Now that the dust has settled down a bit, I'd like to formalize a group to lead the Regional Workshop initiative.
During the local leaders workshop at Interaction09, I proposed a format where one or more local groups could come together and put on a weekend workshop. This would fill the middle space between local events and the yearly conference. It would continue the tradition of the grassroots approach of our organization, and give us a new way to continue building the organization and bring in new members. Not only is this a way to grow the organization internationally where it may not be viable to host a full blown Interaction conference, but can also help strengthen ties from existing groups and add more value to those that exist not only in North America, but around the globe. I would like to form a small team of a half dozen people that are interested in formalizing a plan and help those groups that would like to put on a regional conference. The goal is to come up with a "kit" that will help serve as a master guide to put on one of these workshops. They will also have full support from the committee that is spawned from this initiative. If you are interested in being a part of this committee or interested in hosting a workshop, please send me an email at ma...@mariobourque.com and we can discuss in more detail. Once we form a strategy committee, we can then begin putting a plan and framework together in order to begin hosting these workshops. Thank you. Mario -- Mario Bourque Web: www.mariobourque.com Email: ma...@mariobourque.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
