Last weekend, I attended the annual conference of the American Society of Association Executives in Chicago. Yes, think of it as a meta association ;)

I learned loads as it pertains to my role as the executive director of the IGDA. In fact, my brain was hurting from taking in so much new knowledge, info and insight. Think of the conference as the GDC for people running associations.

Though, unlike GDC, the line up to the bathroom is on the women’s side, and they actually invite a bunch of speakers from outside the profession to bring forward new knowledge and ideas.

Being one of the more tech savvy members, I was asked to be a part of the live-blogging team. You can catch my posts, along with tons more from the rest of the team via Acronym, the official conference blog.

While in Chicago, I took the opportunity to hook up with Carrie Fowler, the leader of the IGDA’s chapter in Chicago. And, she kindly invited along the members of the advisory board. We all stuffed our faces with enchiladas and other Mexican delights.


Alexander Seropian (Wideload Games) and Denny Thorley (Day 1 Studios).


Carrie Fowler (Electronic Arts) and Eugene Jarvis (Raw Thrills).