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2010 SEGD Conference + Expo Celebrates “Design for Change” in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.—The setting for political, cultural, and global transformations—is the venue for SEGD’s 2010 Conference + Expo, themed “Design for Change.”
The conference will be held June 2-5, 2010, at the Gaylord Convention Center, across the Potomac River from D.C. SEGD’s annual event is the only international conference focused on communications in the built environment.
The U.S. Capital is a fitting venue for the “Design for Change” theme, says Cybelle
Jones, 2010 conference chair, member of the SEGD board of directors, and senior associate and creative director for Gallagher & Associates (Bethesda, Maryland). “At a time when the world—and by extension design—is faced with rapid and dramatic change in the economy, in technology, and in a shifting international dynamic, we have a great opportunity to look at how design can be an agent for positive change,” says Jones.
The 2010 conference program will focus on how designers can effect change—in the environments they design, in their practices, in their personal lives, and in the world. The program will combine presentations from design leaders, clients, and change agents with panel discussions, technical sessions, networking and social events, and SEGD’s signature Workshops on Wheels, which invite attendees to get out in the world and experience design projects first hand.
The conference also includes a one-day Expo, during which attendees can mingle with targeted product and service sponsors and meet project collaborators with expertise in EGD and related projects.
Other conference highlights include a banquet honoring the 2010 SEGD Fellow and other individuals and clients who have contributed to the betterment of environmental graphic design, and a program celebrating the winners of SEGD’s annual Design Awards Program.
For attendee and exhibitor information or to register online, click on the blue Conference bar on SEGD’s Web site, www.segd.org.
About SEGD
Founded in 1973, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design is the global community of people working at the intersection of communication design and the built environment. Through educational programs, research, and publications, SEGD’s mission is to increase awareness of the environmental graphic design community, promote the importance of the discipline in establishing place, and continue to refine standards of practice for the field.
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