Bring it on!

June 12, 2008 · Posted in IIA website · 1 Comment 

Would you really hit a girl with glasses? :DI’ve been with the IIA two months now (so I should really stop saying I’ve been working here six weeks) and what do I have to show for myself? Well there’s a rake of new members and anyone who had a gander at the original Membership, Marketing and Communications Manager job spec will know that I will be buying each and everyone of those a drink when I DO meet them. Please form an orderly queue. If you would also like to get a free drink from me join the IIA, you can apply online in four easy steps.

One of my other priorities has been some improvements to our site and while I know what I would like changed or added, it might not be the very thing that you would like changed or added. I have been getting some helpful comments from some of my twittering friends (Hello what? Twitter???) and as you can see they are no holds barred and I’m still standing. So c’mon IIA members – bring it on! You have probably been using the site longer than I so please tell me what you want to change, what you love, what you hate. Get it off your chest. Better out than in and all that.

The cartoon above is purely for comical affect: I will accept all comments and suggestions graciously. Please add them via comments below or email them to members@iia.ie.

I’ve also been inviting myself to the odd do here and there. I am looking forward to the Firefox 3 Launch party. Firefox are hoping to get into the Guinness Book of Records by having the most people downloading a piece of software at the same time. Now what would Roy make of that?

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Everybody needs good neighbours

June 9, 2008 · Posted in Membership · 1 Comment 

Right I’ll admit it. I had a great karaoke session at the weekend which is probably the reason why all of today’s blog posts have pop titles. However my weekend started off with a bout of meeting the neighbours at the Digital Hub Barbecue. I spoke to some lovely people from Zamano, IIA members, who very kindly took me under their wing on my arrival as all my colleagues are away so I was there by myself. And then the evening became the night in the company of Aoife from Clickstream, another member company, the two of us blathering away in Irish. I met Aoife originally on my second day working in the IIA at an event we ran about accessibility in April. There was a great buzz in the Digital Hub area as the students in the National College of Art and Design were holding their end of year exhibitions.

However I didn’t have an opportunity to meet some of our newest members who are also neighbours. The latest addition to the association are the accomplished Net Affinity who are also based in the Digital Hub. They are a digital marketing agency providing a range of integrated digital media services in Ireland since 2000. They combine their extensive wealth of marketing, design and technical expertise to creating smart, strategic & results driven campaigns. A great addition to the Association, bringing a wealth of experience in a diverse range of sectors. Are they party people? I can’t honestly say…YET but keep your eyes peeled and you should be hearing about an opportunity for us all to find out soon. Ooooh mysterious!

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