Comments on: IGDA Board Elections http://www.edery.org/2010/02/igda-board-elections/ For those interested in the business of making great video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://www.edery.org/2010/02/igda-board-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-273817 Patrick Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:00:48 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1452#comment-273817 You know what's funny? I had a dream the other night that Jason Della Rocca approached me at a party and asked me why I hadn't renewed my IGDA membership, and I was explaining that I didn't feel like the IGDA did anything to justify my paying $50. Of course Jason has left the organization long since past, and even longer have I failed to renew, so I think reading your statement triggered the dream. Anyway, that's the bottom line, give me tangible benefits or at least a measurable goal to support and I'll renew my membership. If you want some contacts into South America or have some questions ping me and I'll do my best to accomodate you. You know what’s funny? I had a dream the other night that Jason Della Rocca approached me at a party and asked me why I hadn’t renewed my IGDA membership, and I was explaining that I didn’t feel like the IGDA did anything to justify my paying $50. Of course Jason has left the organization long since past, and even longer have I failed to renew, so I think reading your statement triggered the dream. Anyway, that’s the bottom line, give me tangible benefits or at least a measurable goal to support and I’ll renew my membership.

If you want some contacts into South America or have some questions ping me and I’ll do my best to accomodate you.

]]> By: David J Edery http://www.edery.org/2010/02/igda-board-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-273808 David J Edery Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:00:21 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1452#comment-273808 Jack -- getting more individuals from outside North America onto the board would be a good start (and yes, I recognize the inherent irony in that suggestion. Fortunately, the board can appoint up to three directors outside the confines of an election; that presents a good opportunity to internationalize the board a bit more.) That's just a start, of course; building up more international events and making more (currently English-only) content available to international members is necessary as well. Jack — getting more individuals from outside North America onto the board would be a good start (and yes, I recognize the inherent irony in that suggestion. Fortunately, the board can appoint up to three directors outside the confines of an election; that presents a good opportunity to internationalize the board a bit more.) That’s just a start, of course; building up more international events and making more (currently English-only) content available to international members is necessary as well.

]]> By: Jacek Wesołowski http://www.edery.org/2010/02/igda-board-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-273779 Jacek Wesołowski Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:40:50 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1452#comment-273779 I'm not a member, but I'm curious - what, in your opinion, can or should IGDA do to become more "International"? I’m not a member, but I’m curious – what, in your opinion, can or should IGDA do to become more “International”?

]]> By: David J Edery http://www.edery.org/2010/02/igda-board-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-273747 David J Edery Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:07:13 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1452#comment-273747 Thank you Radek. My fingers are crossed. Thank you Radek. My fingers are crossed.

]]> By: Radek http://www.edery.org/2010/02/igda-board-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-273746 Radek Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:41:10 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1452#comment-273746 Best of luck, David. Out of the few Q&A statements I've read, yours seems the most straight to the point. There's a lot of good intentions floating around, but we all know how that proverb goes. It was definitely nice seeing concrete (and researched) answers to questions like potential time commitments. Hopefully you'll get a shot at making those $48 count. Best of luck, David. Out of the few Q&A statements I’ve read, yours seems the most straight to the point.

There’s a lot of good intentions floating around, but we all know how that proverb goes. It was definitely nice seeing concrete (and researched) answers to questions like potential time commitments. Hopefully you’ll get a shot at making those $48 count.

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