Thousands of Designers to Connect in San Francisco

published Sep 25, 2007
Thousands of Designers to Connect in San Francisco
San Francisco will host thousands of industrial designers from around the world when Connecting'07, the Icsid / IDSA World Design Congress, comes to town October 17-20.

As the largest and most influential gathering of industrial designers to date, Connecting'07 will fill three major Nob Hill sites with prominent speakers, exhibits and events.

Related activities will also spill into the surrounding city, with many of San Francisco's design studios, companies, museums, design schools and stores holding receptions, open houses and tours.

Already representatives from nearly 500 internationally renowned corporations, design firms, government entities and higher education institutions, spanning more than 35 countries across the world have made arrangements to attend.

Every two years, The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) holds a Congress in collaboration with a member organization in a host country.

Connecting'07 will mark the first time since 1985 the event has been held in the United States.

In the intervening years, the Bay Area has emerged as a hub of the global design community.

Silicon Valley has become synonymous with progress and innovation.

Connecting'07 offers an unprecedented opportunity to celebrate and build on these accomplishments on both a local and international scale.