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2010 Quick Links:

10/7/20 through 10/17/10 - Design Philadelphia | Multiple Events
06/07/10 - 06/10/10 - SUSTAINABLE BRANDS '10 | Event
05/14/10 - GAID MFA Show 2010 | Opening Reception and Gallery Show
05/06/2010 | PhillyCHI Social: Technology and Design-Themed Quizzo

Design Philadelphia

October 7 through 17, 2010

DesignPhiladelphia returns for year six as the largest event of its kind in the nation! From Thursday, October 7th through Sunday, October 17th, 2010, Philadelphia will become a playground featuring more than 135 exhibitions, workshops, open studios, lectures, street happenings, book signings, and product roll-outs.

With events happening from LOVE Park to Northern Liberties, Old City to West Philadelphia, Center City to Manayunk, Fishtown to the Schuylkill River Banks, it will be hard to miss Philadelphia's thriving creative community.

DesignPhiladelphia spotlights the work of well over 500 designers in all different design disciplines including: product design and architecture, interior design and fashion, automotive design and the culinary arts.

Join us as a participant, sponsor, volunteer or voyeur. For more information contact: hilary@designphiladelphia.org or visit us on Facebook.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 7th through Tuesday, October 17th, 2010
WHERE: Various locations in Philadelphia, PA
INFORMATION: hilary@designphiladelphia.org

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SUSTAINABLE BRANDS '10

Where the Brand & Design & Sustainability Communities Come Together to Shape the Future. Monterey CA, June 7 - 10.

Sustainable Brands 2010 - Where the Sustainability & Brand & Design Communities Come Together to Shape the Future. Join 700+ sustainability executives, business and brand strategists, designers, and communications experts who are building brand value through sustainability.

Join market-making companies such as Hewlett Packard, Bumble Bee Tuna, IDEO, Johnson & Johnson, Nokia, Coca-Cola, Clorox, Nestle, 3M, Life Technologies, Williams Sonoma, SAP and many others at SB’10.

Come to SB’10 for in depth pre-conference workshops on Day 1 and thought provoking keynotes, panel discussions, and afternoon breakouts filling three exciting days of extraordinary conversation, inspiration and insights...

Full Tracks focused on the core tenants of a successful sustainable business construct: Observe, Re-design, Measure, and Communicate
Expanded Venture Exchange Programming: Emerging sustainable businesses pitch their ideas to angel investors and venture funders
Research Round Tables: leading sustainability and brands researchers present just released studies brands, consumers, and quantifiable impacts of sustainable business efforts
World Oceans Day celebration at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and many other exciting networking events

View the entire Conference Program at: http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/events/sb10/program

NGO and Government rates and volunteer opportunities available. Registration is now open and seating is limited.

20% off Early Bird Pricing Deadline, March 28th!

WHEN: June 7-10, 2010
WHERE: The Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, CA
TIME: 9 am - 5 pm plus evening networking events
ADMISSION: Registration required: http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/events/sb10

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GAID MFA Show 2010

Now With Near-Awkward Levels of Awesome!!!

Please join Tyler School of Art, Temple University students for the opening reception of the Senior Design Exhibition Graphic and Interactive Design Class of 2010

Graduating Students:
Becky Flanders
Katie Hatz
Anne Hobday
Bernardo Margulis

For more information, visit www.tylergaid.squarespace.com

WHEN: Opening Reception: Friday, May 14th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Exhibit Dates: May 12th – 15th, 11:00am – 6:00pm
WHERE: Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art | Google Map
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

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PhillyCHI Social: Technology and Design-Themed Quizzo

PhillyCHI is pleased to host our third technology and design-themed Quizzo night. Trivia questions will be based on technology, design, architecture, and other related topics. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams. So come socialize with design and user experience professionals, try your hand at trivia, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two, all over tasty food and drinks.

Venue Website: http://www.nationalmechanics.com
Map & Directions: http://nationalmechanics.com/philadelphia-hours-directions

What is a “Quizzo”?
Quizzo is a live trivia game, usually hosted at a bar. The game is played with teams of two to eight people. Several rounds of questions are held. Questions are read out loud while each team writes down the answers. The team that answers the most trivia questions correctly wins first place.

About PhillyCHI
PhillyCHI is the Philadelphia region’s chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, an interdisciplinary academic and professional group interested in Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Usability, and other related disciplines. PhillyCHI holds monthly meetings and socials to network and discuss current topics in HCI. Learn more at http://phillychi.acm.org.

WHEN: May 6th, 2010
WHERE: National Mechanics | 22 S. 3rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
TIME: 8:00PM – 10:00PM (Game starts at 8PM, so please come early to get a table)
ADMISSION: To help us plan, please register: http://phillychiquizzo3.eventbrite.com

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