Welcome to the
Interaction Design Association
in Europe
IxDA is an international organization dedicated to the professional practice of Interaction Design with more than 20,000 members and over 80 local chapters around the world. In Europe, we see a fast growing number of members joining our global IxDA community as new local chapters spawn all across the region. On this page we’d like to introduce you to IxDA in Europe and hope to ignite and inspire your passion for Interaction Design.
Interaction Design
Interaction Design (IxD) defines the structure and behavior of interactive systems. Interaction Designers strive to create meaningful relationships between people and products and services that they use, from computers to mobile devices and beyond. Our practices are evolving with the world.
Interaction Awards
The annual IxDA Interaction Awards celebrate global excellence in the discipline of Interaction Design. The competition winners will be awarded during a ceremony at the Interaction conference.
Find out more
awards.ixda.org
About IxDA
IxDA is a global network dedicated to the professional practice of Interaction Design – founded in 2003 and incorporated as a not-for-profit in late 2005. IxDA is a novel kind of “un-organization” in that there is no cost for membership. IxDA relies on its passionate members to help serve the needs of the international Interaction Design community. With more than 20,000 members and over 80 local chapters around the world, the IxDA network actively focuses on Interaction Design issues for the practitioner, no matter their level of experience.
Find out more about IxDA Global on www.ixda.org
Our Mission
We believe that the human condition is increasingly challenged by poor experiences. IxDA intends to improve the human condition by advancing the discipline of Interaction Design. To do this, we foster a community of people that come together to support this intention. IxDA relies on individual initiative, sharing and self-organization as the primary means for us to achieve our goals.
IxDA in Europe
Throughout Europe, the dialogue on Interaction Design in academia and business is pursued from many different angles, nurtured by the region’s great diversity of national identities and socio-economic conditions. To allow IxDA to effectively utilize those kinds of regional premises, the global organization has assigned Coordinators for the worlds main geographical areas. In Europe, the Regional Coordination promotes to embrace the areas diversity and encourages cross-national collaboration amongst its chapters to facilitate a broad and manifold dialogue on Interaction Design.
IxDA Europe is proud to be supported by
Our Objectives for Europe
Promote IxDA and Interaction Design
Introduce Interaction Design and IxDA local activities to a greater audience in Europe – to increase awareness as well as to encourage participation and contribution.
Strengthen the IxDA Network
Foster pan-European alliances and partner-ships with associations, academic institutions, and businesses to help further our mission in Europe and to support local activities.
Establish Regional IxDA Infrastructure
Specify and build optimal in- and outbound touch-points for current and prospective chapter-leaders, volunteers and supporters in the region to optimize effectiveness.
Chapters in Europe
| Athena | Greece |
| Barcelona | Spain |
| Berlin | Germany |
| Belgrade | Serbia |
| Birmingham | England |
| Brussels | Belgium |
| Copenhagen | Denmark |
| Dublin | Ireland |
| Frankfurt | Germany |
| Gothenburg | Sweden |
| Hamburg | Germany |
| Helsinki | Finland |
| Istanbul | Turkey |
| Limerick | Ireland |
| Lisbon | Portugal |
| London | England |
| Lyon | France |
| Madrid | Spain |
| Milan | Italy |
| Munich | Germany |
| Namur | Belgium |
| Malmoe | Sweden |
| Maribor | Slovenia |
| Oslo | Norway |
| Paris | France |
| Poznan | Poland |
| Porto | Portugal |
| Riga | Latvia |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Sophia Antipolis | France |
| Utrecht / Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Weimar | Germany |
| Warsaw | Poland |
Your local IxDA chapter is not on the list?
Send us a message and get displayed!
Contact us today via interact@ixda.eu
Are you interested in our global activities?
Find out what’s happening around the world.
Visit the IxDA Global Directory at www.ixda.org
Contacts for Europe
IxDA is entirely run by volunteers who are passionate about Interaction Design. For Europe and Africa, Birgit Geiberger leads the regional coordination, with support by five core team members. To get in touch with us, you can either write to our main email address interact@ixda.eu or refer to the individual contacts as stated below.
Interaction Design Association Europe
Email interact@ixda.eu
Twitter ixda.eu/twitter
Linkedin ixda.eu/linkedin
Representatives
Birgit Geiberger
Regional Coordinator Europe & Africa
IxDA Hamburg
Email interact@ixda.eu
Profile linkedin.com/in/birgitgeiberger
Alexis Brion
Core Team Member
IxDA Munich
Email brion@ixda.eu
Profile linkedin.com/in/alexisbrion
Drausio R. Haddad
Core Team Member
IxDA Paris
Profile linkedin.com/in/drausiohaddad
Gilles Demarty
Core Team Member
IxDA Lyon
Profile linkedin.com/in/gillesdemarty
Virginia Cagwin
Core Team Member
IxDA London
Profile linkedin.com/in/virginiacagwin
Yohan Creemers
Core Team Member
IxDA Nederland
Profile linkedin.com/in/yohancreemers
Interaction14
Every year, IxDA gathers the interaction design community to stretch minds, sharpen skills, and inspire each other. In 2014 Amsterdam will act as co-hosts for Interaction14, the annual interaction design conference built around a global community. IxDAs vision is to create an experience over four unforgettable days, plotting a course through the elements of interaction design, which will flood your mind and inspire your work.
Find out more on the Interaction Conference Site
How to support us
IxDA relies on its passionate members as well as contributing partners to help serve the needs of the Interaction Design community – on an international, regional and local level. Read about the possibilities to participate and contribute here and then join the dialogue!
Join the global IxDA community!
The global IxDA network provides a forum and activities for the dialogue on Interaction Design issues in academia and business.
Become a member now on www.ixda.org
Speak at IxDA Europe events!
We are looking for academic and business experts to engage our audiences. Get in touch with us, and we’ll try to find your IxDA stage!
Contact us today via interact@ixda.eu
Become an IxDA Europe Supporter!
We are looking for partnerships with academic institutions and businesses in Europe, to help us further our mission in the European Region.
Contact us today via interact@ixda.eu
