Design Matters

In January, then-manager Ann L. Wiley recruited a web team and we began the process of improving the ID-IA SIG site and moving to this one. Dan Wilcomb also joined the SIG leadership team as membership and list manager.

In February, Bogo Vatovec of the Transalpine chapter was appointed ID-IA SIG manager. Bogo and David Caruso led ID-IA SIG activities at the 53rd STC Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, May 7 to 10. David organized a social event for the conference; the invitation is posted here. The SIG prepared a roadmap to the information design and architecture-related sessions at the conference.

STC President Paula Berger appointed Bogo to lead a team in redesigning the STC website. Bogo has recruited SIG members and others and that team is at work.

More news of the ID-IA SIG in 2006 will be posted here as we move to this new site.

The ID-IA SIG was re-activated in March, 2005 when STC President Suzanna Laurent appointed Ann L. Wiley manager of the SIG for the purpose of leading the rechartering. (more…)

Please welcome the 114 new members who joined the ID-IA SIG in June. As of June 30, the ID-IA SIG had 2690 members. This number will be the official size of the SIG for the 2006 to 2007 STC year. In comparison, on June 30 in 2005, the ID-IA SIG had 2278 members. As of June 30, 2006 STC had 14,463 members. The ID-IA SIG is the largest membership group within STC.

This is a list of educational programs that are offered on a continuing basis. Do you know of others? Please leave a comment. (more…)