Taipei, Taiwan

I’ve just accepted an invitation to make a presentation as a Salon speaker and participate in a panel discussion (in the Economic Development stream) at the 2011 IDA Congress Taipei this coming October. My talk will follow the Keynote by Esko Aho, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia Corporation (who also happens to be the former Prime Minister of Finland). I guess I should start to think about my lecture topic…

The International Design Alliance (IDA) is a strategic venture between the international organisations representing industrial design, communication design, and interior architecture/design; the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda), and the Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI). IDA’s mission is “to bring the benefits of design to world bodies, governments, business, and society;” it’s vision is “of a design community working together for a world that is balanced, inclusive, and sustainable.”

Themed ‘Design at the Edges,’ the Congress will emphasis the borders between the design industry and stakeholders of design from other sectors. The programme “highlights cutting edge design paradigms whilst addressing the importance of dialogue and collaboration.”