IDSA National & Southern District News:
The 2006 IDSA National Conference is in Austin,
Texas from September 17-20.
http://new.idsa.org/webmodules/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=2199&z=64
Potential IDSA Organizational Change: Pick 2 system
to be voted upon by the Board of Directors this year. If passed
the system will allow members to select or join any combination
of two Chapters, Sections, or one of each. Some Chapters and Sections
will disappear due to no interest, activity, etc. IDSA Texas strongly
recommends that if/when picking your combination of two to make
sure acceptable deliverables are listed next to your selections.
If no deliverables are listed, you are not guaranteed to receive
anything. ...Our goal is to make sure you actually get something
in return for your selections.
IDSA Southern District Conference Update: Theme:
Connect . Inspire . Converge When: April 21-23,
2006 Where: Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference
Center: http://www.gatechhotel.com/index2.asp
Global Learning Center: http://www.glcc.gatech.edu/index.htm
Highlights: Partnering with very active and enthusiastic
AIGA Atlanta Chapter (American Institute of Graphic Arts). Could
mean conference cap at 400 attendees. Partnering with Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce and other local/regional business groups for increased
networking opportunities.
IDSA Texas Chapter News:
IDSA Texas is proud to announce several new events and
information services:
IDSA
Texas Tumbleweed: A quarterly e-newsletter [emailed and
posted on www.idsatexas.com]
updating members on IDSA structural changes, local events [ both
IDSA & relevant non-IDSA ], reports on previous Chapter events,
and provides a NO COST format for IDSA Texas Chapter member firms/companies
to advertise job openings. Our goal is to keep members informed
and develop a sense of design community by tapping into the culture
we have at our fingertips. logo
@ header TBD - maybe by you? If interested email concepts to:
tim.sweeney@motorola.com
Annual
IDSA Texas Spur: An award competition juried by a CEO or
Senior Executive of a design focused organization TBD [we are targeting
Whole Foods]. Entry format will be easier than IDEA though will
coincide with the timing of that award submission in 2007. Our
goal is promote the impact and potential of design to the business
community top down by letting business leader do the talking - spurring
our profession forward. logo @ header TBD - maybe by
you? If interested email concepts to:
tim.sweeney@motorola.com
IDSA
Texas Two-Step Events: 2 events held in each of the BIG
III sub-chapter regions at little or no cost. One event
will focus on networking and members with 10 years of experience
or less and the second event will focus on integrating some of the
vast experience within our Chapter. Event specifics and
format will be determined by BIG III Vice Chairs. logo @ header
TBD - maybe by you? If interested email concepts to:
tim.sweeney@motorola.com
9th
Annual BIG III Events Continue: Amazing - for 9 years running
now the Texas Chapter has been holding a "main event"
in each of the BIG III Sub-Chapters of Austin, Dallas and Houston.
Events are typically BIG in scale and attract up to 150 attendees!
Our goal with BIG III events is to foster learning and knowledge
share across both core and related industries.
The Whole Enchilada [ a BIG III event ] Summary:
This past January 28th the IDSA Texas Chapter South presented a
one day event that focused on collaboration in product development
and brought together local practitioners from design, intellectual
property, ergonomics, technology and education to share experiences
and wisdom regarding collaborative product development. Hosted this
year by Hewlett-Packard the event attracted over 60 people who were
also treated to lunch featuring, you guessed it, Tex-Mex cuisine
compliments of Hewlett-Packard. Design students from the University
of Louisiana and University of Houston were in abundance and enjoyed
a portfolio review session compliments of the many design professionals
in attendance including those from corporate, consulting, and design
education. Two highlights from the podium, the first was a surprise
visit and presentation by John Guenther from the Hewlett-Packard
Global ID Group, headquartered in Palo Alto, who among other things
emphasized the importance of communication in design collaboration.
