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2025 IDSA Volunteer Application Form
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City, State/Province, and Country
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Affiliate Member
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Professional Role
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Design Practitioner
Educator
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Other
Design Specialty(ies) or Area(s) of Expertise
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Current Career Stage in Industrial Design
(Required)
Entry-Level (0-3 years)
Mid-Level (4-10 years)
Senior-Level (11+ years)
Executive Leadership
Retired
Committee, Council or Jury Preference
What Type of Volunteer Opportunity Are You Applying For? (select one)
(Required)
Committee or Council
Jury
Please Select Your Committee or Council Preference (1st Choice)
(Required)
Awards Committee
Circular Design Advisory Council
Design Protection Committee
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Council
Nominations & Elections Committee
Publications Committee
Research Committee
Design Foundation Scholarship Committee
Please Select Your Jury Preference (1st Choice)
(Required)
Academic Paper Peer Review Jury
International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Jury
IDSA Awards Jury
Student Merit Awards (SMA) Jury
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Commitment Required: One to three (1-3) hours per month including participation in a minimum of eight (8) meetings (monthly) per year. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Commitment Required: Three to five (3-5) hours per month including participation in a minimum of eight (8) meetings (monthly) per year. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Commitment Required: Three to five (3-5) hours per month including participation in a minimum of eight (8) meetings (monthly) per year. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Commitment Required: Three to five (3-5) hours per month including participation in a minimum of eight (8) meetings (monthly) per year. Term: One (1) year; one (1) term only. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Commitment Required: Three to five (3-5) hours per month including participation in a minimum of eight (8) meetings (monthly) per year. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing who have a well-tuned sense of trends impacting the industrial design industry and representative of IDSA’s diverse audience. Commitment Required: Three to five (3-5) hours per month. Meetings as needed. Term: One (1) year; up to two consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing who possess design research experience. Commitment Required: Eight to ten (8-10) hours per month including participation in a minimum of eight (8) meetings (monthly) per year. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Commitment Required: Eight to ten (8-10) hours of application review. Meetings October to December. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
What skills or expertise do you bring to the committee (e.g., leadership, communication, innovation)?
(Required)
Why are you interested in volunteering for this committee?
(Required)
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing. Should possess specialized knowledge or in-depth expertise in industry research or practice subject areas, and analytical skills to critically assess scholarly work. Commitment Required: Six to eight (6-8) hours depending on the number of submissions. Meetings as needed. Term: One (1) year; no maximum number of terms. Term begins January 1.
Have you participated in evaluating or reviewing academic papers perviously?
(Required)
Yes
No
Have you attended an International Design Conference & Education Symposium in the last three years (2022-2024)?
(Required)
Yes
No
Qualifications: Expert designers, thought leaders, and visionaries in industrial design. Meetings: Monthly from Q1 to Q3. One (1) meeting in-person in June. Commitment Required: Ten (10) to 20 hours per month between March and August. Jury members participating in Round 2 judging must be able to meet in-person at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan over the course of a four (4)-day period (dates TBD). Term: Two (2) years; maximum one (1) term. Term begins January 1.
Have you served as a judge for design competitions or similar awards programs?
(Required)
Yes
No
Have you previously received an International Design Excellence Award (IDEA)?
(Required)
Yes
No
Which awards are you interested in judging? (Select all that apply.)
Graduate SMA
Undergraduate SMA
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing and representative of IDSA’s diverse communities. Commitment Required: Four to six (4-6) hours. Meetings monthly. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
Have you served as a judge for similar awards programs?
(Required)
Yes
No
Have you previously received an IDSA Award?
(Required)
Yes
No
Qualifications: IDSA members in good standing and representative of IDSA’s diverse communities. Commitment Required: Four to six (4-6) hours. Meetings monthly. Term: One (1) year; up to two (2) consecutive terms. Term begins January 1.
Have you served as a judge for similar awards programs?
(Required)
Yes
No
Which awards are you interested in judging? (Select all that apply.)
Graduate SMA
Undergraduate SMA
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