Town Hall: Designer’s Accord

5th March ’09, 6-9pm

Smart Design
601 W. 26th Street, NY

Designers Accord will host their very own Town Hall Meeting this March in New York with hopes of providing inspiration and enrichment on the topic of acting in socially and environmentally responsible ways.   

As a global coalition of designers, educators, researchers, engineers, and corporate leaders,  Designers Accord works together to catalyze innovation throughout the creative community by collectively building our intelligence around sustainability.

The breakdown of the evening will go something like this:

6:00-6:30: Socializing, networking
6:30-6:45: Update on the Designers Accord Movement
6:45-8:00: Unconference format, where up to 10 people have 5 minute slot to present ideas, cases,  provocations, etc. Presenters sign up at the event
8:00-9:00: We'll identify key themes based on locally relevent issues, and the content of the presentations, and conduct short breakout groups to discuss the major themes identified.

Seating is limited, so please RSVP. jenvandermeer@gmail.com

The event is free, but Desingers Accord will be accepting donations for their not-for-profit organization.