Re: IxDA NYC Monthly Gathering on January 24

Great advice Dave, thanks! I'll keep this in mind.

Still working on setting up a "happy hour" with Peter
Morville when he's in town. 

Peter



--- Dave Heller <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> 
> I can't think of anyone off-hand b/c I have not been
> involved on the
> consulting/agency side for such a long time and even
> then I was in a
> boutique. What I could look at are some of these
> criteria:
> 1. Do you see people from those organizations
> speaking at conferences and
> otherwise participating in the organizing and
> support of the UX community?
> 
> 2. Do you see people from those organizations
> sending people to conferences
> just as attendees?
> 
> These are really questions to ask during the
> interview process. Don't just
> ask if they have an education budget, but ask what
> their individual
> development processes are. And fight for specifics.
> Don't fall for the old,
> but we dont' know how busy you'll be. Even you can
> be specific, about
> expectations in terms of what you expect from them.
> 
> This has been more about the individual development
> side. The other side is
> about building a team w/ an internal knowledge base.
> Ask for that. What are
> the processes they use? how were they developed?
> What is their relationship
> to non-UX departments?
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> -- dave
> 
> On 1/19/06, Peter March <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >  Dave,
> >
> > A bit off topic, but I was going through some old
> > SIG-IA postings last night and saw some of your
> > postings on the freelance vs. full time debate.
> You
> > mentioned how important is was for a
> company/agency to
> > keep developing the skills of their IA's and
> develop
> > some institutional knowledge. I'm thinking of
> jumping
> > to the agency life, and was wondering if there
> were
> > any firms out there who you thought really "got"
> IA
> > and were treating their IA teams well.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Dave Heller <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Join Us for the IxDA NYC Monthly Gathering on
> > > January 24
> > >
> > > Join us as Judy Wert of Wert & Company, Inc., an
> > > executive
> > > recruitment and consulting firm, helps us
> dissect
> > > the world of
> > > opportunities and recruiting for interaction
> > > designers by sharing her
> > > experiences with some of the top design
> companies in
> > > North America,
> > > Europe, and Asia. She will provide a forum for
> > > discussion to include:
> > > recruiting and interviewing strategies, sharing
> > > stories, and
> > > discussing industry trends within the
> Interaction
> > > Design community!
> > > She invites your questions for the discussion.
> Feel
> > > free to send
> > > queries along in advance!
> > >
> > > Event Details
> > >
> > > Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
> > > Time: 6:30 � 8:00 pm
> > > Location: Parsons Design Lab
> > > 55 W. 13th St. on the 9th Floor
> > > (map info: http://tinyurl.com/b26u2 )
> > > Bet. 5th and 6th Ave. (closer to 6th)
> > >
> > > Closest Subways:
> > >                  F, V, L at 14th & 6th Ave.
> > >                  N, Q, R, W, 4, 5,6, or L at
> 14th &
> > > Broadway
> > >
> > > Cost: Free (Donations are appreciated. If you'd
> like
> > > to donate to
> > > IxDA to help grow the organization so we can
> have
> > > more great events,
> > > you may do so at http://www.ixda.org.)
> <http://www.ixda.org.%29>
> > >
> > > About Judy Wert
> > > Judy co-founded Wert & Company, Inc.
> > > (www.wertco.com) in 1995. Wert &
> > > Company is an international executive
> recruitment
> > > and consulting
> > > firm, representing a range of industries from
> > > entertainment,
> > > television, fashion, and retail to architecture,
> > > design, interactive,
> > > and academia. She is actively involved in the
> global
> > > design
> > > community, nurturing over two decades of talent
> and
> > > relationships
> > > with leading organizations. Judy has an
> established
> > > reputation for
> > > consulting on large-scale creative team-building
> > > with major
> > > organizations and leading brands.
> > >
> > > About IxDA
> > >
> > > The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is a
> > > non-profit
> > > professional organization whose focus is
> promoting
> > > both the field of
> > > interaction design and the interests of an
> > > international community of
> > > practitioners, managers, educators, and students
> of
> > > interaction
> > > design. Our organization's goals are to:
> > >
> > > - Communicate the unique perspective that
> > > interaction design brings
> > > to both industry and the broader design
> community
> > > - Promote awareness of the discipline, craft,
> and
> > > value of
> > > interaction design among business leaders,
> academia,
> > > consumers, and
> > > our colleagues
> > > - Advance the discipline of interaction design
> by
> > > encouraging the
> > > adoption of innovative methods
> > > - Encourage and recommend high standards of
> practice
> > > among
> > > interaction design professionals
> > > - Help establish standards for academic programs
> in
> > > interaction design
> > > - Develop an active, close-knit community of
> > > interaction design
> > > professionals worldwide
> > >
> > > For more information about IxDA, or if you are
> > > interested in getting
> > > involved, contact us at nyc (at) ixda (dot) org
> or
> > > visit our web site
> > > at http://www.ixda.org.
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> > >
> > > --
> > > David Heller
> > > E: dheller (at) gmail (dot) com
> > > W: www (dot) synapticburn (dot) com
> > >
> > >
> 
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