Oct. 17-20, 2007

CONNECTING’07: Icsid/IDSA World Design Congress
October 17-20, 2007

Printable Full Session Schedule (PDF)

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Wed., October 17
10:00 am-4:00 pm Chapter & Section Council Meeting
12:00-5:00 pm CONNECTING Bookstore Open
12:00-8:00 pm Registration Open
1:00-4:00 pm Building a Career with Passion and Good Sense: The 2007 IDSA Portfolio/Interviewing Seminar
1:00-4:00 pm Alias – Connecting the Dots Seminar
4:15-5:30 pm IDSA Annual Membership Meeting
4:30-6:00 pm IBM International Derby Races in the Fairmont Design Gallery
6:45-8:15 pm Icsid 50th Anniversary Celebration/Congress Opening Ceremony
8:15-9:30 pm Opening Reception 
8:15-9:30 pm   Masonic Center Design Gallery/IDEA Award Gallery Open

 
Thurs., October 18
7:00 am-5:30 pm    Registration Open
7:45 am-8:45 am Phillips Plastics Breakfast: Connecting Creativity with Technology: The OmniPod® Story
8:00 am-6:00 pm   Masonic Center Design Gallery/IDEA Award Gallery Open
8:00 am-7:00 pm   Fairmont Design Gallery Open
8:45 am-12:30 pm Plenary Session: Connecting People and Places (Includes 20 min break)
9:00 am-5:00 pm   CONNECTING Bookstore Open
12:30-2:00 pm       Lunch in the Masonic Center and Fairmont Design Galleries
2:00-2:45 pm     Parallel Sessions
2:45-3:15 pm     Refreshment Break
3:15-4:00 pm   Parallel Sessions
3:15-5:15 pm  Portfolio Review (sponsored by Core77)
4:30-5:15 pm   Parallel Sessions
5:45-6:30 pm Parallel Sessions
5:45-6:30 pm  IBM International Derby Races in the Fairmont Design Gallery
6:30-7:00 pm Registration/Team Formation for Defenders of Design: An mscape Adventure Game in the Fairmont Design Gallery
7:00 pm Kickoff time for Defenders of Design: An mscape Adventure Game (presented by Hewlett-Packard and The Go Game)
7:00-8:30 pm Presidents' Party (sponsored by DELL Experience Design Group; Invitation only)
8:00-12:00 am Open party at Astro Studios
8:00-12:00 am frog design Studio Party
Fri., October 19
7:00 am-5:30 pm   Registration Open
8:00 am-6:00 pm   Masonic Center Design Gallery/IDEA Award Gallery Open
8:00 am-7:00 pm    Fairmont Design Gallery Open
8:45 am-12:30 pm Plenary Session: Connecting Virtual and Visceral (Includes 20 min break)
9:00 am-5:00 pm    CONNECTING Bookstore Open
12:30-2:00 pm   Lunch in the Masonic Center and Fairmont Design Galleries
2:00-2:45 pm    Parallel Sessions
2:45-3:15 pm  Refreshment Break
3:15-4:00 pm    Parallel Sessions
3:15-5:15 pm    Portfolio Review (sponsored by Core77)
4:30-5:15 pm   Parallel Sessions
5:45-6:30 pm Parallel Sessions
5:45-6:30 pm  IBM International Derby Races in the Fairmont Design Gallery
6:30-7:00 pm Registration/Team Formation for Defenders of Design: An mscape Adventure Game in the Fairmont Design Gallery
7:00 pm Kickoff time for Defenders of Design: An mscape Adventure Game (presented by Hewlett-Packard and The Go Game)
8:00 pm Core77 Party - presented by Eastman Innovation Lab
8:00 pm Party with a Design Difference! (DesignSingapore Council)
Sat., October 20
7:00 am-8:15 am Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (Invitation only).
8:00 am-2:00 pm   Registration Open
8:00 am-2:00 pm    Masonic Center Design Gallery/IDEA Award Gallery Open
8:00 am-5:00 pm      Fairmont Design Gallery Open
8:45 am-12:30 pm  Plenary Session: Connecting Beauty and Bounty (Includes 20 min break)
9:00 am-5:00 pm   CONNECTING Bookstore Open
12:30-2:00 pm   Lunch in the Masonic Center and Fairmont Design Galleries
2:00-2:45 pm Parallel Sessions
2:45-3:15 pm  Refreshment Break
3:15-4:00 pm     Parallel Sessions
4:30-5:15 pm  Parallel Sessions
6:00-7:30 pm   IDEA Award Ceremony/Congress Closing Ceremony
8:00 pm-12:00 am   Closing Night Party at Fort Mason (sponsored by Microsoft and Zune)
 
 

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