Sometimes we need to see a bigger world, like the one provided by our LinkedIn feed, but with RTO being de rigueur, we need to get to know the people in our neighborhood.
We’re continuing to try new things to bring the people in our profession closer together this year as we transition to becoming a nonprofit educational organization (application pending), including this special local edition newsletter.
This new ICN Member Exclusive Content feature, which we’re tentatively calling the ICN Field Report focuses on communicating with ICN members, one state at a time, based on demand and interest. This month, we’re publishing 6 such newsletters, and each will be found in our LinkedIn Members-Only Group upon its release.
New since this January newsletter: Call for Vols: help kids and families talk about emotions. If you are passionate about the mental health of children, teens, and families, check out EQUnited. This volunteer opportunity gives you the chance to flex those social skills for a good cause and is PERFECT for qualitative researchers and moderators!
The next event is in Dallas on March 11, but there’s more going on all over the country this year as they launch this exciting program that directly helps families cope, heal, connect, and grow.
More information and volunteer sign-ups
Special Edition Table of Contents
- Texas Field Report
- Eight Great Tips for Hosting a Local ICN Event
- Networking by volunteering for the greater good
- Active Insights Job Seeker List in 2025 & Texas Seekers
- The Insights Job Referral List in 2025 & Texas Jobs
- Support the ICN: Donate $5 or more to our new nonprofit
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about this effort, we’d love to hear from you at ICN@insightscareernetwork.org. This report will also be posted to our LinkedIn Group – a great place to talk to other ICN members.
Texas Field Report
🔍 The ICN has reached out to our colleagues in your state for news and suggestions on where to go to connect with people in insights and in adjacent areas. We need each other, and we need to be with other people regularly for our personal health and for the health of our careers. Get out and meet more people this year!
In addition to the events and organizations listed below, consider touching base with your alma mater, its alumni associations, and their student-led organizations. 68% of ICN members have an advanced degree. You all have an alma mater. This semester is when universities across the country are at their most active. The real world is coming fast now is the time to get engaged as a volunteer, mentor, or networker.
Texas Events
Here’s a tiny selection of conferences and events happening in the state this year. If you know of events we should promote – the more local, the more grassroots, the better – let us know!
San Antonio
2/2/26 2nd QRCA Annual WIRe Luncheon
2/2-3 ICN @ QRCA Annual. Visit with the Insights Allies at ICN’s mobile Insights Career Office. Swing by and talk to Z Johnson, ICN Head of Learning and Research, along with allies Jannet Torres, Jodi Koehler (Supinski) and Brian Sarfatty.
Are you ready to be an Ally at QRCA? Let others know you’ll be there on LinkedIn tell others when to find you at the ICN Insights Career Center.
Dallas
3/? WIRe @ Quirk’s, (details tbd)
3/10-11 The Quirk’s Event
Austin
3/ 9-12: ICN @ SXSW???. CEO of 10k Humans, Kerry Hecht, is looking for volunteers to pull together a series of mini-events around Austin for SXSW, including an ICN IRL event!
Arlington
3-25 2025 Mavericks Insights Conference
Q1 BONUS: 3/26-28 Las Vegas 40th Annual Insights Conference by the South Central and West Conference
We know this is just a selection. If you have suggestions, send them to events@InsightsCareerNetwork.org
Community Kudos and Congratulations
Snaps and congratulations go to ICNer and former ICN VP of Member Services, Melissa Barrow, who recently filed to run for local office with the Kennedale City Council.