Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Donté P. Shannon, FASAE, CAE has a strong background in association management and strategic partnerships. As the Executive Director of the Industrial Designers Society of America, Donté oversees various initiatives to strengthen the association. With experience at organizations like AMPED Association Management and the Society of General Internal Medicine, Donté has demonstrated expertise in board governance, membership growth, strategic planning, and financial stewardship. Donté's innovative approach and leadership have led to strategic growth and program expansion in previous roles, making him a valuable asset in association management.
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Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Founded in 1965, the nonprofit Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is one of the oldest and largest membership associations for industrial design professionals. IDSA has thousands of members in dozens of Professional Chapters, Student Chapters, and Special Interest Sections in the United States and internationally. Since 1980, IDSA has produced the annual International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA), which remains the world’s most rigorous, prestigious, and influential design awards program. Learn more at IDSA.org/IDEA. The Society leads National Industrial Design Day initiatives annually on March 5 and hosts annual events such as the International Design Conference and Deep Dives, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in industrial design and related fields. Additional programming includes the annual IDSA Student Merit Awards (SMA), IDSA Awards, and Education Symposium. In 2001, IDSA established the Design Foundation: a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to raising awareness of the industrial design profession and providing educational opportunities for students of all ages. Recently the Foundation has repositioned to more strongly focus on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in design. Learn more and donate at IDSA.org/DesignFoundation. Global outreach includes IDSA's designUpdate e-newsletter and INNOVATION, IDSA’s flagship publication. A highly regarded journal within the ID profession, the quarterly print and digital INNOVATION includes the annual Yearbook of Design Excellence, which features IDEA and IDSA Award winners. Learn more at IDSA.org/INNOVATION. For the latest news from IDSA, visit IDSA.org and follow @IDSAdesign on Instagram.