Update from Chad

Good Day People,

This meeting taking place today will not be reconveening. I don't think a lot of people will show so I am here to tell you all what is happening.

1. The Mother's Day Fundraiser will NOT be happening. The month of May is extremely short for us to do anything other than the AIGA Trip that will be taking place on May 2nd.

2. Chad is advising all DDM Students to attend this Portfolio Conference. All students taking Portfolio Development this semester MUST go on this trip. No ifs/ands/or buts, You WILL HAVE TO GO.

What I am asking out of all DDM Students to do, is to send an email to any Executive Members of GAG (Michelle Eriacho, Rylen Sheche, Travis Pinto, Danielle Largo). We will need to count people who will go so we know how many rooms to book for an over night trip. The Basic Itenarary is Wednesday we leave for Santa Fe, then go to the reviewing in the morning of the next day. We may also ask some people to car pool with their own vehicles. We would also like to hear from each of you if you have a means of transportation available.

There is nothing planned for the month of March nor April. We are advised by Art to try to do something in April like an April Fools Event/Sale. We need your input for ideas. This is a group effort and we all need to contribute ideas!

Please email us ASAP. Chad Needs Numbers to book rooms!

Next GAG meeting

The next GAG meeting will be tomorrow, March 21st!!! We will have many important things to discuss so please try to make it to the meeting.

If you aren't able to make it to the meeting contact one of the officers and they can fill you in on the meeting.

Thanks and see you at the meeting!!!

Notice - AIGA Portfolio Review

Save the date : HireEd Portfolio Review
Sponsored by AIGA New Mexico

PORTFOLIO FORMAT
Traditional printed portfolios are preferable, while iPads and digital tablets are also acceptable. Wireless internet connection may be intermittent and should not be relied on due to the large volume of students in the space.

REGISTRATION
Register by contacting education@newmexico.aiga.org. Late registration will also be available at the door.

REFRESHMENTS
Light beverages will be served. On your own for lunch.

COST
Student entrance fee: $5

DATE + TIME
Saturday, May 4, 2013
9am - 3pm

LOCATION
Santa Fe Community Foundation
501 Halona Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505

The HireEd Portfolio Review, sponsored by AIGA NM, is taking place on Saturday, May 4th. As you are reading this email, we're working on gathering distinguished members of the design community to review portfolios.

This year's portfolio review is free and open to the public, and will be a more casual portfolio showcase–where aspiring designers will present their work in an open-book style. Our volunteer reviewers will walk around and provide feedback informally. We're hoping this environment will be more of a comfortable, one-to-one session. We're also in the process of discussing the timed aspect of the event, so that everyone can roam as they please.

We're hoping that you'll join us for the event. Please be on the lookout for a follow-up email with more details.

For questions, please contact: education@newmexico.aiga.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

Share and tweet photos using the hashtag #aiganm + #hire-ed and don't forget to tag us or mention @aiganm. Follow @aiganm on twitter and www.facebook.com/AIGANM Facebook.

Important Links

The following is some important links.

Lynda. com - click here
There is a lot of helpful videos and tutorials on lynda that can help you understand a few things. The link above will take you to the log in page for UNM students in order to access the lynda tutorials and lessons.

AIGA Presentation - click here
Mentioned the AIGA Presentation in a previous post. This is just another reminder so you don't forget.

EMERGENCY POST!

Welcome to the second update to the GAG blog.

First of all, there will be an emergency meeting on March 7th. It involves the event for St. Patricks Day, more details will be provided at that time.

As for the design work for that event,  SAVE your work! DO NOT THROW THEM AWAY! We will be coming back to this event at a later time.  Our next event may pertain to Mothers Day, as a heads up.

As I said before, more details will be provided at the meeting. We urge you to come to this meeting if you can! (Do not sacrifice class or work for the meeting.) If you could not make it, meet with either Me (Rylen, Vice President) or Michelle Eriacho (President) as soon as possible! Do not wait or hesitate, this is important information that all the members need to know about.

See you next meeting.

From your Vice-President, Rylen Sheche.