reviewing nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors

2009-12-08 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
I'm happy to let the community know that 20 people (which includes 2 current board members) have put their names forth for consideration for the IxDA Board of Directors. IxDA relies on the leadership that emerges from the community, so we are very thankful for this show of support. Next steps

[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the IxDA Board of Directors for 2010

2009-12-23 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Dear IxDA Members, We are very happy to announce the IxDA Board of Directors for 2010 with the addition of four new Directors. Please join us in welcoming our incoming Directors Nick Gould, Matt Nish-Lapidus, Kendra Shimmell, and Joe Sokohl. We also welcome back Janna DeVylder who

[IxDA Discuss] One month until Interaction10!

2010-01-04 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Today marks the one-month countdown to Interaction10! Will you be joining us? http://interaction.ixda.org/register/pricing http://bit.ly/8ax2jA IxDA and SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design, beckon you back to Savannah, GA for the third installation of IxDA's Interaction conference. On

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Board Retreat Discussion - we need your input

2010-01-24 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
On Wednesday, February 3, the IxDA Board of Directors will be holding a day-long retreat prior to Interaction10 in Savannah. We will also be holding a discussion on Friday afternoon called The Future of IxDA is You. For both of these events, it will be a time for us to reflect on several things

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Board Retreat Discussion - we need your input

2010-01-28 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
, the IxDA Board of Directors will be holding a day-long retreat prior to Interaction10 in Savannah. We will also be holding a discussion on Friday afternoon called The Future of IxDA is You. For both of these events, it will be a time for us to reflect on several things, such as: How have the past