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Speakers announced for Aspen Design Summit

An impressive roster of speakers has already been confirmed for the Aspen Design Summit, scheduled for June 20–23, 2006, in Aspen, Colorado.

A partnership of IDCA and AIGA, the Aspen Design Summit is a multi-disciplinary retreat where design thinking and the design process are used to craft solutions and commit participants to actions that improve the quality of life worldwide. While the Aspen Design Summit will reach capacity at 340 participants, its impact will be felt around the globe.

Featured presenters are selected based on their leadership addressing social, environmental, educational and cultural issues. To date, confirmed presenters include:

  • Moderator, John Thackara, Doors of Perception, author, In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World
  • Eileen Adams, Campaign for Drawing, The Big Draw, United Kingdom
  • Majora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx, 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
  • Niles Eldredge, curator, “Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life,” American Museum of Natural History
  • Shamina de Gonzaga, Special Advisor on NGO relations for the Office of the President of the U.N. General Assembly and representative to the United Nations for the World Council of Peoples and the Fundacion Cultural Bayur, co-founder of “What Moves You?”
  • Hettie Jordan Vilanova, design educator, Ethical Culture School
  • Gala Narezo, NGO representative at the United Nations for Art Center College of Design, DPI/NGO Youth Committee, co-founder of “What Moves You?”
  • Margeigh Novotny, Smart Design
  • Sergio Palleroni, Center for Sustainable Development, University of Texas, BASIC Initiative: Building Sustainable Communities, a partnership in service learning
  • Paul Polak, International Enterprise Foundation
  • Chris Rainier, National Geographic Society
  • Elliot Washor, Big Picture Company
  • Frank Wilson, MD, author, The Hand

These speakers and other design leaders will facilitate the Aspen Design Summit presentations and workshops, along with special programs like the Aspen Action Studios, Design Expeditions, Design Explorers Studio, “What Moves You?” installations and the Darwin Dinner, a creative celebration scheduled for the Summer Solstice.

Be among the first to register for the 2006 Aspen Design Summit at aspendesignsummit.aiga.org. We’ll see you in Aspen—where design is at the Summit!

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Aspen Design Summit
Presented by IDCA and AIGA
June 20–23
aspendesignsummit.aiga.org

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