Culture Guide
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Schedule

Thursday, October 23
9:00 a.m. Registration desk opens
12:00 p.m. Pre-conference tours depart, Convention Centre Lobby
12:30 p.m. Student portfolio display
1:30 p.m. David Baker: Business management strategy session
1:30 p.m. Open-minded type, presented by Adobe
3:00 p.m. Student symposium: "What Little We've Learned"
3:15 p.m. Breaking free is hard to do: escaping linear design workflows, presented by Adobe.
4:30 p.m. Speed networking
4:30 p.m. Opening night reception, Convention Centre Lobby
5:30 p.m. Opening ceremony
Welcome and presentation of 2003 AIGA medals
20/20 moderated by Sean Adams and Noreen Morioka
8:30 p.m. Typography quiz and social
9:00 p.m. After hours party presented by Metropolitan Fine Printers, SkyBar

Friday, October 24
6:30 a.m. Yoga
8:00 a.m. Head-on: Creative suite demo, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
8:00 a.m. Registration
Breakfast, Design Fair
Roundtable discussions, Design Fair
9:00 a.m. Introduction and welcome
Ric Grefe“ and Terry Irwin
John Hockenberry, Main-stage host
9:15 a.m. Morning main-stage sessions: Culture
Bruce Sterling
Michael Braungart and Janine James
Ralph Caplan
11:00 a.m. Refreshment break in Design Fair
Hands-on: In Design, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
11:30 a.m. Morning main-stage sessions: Culture
Kristina Hooper-Woolsey
Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel
Michael Moschen
1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
Roundtable disussions, Design Fair
Speaker Salon presented by Mohawk (open 1:00-4:30 p.m.)
1:15 p.m. Head-on: Creative suite demo, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
Luncheon with Marty Neumeier, presented by Hemlock Printers, Ltd.
2:30 p.m. Focused sessions—round one
3:30 p.m. Hands-on: Illustrator, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
4:00 p.m. Focused sessions—round two
4:30 p.m. Break. Design Fair
5:00 p.m. Refreshment break, Design Fair
Hands-on: Photoshop, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
5:30 p.m. Evening main-stage session: Economy
Tony Golsby-Smith
Brenda Laurel
Katherine McCoy
7:00 p.m. Design Fair reception, Design Fair
9:00 p.m. Cross-cultural design conversation and good beer, Steamworks Brew Pub


Saturday, October 25
6:30 a.m. Meditation
8:00 a.m. Head-on: Creative suite demo, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
8:00 a.m. Registration
Breakfast, Design Fair
Roundtable discussions, Design Fair
9:00 a.m. Introduction
9:15 a.m. Morning main-stage sessions: Culture
Fritjof Capra
Dan Sturges
Studio eg
11:00 a.m. Break, Design Fair
Hands-on: Illustrator, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
11:30 a.m. Morning main-stage sessions: Culture
David Orr
WowHaus (Scott Constable and Ene Osteraas-Constable)
Michael Volkema
1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
Roundtable discussion, Design Fair
Speaker Salon presented by Mohawk (open 1:00-4:30 p.m.)
1:15 p.m. Head-on: Creative suite demo, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
Technology, craft, passion: Expanding your creative potential on press, presented by Metropolitan Fine Printers
2:30 p.m. Focused sessions—round one
3:30 p.m. Hands-on: In Design, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
4:00 p.m. Focused sessions—round two
5:00 p.m. Break. Design Fair
Hands-on: Photoshop, presented by Adobe, E-lounge
5:30 p.m. Evening main-stage session: Looking Ahead
Bruce Mau
Andrew Zolli
Susan Szenasy
8:00 p.m. Closing night reception, Plaza of Nations presented by AIGA, Academy of Art College and Getty Images
Buses will depart in front of each of the designated hotels
 
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