U.S. National Design Policy Initiative

Summit 09: Tomorrow at 9:30am EST

Join in via http://www.ustream.tv/channel/us-design-policy. Tomorrow from 9:30am - 3:30pm EST.

Summit 09 Updates: Your Participation

The Summit is two weeks away. We want/need you to participate in Summit 09 in two ways:

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You can watch and interact with the Summit live on December 1st, from 9:30am-3:3pm EST via www.ustream.tv/channel/us-design-policy. The social stream will be connected to our Facebook page, Twitter account @usdesignpolicy, and YouTube page, http://www.youtube.com/user/USDesignPolicy.

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During the breaks in the Summit, we will answer your comments and questions on the social stream about what you have seen and heard at the People's Q&A, moderated by Change Observer's Brad McKee.

Program

09:00am–09:30am    
Breakfast reception  (Sponsored by IIDA and SEGD)

09:30am–10:15am    
Greetings, introductions, overview of 2009 accomplishments

10:15am–10:45am    
Guest speaker via video, David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a policy adviser

10:45am–11:45am    
Design policy activities assessment exercise

11:45am–01:00pm    
Lunch and the People’s design policy Q&A (Sponsored by IIDA and SEGD)

01:00pm–02:00pm    
2010 Design policy activities prioritization exercise

02:00pm–02:15pm    
Break and the People’s design policy Q&A

02:15pm–03:15pm   
Sharing of triple bottom line design case studies

03:15pm–03:30pm    
the People’s design policy Q&A

03:30pm–04:30pm    
Discussion of activities stewardship and commitments (Closed session)

So sign up at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/us-design-policy. We hope to see you at Summit 09.

U.S. NDPI plans for Summit '09

The U.S. National Design Policy Initiative is planning for Summit 09. The official long name is the 2009 U.S. National Design Policy Summit.

To be held on December 1, 2009, the American Society for Interior Designers (ASID) will host the meeting at the headquarters in Washington D.C.  The SEGD (Society for Environmental Graphic Design) and IIDA (International Interior Design Association) have agreed to sponsor this years meals. Last year, AIGA, AIA, IDSA, and UIC were the major supporters of the event.

We are working on getting special guests to share "words of inspiration" such as Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Dennis Hightower (Secretary Locke has another engagement), and Michigan Senator Carl Levin.

We are working on ways to get you involved in helping to set priorities for 2010, and through Change Observer, gaining digital access to ask questions and make comments during the Summit proceedings. Thus, we've been pretty busy.

Stay turned as the agenda is set, speakers are confirmed, guest list is finalized, and your participation secured. Keep December 1st semi-open to participate in what is going to be an exciting event.