Schedule
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| FRIDAY 23 April | ||
| 9:00 - 1:00 | GDC Scholarship judging | @ Capilano University |
| SATURDAY 24 April | ||
| 9:00 - 5:00 | GDC Annual Meeting |
@ Coast Harbour Hotel |
| SUNDAY 25 April | ||
| 9:00 - 5:00 | GDC Annual Meeting | |
| 7:30 - 10:30 |
Dinner with a Side of Design 1
Theme: Culture |
@ The Irish Heather |
| MONDAY 26 April | ||
| 9:00 - 5:00 | Icograda Executive Board Meeting | |
| 7:30 - 10:30 |
Dinner with a Side of Design 2
Theme: Sustainability |
@ The Irish Heather |
| TUESDAY 27 April | ||
| 9:00 - 12:00 | Icograda Executive Board Meeting |
@ Vancouver Convention Centre (Canada Place) |
| 1:30 - 5:30 | Icograda Regional Meeting | |
| 5:30 - 7:00 | PRE-REGISTRATION | |
| 7:00 - 8:30 |
Keynote: Defining the Value of Design Helen Walters (United States), Don Ryun Chang (Korea), Cameron Sinclair (United States)
presented by: |
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| 8:30 - 10:30 | Welcome Reception | |
| WEDNESDAY 28 April | ||
| 8:00 - 8:45 |
BREAKFAST Mark Sackett (United States) |
@ Vancouver Convention Centre (Canada Place) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome Remarks |
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| 9:30 - 10:30 |
SUSTAINABLE CITIES Panel Discussion Cameron Sinclair (United States), Peter Busby (Canada), Bruce Haden (Canada) (moderated by Robert L. Peters) |
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| 10:30 - 10:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 |
Presentation Peter Busby (Canada) |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
VALUE FOR THE BRAND Listen, Creating value for the brand Oscar Pena (The Netherlands) |
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| 12:15 - 1:30 | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 - 2:15 |
Defining Design’s Value
Discussion Group |
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| 2:15 - 3:00 |
PASSION FOR THE BRAND Passion for the Brand 1 Martin Miruka (Kenya) |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 |
If it works in India... Ashwini Deshpande (India) |
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| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Why We Brand, Why We Buy Debbie Millman (United States) |
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| 4:45 - 5:30 |
Changing Design Brian Collins and Leland Maschmeyer (United States) |
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| 5:30 - 5:45 |
Day 1 Wrap Up Dave Mason - MC |
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| 6:00 - 9:00 |
Australian Party Hosted by AGDA |
@ W2 Storyeum |
| 7:30 - 10:30 |
Dinner with a Side of Design 3
Theme: Economics |
@ The Irish Heather |
| THURSDAY 29 April | ||
| 8:00 - 8:45 |
Rise & Shine: Breakfast with Adobe™ Colin Smith |
@ Vancouver Convention Centre (Canada Place) |
| 9:00 - 9:45 |
VALUE FOR THE BRAND Design's Value to Business Heather Fraser (Canada), Ronald Kapaz (Brazil) Presented by The Globe and Mail |
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| 9:45 - 10:30 |
The Cultural Value of Art in Design Marian Bantjes (Canada) |
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| 10:30 - 10:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 |
You can't value design without designing values Ian Grais (Canada) |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
Delight in user interfaces Frank Chimero (United States) |
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| 12:15 - 1:30 | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 - 2:15 |
Value for the Brand 3 Ali Gardiner & Ben Hulse (Canada) |
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| 2:15 - 3:00 |
Panel: Global Design Procurement Blair Enns (Canada), John Gleason (United States), Debbie Millman (United States), Ali Gardiner (Canada) |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 |
Panel: Sustainable Practice Nathan Shedroff (United States), Valerie Elliot (Canada), David Berman (Canada) |
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| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Design and Indigenous Culture David Lancashire (Australia) - streamed from Melbourne/Debra Sparrow (Canada) |
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| 4:45 - 5:30 |
Design's Higher Calling |
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| 5:30 - 5:45 |
Day 2 Wrap Up: Closing Remarks Russell Kennedy, Icograda President |
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| 7:00 - midnite |
Graphex 2010 Awards
Reflecting the Best of Canadian Design |
@ Canvas Lounge |
| FRIDAY 30 April | ||
| 10:00 - noon |
Workshop: UX Design for the web Steven Fisher, Palantir.net |
@ VFS Web Café |
| 1:00 - 5:00 |
Education Roundtable: Establishing a National Profile for Graphic Design Education in Canada |
@ Emily Carr University of Art + Design |
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