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International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) was founded in London in 1963. Icograda is the world body for professional communication design and visual communication. Icograda network members include professional associations, design promotion bodies, design media and design education institutions. Design media are affiliated through the Icograda Design Media Network. Individuals are affiliated through the Icograda Friends Network. The Icograda Education Network (IEN) brings together the worldwide community of graphic design educational institutions. The IEN was inaugurated at a meeting in Brno, Czech Republic, in June 2002 attended by 73 delegates from 28 countries.
International affiliationsIcograda coordinates international best practices for communication design. It maintains affiliations with other international organisations such as UNESCO, UNIDO, ISO and IFFRO and WIPO. Partner of International Design Alliance (IDA). EventsIcograda and its members organise Design Weeks around the globe. Its biennial Congress and General Assembly are hosted by different Member associations on a rotational basis. The Icograda World Design Congress 2007 was held in La Habana (Cuba) in October 2007 and will be in Beijing (China) in October 2009. Upcoming Design Weeks in 2008 and 2009 will be hosted in Korea, Italy and Qatar. An integral part of Icograda's professional design events are exhibitions featuring major stakeholders in the communication design industry, as well as work from designers from around the world. Events: Xin_Reaching Beyond boundaries | Icograda World Design Congress 2009, Beijing, China, 24-30 October 2009 Mousharaka | Icograda Design Week in Qatar, March 2009 Multiverso | Icograda Design Week in Torino, Italy, October 2008 Color Value | Icograda Design Week in Daegu, Korea, July 2008 Design/Culture | Icograda World Design Congress in La Habana, Cuba, October 2007 Design Local | Icograda Design Week in Mumbai, India, February 2007 Icograda Design Week in South Africa, September 2006 Icograda Design Week in Seattle, USA, July 2006 Icograda Design Week in Hong Kong, China, January 2006 Era 2005 | World Design Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2005 Visualogue | Icograda World Design Congress 2003, Nagoya, Japan Continental Shift | Icograda/IFI Joint Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2001 Sydney Design Days '99 | World Design Congress in Sydney, Australia, September 1999 Icograda World Design Congress in Punta del Este, Uruguay, 1997 Icograda World Design Congress in Portugal, 1995 Icograda World Design Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, 1993 Icograda World Design Congress in Montreal, Canada, 1991 SecretariatSince March 2005, the Secretariat for Icograda has been headquartered in Montreal's International Quartier district (Quebec, Canada). Brenda Sanderson, Managing Director (Montreal, Canada) Icograda's Executive Board consists of individuals who are duly nominated and elected by Icograda Member associations at the biennial Icograda General Assembly. Members of the Executive Board serve in a volunteer position and donate their time and expertise to further Icograda's mandate. Board meetings are typically held four times a year in different locations around the world, usually in conjunction with regional meetings, seminars, or other scheduled design events. 
Don Ryun Chang, President - (Seoul, Korea) Facts: (Source: Icograda) External linksCommentsNo comments have been added. |
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