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San Jose State's Campus The MLK Jr Library AKA San Jose Public Library Inside the library   San Jose State's Campus The Student Union building The Barrett Ballroom Inside the Student Union Join the dialogue in San Jose May 6 - 7 at the 2011 IDSA Western Conference: SOCIAL IMPACT!     Regular registration ends THIS FRIDAY April 22 at midnight EST.  Don't pay late fees! REGISTER TODAY .    

David Kaisel   has worked for 25 years integrating design, business strategy, user research and global health. Pursuing design as a tool to help people lead healthier lives, his design career progressed from office seating in Italy to client management in Silicon Valley to designing morgues, emergency housing and malaria treatment programs in Angola, Colombia and Brazil. Four years coordinating projects for Doctors Without Borders confirmed his interest in design for global health. Exploring how design impacts sustained adoption of health interventions, he advises clients such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and PATH on user research design and product innovation for household water treatment and community sanitation. As a research director at the Institute for the Future, he developed strategic forecasts of trends in the global health economy for Fortune 100 clients. His past work includes research on biomass stove test protocols and standards for the Shell Foundation, ...

Mariana Amatullo, Art Center's Designmatters Patrice Martin, IDEO I'm excited to announce that we will have Mariana Amatullo , Vice President and Director of the Designmatters  Department at Art Center presenting at the IDSA Western District Conference.  Also joining us will be Patrice Martin , Co-Leader of IDEO 's social innovation domain .  The conference "Social Impact!" is addressing the question "How can Social Design be Financially Sustainable?" " Mariana Amatullo founded the college-wide initiative Designmatters at Art Center College of Design, based in Pasadena, California in 2001 with a task force of faculty, chairs, staff and students. In her capacity as the lead of the program, she develops strategic educational partnerships and oversees a portfolio of research collaborations, communication campaigns, exhibitions and publications that enhance Art Center’s commitment to be at the forefront of international design education...

Being the new IDSA Western District VP I get the opportunity to plan the next District Conference!  While things are still in the early planning stages, I can tell you a few things that we do know: Location: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Date: May 6th and 7th, 2011 Here's some more information about the location from the IDSA website: Why San Jose? It's the hub of Silicon Valley! San Jose with its large successful design and business communities acts as the capitol of this high technology center.  Poised at the center of today's tech world, this area runs our fast-changing technology industry and offers the perfect set of ingredients for a top-notch IDSA District Conference with exceptional opportunities for networking and career advancement. Whether you're a student, a young professional just starting out, a seasoned professional working in a consultancy or a corporate design department, San Jose has someone you'll want to meet! It'...