Tracking Progress on the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
IDSA is tracking the progress of a new law that has yet to go into effect that will impact the ability of American industrial designers to protect their designs in international markets.read more
View ArticleSummer Interns Help with Important Projects
Jorge Alvarez has his bachelor’s in software engineering from the University of Phoenix and is getting his master’s in IT management from Virginia Tech. At IDSA he’s helping with database management...
View ArticleAllan Gordon Joins IDSA as New Membership Lead
In early July, IDSA added Allan Gordon, an association professional with deep experience in membership and chapter services, and project management, to the team in Herndon, VA to serve as our director...
View ArticleKaren Berube Returns to IDSA as Sr. Creative Director
Karen Berube is no stranger to IDSA. After seven years as both a student and professional member, she joined the staff in the early 1990s as a program manager. When she launched her own firm, IDSA...
View ArticleIDSA Adds Nicole Williams as Database Coordinator
She sings opera. She acts. She runs a business. And, now, Nicole Williams is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of IDSA’s Association Management System (AMS) database.Nicole has accumulated...
View ArticleJason Tropp Joins IDSA as Sr. Designer
Following a search for someone to help define a consistent graphic style to refresh, refine and refocus all of IDSA's outbound materials and touch points with membership, we've hired Jason Tropp, a...
View ArticleIDSA ED Meets with Students
IDSA Executive Director Daniel Martinage, CAE continued his tour of college campuses with a two-day visit in November to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where he met with students, sat in...
View ArticleIDSA Taps Beverly Kalamba as New Program and Conference Coordinator
At the end of 2013, Beverly Kalamba joined the IDSA staff to support the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) program. Early in 2014, her role has expanded to exploit her background in events...
View ArticleIDSA Promotes Lisa Endress to Marketing Coordinator Position
Lisa Endress, who joined IDSA as an intern in June 2013 fresh out of Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA, recently made the leap to the Society’s full-time staff as Marketing Coordinator. Her core...
View ArticleResults for 2014 IDSA Board Election
Congratulations! The election results are as follows:read more
View ArticleIDSA Adds Shingai Marandure as Member Relations Coordinator
Two hats fit Shingai Marandure very well: artist and businessman. That makes him uniquely empathic to the desires and goals of the average IDSA member. Shingai (pronounced: SHIN-GUY) recently joined...
View ArticleKatrina Kona Joins IDSA as Sr. Manager of Sponsorship and Sales
Katrina Kona, a veteran of association advertising and sales, recently joined IDSA to manage all facets of our event and webinar sponsorship programs, as well as online advertising relating to our...
View ArticleImportant Projects Get Done with Summer Interns
Jorge Alvarez has his bachelor’s in software engineering from the University of Phoenix and is getting his master’s in IT management from Virginia Tech. At IDSA he’s helping with database management...
View ArticleTracking Progress on the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
IDSA is tracking the progress of a new law that has yet to go into effect that will impact the ability of American industrial designers to protect their designs in international markets.read more
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