The second, was a surprisingly entertaining presentation by Hugh
Kress, an intellectual patent attorney located in Houston who like
Felix The Cat, pulled out of his bag of tricks numerous bits and
pieces of products to illustrate the intricacies of IP issues relating
to product design as well as demonstrating that the business of
design can be fun! Other presenters included; George Daniels, David
Quijano and Christy Harper from HP, Ken Buras of Point Innovation,
Jeff Applegate of Blackwell Plastics, EunSook Kwon of the University
of Houston, and Steven Umbach who organized the event and served
as the MC.
IDSA @ SXSW [ a BIG III event ] Update: Summary:
This year's event will focus on an organized, private tour of studios
that will mix a little learning with a little business and of course
a lot of fun! IDSA members will have access to studio leads, presentations
by studio participants, and of course ample opportunity to network.
When: March 11-14 Where: Austin
Convention Center / Various - for more event details please visit:
www.idsatexas.com For a detailed
list of SXSWi panels/speakers visit: http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels/
To enter SXSW Interactive panels you will need to register seperately:
http://2006.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/
Call for Tumbleweed Sponsors: Would you like your
company name, logo, website and contact information on an header
within this quarterly newsletter? It's inexpensive to do and will
be broadcast to over 150 design leaders across the region four times
a year. For more information please email: tim.sweeney@motorola.com
Calendar of Events:
February 21 - HOUSTON: "Innovative Design
& Environmental Concerns" a lecture by Richard Clarke -
Nike Global Creative Director presented by the University of Houston,
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture. 3PM in the Architecture
Theater. For information visit: http://www.arch.uh.edu/news/lec_new.html
and www.idsatexas.com
February 28 - AUSTIN: Downtown Austin's 6th street
entertainment district celebrates Mardi-Gras - one of the largest
celebrations of its kind in the nation. For more information visit
www.6street.com
March 11-14 - AUSTIN: IDSA @ SXSW and the SXSW
festival: For more information visit www.sxsw.com
and www.idsatexas.com
March 20 - June 14 - AUSTIN: ArtSpark Festival
- Theatre:Games:Industrial Design. For more information visit: http://www.artspark.org/events/industrialdesign.aspx
March 31 - AUSTIN: The Small Business Development
Program's 4th Annual Start-Up Conference. For more information visit
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sbdp/startup4.htm
January 28 - April 30 - AUSTIN: The Wurth Museum
Collection with lecture by Christo and Jeanne-Claude March 30th.
For more information visit: http://www.amoa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ex_CurrentDowntownExhibition
April 30 - AUSTIN: Blanton Museum of Art Grand
Opening. For more information visit: http://www.blantonmuseum.org/our_new_home/our_new_home.html
May 3 - AUSTIN: Arnold Wasserman - Chairman of
The Idea Factory. Confirmed ArtSpark Festival mentor and IDSA Lecture
event. For more information visit: http://www.artspark.org/events/professionals.aspx
and monitor www.idsatexas.com
for event details as they unfold.
Look for more Dallas and Houston area events next quarter!
Chapter
Area Job Openings:
Design Edge: Seeking a Design Research and Brand
Specialist
Send or email
resumes and samples of work to: Resumes@designedge.com
Design Edge
Attention: Design Director
3601 S. Congress
Bldg d-100
Austin, TX 78704
M3 Design: Seeking a Junior Industrial Designer
& Senior Industrial Designer
Send or email
resumes and samples of work to: resume@m3designinc.com
M3 Design, Inc.
Attention: Human Resources
575 Round Rock West Dr.
Suite 100
Round Rock, TX 78681
Got a job opening and want it posted? email: tim.sweeney@motorola.com
with the details.
New
Chapter Members:
Welcome back
Ryan Vojir!
content contributors:
RobinRoberts.NorthTexasViceChair - Steven Umbach.SouthTexasViceChair
- JeffMulhausen.CentralTexasViceChair
We would
love to hear feedback from you regarding this newsletter! - If you
have any suggestions or an idea on how to make it better or more
useful, please email: tim.sweeney@motorola.com
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