open forum

25.02.2015 Regional Meeting

South Africa

ICoD conducted an Open Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa on 25 February 2015, at the SAB World of Beer - Auditorium from 13:30h to 18:00h

At the Open Forum, Members of the ICoD Executive Board interacted with the South African design community to better understand local challenges, expectations and opportunities. The event was informal and allowed all participants to contribute.


The Board presented its current strategy and focused particularly on local needs in order to formulate its strategy for Africa, and South Africa in particular. 

Topics of discussion included:

  • The challenges facing South African designers, across all design disciplines.
  • What can be done to assist the local design community to better address needs?
  • How can ICoD provide value and service to the local design community?
  • How can collaboration between professional designers, design education institutions, and design promotion entities be improved?
  • How can international collaboration be improved?


CONTACT

Send any ICoD Event related inquiries to Event Manager Elizabeth Carbonell events@theicod.org