Greetings!
It has now been three months since we gathered for the 2010 IDEA Conference in
Tampa. I hope that everyone who was able to attend took away some new
ideas, knowledge, and relationships. If you were not able to make it,
I’ll look forward to seeing you at our next conference in July of 2011 in
Kansas City.
It’s not too early to start thinking about our gathering in Kansas City.
The Executive Board will meet this summer to plan the conference and take care
of IDEA business. During this meeting, we will discuss each and every
issue raised on the conference surveys you filled out in Tampa. We are
always trying to make the conferences and the organization better, so we value
the opinion of our members. If you have any issues that you would specifically
like discussed that perhaps you did not raise on your survey form, please feel
free to contact me or any board member and I will add it to our agenda.
Along these lines, many of you have expressed an interest in helping with some
conference planning. Do you have some ideas for classes or forums that
you think will make the conference more rewarding? The Conference Content
Committee is always looking for people to help plan the conference
program. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Sarah Rose
at sarah.rose@daktronics.com. This is a great way to get
involved with the organization.
This summer, we will be launching a new IDEA website. I will let everyone
know the launch date when it draws near. In the meantime, the old website
is still operational, and I would encourage everyone to check it on a regular
basis. I would recommend checking out the job postings section. It
is in the “Members” tab, click on “Classifieds.” Many of these job
postings are time sensitive, so it’s important to catch these listings as they
are posted.
Our friends at Seminole Productions at Florida State University have asked for
some help from the membership, so I thought I would pass this along from Jim Garbarino:
Hello IDEA Friends,
We are looking at installing a monitor/video wall system in the atrium of our
athletic department building. We are looking at something maybe 5-6 feet tall
in a true 16x9 ratio. Are any of you using such an application and if you are
could you please send us a quick email about what you are doing? Please include
the make and size of what you are using and any thoughts you may have on your
current system or anything you would change. We would appreciate any assistance
you can provide. You can email me or Mark Rodin (marodin@fsu.edu)
at your convenience.
Thanks, Jim Garbarino (jgarbarino@fsu.edu)
If anyone can help Jim and Mark out, please contact them directly.
Thanks.
As this is my first term as President, please remember that I am extremely
grateful for the support of my fellow members. This is our organization,
and it will only be successful with the help of all our Active and Allied
members. Thank you, and I can’t wait to see everyone next summer in
Kansas City!
Susan Brooks
IDEA President
sbrooks@unitedcenter.com
312-455-4763
