Compostmodern 09

Compostmodern, the preeminent design conference devoted to sustainability, will be held at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Saturday, February 21. For the first time, the conference will be webcast live and will be available for 90 days following the event, encouraging online participation and satellite events at AIGA chapters and educational institutions across the country.

Presented by the San Francisco chapter of AIGA and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), this interdisciplinary conference now brings together a much wider group of participants to find inspiration, share knowledge and explore opportunities for transforming their personal and professional lives — all while keeping their carbon footprint in check.

This year’s conference demonstrates how sustainable solutions converge in our interconnected world as design, ecology, social impact, business strategies and economics intersect. Speakers include Eames Demetrios of Eames Office, Saul Griffith of Makani Power, Allan Chochinov of Core 77, climate strategist Michel Gelobter, John Bielenberg and Pam Dorr of Project M and the HERO Housing Resource in Alabama, Emily Pilloton of Project H Design, Nathan Shedroff, Chair, Design MBA, California College of the Arts (CCA), and Autodesk Sustainable Design Program Manager Dawn Danby. GreenBiz editor and sustainability author Joel Makower will reprise his role as emcee.

Anyone interested in hosting a webcast viewing can download the Compostmodern Seed Packet, a starter kit for producing local webcast events, on Compostmodern.org. Many chapters also have “Green Liaisons”, local chapter board officers who have a vested interest in sustainable programming – a good first point of contact. Their names and contact information can be found on the AIGA CFSD website.

Still need more information? Email webcast@aigasf.org or check the resources on the conference website: Compostmodern website.

Purchase Tickets. Early Bird Discount until Feb. 6.

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