Below is an preliminary schedule of events. Please check back in the coming weeks for final details!

Thursday, April 7th 2005

3-6

Pre-Conference Workshop*:
MOJO MAJIC: shuck and jive to thrive in the consumer products market place - Entrepreneurialism
Aaron Lown, IDSA and John Roscoe Swartz, co-founders, Built NY Inc.
April, 7 - 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana Campus
Room: TBD
$75 IDSA Members
$125 Non-members
$25 students
Click here to register

* There is a separate cost for this workshop, click here to register online.

6:30-8:40
Welcome: Interim Chancellor of the UIUC, Richard Herman

BUSINESS IMPACT: Design Lust
Bruce Nussbaum, Business Week

ALL-STAR DISCUSSION PANEL
with Dan Formosa (Smart), Bruce Nussbaum (Business Week)
Larry Bell, (Space Architecture UH), and David Kohler (Kohler)
9-10:30 Hors d’oeuves and drinks at the Temple Buell Foyer
Opening speech by Dean Kathleen Conlin

 

Friday, April 8th 2005

9-10am
Portfolio Reviews - Part 1 
10-10:10am
Preview of the day's presentations 
10:10-11am
NAKED IMPACT
Paul Hatch, TEAMS Design
IMPACT FORUM
Scott Jeffrey, Design Forum
11:10-12pm

RESEARCH IMPACT
Brett Vladika, Brooks Stevens

VIRTUAL IMPACT
Thomas Wujec, Alias
12-12:50
Lunch in the link
12:50-1:40
MOTO-IMPACT
Jim Wicks, Motorola
BUSINESS IMPACT (repeated)
Bruce Nussbaum, Business Week

BRAIN IMPACT
Brainstorm session 1
John Caruso

2-2:50
FUTURE IMPACT
Larry Bell, Space Architecture UH
META-IMPACT
Bryce Rutter, Metaphase
BRAIN IMPACT
Brainstorm session 2
John Caruso
3:20-4:20
SPACE IMPACT
Don Palac, NASA
4:30-5:20
DESIGN IMPACT
Karim Rashid
This presentation will be filmed for later online viewing by Alias, Inc
5:20-6
DISCUSSION PANEL
Karim Rashid, Michael Regan, Don Palac, Bruce Nussbaum
This discussion will be filmed for later online viewing by Alias, Inc
6:15-8
GALLERY IMPACT : Product Collection unveiling at the Gallery
Welcome speech by Director David Weightman and Director Kathhleen Harleman

''Best of the Midwest' School Displays and ID Department Open House
Shuttle busses and stretch limos service to downtown and hotels

 

Saturday, April 9th 2005

9:00-9:15am
Preview of the day's presentations 
9:15-10:00
PRODUCT IMPACT
Herb Velazquez, Kimberly Clark
HOUSEHOLD IMPACT
R Sandlin, G Lubering, Electrolux
FASHION IMPACT
Cat Chow, Cat Chow Designs

10:10am-11pm
CAT-IMPACT
Martin Gierke & Gary Bryant, Caterpillar
TECHOLOGICAL IMPACT
Marc Hottenroth, GE
VOTING IMPACT
Stephen Melamed, Tres Design
11:20am - 12:10
MANAGEMENT IMPACT
Earl Powell, DMI
SERVICE IMPACT
Denis Weil, McDonalds
FURNITURE IMPACT
Joe Agati, Agati
12-12:50
Lunch in the LINK
12:50-1:50
Designer Round Tables
Seven small Think-tank groups with the speakers and leading designers
2:20-3:10
RESEARCH IMPACT
Velma Velazquez, IDEO
3:30-4
IDSA-IMPACT
Gigi Thomson and Eric Anderson
4-4:50
GOOD IMPACT
Tucker Viemeister
5:10-6

STYLE IMPACT
Dan Formosa

INTERVIEW with Dan & Tucker

6-6:15
Close, with Final Annoucements and raffle
Shuttle busses and stretch limos service to downtown and hotels
7-11
PARTY IMPACT
Dinner with Merit Awards and ID-DJs at the Round Barn Center
DJs Adam Bosky and Dillon Boyd

 

Sunday, April 10th 2005

9:30 - 11:30
Portfolio Reviews Part 2