Events

Dear Boss

If you’re hoping to attend IDSA’s West District Design Conference in 2017, but you’re having a tough time convincing—or even approaching—your boss about why your company should pay for you to attend, we’re here to help. Just download the letter, update the copy that's highlighted in yellow with your information, remove the highlight and submit it your supervisor! See you there!

2017 Student Pow Wow

IDSA Student Pow Wow brings together design students from NYC & NJ design schools for a meet & greet. Ayse Birsel, co-founder, Birsel + Seck and Fast Company Most Creative People 2017 honoree, will be giving a talk about her book 'Design The Life You Love' and sign books. IDSA NYC has a couple of exciting announcements to make, so, come & socialize with your fellow design students!

New for 2017: DDC Career Fairs

During all five District Design Conferences (DDC) 2017, IDSA will host Career Fairs for attendees who hope to advance their education; pursue new career opportunities; or jump start their current positions. Undergraduates or professionals looking to continue their education can learn more about graduate-level design programs and business schools; students or those new to ID can seek internships; and attendees already on the job can network and move ahead.

Design Now

Welcome to the world of making! Kick off 2017 by learning new skills with Autodesk. A free, full-length, 3D printing class offers 16 lessons—anytime, anywhere. Learn everything you need to know to design and 3D print your own creations. Enroll here. Or, attend a live webinar and follow along step-by-step. Learn to 3D model and 3D print a bottle lock.

Design: HYBRID

From April 23 to 24, 2017, IDSA's West District Design Conference (@IDSA #IDSAWDDC) lands at the University of Oregon in Portland. Chair Jason Belaire, IDSA, pledges you’ll be inspired by a fantastic group of keynotes and other top-notch presenters looking ahead to the future of industrial design—DESIGN: HYBRID—in virtual reality (VR), virtual prototyping (VP), augmented reality (AR), artificial intellgence (AI) and more. And talk about timing—WDDC takes place during Design Week Portland!

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